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#1 skiboo

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Posted 10 February 2013 - 02:57 PM

IAM looking for any photos and history on the above boat my uncle johnand my father sold her to gourden inlate50s next time i saw her was in campbelltown 1970 reg cn277 named westward then heard she went ashore carswall point  would appreciate any info on her  she had a66k3 in her when my father sold her   skiboo

#2 Douglas Paterson

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Posted 10 February 2013 - 05:20 PM

Do you know her length or tonnage?
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#3 skiboo

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Posted 10 February 2013 - 06:14 PM

douglas she was built by albert palmer portavogie 1948/9 for my dad and uncle john   she was 40ftlong ,14.5 ftbeam and 4.5 ft draft  had a kelvin k2 in her when built  she was under powered in1952 they put a kelvin k3 66in they fished sciene net /fished scallops /fished long lines.  skiboo

#4 Mike Craine

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 04:15 PM

Became Whispering Hope ME 78 at Gourdon.



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