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11-25-2018, 03:33 AM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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Hello from Scotland
Hi there
We just purchased a 55ft Dutch steel, ex fishing trawler. She is still in full trawler guise powered by the legendary gardner 8lxb.
Due to the time of year and weather over the next few months, very little will actually be happening to her, but it gives us time to plan, dream and sell our plastic sail boat.
As soon as all the other boats in the yard splash in for the new season, and make some space for us, we will be coming out for new anodes and to get all the shelter deck removed. We will go straight back in the water to spend the year as a big day boat whilst building or commissioning a new superstructure.
Hopefully we have not bitten off more than we can chew.
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11-25-2018, 04:42 AM
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Guru
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 1,092
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Hi Manny,
welcome to TF.
You have an interesting project to make a conversions for you as a new Trawler. You will surely be truly a seaworthy boat for future adventures. It would be great to be able to keep track of your big project with pictures and story. Here you can find a lot of friendly people with extensive knowledge of almost everything associated with Trawler. Much good for you to design and implement your dream.
NBs
This interesting old steel boat project and the lower second link will take you to the whole story.
https://www.passagemaker.com/cruiser...oat-conversion
And
Full video story https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...brupeg+channel
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11-25-2018, 04:56 AM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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Hoots mon, it's a braw thing ye are doin' there! 
We need pics, plenty of pics as you restore her.
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11-25-2018, 08:23 AM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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Thanks lads
Aye, she is a braw lump of steel! Been following the Brupeg squad for a while and learned a few wee tricks from their videos.
Once the conversion starts taking place we will take and post lots of pictures. It's going to be a mission cleaning and tidying up 50 years of fisherman abuse.
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11-25-2018, 09:52 AM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Welcome aboard.
Dare to Dream 
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"The most interesting path between two points is not a straight line" MurrayM
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11-25-2018, 11:07 AM
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Guru
City: Inside Passage Summer/Columbia River Winter
Vessel Name: Alaskan Sea-Duction
Vessel Model: 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 8,017
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Welcome Manny!!
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11-27-2018, 03:32 PM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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A wee picture to give tou an idea of what her hull looks like
https://goo.gl/images/hNdomx
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11-27-2018, 11:17 PM
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Guru
City: Victoria TX
Vessel Name: Bijou
Vessel Model: 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 5,275
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Very cool project. Welcome and good luck from Clan Buchanan.
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11-28-2018, 01:07 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 19,115
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Welcome aboard.
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11-28-2018, 06:47 AM
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Dauntless Award
City: Wrangell, Alaska
Vessel Name: Dauntless
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 42 - 148
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,812
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Welcome.
I've cruised thru Scotland twice now and am looking forward to returning.
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11-28-2018, 08:49 AM
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Guru
City: Italy
Vessel Name: Didi Mau
Vessel Model: Currently looking for next boat
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,068
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What is her draft?
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11-28-2018, 12:16 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend, WA
Vessel Name: Traveler
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 46 LRC
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,478
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Welcome aboard! Rangers or Celtic?
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11-29-2018, 03:36 PM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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Our West Coast is one of the most beautiful cruising grounds in the world, but our weather can be unforgiving.
She will draw about 2m once the new super structure is on.
Rangers or Celtic? In a room full of Rangers supporters, I'm a Celtic fan, and vice versa. I prefer rugby.
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11-29-2018, 05:33 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend, WA
Vessel Name: Traveler
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 46 LRC
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,478
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manny
Rangers or Celtic? In a room full of Rangers supporters, I'm a Celtic fan, and vice versa.
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You're a brave man! (Or is that a Braveheart?)
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12-03-2018, 01:33 PM
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Newbie
City: Windham
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1
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Welcome, Manny
Clar Innis and welcome!
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12-03-2018, 01:54 PM
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Senior Member
City: Prescott, Arizona, USA
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 128
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Wow!! Beautiful boat but a big project. Bring money!! Welcome to the forum, please keep us abreast of progress.
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12-03-2018, 03:06 PM
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Senior Member
City: Port Richey
Vessel Name: Olive Oyl
Vessel Model: Scout 30, Caribiana 23
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 234
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Need pics of that Gardner. Awsome motor!
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12-04-2018, 07:19 AM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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Thank you for all the kind words.
Although most of the shelter deck and whaleback has been cut and craned off, serious work is not planned until the new year.
Whilst digging through a pile of shite in the aft crew quarters, dully lit by a wee torch, finding gearbox manuals and old fishing licences it did dawn on me the sheer size of what lays ahead of us.
40 years of fishing has definitely left its mark, and smell.
You forget that although she's a boat, she was built to be a tool, and to do a job.
Being airy and comfortable was not one of those criteria.
She is sporting a fragrance of fish, diesel and damp, with odd hints of whisky and cheap wine.
I have made a list to work to, and as long as I stick to the list and not get carried away with other projects, it will all work out.
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05-28-2019, 07:03 AM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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All the shelter deck has been removed leaving a huge open deck.
We spent a few weeks prepping the engine which is a 8l3b and not a 8lx, and got her starting and running.
We had a 5 hour motor to the boat yard as she wouldn't go faster than 4.5kn due to all the growth.
Now that she is out the water we can inspect her hull which will require a new rudder and plating before she gets painted.
Due to welding and plating required, we started pulling out the fish hold so that we can get everything back to steel.
If people are interested, I'll keep posting pictures as the work progresses.
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05-28-2019, 07:04 AM
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Member
City: Glasgow
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 20
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She came in at 55 tons On the hoist. Her light weight is supposed to be 40tons, so not too sure where the additional 15tons comes from.
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