I just bought a MT 38 sister-ship to Slow Bells. Mine has a single Cummins 6BT (210 HP) That allows for a nice salon table since the engine access hatches aren't as wide.
Great job detailing the engine room. It makes it so much easier to work and to find small problems before they become big problems. Hopefully your fuel tanks are in good shape as those are often an area of concern. Nice work with the paint and varnish too!
New Sub here. I think your boat is really nice. You can tell you have her in great condition for your journey. There is something about the older ones that i will always love. I lived and worked on the inland river boats many decades ago.
keted the Lehman SD120 (Standard 120) & SP135 (Super 135) marine engines from 1982 to 1991± and later the SP140 (Super 140) by marinizing new 380 cubic inch displacement Ford 2725 (ESD-662) base engines. These were very robust “old school” naturally aspirated engines that featured overhead valves operated by rockers, push rods and
nice boat, to bad I missed you in Michigan last year. I was up on Mackinaw, Frankfort and Ludition home to grand haven last year from Grand have in August
Hi Doug. Somehow I missed many of your videos but I'm now catching up. Enjoyed the tour of your boat very much, thanks. It looks like you have it in excellent condition, as usual. I'm jealous of how good your engines look! Will I ever get the chance to see Slow Bells on the water in the San Juan's? That would be soooo cool!
Hi Gary! Thanks for the nice comments. I knew about your Facebook page, but I didn't realize (or I forgot) you had a RUclips channel. I'm looking forward to checking out your videos. Another cool RUclips channel I stumbled on recently is "Sailing la Vagabond"; an Australian couple who set off on a circumnavigation with maximum enthusiasm and minimum experience. I'm going to take a shot at cruising up to Lake Champlain this summer. There should be a couple videos to come out of that trip. Looks like the hurricane season is starting to heat up. Ah, East Coast boating; gotta luv it.
Clickumentary : Personally, I would be okay with either twins or a single diesel plus bow thruster. For me, the increased fuel consumption of twins was a concern but not a deal breaker.
Beautiful home !!!!what is her draft & width ? I thank you for showing your wonderful yacht! I'd love to have one just like it. I love your since of humour. Your videos are so nice. Be safe
Wow what an awesome boat. I love the trawlers. . I want a trawler so bad. Your engine room is immaculate. How do you keep it so clean? Do you ever have problems with mold? just curious. I’ve seen a few videos where folks discuss mold being an issue and I am allergic to mold and am asthmatic which could clearly be a problem. I was just wondering do you have to deal with mold and if yes how do you handle that? Great video new sub
The Robinson's Adventures : I don't think I'm very sensitive to mold, other than not liking to look at it when the mold is somewhere easily seen. However, I have a guest on the boat right now who is very sensitive to mold. According to her, my boat does have minor mold problems. She says the worst offender is the anchor locker, which is just forward of the berth she is using. She also reports that the anchor locker mold problem would switch from minor to major if the anchor chain was constantly going out each evening and coming in every morning, thus stirring up the mold. Here in the marina, that is not happening. When I go out cruising, that would happen a lot. She says she takes Benadryl, but seldom reacts to the mold issue on the boat here at the marina. But she also says that if she was prone to a big allergic reaction, she would keep an inhaler with her. I think it is common for boat owners to keep mold under control by using household cleaners on surfaces that are easily accessed, and paint on surfaces that are difficult to access. I hope you are able to get a boat one day and do some exploring.
Thank you so much for your reply. I enjoyed the very detailed information very much. I hope I can get a boat one day too. I love the older boats because of all the wood work. Seems in the 90’s they started using more what appears to be Formica on the tables and counters. I am a big fan of wood. Oh and the porthole windows in the 90’s seem they Either are using aluminum and or plastic in the boats after the 80’s and I like the brass. I mean I could be wrong but in my observations of the videos I have seen, that is what I have observed. I am a novice though so there is a chance I’m wrong... anyway thanks so much for your reply. watch ya later
hey , great videos I watched them all .thanks for showing me what my boat is suppose to look like .mine is a 86 single engine . I wish I had those big engine room hatches .I would love to do that loop .I have stayed at Coinjock and Atlantic yacht basin .and a marina over a tunnel I can't remember the name of when bringing mine home from Newport news .I have a question about something I saw on your boat ill send you a pm .
Hi Tim. I just watched your RUclips Marine Trader video. Looks like our boats are pretty much the same deal, except that I would guess you have much better access to both sides of your engine. With twins, doing anything on the outboard side of the engines is a real challenge. Glad you enjoyed the Albemarle videos. Hope to see you on the water one day. I'll keep an eye out for your posts on trawlerforum.
There is a water / antifreeze mix that recirculates inside the engine, similar to your car. A heat exchanger transfers the engine heat to a constant flow of sea water that is spit out at the back of the boat.
@@seattleboatguy thx! I just want to say I wish all walkthrough or review should be done this way: no more "this great, that great, everything great", and pls open the engine hatch!
Capt. Not good to say you don’t carry paper charts. What happened to you genset and fridge can happen to nav systems. Take a uscgaux class. U know having backup is Pro.
T Mac : Thanks for the nice comments. I have one air conditioner on my boat. It does a great job for the aft cabin, a fair job for the main cabin, and a lousy job for the forward cabin. All my trawler travels have been within one week or less of the next marina, so I have had no need for a watermaker.
@@seattleboatguy That's a good way of looking at it. A watermaker is something to worry about if it breaks down and changing filters. Saves you some cash by not having one. I stumble upon your channel this morning and have been binge watching.
How would a boat like this handle going up the Mississippi from New Orleans to Chicago? How many knots could you make and estimated fuel burn? Thanks for you help.
Charles Morgan : Hi Charles. I was only on the Mississippi for 2 days. But, let's assume for a minute that those conditions were what you encountered as you tried to go upstream in my boat. Your speed through the water would still be 7.5 knots. The current against you would be 4 knots. That means your speed over the ground would be 3.5 knots, which is pretty darn slow. The engines would still be burning 2.8 gallons per hour. You do the math. Sounds like a slow, expensive trip to me, but everyone has their own perspective.
What kind of fuel burn a hr did you get. I want to do the great loop. How much fuel do you think it would take in a boat like yours.iam looking to buy a boat like yours that is one nice boat
@@aggabus : I think even the big super yachts have diesel engines, but they have a big ass deck fitting to accommodate a big ass diesel fill hose. I have little knowledge of the details of 200,000 pound yachts.
Seattle boat guy. Im a long time follower of your channel. I’m in so cal but work in Seattle a lot. Would you mind Private message me with a way to contact you? Would like to meet for dinner one of these times and get your experience to doing the ICW. Dick Gallina on messenger
Hi Dick! I'm glad to hear that the Loop videos were of some interest to you. I hope you can get out on the Loop yourself, either on your own boat or as crew. It's a cool trip, but not a cheap trip. Although I have hung on to my "seattleboatguy" internet name, I am actually retired about 100 miles north of Seattle in a little town called Blaine, so meeting for dinner might be problematic. Also, I sold my boat and bought a cargo van that I am now converting into a camper van, so I'm a land lubber these days. Oh well, it's all good. Lots of cool stuff to see on land or water. Best wishes from the Pacific Northwest.
I just bought a MT 38 sister-ship to Slow Bells. Mine has a single Cummins 6BT (210 HP) That allows for a nice salon table since the engine access hatches aren't as wide.
Watching your whole Playlist.
Great job detailing the engine room. It makes it so much easier to work and to find small problems before they become big problems. Hopefully your fuel tanks are in good shape as those are often an area of concern. Nice work with the paint and varnish too!
Do you offer your checklists as a download? Might be a good template with which to create my own.
New Sub here. I think your boat is really nice. You can tell you have her in great condition for your journey. There is something about the older ones that i will always love. I lived and worked on the inland river boats many decades ago.
That’s a beautiful boat. Well done.
keted the Lehman SD120 (Standard 120) & SP135 (Super 135) marine engines from 1982 to 1991± and later the SP140 (Super 140) by marinizing new 380 cubic inch displacement Ford 2725 (ESD-662) base engines. These were very robust “old school” naturally aspirated engines that featured overhead valves operated by rockers, push rods and
Beautiful boat! MT and the Loop are my dreams!
Nice tour. Great boat.
Very nice boat😁👍. Best regards from Germany Bavaria. Trawler refit Swetlana.
nice boat,
to bad I missed you in Michigan last year. I was up on Mackinaw, Frankfort and Ludition home to grand haven last year from Grand have in August
I've always wanted a house with a porch wrapped around it and on the water.
We had same interior in our 1988 MTSD 40.
Hi Doug. Somehow I missed many of your videos but I'm now catching up. Enjoyed the tour of your boat very much, thanks. It looks like you have it in excellent condition, as usual. I'm jealous of how good your engines look! Will I ever get the chance to see Slow Bells on the water in the San Juan's? That would be soooo cool!
Hi Gary! Thanks for the nice comments. I knew about your Facebook page, but I didn't realize (or I forgot) you had a RUclips channel. I'm looking forward to checking out your videos. Another cool RUclips channel I stumbled on recently is "Sailing la Vagabond"; an Australian couple who set off on a circumnavigation with maximum enthusiasm and minimum experience. I'm going to take a shot at cruising up to Lake Champlain this summer. There should be a couple videos to come out of that trip. Looks like the hurricane season is starting to heat up. Ah, East Coast boating; gotta luv it.
Your explanation about the engines and how they function was very well done, Very nice boat!
I’m in a Marine Trader “PIGPEN” near u at Cooley’s. Ur trawler looks GREAT. Will chat - Joe.
Joe Jones : I think I remember seeing your boat name at Cooley's. I'll be in Virginia for 10 days, but my friend Carol is on the boat.
Beautiful! ❤
Nice little boat you have there
I wouldn't have guessed twin screws. I've thought long and hard about needing twins on a looper boat, but obviously this isn't a concern for many.
Clickumentary : Personally, I would be okay with either twins or a single diesel plus bow thruster. For me, the increased fuel consumption of twins was a concern but not a deal breaker.
Engine room jealousy 😁
Nice boat
Beautiful home !!!!what is her draft & width ? I thank you for showing your wonderful yacht! I'd love to have one just like it. I love your since of humour. Your videos are so nice. Be safe
Pamela Ranney : The boat is 38' long and 13' wide with a 4' draft.
Wow what an awesome boat. I love the trawlers. . I want a trawler so bad. Your engine room is immaculate. How do you keep it so clean? Do you ever have problems with mold? just curious. I’ve seen a few videos where folks discuss mold being an issue and I am allergic to mold and am asthmatic which could clearly be a problem. I was just wondering do you have to deal with mold and if yes how do you handle that? Great video new sub
The Robinson's Adventures : I don't think I'm very sensitive to mold, other than not liking to look at it when the mold is somewhere easily seen. However, I have a guest on the boat right now who is very sensitive to mold. According to her, my boat does have minor mold problems. She says the worst offender is the anchor locker, which is just forward of the berth she is using. She also reports that the anchor locker mold problem would switch from minor to major if the anchor chain was constantly going out each evening and coming in every morning, thus stirring up the mold. Here in the marina, that is not happening. When I go out cruising, that would happen a lot. She says she takes Benadryl, but seldom reacts to the mold issue on the boat here at the marina. But she also says that if she was prone to a big allergic reaction, she would keep an inhaler with her. I think it is common for boat owners to keep mold under control by using household cleaners on surfaces that are easily accessed, and paint on surfaces that are difficult to access. I hope you are able to get a boat one day and do some exploring.
Thank you so much for your reply. I enjoyed the very detailed information very much. I hope I can get a boat one day too. I love the older boats because of all the wood work. Seems in the 90’s they started using more what appears to be Formica on the tables and counters. I am a big fan of wood. Oh and the porthole windows in the 90’s seem they Either are using aluminum and or plastic in the boats after the 80’s and I like the brass. I mean I could be wrong but in my observations of the videos I have seen, that is what I have observed. I am a novice though so there is a chance I’m wrong... anyway thanks so much for your reply. watch ya later
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hey , great videos I watched them all .thanks for showing me what my boat is suppose to look like .mine is a 86 single engine . I wish I had those big engine room hatches .I would love to do that loop .I have stayed at Coinjock and Atlantic yacht basin .and a marina over a tunnel I can't remember the name of when bringing mine home from Newport news .I have a question about something I saw on your boat ill send you a pm .
Hi Tim. I just watched your RUclips Marine Trader video. Looks like our boats are pretty much the same deal, except that I would guess you have much better access to both sides of your engine. With twins, doing anything on the outboard side of the engines is a real challenge. Glad you enjoyed the Albemarle videos. Hope to see you on the water one day. I'll keep an eye out for your posts on trawlerforum.
Do you run sea water in the engines or is there a heat exchanger?
There is a water / antifreeze mix that recirculates inside the engine, similar to your car. A heat exchanger transfers the engine heat to a constant flow of sea water that is spit out at the back of the boat.
Love the upper deck! How does she perform? Speed? MPG?
1500 rpm, 7.5 knots, 2.8 gph
@@seattleboatguy thx! I just want to say I wish all walkthrough or review should be done this way: no more "this great, that great, everything great", and pls open the engine hatch!
@@seattleboatguy A friend of mine has a 30' pontoon boat I/O 3.0L V6. top speed ~19 mph and ~2mpg
Capt. Not good to say you don’t carry paper charts. What happened to you genset and fridge can happen to nav systems. Take a uscgaux class. U know having backup is Pro.
Really nice boat for the age. How many air conditioners do you have, do they do a good job of keep the boat cool? Do you have a water maker?
T Mac : Thanks for the nice comments. I have one air conditioner on my boat. It does a great job for the aft cabin, a fair job for the main cabin, and a lousy job for the forward cabin. All my trawler travels have been within one week or less of the next marina, so I have had no need for a watermaker.
@@seattleboatguy That's a good way of looking at it. A watermaker is something to worry about if it breaks down and changing filters. Saves you some cash by not having one.
I stumble upon your channel this morning and have been binge watching.
How would a boat like this handle going up the Mississippi from New Orleans to Chicago? How many knots could you make and estimated fuel burn? Thanks for you help.
Charles Morgan : Hi Charles. I was only on the Mississippi for 2 days. But, let's assume for a minute that those conditions were what you encountered as you tried to go upstream in my boat. Your speed through the water would still be 7.5 knots. The current against you would be 4 knots. That means your speed over the ground would be 3.5 knots, which is pretty darn slow. The engines would still be burning 2.8 gallons per hour. You do the math. Sounds like a slow, expensive trip to me, but everyone has their own perspective.
Porta-potties in both heads? No waste tanks on that boat?
It was that way for a while, but now the forward head is connected to a holding tank.
What kind of fuel burn a hr did you get. I want to do the great loop. How much fuel do you think it would take in a boat like yours.iam looking to buy a boat like yours that is one nice boat
what is the length of slow bells ?
Rodger Giddy : Slow Bells is a 38' Marine Trader trawler.
You must be a Trekky
What engine speed consumption
7.5 knots, 1500 rpm, 2.8 gal/hr.
@@seattleboatguy what does she weigh
@@aggabus : Around 22,000 lb.
@@seattleboatguy what fuel would
a 200,000 lb boat use..
@@aggabus : I think even the big super yachts have diesel engines, but they have a big ass deck fitting to accommodate a big ass diesel fill hose. I have little knowledge of the details of 200,000 pound yachts.
Sure you didn't purchase those curtains!
I will buy your boat
Awful
Very interested how much
Seattle boat guy. Im a long time follower of your channel. I’m in so cal but work in Seattle a lot. Would you mind Private message me with a way to contact you? Would like to meet for dinner one of these times and get your experience to doing the ICW. Dick Gallina on messenger
Hi Dick! I'm glad to hear that the Loop videos were of some interest to you. I hope you can get out on the Loop yourself, either on your own boat or as crew. It's a cool trip, but not a cheap trip. Although I have hung on to my "seattleboatguy" internet name, I am actually retired about 100 miles north of Seattle in a little town called Blaine, so meeting for dinner might be problematic. Also, I sold my boat and bought a cargo van that I am now converting into a camper van, so I'm a land lubber these days. Oh well, it's all good. Lots of cool stuff to see on land or water. Best wishes from the Pacific Northwest.