I think they are awesome little ships. Reliable motors, built for the heavy
weather, warm dry pilothouse, plenty of space. There are not many good ones out there from what I have seen. Most leak from anywhere there is a seam due to age.
Tanks were black
steel unless replaced. If you find a good one, buy it. I personally looked at 5 of them
for sale in the last year and they all were beyond reasonable
repair in my opinion. Prices were all over the place- one
sold for around $40k which was the best deal, but needed major
overhaul.