Gannet: 40ft Carey Designed Trawler

Build Date

1966

Boat Builder/ Boat Designer

W.A. Hern/Roger Carey

Length

LOA 12.49 meters / 40.9 feet

Beam

3.3 meters / 10.8 feet

F.V. Gannet’s Story

Gannet was built to survey with a kauri carvel planked hull and totara deck/cabin in 1966. She was designed by Roger Carey and built by W. A. Hern with help from B. Mason and Fred Brown to be a commercial fishing vessel in New Zealand.

Gannet’s is installed with one engine, a GM 471 100hp engine with a Alison 3:1 Reduction which is fueled by three stainless steel fuel tanks onboard the Gannet. Her propeller is 4 bladed and has been repitched

She is currently set up for trawling and netting but in early 2023 was listed for sale in Timaru. As a capable vessel she could continue her fishing career or be converted into a pleasure boat.

Draught

1.6 meters

Displacement

18.44 tonne

Cruising Speed

7 Est. Cruise Revs: 1600

Top Speed

8 Est Max Revs:1800

References

To research Gannet we used NZ Boat Sales website and the spec sheet they include with the sales information.

Jean – 45ft South Island fishing boat built by Jack Guard.

Donna Maree – 38ft Marlborough Sounds Trawler. Later converted into a pleasure boat.

Virgo – 39ft Jorgensen and Sons fishing boat and later a pleasure boat.

Hinewai – 39ft Trawler style pleasure launch designed by Roger Carey.