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Originally Posted by horseman
You can't get much better than that! An I remember she had a pointy bit up front
As do most boats.
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Not being pernickity but Ronnie fished from Scrabster & this is a Wick boats thread BUT if we are to include Lybster boats as well as Dunbeath boats we could include all the Scrabster boats as weel ( there were many of them too )
Challenge - Owner George King
Prolific - Denny Simpson?
Kermarvin - Skipper Ross Farqhuar (still fishing)
Cmey e Scorries
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"Annabel Wk94 Skipper Ian Simpson
Primula Wk97 Skipper Angus MacIntosh
Boy Allan WK252 Skipper Magnus MacKay
Barbara Mackay WK 9 Skipper Billy MacKay
Venture WK98 Skipper A MacIntosh
Sealgair WK241 Skipper Magnus MacKay
Golden Chance WK22 Skipper Gilbert Reid
Maureen WK270 Skipper William Simpson then Nicky Simpson
Pavonia WK53 Skipper Donald Simpson
Two Boys WK151 Skipper John MacLeod
Albion Skipper WK 88 Skipper Tommy Reid
Pentland Swell WK353 Skipper Magnus Mackay
Amber Queen WK230 Skipper Alfie Sinclair
Liberty Wk218 Skipperr Donald Corbett
Pentland Wave Wk245 Skipper Magnus MacKay
Pentland Skerry WK 251 Skipper Jim Bruce
Pentland Firth Wk224 Skipper William Sinclair
Crest WK87 Skipper Donald Mackay
Rambler WK174 Skipper Gilbert Reid
Undaunted WK210 Skipper Jimmy McIntosh
Streamlet WK332 Skipper John MacLeod also called Emerald
Bydand WK155 Skipper Arnot Sinclair
Better Hope WK138 Skipper Magnus MacKay
Loch Fyne WK248 Skipper William Simpson
Crissy WK69 Skipper D MacKay
Ben More WK52 Skipper Jimmy McIntosh
Lea Rig WK331 Skipper John Macleod
Hopeful WK196 Skipper William Simpson
Provider KY201 Skipper Alex Mackay ??
Daisy WK21 Skipper D Maclean
Star Devine WK16 Skipper Jack Ritchie
Prolific WK53 Skipper Denny Simpson
Challenge WK27 Skipper George King
Viking Queen WK510 SKipper Jim Mackay
Orion WK112 Skipper Bews
As you can see by the question marks this from memory with a few notes Feel free to add
any or fill in the blanks "
There were also 2 more Eastward which Angus MacIntosh had and the Northward (both before my time!!!) but I think both built by Allans of Thurso
Amy ...Go for it !!! Please add any more you can think of
All best
PM
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this may have started off as wick boats but the number that used scrabster was considerable.taxi up on sunday night and home for the weekend
the like of fordie running around on sunday night trying to find nums crew would make a story in itself loltony
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seen something in a boookie i bought in the mission where one of the boats was in trouble on a really stormy day and the star of peace went to assist but turned back
jackie ritchie then turned with the star devine and went to her assistence tony [cant find the bookie ] tony
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was a taxi driver many moons ago,had to pick up crew ,will not name crew all where none drinkers, but for one ,took some time to find him,was a bit tispy ,
as we got near watten ,after some heated debate with crew, skipper told me to stop
taxi ,and told crew member who was tispy to get out, left him at watten late on sunday night,skipper told me he dose not go to sea,with ill felling with crew,
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Was there a Dunbeath boat called the harvester?
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TBH yes
Harvester WK33 Skipper Cowie built 1929 Noble Fraserburgh sold to Swansea 1967
Last edited by peter macdonald; 11-Nov-08 at 20:26.
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Another one that went on war service was the Golden West WK396 but she didnt come back to Wick but went to Shetland after WW2 due to the death of the skipper David Miller
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peter was not one of the jeannie mackays[helmsdale] bought here in wick
there was one and two ??? tony
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Tony
Yes the Jeanie MacKay 3 was sold to Alister Henderson and Bill Wiseman and became the Stack Rock .She was built by Thomson of Buckie for John (Pow) MacKay and others of Helmsdale in 1948
Jeannie MacKay 2 was LOA 54 ft keel 49ft Beam 16.5 Draft 6.8ft 27.26 Tons Gross and Nett Built for Helmsdale 11/7/1938 Buckie She was sold to Robert Andrew Coffey of Portavogie in 1948 Skipper was John Mackay
The Jeannie MacKay 1 ...dont know !!!! but Ill make an enquiry
PM
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Silver Star WK357 sk W Jappy
Silver Cloud WK147 sk T Jappy
Bunillidh Braes WK350 sk David Cowie
Branch Wk294 sk Ian Innes
Girl Kathleen WK 93 sk Ian Innes
Mysotis WK 190 sk D Cowie
Bunillidh WK96 sk David Cowie
Stella Maris WK142 sk David Cowie
Reliance WK79 sk Ian Whitehead
Ocean Hunter WK79 sk Ian Whitehead
Jeannie MacKay2 WK316 sk John MacKay
Jeannie MacKay 3 WK197 sk John MacKay
Stroma Isle WK408 sk Innes
Home Cliffe 2 WK 349 sk Innes
Milburn Wk142 sk D Cowie
Dewy Rose WK15 sk J MacKay
Sunbeam WK213 sk John MacKay
Sheena MacKay WK168 sk T Jappy
Seafarer INS 41 sk J Innes
Lea Rig WK 331 sk H Innes
Harvest Moon WK341 sk W Innes
Home Cliffe WK 228 sk A Innes
StrathDonan Wk111 sk A Sutherland
Celtic Dawn WK10 sk Robert Mackay
Zepher FR 444 sk Ian Whitehead
Glen Alvah INS302 sk M Innes
Golden Isle SY 809 sk W Innes
Happy Return WK130 sk A Sutherland
Harvest Home LK92 Sk WJ Innes
Some but not all by any means Helmsdale boats
I also forgot about the Morina WK196 that Charlie Mackenzie had in Wick
Last edited by peter macdonald; 11-Nov-08 at 22:29.
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yes that will be it peter bill wiseman was from the east coast but was nums brother in law
wiseman was sea sick every monday morning when they left the key heads and that was it over for the week
you must have somme almanac years ago i seem to mind a moores almanacbut think it was for tides moon etc which they had to go by in olden times
they used to say high water in wick was 12 o clock full and change and that coincided with portsmouth or there abouts tony
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hi peter forgot to say have given you a rep beforebut what you have set up here deserves a medal
you would be surprised at the yarns this has stirred up amongst non orgers
there was a handline boat in staxgioe the wjm, this was supposed to be
walters juicy medicine tony
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Tony Yes Ive a couple of Olsens almanacs but I have a lot of bitties of paper Ive written down over the years (which I need to get sorted out) and get bits from the internet as well . If I mind right Bill Wiseman came from Gamrie and as you say he was Roberts brother in law ,along with Archie Miller that had the Spindrift (on Megs side)
Walters Juicy Medicine :-)))))
Thats what putting this stuff on here is for Tony Its not a lot of use lying in a drawer in here !!!! I wonder how many pictures of boats in Caithness are lying in biscuit tins below beds ??
All best and thanks for the rep
PM
Last edited by peter macdonald; 11-Nov-08 at 22:41.
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Well Done there Peter, John Mackay also had a boat named JLC Mackay but Im not sure of her numbers his brother Neil also had a boat but cant remember what it was called? John had a few boats with the Last one being the Jeannie Mackay III WK.197 which was bought by the Wisemans & she was the last of the old Herring Queen winners in 1953. there is a picture of her on this site , I have the original though
Cmey e Scorries
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Some old Keiss seine net boats which worked from Keiss
Lupin WK99 sk Miller
Alexanderina WK361 sk Munro
Alert WK119 sk More
Loyalty WK300 sk McKenzie
PM
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never knew j mackenzie worked from keiss with the loyalty but the son finished up with the shop there right enough
willie jappys son was on holiday cant mind was it in wales and on going to the harbour came across either the silver star or cloud there tony
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its surprising when you go to a lot of that harbours today keiss staxigoe and the rest that these boats were able to use them right enough they were shallower drafted but it still amazes me
num had the golden eagle tied up in staxigoe but then again that was once one of the busiest ports at one time tony
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Tony that would be the Silver Star which went to Beaumaris The Silver Cloud (WK147)was sold to MacDuff
Aye it really makes you wonder with these smaller harbours I know the Godetia went into Sandside on at least one occasion
PM
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