Spring & Arholm

fine photo john

Once a common sight in the Hebrides too, they were great looking boats and I understand built with dowel type pins tather than nails. The single cylinder Bolinder engines could be heard thumping from miles away.

Got a few "fries" of whalemeat of them, it was OK.

Now, I must confess to a near total ignorance of fishing boats, but since I am Norwegian I'd like to ask Bays of Harris if it could be possible that they had Norwegian engines, Wichmann, Sabb or something? Bolinder, I'm sure, is a good engine, but it is Swedish... Regards, Stein.

Stein The Arholm had a Leyland 150 Bhk engine She was from Risoy skippered by Nils Malvin built in 1954 at Adnanes Nrt 11 Brt 36 LOA 18.16m Br 5.39m Draft 9ft

Thanks Donald (McKay, great name; same clan as the Clipper builder at least?). Leyland is more neutral; as they say in Norway: what is important is not winning, but beating the Swedes :sweat:. Regards, Stein.

Hi Stein ..yes exact spelling as well !!! Men du maste vara bra till dina grannar ))

Translation "But you must be good to your neighbours"

You say about the Bolinder engines in those type of boats, how many revs would the engine be running at and what horse power had they?

http://www.bolinder-engines.info/semidiesel/semihistory.html

http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Marine/bolinder.htm

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jBOJ779LtBM&feature=related

The sound track is of a Wichmann

Kevin the info is here

Many thanks Donald for the links. Vey interesting stuff