Thank you for the info,she was a grand old lady and I agree with you inregards to the removal of the Steam Engine it would have been great for her to retain her original plant but thats life these days.
I guess I will have to dig deeper into her whereabouts
The official website of the Flying Buzzard is www.flyingbuzzard.com. We've owned her for two years now, the boilers were removed when we got her so she was no longer viable in steam (our regret too!). We are, however, giving her a new life so check out the website and contact us if you want any further info., help also appreciated!
Your friendly west coast Canadian calling! Just joined up to this site and wondering if anyone has information on ex-crew and passengers that may have been on the Flying Buzzard (ex Clyde tug/tender, 1951)? She's presently in Maryport, NW ***bria but we're taking her over to Canada in the fall (www.flyingbuzzard.com).
Cheers ... Mike
Mike,
A warm welcome to the site from me too! I hope you thoroughly enjoy the SN experience and get many happy hours entertainment from your membership.
Having looked at your website, Julie and you have certainly embarked on a massive project. Well done and best wishes for your continued success. (Applause)
Hope you could save the triple expansion engine and store for a later use. this is a very rare piece of engineering now.
If the boilers were removed, this is supposed to be the least annoying as it is a good deal to replace them with modern ones.
The experience of changing boilers on the waverley allowed to dratically cut oil consuption, although it stil remains superior to that of a modern diesel.
The other advantage is that a new boiler can burn with a much lower level of toxic emissions (CO, NO..) thanks to the regular nature of a flame in opposition to an (internal) explosion.
Anyway, I guess this is too late, and it is easy to say but needs $$$$ to do, which is not that easy.
Congratulations for saving this cute little ship from the scrap
A warm welcome to the site from the Isle of Anglesey!
I hope you thoroughly enjoy the SN experience and get many happy hours entertainment from your membership. (Thumb)
Have a look at this thread for more information on Flying Buzzard:
Darrel, a warm welcome to you. Thank you for joining the community; enjoy the site and all it has to offer and we very much look forward to your postings. Bon Voyage
There was a post concerning the Flying Buzzard,I found this on youtube a video of the old girl doing her trials after she was converted to diesel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAtUEkEfD5c
Nice to see the old girl under way again. I went aboard several years ago, when she was a tourist attraction in Maryport. Anyone have any details on when/where/by whom she was re-engined and put back into commission?
Holyhead Coastguard have just spoken to Flying Buzzard. She is currently 8 miles SW of Bardsey Island, bound for Fishguard and ultimately for Vancouver BC. (Applause)
Used her many times when in Anchor Line and when towing Jack-ups down the Clyde for leg-up (not over) at Roseneath Patch. her and all her 'flying' sisters.
All the old hands who rememebr her will no doubt be sad to see yet another bit of Clyde history leave the area but at least she's going abck to doing waht she did really well.
Good luck! auld yin.
Jim C.
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