This is a super nice Marine Trader 34' Diesel Double Cabin Trawler. I am the third owner of it. It is a 1985 which is the first year for the re-designed flybridge cabin. Prior years had issues where the cabin fastened to the deck that caused rot and soft deck problems. This vessel has always been infresh water and under cover. It is a verysolid boat with one exception. The upper deck has a couple of soft spots. It istheAchillesheal, so to speak, of these boats. If you research this problem on line you will see that the problem wasbecause they used left over mahogany plywood pieces for the fill material. Mahogany plywood has oils in it so the resins failed to bond after time. I cored drilled a hole to verify that there was no moisture problem and there is not any moisture issue. You can see the core drill and plug in the upper deckpicture. There are several ways to correct the problem, and I actually have a kit to do the work, but Ithought it best to let the new owner choose his own method. That is the only real issue with this boat.
Now for the good stuff. These boats were all hand / custom built in Taiwan. They are built like tanks and have tons of teak wood inside and out. Every piece of wood you see in the picture is real Teak. All of the interior doors have hand carved oriental scenes on them. The floor is all inlaid teak. There are 2 full baths. One in the front quarters and one in the rear captains quarters. The captains quarters has 1 double bed and a single bed. The front quarters has a very large Vee birth. Lots ofstorage cabinets / drawers everywhere. There is a table for the central area but Ihave it stored. I was not using it and it made iteasier to open up the engine bay with it off. Cushions are all original and in excellent shape. The last time she was pulled was 5 years ago. All was good at that time, but it is probably due for another inspection out of the water. I would not anticipate anyissues.
The engine is a Ford Lehman Diesel with only 900 hours on her. Lehmans can go for 30,000 hours before needing any major work. It has a range of 1,000 miles on the 300 gallons of fuel she holds. Both tanks arecurrently full. Theengine starts right up, even after sitting for 5 months over the winter. Trans shifts great and makes no noise. Truly a great running boat. It is super easy to winterize also.It does not have a gen set or marine A/C. It does have a brand new window A/C unit that really cools the interior down fast.There is a great working windlass with chain up front.I have a name of shipper that can ship this boat just about anywhere in the US, and he is very reasonable. He is located close to where the boat is. It is currently on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. Zip code 62035. It is in a covered slip in a safe marina that you can keep the boat in until you can have it moved.BUC Book International has this boat valued at over $50,000.00, and I doubt that you will find another one like her that has always been in fresh water and covered.I would not beafraid to motor this vessel up or down the river to get towherever you are. Dosome research on these fine boats. You will find that they are very well built and desirable boats.I know I am forgettingsomething here, so call me at 314-732-592five to get honest answers to all of your questions.Now for the business end. I will need $1,000. down payment within a few days and full payment within 2 weeks. The boat cannot leave here until all funds clear my bank. Sorry, no exceptions. It is a documented vessel , in my name, so that part is easy. It can stay where she is for a long time. You just have to take over the slip fees which are very reasonable at around $150.00 per month. Again, call BEFORE you bid for honest answers to your questions. Thanks, Dave 314-732-592five.Now for the good stuff. These boats were all hand / custom built in Taiwan. They are built like tanks and have tons of teak wood inside and out. Every piece of wood you see in the picture is real Teak. All of the interior doors have hand carved oriental scenes on them. The floor is all inlaid teak. There are 2 full baths. One in the front quarters and one in the rear captains quarters. The captains quarters has 1 double bed and a single bed. The front quarters has a very large Vee birth. Lots ofstorage cabinets / drawers everywhere. There is a table for the central area but Ihave it stored. I was not using it and it made iteasier to open up the engine bay with it off. Cushions are all original and in excellent shape. The last time she was pulled was 5 years ago. All was good at that time, but it is probably due for another inspection out of the water. I would not anticipate anyissues.The engine is a Ford Lehman Diesel with only 900 hours on her. Lehmans can go for 30,000 hours before needing any major work. It has a range of 1,000 miles on the 300 gallons of fuel she holds. Both tanks arecurrently full. Theengine starts right up, even after sitting for 5 months over the winter. Trans shifts great and makes no noise. Truly a great running boat. It is super easy to winterize also.It does not have a gen set or marine A/C. It does have a brand new window A/C unit that really cools the interior down fast.There is a great working windlass with chain up front.I have a name of shipper that can ship this boat just about anywhere in the US, and he is very reasonable. He is located close to where the boat is. It is currently on the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. Zip code 62035. It is in a covered slip in a safe marina that you can keep the boat in until you can have it moved.BUC Book International has this boat valued at over $50,000.00, and I doubt that you will find another one like her that has always been in fresh water and covered.I would not beafraid to motor this vessel up or down the river to get towherever you are. Dosome research on these fine boats. You will find that they are very well built and desirable boats.I know I am forgettingsomething here, so call me at 314-732-592five to get honest answers to all of your questions.Now for the business end. I will need $1,000. down payment within a few days and full payment within 2 weeks. The boat cannot leave here until all funds clear my bank. Sorry, no exceptions. It is a documented vessel , in my name, so that part is easy. It can stay where she is for a long time. You just have to take over the slip fees which are very reasonable at around $150.00 per month. Again, call BEFORE you bid for honest answers to your questions. Thanks, Dave 314-732-592five.
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