I have wanted a fishing boat ever since I spent a holiday on a converted mfv when I was 14 ,she was a 50ft twin screw boat , Iwould imagine Ev-Admiralty called "Willmay".After that I was smitten. Ihave messed around in all sorts of boats mostly sail for most of my life .
So this is the Strathspey ,she was originally called the "Orcades" .Built at Buckie in 1969 by George Thompson larch on oak and still in original condition apart from addditions which have now been removed.She measures up at 75' overall,21' beam and 11' draft and weighs in at 55 ton. Quite a big old lump but one of the nicest looking fishing boats I have seen.
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