MFV BF494 'Pansy', an old Motor Fifie Conversion

so, the paperwork is done and she's all ours. Another 700 mile round trip this weekend, fitted some more electronic wizardry and had a good old poke about in anticipation of the voyage back to the Tyne. so we slept on a Pansy for the weekend, least I was on top (slept in the wheelhouse!) Trying to fill the holes in her history still, have spoken to yard that did all the work a few years back and they remember her well, which I hope is a good sign!

No sign of the missing masts though. also found she's on the register of historic ships as well. There's another Herring Drifter on there thats very similar to Pansy, so might be useful for reference

Got mayday weekend pencilled in for the trip, there's an irony there I suppose... Mayday... wonder what the coastguard reply would be?... "Yes, and...???" maybe leave it till the day after to be on the safe side.

now starts the planning for the refit cum restoration. where the hell do you find masts to match a 70 year old Fifie? have had my eye on the telegraph poles outside the house for a few days now, so that might be a solution

this is her as is now though, in the caley doing a 75 point turn or something