Miller of St Monans advert.

"me" !!!!! if it was BCK or BF maybe aye Graham but no really aquant we the LH and KY boats i'm affraid !!! I'm sure someone will tell ye tho !!!

I'm sure they will, and yes, it's an LH boat.

Well its LH412 I think so that should narrow it down a bit lol

Davie

yup, there was also an unusual feature about the boat, regarding the winch.

Ok this is what the 1982 Olsens has and looks right age , etc

Ivanhoe LH412
25 gross ton
built in 1963
St Monans

Solved methinks ( fingers crossed lol )

Davie

Detective inspector Tait solves the mystery again !!!!!

spot on Davie. Built for David Aitchison of Burnmouth, 50 ft, Gardner 6L3B. Sutherland winch and Beccles coiler mounted aft of the wheelhouse. Uncommon elsewhere, but a few Burnmouth boats had this layout- Braw Lads BK20and White Heather III LH82 were two others. Was also the first British boat to be fitted with Decca Simrad Basdic fish finder. Later became Ribhinn Og SY410 at Stornaway, ending up at Port Seton and decommed there in 1994.

The only boats i've seen recently wae seine net winch's aft o the wheelhouse are the Campbeltown 87's Advance 2 INS77 & Ardent 2 INS127.

Davie

I sailed with a 3rd mate in Brocks in the 60s ; Alec Smith from St. Monance ; his father was the owner of the yard at the time .
We had a notion to buy a " Fifer " hull and outfit it ourselves then go " sail about "
As usual when it came to finances we realised we better stay at sea !!!

Inspector Davie Tait, thats a richt good name for detective show on Grampian TV, LOL ,specialisin' in boats fae a' ower Scotland.The showname could be "The
Fishin' Boat Detective" starrin' oor very ane Davie Tait, Ally, Wully and Blues, I ging as cook. LOL