Binman
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One of our members has a 65ft Scottish fishing boat going very cheap, cannot mention money on here, but you could pm me, if interested. It will be a project boat.
Scottish fishing boat.
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Romeo
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Not that I am going to be purchasing her, but you might want to mention builder, year, and a bit more about hull shape. "Fishing Boat" can cover a large variety to boat types, and "Scottish" does not narrow it down much! A photo would of course help.
JumbleDuck
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The harbours of Scotland are full of "project" fishing boats, of which the good ones are those dry enough to burn for firewood.
Tranona
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Don't they become desirable liveaboards when the cross the border to Lancashire, though?
Capt Popeye
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Humm, at the risk of being banned, why not ask Ellie, by Google, and see her adventures with similar. Also how she is living on-board at Brighton, I think
jerrytug
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Hi Binman, please post all the details and pics here, without mentioning the 'for sale' aspect, because many will be interested in the vessel's design, history and construction, you won't be breaking any rules.
Boats like that can make a very good value gaff ketch, it's a shame so many were cut up due to stupid decommissioning regulations.
When I was up in Grimsby a few years ago they were smashing up plenty of sound Danish purse-seiners, we got offered them for nothing but we were too busy fettling our own old sidewinder, the Ross Leopard.
good luck to your mate, Jerry
Boats like that can make a very good value gaff ketch, it's a shame so many were cut up due to stupid decommissioning regulations.
When I was up in Grimsby a few years ago they were smashing up plenty of sound Danish purse-seiners, we got offered them for nothing but we were too busy fettling our own old sidewinder, the Ross Leopard.
good luck to your mate, Jerry
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Binman
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As I said PM me for price, the member won't be at the club until next Wednesday, it is a great boat, more ship than boat, it has a 8 cyl Gardneer engine. Two very large cabins one with sofa and arm chairs, he paid a lot of money for it, but needed re chalking, he had a pump running since he had brought it, but before he could get a dry berth for it, there was a power failure and it sunk, it is now in dry dock, has radar etc . That will put a lot of people off, but for the price he is asking now, it is a giveaway, I have no further details or pictures, I said I would try to help him sell it, as a friend, it can be seen at Cuxton marina. I will get his phone number by next Wednesday, then you can speak to him direct. He only told myself and members at the table last night.as you can imagine his heart is broken, and is quite happy to almost give it away.
JumbleDuck
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Serious answer: good ones can be, but there are plenty of wrecks (normally described as "projects") around which are fit only for some vigorous work with a JCB. Elizmor was a thousand times better than that.
JumbleDuck
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If he is asking a price then, technically, it's not a giveaway. In any case the value of an old fishing boat which has already sunk once is (a) substantial and (b) negative. I'd suggest he starts at £5,000 and, if that gets no interest, ups the offer by a thousand a week until someone takes it off his hands.
burgundyben
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Humm, at the risk of being banned, why not ask Ellie, by Google, and see her adventures with similar. Also how she is living on-board at Brighton, I think
Her boat is on ebay...
fisherman
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The problem often with these is the keel bolts. Just after Elizmor came round the coast from Preston someone, Halcyon yachts? posted a vid of a delivery trip of a similar boat from the med to UK. Sure enough, somewhere round Portugal she was up on the slip for caulking, I suspect that Ellie may have only got away with it as her trip was very calm. Seen it many times, boat leaking, slipped, sitting on the keel the garboards close up, caulked, then at sea with a bit of working in weather the keel drops, caulking loosens and she leaks again. Keel bolts used to be an inspection item for the DTI, one would be drawn each time. Plenty of better decommissioned boats if you look , some for as little as £1 (sixty foot French built, just finished fishing, 250hp, in Newlyn a few years ago. Or a steel beamer, 90 foot, £5000, she had £3000 of fuel on board and the winch was sold for £3000 ).
JumbleDuck
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Good heavens, you're right. A snip at £60k, which as I recall is twice what she sold for last time. I wonder if the £25k spent on recommissioning includes the launching costs.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/53ft-converted-MFV-seaworthy-liveaboard-houseboat-/252036914635
Binman
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Hi Jumbleduck you were spot on, but if you x that by 11 he has taken a big loss.
Sandgrounder
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Point of information: there is no common boundary between Lancashire and Scotland. There's a place you may have heard of, Cumbria?, in between. Besides which Lancashire has quite enough of its own fishing wrecks mouldering at various quaysides ready to trap the passing fool.
