Trawler Lifestyle | PassageMaker Magazine & Events

We usually think of engine room maintenance as specific jobs performed while at the dock. Sometimes these tasks are accomplished by a local mechanic or the yard, but more often we perform them ourselves in our spare time. During a long passage, these jobs must still be done. You may be crossing an ocean or running non-stop up the coast. You may be in a thirty-foot trawler or a hundred-foot mega yacht, but engine room maintenance still needs to be performed, especially while under way.

A luxury trawler built to be managed by two

When you walk down the dock, this boat will make you stop and look. You can tell she’s special. The midnight blue hull with white deckhouse and stainless trim shine back at you with thoughts such as “striking,” “robust,” “powerful,” or to quote one of the owner’s descriptions of the boat: “ruggedly handsome!”

Amante is a 58-foot custom yacht built by Delta Marine Industries, launched in October, 1994. Starting with an established Alaska seining hull, she was transformed into an ocean-going pleasure craft by Delta based on ideas and specifications provided by her owners, as well as yacht designer Steve Seaton and interior designer Maxine Hoddinott.