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Anyone know anything of this vessel? Photo taken at Port Bannatyne Marina. I have a feeling that it's been discussed before but don't know where.



Ash

Was in Peterhead either last year or the year before. Fugly looking thing. Converted oil rig lifeboat I think, possibly Norwegian?

Rowana wrote:Converted oil rig lifeboat I think, possibly Norwegian?

That would make sense. Didn't want to peer too closely as there was someone on board. She had what looked like twin rudders but they were fixed to a substantial fixed framework so they must have been daggerboards to keep her straight. She looks as though she would survive a 360 degree but she also looks as though she would 360 quite happily - I wonder if she has a chunk of ballast hung under her.

Ash

ash wrote:

Rowana wrote:Converted oil rig lifeboat I think, possibly Norwegian?

That would make sense. Didn't want to peer too closely as there was someone on board. She had what looked like twin rudders but they were fixed to a substantial fixed framework so they must have been daggerboards to keep her straight. She looks as though she would survive a 360 degree but she also looks as though she would 360 quite happily - I wonder if she has a chunk of ballast hung under her.

Ash

If she's a converted offshore lifeboat she will need the equivalent of her intended operational POB in ballast to self right reliably..

ash wrote:

Rowana wrote:Converted oil rig lifeboat I think, possibly Norwegian?

That would make sense. Didn't want to peer too closely as there was someone on board. She had what looked like twin rudders but they were fixed to a substantial fixed framework so they must have been daggerboards to keep her straight. She looks as though she would survive a 360 degree but she also looks as though she would 360 quite happily - I wonder if she has a chunk of ballast hung under her.

Ash

If there was someone on board, why on earth didn't you go & ask?

I've never met a boat owner yet that wasn't happy to tell a interested fellow sailor EVERYTHING about their boat. You do need to think of a couple of flattering comments to intersperse amongst the questions; & a bottle or 3 of beer or 1 of wine/ spirits help as well.