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Starlight A 47


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Starlight  A 47

Towin roon the West side




    johntar tt10
    Nov 29 2008 08:46 PM
    George Cowie, a Buckie man, had her in RO as Iris RO 134 sold to Carradale then my cousin had her in Tarbert sold away and came back with the A reg on her when Archie "rigger" MacKinnon  had her, he sold her to N Ireland where she was decommed
    another 40ftr built for pd called adorian when new

    young ronnie
    Nov 29 2008 09:02 PM
    I was told that George,Ruby and family went for a summer cruise in her and finished up in Gibraltar...anybody know if that story is true or is that just one that got severely exaggerated over the years?

    johntar tt10
    Nov 30 2008 02:31 PM
    Thats a fact ronnie, fitted out the hold with beds, some said a double but take that with pinch of salt, don't know about Gib but down the Portugese Coast anyway, aye some man George, staid with in his place in RO, Palmyra, a weekend Ruby had let him off the leash and finished up wishing she hud'nae

    young ronnie
    Nov 30 2008 02:52 PM
    Was not unknown for George to partake of "a small refreshment" on the odd occasion John lol  Was telt a story or three about him by some of the other Rothesay lads. His brother Jackie was on the Colintraive ferry for a good while. Was all right was George.

    johntar tt10
    Nov 30 2008 07:40 PM
    Aye nice wee guy, we finished up in the Taverna me, George, Big Elmo, Jim Campbel all the usual suspects, then George well gassed so he was, invited us all back up incl the wimen, for supper, Ruby wiznae very enamoured at him when we all trooped in, the wee man told us to help oorsels at the bar an jist to put the money in the till and he went away to the kitchen to cook, best supper ever, at least I think it was

    bryan DE127
    Nov 30 2008 08:18 PM
    she was in Arbroath in the late 80s came to arbroath from Stonehaven.

    richiemaryport
    Jan 03 2012 02:17 PM
    was this the starlight what was in maryport late 80s early 90s
    Yes owned by Andrew Livingstone when in Maryport

    richiemaryport
    Jan 03 2012 07:16 PM
    cheers for that doggy thought she was