Freebird & pip

Outstanding capture and PIP! Stay well!

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Thank you William

High & dry!
HFF & have a great weekend.

Many thanks, looks like it needed it.

Out of order??????

HFF, Roger and enjoy your day!

Thank you Stafani, repairs before a safety inspection I guess.

Oh, with this old ship a lot of work is waiting until it will be very nice again...

Thank you Udo, by it's appearance it has worked hard but it will be repaird in time.

Nicely captured Roger.
HFF and a PEACEful future.

I was born in a smal village, port of call of six trawlers, wood, bottom fishing engines most of them two cylinders , 150 HP, no hydraulics, geared enormous winches, crew 6/8.
They did their rounds between Seixal/Lisbon and Madeira.leaving at 9.00PM and coming back in the early morning of the third day to Lisbon
Very similar to the Freebird albeit older, none was more than 60 GRT tonnes, and they sold all their catch in Lisbon for its markets.
It is nostalgie pure and simple what I see here.
Thank you.

Very interesting comments Jose, Thank you,
Times change not always for the better but the industry is safer these days.

Ah !
No radio, no radar, no deptfinder . . .
Just let me say it, too, the good captains were valued persons . . . of course.

All down to to the skippers knowledge and experiance Jose.

Hopefully it will soon look as good as new Roger! Two excellent pictures and good information.
HFF and wish you a good weekend.

Thank you Rosa, trying to break up my photostream a little.

HFF! Have a nice weekend and stay safe!!

Many thannks Petar

That looks a big job Roger.
HFF have a great weekend
TOZ

Thanks TOZ , expensive business I'll bet.

love the boat, HFF !

Thank you Nora

Great images and it certainly looks like a major project, Roger. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.

Thank you George, A new lease of life.

Muy bonita toma.

hank you Marije

That's a mighty fine and worthwhile restoration project - lots to do by the looks.. // A ''HFF'' to you Roger.. from David J.

Nice comments David, Thank you.

HFF Roger!

Thank you.

Il a bien besoin de se refaire une beauté ce brave !
HFF Roger.

Thank you Jocelyne, The sea is a harsh environment.

A nice capture here Roger bringing back memories of my trips here.

Well done.

HFF, enjoy your weekend. Herb

Many thanks Herb the many visits over the years have always proved to be interesting.

HFF und ein schönes Wochenende!

Thank you Rainer

Hauptsache, die Reparatur lohnt sich.
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, Roger!

hank you Wilhelm, The sea is a really harsh environment

Fantastic capture and PiP. Wish you a fine weekend ahead, Roger !

Very kind, Thank you.

HFF. Quite a restoration project there Roger.

Thank you David , It must be worthwhile as it is still has a sound hull.

Great shot across the water Roger. The light is falling on the boat and water very nicely.

HFF, enjoy your weekend

Many thanks Doug, a place I always find interesting.

A very interesting view, Roger ! HFF and a good weekend ahead !

Very much appreciated Ulrich, Thank you.

HFF Roger, have a nice weekend.

Thank you John

HFF, Roger! Great ship!

You can find me on Flickr:
gallery 1 (abandoned and rusty stuff):
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gallery 2 (other images, landscapes etc.):
www.flickr.com/photos/145285104@N05

Thanks Berny

HFF und schönes Wochenende.

Many thanks Marco

HFF Roger!

Thank you Bernhard

looks like a lot of work.....
HFF belated!

Thank you, the result of many years hard work however I am sure restoration will give her a new life.

HFF belatedly :)

and when I first looked,
what did I see :))
Popeye Village in Malta
from a long time ago
well my vision seems hazy
perhaps maybe
but the memory remains
it's how it seemed to me :)))

Many thanks Bev , methods do appear to be a little outdated especially in Scottish weather ;-)))

un gros chantier de refection ! superbes prises***********************

Indeed it is Valeriane very many thanks.

There is a lot of work to do

Indeed, But she will be as good as new when finished.

I've had a bit of a trawl around (pun intended) and there are quite a few photos on the company's Facebook page from Aug last year onwards. In particular, there's one dated 26 Aug last year of her arriving at the yard and being described as a "project vessel" and another date 20th Sep last year which seems to indicate she's being converted into a house boat. Nothing I can find about her previous history though.

Love these two beautifully detailed shots of her though........especially the close up view in the PiP. Whatever they're doing to her look like it's going to be hard graft!

Great info Keith and thanks for taking the time to look, I do not use facebook but the September image you refer to would have been the day before I took these images.
Whatever has happened to her a name change is likely but what a project a houseboat would be.
It may be a boat yard project when nothing else is on the ramp because on a return visit another trawler had been pulled up behind her and work diverted to the newcomer.

Your welcome Roger...............I enjoy researching stuff like that :-)

I wouldn't mind a look at it when they're finished, I might keep having the odd look on their Facebook page.