anyone know anything about fishing boats?

Good for doing the Duty-Free run

 

They're supposed to float, that's the limit of my knowledge.

 

Gaff rigged Dutch Barge?

 

I learnt to sail on these, used to Match Race when I was young.

 

apparently, they used to beach them on mudflats to load up with cargo, and float them off on the tide....had a decent draft and were really stable under sail....wouldn't fancy it on a big sea though....

 

Now, that I like

 

That's exactly it!
Sailed across the channel a few times.
Used to beach them up in the Spring to scrub off and paint.
5 pts to anyone who can tell me where they're moored up.

 

is that the one in exeter 6k ??

 

& this

 

It's funny...everytime i go somewhere on the coast, i always gravitate towards the harbour...same in towns and cities with canals....maybe a pirate in a past life

 

They sail ok in rough (ish) conditions.
If it gets bad you just turn head to wind and drop both the leeboards.

 

An old man over here had a SABB engine run for 27 months 24 7 before he died

 

could be...i only had a brief search

 

they say that with some of the delivery vans for UPS, DHL etc. run them for weeks at a time

 

Many of The Thames Barges have Twin Gardner diesels that came out of the old the Red London Routemaster buses when they swapped them in the 60's.

 

This is the place for boats http://fishingboats.apolloduck.co.uk/

 

Have had some good times in a Hardy, well built and tough. The 20 fishing esp good.

 

my cousins got a lochin 33 , now that is a good fishing boat ,rock solid , fish six in real comfort the pro charters fish 12 out of um . Bit more money thou and drink the juice

 

Thanks me hearties....passed your thoughts/suggestions onto the guy in question

 

hope he finds what hes after