MFV BF494 'Pansy', an old Motor Fifie Conversion

remiss of me not to have stuck my head in here for a bit - apologies

yup, I'm still alive, have regained my sight but have been suffering an extra large portion of 'Life' recently so have done bugger all boat wise.

Started another business, which, along with the existing one is eating up 16-18 hours a day at least 6 days a week, often 7 so a hard decision is being made. If any one out there has a big heart and fancies buying old scottish fishing boat, then Pansy is most likely up for sale!

decision being made as much on the fact that the likelihood of me having enough spare time to get things properly sorted before another winter descends are remote to say the least, and the old girl deserves better.

So this venerable old fishing boat. trawler, MFV, call her what you will is half heartedly for sale. In case you've lost the will to live by reading from the very beginning... She is in a much more viable state than the last time she was for sale.

all the forwards deck beams and knees replaced with scottish oak, several frame heads, all of the deck with douglas fir,cover boards, wire rail, lots of new planks above the water line, and lord alone knows what else. lots of kit to go back in Sailor radio equipment -RT144 plus hf mf gear, ICOM vhf and ICOM DSC Controller, koden Radar, Garmin Fishfinder, Raytheon big screen colour sounder, charplotter, pc navigation system with maxsea and heaps more all thrown in as well as a fair few bits of stuff that were bought for the rebuild and refit but not yet used.

she cost 14 grand, I've got invoices for many times that from over the last few years too as well as loads of history, but to get back the £12,000 or thereabouts that she initially cost would be great.

In the meantime, I'm gonna be trying to escape from worky things one day this week at least to finish off where I was last time, which if memory serves is a small section of top plank from the rear quarter and the last length of rubbing strake.

If I get there expect a progress report and pics later this week!