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Built for Robertson Family CN


Built for Robertson Family CN


    Beautiful shape but the smallest w/house I've ever seen

    johntar tt10
    Oct 11 2008 07:05 PM
    Probably the first ever bow wheelhouse on a boat, was shifted aft before my Grandpa and his brother bought her mid 1930's, wheelhouse aft they then could change the Gardner gearbox from the wheelhouse one of the first to be fitted with this, also installed a Marconi echo sounder just after the 2nd world war, heard 1946 mentioned.
    looks like shes sailing out from st monace harbour millar build?

    johntar tt10
    Oct 27 2008 02:02 PM
    Fulmar, According to Brian Ward's book she was built by Millers in St Monance right enough, 1928, designed by Tom Miller
    I've  got  same  photograph,  it  says  on  the  caption :Nil  esperan um  built  Millers  c.1928.  for
    Robert Robertson  an'  John Short  of  CN.  picture  taken  St Monance..