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HWA 35 TRAWLER |

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This roomy and very comfortable powerboat with its displacement hull
can cruise from island to island with ease and safety. From the cabins
fore and aft, the spacious galley/salon and lower steering station is only
two steps away. On deck, there is a covered sun deck aft and upper steering
station three steps up, covered by a bimini. These powerboats are becoming
increasingly more popular in the BVI boating world.
Specifications:
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KIND OF VESSEL: Full displacement, single
engine, fiberglass trawler with a flying bridge.
BUILDER: Chien Hwa, Taipei, Taiwan.
VESSEL MODEL: BVI Sundeck Trawler.
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1987
LOA: 34ft 5in.
LWL: 31ft. 6in.
BEAM: 12ft.
DRAFT: 4ft.
DISPLACEMENT: 16 500lb.
HULL CONSTRUCTION
HULL MATERIAL: Fibrous Reinforced Plastic – solid laminate.
COLOR: White Awlgrip.
FRAMING: The lower hull is stiffened and reinforced with
longitudinal and transverse FRP stringers and webs bonded
directly to the hull. Transverse plywood bulkheads are bonded
to the hull with fiberglass tabbing.
DECKING: Cored FRP with a non-skid surface.
SUPERSTRUCTURE: Balsa cored FRP.
BULKHEADS: Teak faced marine plywood.
CEILINGS: Vinyl covered plywood.
RUDDER: A single bronze rudder supported with a keel mounted
lower bearing shoe.
BOW & additions: 3ft FRP bow platform with dual anchor
rollers.
STERN TYPE & additions: A molded FRP swim platform with a
stainless steel swim ladder is bolted to the transom.
THROUGH HULL FITTINGS: Bronze skin fittings with bronze bodied
ball valve type seacocks.
DECK HATCHES: 1 ‘Lewmar’ & 2 ‘Bomar’ aluminum framed deck
hatches.
OPENING PORTLIGHTS: 7 stainless steel ‘JH’ portlights.
PROPULSION MACHINERY
ENGINE: Single ‘Perkins 6-3544’ six-cylinder naturally
aspirated marine diesel engine.
ENGINE HOURS: 7307 recorded hours (wheelhouse)
DESIGNED BOAT SPEED: 10 kts.
ENGINE COOLING: Fresh water through a heat exchanger.
ENGINE EXHAUST: Wet exhaust - mixing elbow through looped
reinforced exhaust hosing to a transom discharge.
VENTILATION: 12-volt blower.
COMPRESSORS & ALTERNATORS FITTED: Single alternator.
STUFFING BOX / STERN SEAL: Flax filled bronze stuffing box.
FILTERS: ‘Racor 500FGSS’ Primary fuel filters.
PROPELLER: Three bladed bronze propeller.
PANEL & ALARMS: Dual engine controls - panels with gauges and
alarms.
ENGINE CONTROLS: Morse cables.
TANKAGE & PIPING
WATER TANKS: Approx. 100 gallons in two fiberglass tanks under
the aft bunk.
DIESEL: 300 gallons in two fiberglass coated mild steel diesel
tanks with side gauges and shut off valves.
COOKING GAS: Propane – 2 x aluminum tanks on the flying
bridge.
MARINE SANITATION DEVICES: 2 x ‘Par’ piston type manual marine
heads.
SEACOCKS: Bronze ball valves.
PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM: ‘Parmax 3’ 3.5GPM 40PSI diaphragm
type pressure pump.
HOT WATER: 6-gallon stainless steel hot water tank.
DEWATERING SYSTEMS:
Electric: 1 x ‘Rule 1500’ – 1500GPH submersible pump (forward
bilge)
1 x ‘Rule 1500’ – 1500 GPH submersible pump (forward of the
engine)
* Both have automatic float switches.
Manual: Hand pump (starboard wheelhouse)
High water alarms: Lights on switch panels
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
DC - SYSTEM:
12-volt House Batteries: 2 x‘Trojan’ & 2 x ‘Deka’ 6 volt lead
acid batteries.
Engine start battery: 1 x ‘Deka’ 4D lead acid battery.
Battery stowage & ventilation: Engine compartment below the
saloon sole.
Circuit Protection Devices: Isolation switches.
Power distribution System: 12v & 110v labeled circuit breaker
panels.
Volt & Ammeters: Yes
Charging system: Single alternator and a 110-v battery
charger.
AC – SYSTEM:
110-volt
Battery charger: 20A battery charger
Shore power: 30A
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS:
DEPTH & BOAT SPEED: ‘Navman Multi’
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: ‘IC-M302’ VHF
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES: 4 Type II Adult lifejackets (PFDs)
VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS: 3 x red handheld
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING: Sidelights, stern, steaming and anchor
light.
FIRST AID KIT: Yes
FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS: 4 x Type BC: size 1
STEERING COMPASS: ‘Saturn Aquameter’ (fly bridge)
STEERING GEAR
TYPE: ‘Hynautic’ hydraulic steering system.
RUDDERSTOCK SEAL: Bronze flax filled stuffing box.
GROUND TACKLE
PRIMARY ANCHOR: 25lb ‘Delta’
Chain / rode: Reported 180ft. x 8mm chain.
SECONDARY ANCHOR: 40lb ‘Bruce’
Chain / rode: 20ft. x 8mm chain & 180ft. rode.
WINDLASS: ‘Lofrans Tigres’ 1000W 12-volt windlass with foot
switches.
SHIPBOARD AMENITIES
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: Forward stateroom with shower and head,
saloon with galley to starboard, master stateroom aft with
head and shower.
STEREO: ‘CDP Soundbarrier CD-4200’ FM/AM Radio with
wheelhouse & fly bridge speakers. |
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