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You are here: Magazine and Events The Magazine Read Article The Magazine HomeWeb Exclusive ArticlesSubscriber ServicesDigital VersionBack IssuesPhoto Contest 2010 Submission GuidelinesAbout UsPhilosophy of PMMW here to buy PassageMakerContact PassageMaker Magazine Taiwan's Venerable Trawlers - Text-only Version Robert M. Lane 01 Aug 1998 You are reading the text-only copy of this article. To access the article as it appeared in PassageMaker Magazine , please log in to purchase and download the PDF version of this boats from Taiwan. A deal, or not? We often hear bad things about them, yet they are intriguing because prices are modest compared to today s new boats, and they offer the possibility of being comfortable, roomy cruising older boats that came out of Taiwan have a timeless quality. Designed in the 1960s, Taiwan trawlers changed little in appearance as thousands were built through the 1970s and early 1980s and flooded a world market hungry for budget-priced boats that were economical to operate and fun to Taiwan boat 25 years old still looks much like trawlers built today throughout the Far East.

“Competitive pricing is still the main reason behind the phenomenal growth in boat building in Taiwan,” Hopkinson wrote in 1979. “Most boats built in Taiwan carry a …

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