GOING MODERN
How Rick Ginsburg and Mary Silverstein of Fort Myers, Florida, ended up with North Pacific’s latest trawler model is a long story, but a short version goes like this:
Rick learns to boat in his native Ohio where he cruises Lake Erie on multiple Carvers. Mary boats with a fisherman father in Alaska. They meet in California, marry, move to Florida, and buy a new 2015 28-foot center console with twin 250-hp outboards. Mary hates the boat because it’s too fast, too uncomfortable, and too exposed. Their Maltese poodle Maddie Sue hates it even more and expresses her displeasure by throwing up on it. Within six months, they sell the center console. They look at a lot of trawlers and buy a new 2016 North Pacific 49 Pilothouse and take it to the Keys, the Bahamas and around the Great Loop. They love the trawler life. So, in December 2020, Rick and Mary take delivery of
