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By mark on May 18, 2008 | In News | 4 feedbacks »
Had a comment from someone wondering wether she might be a Zulu, not a fifie, I always believed she was a Motor Fifie, but the rake on the stern post gives it all away apparently and this one could be either, so maybe she's a Zufie. A year or 2 a go I lumped them all with the monicker "Scottish MFV" Clearly lots to learn still!
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Comment from: Excellent Way Preservation Society [Visitor]
We reckon she is a Baldie, in other words a cross between a Fifie and a Zulu. Combining the attributes of both designs.
The angle of stern rake is not enough for a full Zulu. Locally (Old Torry, Aberdeen) we called them a quarter or half Zulu depending on the rake angle.
Our group are in the process of rebuilding a 26ft one at the moment back to full sailing spec.
The resemblance in the link pic below is quite noticable.
http://www.mcaorals.co.uk/Photos/Aberdeen_boat_images/A-20.bmp
Keep up the good work.
The angle of stern rake is not enough for a full Zulu. Locally (Old Torry, Aberdeen) we called them a quarter or half Zulu depending on the rake angle.
Our group are in the process of rebuilding a 26ft one at the moment back to full sailing spec.
The resemblance in the link pic below is quite noticable.
http://www.mcaorals.co.uk/Photos/Aberdeen_boat_images/A-20.bmp
Keep up the good work.
22/10/08 @ 01:00
Comment from: Ken Powell [Visitor]
Good article in the link, including a pic of "Poppy", which looks suspiciously like Pansy on the Cally canal......
http://intheboatshed.net/2008/01/12/ocean-pearl-zulu-fifie-or-baldie-jay-creswell-explains/comment-page-1/
http://intheboatshed.net/2008/01/12/ocean-pearl-zulu-fifie-or-baldie-jay-creswell-explains/comment-page-1/
03/05/09 @ 13:19
Comment from: schoonertack [Member] 
Was wondering which Fiffie / baldie/ Zulu had the most deck shear?
11/03/10 @ 21:59
Comment from: mark [Member]
do you mean fifie or zulu or baldie have the most deck shear or a particular boat.
don't think there were any hard and fast rules, most were built to eye and to order adn every yard did them slightly differently. At some point I'm going to scan in Edgar J March's thoughts and drawings on the subject and upload them
don't think there were any hard and fast rules, most were built to eye and to order adn every yard did them slightly differently. At some point I'm going to scan in Edgar J March's thoughts and drawings on the subject and upload them
11/03/10 @ 22:04
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