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> Thanks Brian:
> This is precisely the info I was looking for. What did you end up with?
> The
> MT49 and 50 are both appealing though I like the heft of the DeFever
> better.
> But what in the heck do I know, this business of displacement being more
> comfortable is (hearsay) to me. I have no direct experience other than
> party
> boat fishing. It's much nicer on a 60 footer than a friends Bayliner 24'.
>
> Brian wrote:
>
>> When I went on the hunt for a trawler a few years ago I didn't really
>> know
>> what I wanted after looking at several boats in the 50' range I came
>> across a
>> 49 DEFEVER RPH. When I pulled into the parking lot and saw the boat I
>> knew
>> immediately that's what I wanted the salty no nonsense look really
>> appealed to
>> me. Now that particular boat was not in very good condition and I thought
>> over
>> priced after looking at several other 49s I realized that those boats
>> cost
>> a
>> lot more than other Taiwan built trawlers. I don't think its the name
>> because other styles of Defevers seem to be pretty much in line with
>> other Taiwan
>> boats it must be because there just aren't a lot of choices with that
>> kind of
>> design.
>>
>> I was only able to find one 49 in top condition the asking price was high
>> and my lower offer was refused the boat sold for near ask about a month
>> later.
>> So now I decided the heck with used I'm going to buy a new boat I found a
>> dealer that had one and got on a plane to go buy a boat. When I arrived
>> and began
>> inspecting the boat I was completely disappointed with the quality
>> Deferrer had stopped building these boats in Taiwan and was now building
>> in China
>> and in my opinion the quality went down the drain.
>>
>> So I don't know if years from now that a new 49 will bring any more than
>> some other boat on the used market if the quality doesn't improve I
>> wouldn't
>> think so. And as far as the used market it seems they will bring more
>> but
>> you
>> have to pay more on purchase. In my opinion possible resale value should
>> take a
>> back seat to finding a boat that you like in good condition at a fair
>> price.
>> When you look at Taiwan built trawlers you will find boats with the same
>> brand name built in the same year with construction methods and quality
>> that go
>> from very good to very bad. It appears that the importers of these boats
>> used
>> different yards to build them and the yards used different
>> subcontractors
>> to
>> work on them so they really need to be evaluated on an individual basis.
>>
>> I ended up finding a boat a little bigger than a 49 with a very similar
>> design and a much less popular name when I inspected it I was surprised
>> to find
>> so many things identical to the 49 I later learned that they were built
>> in
>> the same yard. Passagermaker magazine has printed some good articles on
>> Taiwan
>> trawlers and Defever I don't know which issues but I'm sure you could
>> look it
>> up both are well worth reading. Your considering a beautiful boat and I
>> wish
>> you the best of luck finding one.
>>
>> Brian
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