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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working Vessels => Topic started by: Klink on February 04, 2009, 03:01:27 am

Title: Motor Fifie ~ Amaranth
Post by: Klink on February 04, 2009, 03:01:27 am

Please if anyone can inform as to what gubbins are needed for this vessel

to motorize - accumbulators, motors etc.

As a complete and total tyro, I have not got a clew..

thank you in the advance!

Klink

Life is Good!   :-)

Title: Re: Motor Fifie ~ Amaranth
Post by: nhp651 on February 04, 2009, 09:54:24 am

What's an acumulator...........I know I know I know, just having a joke?? {-) {-) {-)

Title: Re: Motor Fifie ~ Amaranth
Post by: Klink on February 04, 2009, 07:22:44 pm

Thank you gentlemen, both Dan, and to nhp651 for the larf!   {-)

I am planning on winning the slowest ever build title!  :-)

Though, perhaps maybe not as slow as this 1:1 rebuild of MFV BF494 'Pansy', an old Motor Fifie Conversion
An old Scottish herring drifter with a new lease of life...  http://bf494.co.uk/
quite an interesting read.. and perhaps some of the pnotos may prove useful.

(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/77Joshua/66620.jpg)
a bit of work to do

(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/77Joshua/Fyfie2.jpg)
back to life

(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/77Joshua/Three.jpg)
an old colour photo with three of the type

Cheers, and fair winds to you both,

Klink

Life is Good!  :-)

Title: Re: Motor Fifie ~ Amaranth
Post by: DavieTait on February 04, 2009, 10:48:24 pm

Yes Mark is making a good job of restoring her Klink. The fact that he is trying to retain most of her original looks is really good to see as a lot of "restorations" basically end up looking like someones dropped a porta-cabin onto the deck....

Title: Re: Motor Fifie ~ Amaranth
Post by: Klink on February 05, 2009, 03:25:13 am

Sir Davie,

Right you are!  Mark's  blog is simply brilliant!

With enough Bovril, we can do anything!

Best Regards,

Klink

Life is Good!