Trawler Lifestyle | PassageMaker Magazine & Events

If you're like me, you probably find fascination in all aspects of boats, their systems, and everything related to them. Recently, I have been particularly intrigued by the notion of hydraulics and hydraulic power, for use aboard a trawler.

Have you ever sat and watched a road crew move large or heavy material, or dig out rocks as big as VW beetles? Of course you have, as children we all did exactly that whenever those big yellow machines rumbled into view.

The beer is warm. The spinach is unfrozen. The ice cream is soupy. Refrigerators, whether at home or at sea, seldom fail. But when their time has come, it's time to go.

We fell into the marine refrigeration market when we decided to dump the 20-year-old Norcold on our 42' trawler. Over the years, it chilled beer nicely, while occasionally freezing things that shouldn't be frozen.