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Oban harbour


Oban harbour



    young ronnie
    Jan 07 2012 02:08 PM
    Good photo that Ally.A warm Summer day,bonny scene,nice colours,fair braw,and the two wee laddies enjoying a look at the boats just sets it off perfectly.Early 60s maybe?
    varnished boat Jock Youngs FAMOUS..two Jock retired 1960/61.
    that the same boat big dan had willie
    Calum Thats the same boat Dan bought her when Jock packed in she was like new when Dan got her.
    i willie lasttime i seen her would be about 76 77 me and james were at the curachan wi the wee boat at the drifts fine bonny morning we hauled had a wee shot headed for northbay to land 2 mins later bloody engine stopped had to row her in no easy task as the oars were longer than the boat she was beside the pier she was a dive boat then called the marina owened by a lad called nick prokter he was diving of eriskay for clams he offered us a tow home if we showed him the way out through the wee islands [ na caol bheaga ] i went aboard with him to show him the way  always mind looking behind us going past the stac see how james was gettin on in the wee boat there he was tiller in one hand bottle of 3 star in the other not a care in the world happy days willie i ll get round to tellin you the one about the cockarel yet you l like that one
    Calum she was lost round about the Longstone.