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Refit of the Rachel Douglas

On one of the trips to the Scottish East Coast we hit rough weather crossing the Forth and the cabin suffered much damage a decision was taken to get it re-panelled and while it was being done the engine was … Continue reading

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Replacing the Rachel D’s Engine

As the Rachel Douglas filled the shed she had to have her cabin freed from the deck and hoisted up to clear the deck furniture, mainly the net winch, so that she could be sent down the slipway to allow … Continue reading

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Rachel Douglas Repainted

Rachel Douglas spent the start of the year in Fred Crowell’s boatshed undergoing a spruce-up. She has been rubbed down and given a full external repaint. Whilst in Fred’s the opportunity was taken to make good a length of suspect … Continue reading

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Visit to Seahouses

January 2009Seahouses FestivalHistoric Vessels visit Seahouses NEMT Crews took the old ringer/seiner Rachel Douglas and the seiner Favourite up to this year’s Seahouses Festival in June. The boats were joined by locally based sailing coble Golden Gleam to remind visitors … Continue reading

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Seahouses Festival – 2008

Historic Vessels visit Seahouses Sorry, no photographs of the Rachel Doulas or Favourite. There is one of the Golden Gleam taken about a year earlier than their visit. NEMT Crews took the old ringer/seiner Rachel Douglas and the seiner Favourite … Continue reading

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Rachel Douglas – Seahouses 2002

Ted Smith, Peter Weightman and Gordon Brown take the newly acquired Rachel Douglas to introduce themselves to fishing family in Seahouses who used to own her and especially to Rachel Harvey (nee Douglas) after whom she was named. She had … Continue reading

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