Terry the torch is at it again!

Check out the latest exhibition in Badcock's Art gallery in Newlyn.
Ex MFV Gratitude and friends.Torch man Terry works on the bow of the Bryan D.Off comes the whaleback!Jeremy and Mr Morley aboard the Danmar make a quick landing on Sunday morning before heading back to the 'Pits'.
Mr Morley washes some boxes the hard way!

Thanks........ for nothing!

Below, is a letter published in this week's Fishing News from Shaun Edwards, skipper and owner of the gillnetter Nova Spero, often featured in this blog - how sad that Shaun feels this way and that he feels powerless to stop the endless irrational and senseless legislation that emanates from national governments controlling the fishing industry - stick with it Shaun!

"I would just like to say a big thank you to all the environmentalists, fisheries officers, quota systems that don't work, rules and regulations that are unworkable, the vastly overlarge seal population (fat furry b******s) and most of all a big thank you to all the governments (past and present) for their unwavering support over the years!

You have completely ruined a way of life for me, my crew and our families, as well as hundreds of others around the UK.

If you all don't believe what I am saying, then I offer any of the above (except the seals) the chance to come and take a trip on my vessel to see for themselves the devastation they have caused without doing a thing for any fish stocks, before I am tied up against the wall (I reckon that I will be by September). I can be contacted on 01736 351230 and I expect to be inundated with calls from all sorts.

I would also like to say a big thank you to Seafish for your support regarding my idea to to diversify into tuna trolling; despite DEFRA's initial support you felt it more important to pay the likes of Mark's & Spencer (a multi-million pound organisation) certification costs for one of their fish lines, as well as a host of other pointless projects that are about generating jobs for the boys and doing nothing for fishermen, rather than assisting genuine fishermen to try and diversify into different fisheries. (In my case, trolling for tuna, catching fish by the hook and line which to my way of thinking is a totally environmentally friendly and sustainable source of fish.)

Oh how I wish I was a farmer! Maybe if reincarnation exists then DEFRA officials, ministers and all the rest of the powers that be will come back as seals! Fat, furry and very greedy (hopefully in Canada!)

One final thought: £7million for anew market in Newlyn. Forget it! By the time it's built there will be no boats or fishermen left."


Ed. Let's hope it never comes to this!

A tale of two Deltics

The punts are still into the mackerelHere's a fine collection of goose barnacles on an unusual boat up on the slip...

There were twin Deltic diesels (3000 horsepower each?!!) in this beast of Stevie Paulk's.
Apparently, she is being re-engined with two 'tiny' 1500 horsepower diesels, make as yet unknown.

A Stork is airborn!

The crane driver from arrives to check all is prepared for the main engine lift out.
The main engine is ready to go!
In the meantime, Terry continues to cut the Bryan D down to deck level.
It's a family affair - an expectant crowd wait patiently for the crane to show.
Meanwhile young Matthew has been drafted in - the Bryan D's wheelhouse deck timbers - as good as new.
With light flashing the crane arrives....
and prepared for lifting.
Mav watches as one skip is dropped on the deck.
The for'ard chains are made fast to the engine.
Hard hats are donned....
and out the Stork comes...
across the deck....
across the quay....lined up ready to....

sit on blocks...
before shifting up the quay...
before the crane plays catch-up...
the engine un-hitched.....
crankcase view....
the crane driver leaps into action again...
view from the crane cab as Clive hitches up the engine for the next shift up the quay
AC Removals and Storage provided the crane hire on 01736 787268 or 07773 330302while Clive and Mav and helped finish the job with an interesting little dance routine...
Mav's boys are dwarfed by the enormous Stork main engine!

Plenty of sun and fish at start of the week.

Summer dogfish from the CKS.

Good supplies of small mackerel hit the market this morning - over 120Kg here in 4 boxes!
Little Pearl has a good shot of turbot in her landing this morning.

Cuttles make their way to the cold store.

On Saturday - Run for the Sun? no sign of it in Newlyn!

Next day in the sunshine, a handful of mackerel men put in a mornings work despite the fresh offshore breeze...
Dennis Pascoe, father of Little Pearl's David Pascoe, lands four boxes of mackerel - what else would you do when you went past being eligible for a free bus pass back in the nineties!
How fresh?, TREVESSA IV smashed a wheelhouse window steaming in on Saturday evening.
New warps ready for the Algrie.
Boy Brax sporting her mackerel stripper heads out through the gaps.
Billy Rowney gets some assisstance to go back in tier.
Through low cloud and lashing rain, deckhands on the Intuition make the fenders ready as they enter the gaps .
Jake, on Go for It at the fish market.
Baskets blow in the wind and rain on the deck of a beamer.