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Just to let you know that Fletter,surname was spelt Mackay,as it is on his birth certificate,the same with my gran maggie jane and my grandad Donald Mackay(Lummy)better known as Dan,whom i'am named after,now my Uncle Donald Mckay took it upon himself to take the A out of Mackay,for reasons only known to him,but we all are MACKAY....
Peter, Im just watching the Moray Firth video 1961- which is pretty amazing if just for the changes in the last 48 years but theres a wifie putting tickets on the fish shes just bought- who was she?
Fish auctions on the Wharf!!!??? Mental, the vermin with wings would never allow that these days, theyd be off with the fish while you try to chase them away lol. Smoking while bidding!!! Class, changed days
Peter Macdonald posted a link to the above website a few months ago.It was a great site to look and get info on Wick boats:D
Does anyone know what has happened to it,when i try to go to it now it just turns up a blank page:(
Anything here useful?
http://forum.caithness.org/showthrea...ght=wick+boats
or
Shipsnostalgia.com
Aye he was telling me he will have it back up soon but he was gettin pestered with porn pop ups & decided to take it down. A really excellent site, especially some of the pics of old Norrie with the 1st Boy Andrew & the old cine film of the Danish seiner.
When it comes back on Im sure Peter will let us ken
Yes a great site . Missing it a lot hope its back soon. Thanks for bringing it up Katrina:lol:
Was looking for this thread to show someone in Nz but it was not on the page for the last post on 17th nov 09 so am trying to see if this post will bring it back up.Failing that can someone tell me why it has been moved,because I have not closed this thread
J Leith
Where have you been ? Not locked up in one of your old clinks!!!
Aparently the site is temporarily out of action due to virus type problems.
http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=104795
hi my husband also worked for donnie angus then went on to be a fisherman from the glen loth to the opportune [the boy andrewssister boat]
Boat in the middle of slip was the Trust,and ay Boat alongside ay Ivy was the Reaper from Keiss.[lol]
Hi all
Just wondering whether anyone has a picture of Good Hope that they could email me, my father has fond memories of this boat from his childhood and would love to give him a photo of it for his birthday next week if at all possible?
Kind regards
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/
This site is up and running again. You have to register to search for any particular boat. Good luck in finding what you are looking for.:)
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/
For all those who are interested, the site is up and running again.:)
yes amy spoke to him soms time ago and its just as you say but says theres a lot of work in setting it up again but he is working at it regards tonyQuote:
Originally Posted by Amy-Winehouse
Katrina Its about a third of the way through its re write >Progress has been slower than 1st thought :-(((( Its getting there though
PM
A brucie bonus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amy-Winehouse
Yes Corejay there is a few pictures on the above mentioned site . One not very pretty of the Good Hope lying derelict and scrapped at Fleetwood her last home port for fishing.
Thats not Donalds site. The Ships Nostalgia site has always been up and running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Venture
The site that was and still is down is "wkboats.co.uk"
I'd love to see it up and running again.
Im looking for pics / info of the "Royal Burgh". Any help?
No luck on Trawler photos, Trawler Pictures or Ships Nostalgia sites.
It was in Peter McDonalds collection on Shipsnostalgia but Peter left & so did all the pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Even Chance
Thanks.
Hopefully Peter can help me out then.
I thought I'd seen a pic of her, but couldnt find it when I searched.
Even Chance
From a modelling point of view this is about as good a pic as I have
http://www.trawlerphotos.co.uk/galle...php?photo=5631
She was WK561 when built then sold to Macduff renamed Deveronside as in the pic She then came to Lybster as WK176 for Donald Calder Last heard of in Ullapool reg
Hope this helps
She had a backward rake to her mizzen mast
All the best
PM
ps I didnt leave Ship Nostalgia ..I was booted off by the site owner as I was not able to provide copyright proof for pictures my late uncle had taken in the 1940s..and I wasnt going to tell lies about them
Excellent info Peter!
I didnt realise she was in WK reg twice. Now theres a choice- what to build.....
Thanks for the info/photo. Theres a link to the wifes family in some way. I now need to dig a wee bit deeper to find out. Classic Alexanders lines on her. Nice.
Post number 12 is wrong-
Seagull was owned/skippered by Donald Sutherland
I came across this in a Caithness Courier dated 1946 - thought it worth putting on here for you all to read -
The Smiling Morn. submitted by Caithness Violinist.
It will be of interest to the people of the royal and ancient Burgh of Wick to know that the Smiling Morn,
a Wick seine-net boat taken over by the Admiralty during the last war, had the unique distinction of bringing
the War Cabinet of that time, including His Majesty the King, to the naval base at Scapa Flow.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, then Air Minister, was the only exception as he arrived by plane.
It is also worthy of note that the skipper and crew were all Caithnessians.
Congratulations to the skipper and crew then on the Smiling Morn. They deserve that.
Very interested to read this. My wifes grandad Tom Gunn was the owner and skipper of the Smiling Morn. He was originally from Keiss and moved into Wick. His daughter Christine was the last herring queen and I recall photos of the boat taking her to the wharf to be crowned. He repaired nets for the Boy Andrew after he retired. I don't remember anyone mentioning the above however.
Hi Star Rock, very often such things were not mentioned in the family especially during the War , so I'll be interested to hear what you find out. I hope
someone will get in touch with you.
I must correct myself here - It was a kind friend who sent me the article which was found in the newspaper. The Caithness Violinst who wrote it was the Late
Robert MacKay of Halkirk - a much respected man in the north.
http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/V0hZQjAx...Motor_MFV.html This is a link i received from my brother for the sale of the Gleaners,it was sent to my brother by his mate Robbie who's Grandad (Numb) owned the boat,It is selling for 99,550 pounds not a bad price for an old boat,hope this of interest to some of you
regards Jock
Also saw recently the "Maid of Honour WK 30" renamed "Incentive 111" still fishing and up for sale in England.
regards john
Interesting right enough Jock. Shes changed a lot since Numbs days no heads then just old 5 gallon tin down the fish hold {no much food hygine} Wonder if thats the same engine I seem to think she had a 4cylinder 75hp gardiner back then. Thats a lot of money for a old boat wonder what she cost back in 1934 maybe a two or three thousand. I seem to remember that Malcom Stevens Maldon was around £ 20'000 new ready for the sea gear and all around 1960. Think this was his own story. Still nice to see the old girl is still around likely she will be for a while yet if shes heritage registered.
Hi John and welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by john w
Do you know whereabouts she was/is advertised, please?
Kind regards.
scottishlass
Not sure of site off hand but I found it by accident when i "googled" the boat name.
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Originally Posted by peter macdonald
My dad George Rosie,He also owned the Golden spinny not sure of the year as it was before I was born in 1965 but I remember the name & being talked about over the years, he was also on the Alban Derek MacKillop & Robbie Taylor Dad left the sea in 1969 but not s ure what happened to the boat, I would love to find out more and if anyone out there has a photo I would love to see it please.
My dad George Rosie,He also owned the Golden spinny not sure of the year as it was before I was born in 1965 but I remember the name & being talked about over the years, he was also on the Alban Derek MacKillop & Robbie Taylor Dad left the sea in 1969 but not s ure what happened to the boat, I would love to find out more and if anyone out there has a photo I would love to see it please.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...7EXTzlQcxdkzQgQuote:
Originally Posted by Tricia morgan
Tricia, the skipper of the Rival2 was Alistair Henderson, Bill Wiseman was his partner in the boat and later on the Jeannie McKay renamed Stack Rock
Bill wiseman was the skipper but alistair had the ticket
Rosemary, Integrity, Restless Wave, Morvena, Transcend all worked out of Wick
I've just found this thread and have spent ages reading all the posts. Peter Macdonald's knowledge is amazing! And reading names of fishermen and boats has brought my childhood back with a vengeance. My Dad was Willie Smith, skipper of the El Alamein WK235 and my Grampa was Donald Smith who handline fished from the Fruitful WK111. I will have to search through my old photos, if I can find them. I have a photo of the Alamein, taken by John Adams I think. Anyway, It's certainly a professional photo. She's moored in the harbour and I think she'd just been painted egg-shell blue so she was looking beautiful.
I was last home a couple of years ago and saw the marina for the first time...changed days. When I was a child the boats lay berthed three or four deep and I remember clambering over them to get on board the Alamein.
Made a mistake on my post...the Fruitful was WK511, not WK111.