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nico3650
, Feb 04 2010 03:26 PM
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 05:25 PM
None of the above where are the other scots yards I would go Forbes masel
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 06:30 PM
No Herdies,Jones or Thompsons all BCK,Forbes sandhaven,Nobles X2 FR,Summers FR,Forbes PD,Irvines PD,Herdies PD,Hall and Russll ABDN Millers ST Monnans Weatherheads,Nobles Girvan all bonie built boats and then I have missed quite a few ,to poor a selection to choose from
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:20 PM
I never sailed with an afa lot of boats in my seagoing career but I was always telt If I was to build a steeler it had to be Cambeltown and if it was stick boat it should be Jones.
Personally, the best seaboat I ever went to sea with was the 67ft Ocean Harvest built by Mckays in Arbroath.
Seine netter with a 420 cat. Did an easy 10knts and held plenty fish. I mind one time Neil came in with 670 bxs aboard her.
At was 10 stone boxes too, no the 25 and 30 kilo things ye get noo adays.
Personally, the best seaboat I ever went to sea with was the 67ft Ocean Harvest built by Mckays in Arbroath.
Seine netter with a 420 cat. Did an easy 10knts and held plenty fish. I mind one time Neil came in with 670 bxs aboard her.
At was 10 stone boxes too, no the 25 and 30 kilo things ye get noo adays.
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Posted 17 May 2011 - 06:45 PM
8L3B was she a sister to the stardust and nova spero? I was on the stardust a while, She was a great seaboat. Fast and a massive hold as well. 420 cat as well. Great engine. Bulletproof and a great sound off her. The only thing I never liked was the narrow quarter but then that's probably where she made good speed.
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Posted 17 May 2011 - 10:00 PM
the sputnik class were excellent seaboats and the old forbes built magnificent was a good one as well but by and large and personal bias aside for their size there was little to equal the irish built fifty footers in weather-they saw some shocking weather west of ireland in winter at the gillnets and some dodgy shots off fish aboard at times-no problem to them.
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Posted 17 May 2011 - 10:07 PM
I have a feeling the Stardust and the Nova Spero were maybe a few feet smaller, but you are right about the quarter. It was the way they were tapered at the waterline that gave them their speed.
When Neil built the Sharridale she was very similar to the Ocean Harvest but maybe 5 or 6 feet longer, she was not tapered aft at the waterline in the same way and struggled to get 9 knots.
I think what made that style of boats so seaworthy was that the Wheelhouse, Whale back and masts were all made of Aluminum making them very light up top with most of the weight down below where it should be.
They really were cracking boats.
When Neil built the Sharridale she was very similar to the Ocean Harvest but maybe 5 or 6 feet longer, she was not tapered aft at the waterline in the same way and struggled to get 9 knots.
I think what made that style of boats so seaworthy was that the Wheelhouse, Whale back and masts were all made of Aluminum making them very light up top with most of the weight down below where it should be.
They really were cracking boats.
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