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moring star pd


moring star pd


    Morning Star PD234. Built at Tommy Summers 1952. Sk. George Arthur Duncan. Hefty boat in her day. Sold to FR. New steel caisson and 380 Cat. fitted early 60s. Think she ran aground, possibly in the Sound o' Mull, and was a total loss. Anyone confirm? Think Jake Mc Hattie skippered her a while. Again, any help?
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    bryan DE127
    Feb 13 2011 01:11 AM
    Yes George your are right she was lost an there was another boat  before the steel purser Morning star was built.

    young ronnie
    Feb 13 2011 02:02 AM
    Gee Bee,she was broken down and was getting towed into Oban by the FR Golden Quest when the two of them went up on the Morven shore no far from Tobermory.The GQ got off the rocks,the MS didnae.I think somebody in Tobs broke her up for the engine,winch and so forth..was it big Ian Macdonald that had the Frey,cannae right mind now.That must have been early 70s sometime,72/73 maybe.

    baggywrinkle
    Feb 13 2011 11:12 AM
    They got the SPEEDWELL built to replace that MORNING STAR and she was run doon and sank by the EXCELCIOR FR in the Loch Carnan area, aboot 19 66. They then bought the FEAR NOT from Shetland owners, although A registered and white painted .She was very nearly the same boat as the SPEEDWELL,built in the same yard Irvins PD.I was with them for a while in the steel boat that replaced her about 19 76... 8:) ???
    Them big drifters looked real lovely, real classy boats, with that bonny mast coloured forefoot under the white waterline.
    At Whitby it was just called mast coloured paint, cos that was all we ever painted the masts and inwires with!!
    No doubt these modern deep draughted, bulbous bowed, big beamed steel boats are efficient fishing machines, but they'll never hold a candle to these old elegant ladies for pure good looks.
    You are right Bob they were fine boats, also fine men,

    herringringerman
    Apr 25 2011 05:58 PM
    very true   lads the    big drifters and the old herring ringers were   lovely   to look at that was fishing   with real men.

    driftfisher
    Apr 27 2011 08:45 PM
    Pretty sure that the Morning Star won the Prunier Trophy at Yarmouth one year and in this photo it looks as if the trophy wind vane, given annually to the winner to keep, is at the top of her mizzen mast. A Charlie Tait from Cairnbulg or Inverallochy, I think had a share in her and took her over when George Arthur built the Speedwell. Can anyone confirm?
    1955 Prunier Trophy 210cran. Not sure about C. Tait takin' her after G. Arthur, Andra, but think ye're maist likely richt, AGAIN! George Arthur and Charlie Tait were in partnership with the Morning Star. Some aul' Brocher would manage to clear it up!! Only one problem, YOU'RE ane o' them noo!!