" a unique bottom shape with a large displacement keel and a very wide water line beam. " The wide hull provides plenty of stability to carry the flying bridge safely, and the large window area is divided into small enough segments to ensure ample strength in heavy seas."
Design, Nor’westing, September, 1988

"The well-proven layout features a gigantic main salon with excellent all-around visibility. The galley, two steps down and forward, opens overhead into the main salon for light and air. There is also a large aft cockpit and a spacious command bridge."
Designs, Pacific Yachting, February, 1989

"Warman designed the boat for B.C.'s debris-strewn waters, with the shaft inside the keel, and the prop and rudder protected by a skeg. “With a displacement of 10,000 pounds, a broad beam of 10' 6" , freeboard of 5' and the large window areas divided into small sections, this boat is no fair-weather wonder. "The style is traditional west coast workboat, and the inboard diesel power helps make the purchase of the boat a hedge against inflation."
Boat Work, January , 1990

"No production boat in the last decade has sparked the local curiosity of this. Before the hull for the first boat had even been laid up, I was being pulled aside at yacht clubs and Power Squadron functions by boaters clutching tattered brochures who wanted to know when I would review it. "This boat fits a logical niche on the west coast: optimum size for a couple to handle year round; a hose-down boat with no exterior teak; simple and functional layout in a world obsessed with Euro-styling); easy-to-access mechanicals; insulated hull. "This little boat with its fishboat transom, workboat bow and workboat house profile conceals one of the most innovative under bodies called keelform hull for stability; speed and outstanding fuel economy. "A plain, simple, honest boat. Remarkable."
John Shinnick, Boat Review Pacific Yachting, April, 1990

"No outside wood" is one of the assets of Camano Marine's 31 footers that's sure to win praise. Elimination of Coal Harbour boat sheds....means that easy to care for boats will come into their own. "Both the Gnome and the Troll, designed by naval architect Bob Warman, have a lot going for them. Their new keelform hull enables them to operate comfortably and efficiently from displacement to planing speeds. They have roomy interiors, diesel power and bow thrusters."
Boating News, February 1992