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Hi Gordon , how's the project coming along ? Been meaning to get in touch , maybe come down to see you ! Andy

I think she has a nice back end , :)

Hi there , any good info on what type of 2 - way radio for deck work ( need about 4 radios ) and what range can I expect to get Thanks Andy

FF You are dead right , cheers

My old Robertson AP is playing up , old but functional radar and plotters , What complete system would you recommend ? Sailing Europe Andy

Full Displacement

I have her on the slip at the moment , had the hull surveyed and the steering and running gear checked out , doing some remedial work , I don't really know the displacement , so I am going to laser scan the hull , which will give me a true 3D image of the hull , and through the software it will...

Thanks Marty never seen these before , it's worth a try !! Andy

80 ton Wooden full displacement Malahide ( 176, 000 # ) does 7.5 kn at 1400 rpm , 260 hp Volvo TMD 100 Will do that all day, reasonable seas . Haven't got a real handle on the mpg figures .

Malahide Trawler This was Orcades when she was built , quite like her like that , high back end !

Hi Ian , I have been hunting the net for similar and can't find any in the UK I don't have masts and see you don't either . So may need to be a double pole horizontal and a tie back up th the fly bridge , Don't know if there is a science to this or just make one up ! Maybe need to pass it...

Welcome from Scotland Bob , great old boats Chris craft , All the best ! Andy

Bom dia amego ! Eu sabe todo communicacions em engles,, mas eu fala poco Portuguese ..... Bem e cuidade Dias em sua Barco ... Andy

Malahide Hi , yes I have read through the lady,s story , good on her ! Yea big and heavy , but very responsive on the water, is seaworthy , got a more experienced fisherman to take me out , in conditions I would never attempt just to see how she was , slow rolly into wind and following sea ...

Hi , you are totally correct , on the feel and good looks of a wooden boat , I am refurbishing one now , I've been told that it would cost a couple of million to rebuild one like mine ! Skills and yards are in short supply , and I think the bottom line is the cost , compared to the modern build...

WOW Benn , are you doing the work ? I see we are similar ages , I was 63 last week , but , feeling great and excited about this project , have sailed a fair bit , but needed some home comforts now , it's cold sailing up here. !! Andy

Malahide Trawler Thanks , she has had 3 life's , started as a navigation traing boat for the UK navy , ( send picture of the original boat later ) then she was made into a private trawler for a welthy fisherman 20 years ago in Orkney , hence the name , I bought her last year and slipped her in...