The wonders of the needle gun ,the wheelhouse has come up a treat after 37 years of paint and rust have been cleaned away and given plenty of coats of red oxide, nearly already for undercoat and topcoat.Work has also started on the deck.

when I first saw her

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.

My Boat

This first blog attempt has been inspired by "Tim Zim" of the "Lady Jane"


Nearly two years ago I became the very proud owner of the ex-fishing trawler the "Strathspey II". She is a wooden hulled Scottish built 75ft seiner the type of which are fast disapearing due to decommissioning and the economics of the fishing industry.