M.F.V. The Way – FD268
Fleetwood Trawler – The Way FD268
RSS Number: A16729
Gross Tonnage: 36
Length: 16.50m
Breadth: 5.62m
Draught: 1.92m
VCU: 146
Engine: Scania 185Hp/138Kw
Built: 1965, Macduff, Registered as The Way FR292
History
1976: Sold to John K Runton, Isle of Skye.
1979: Sold to Stephen Buchan and Duncan Birnie, Peterhead, Registration changed to PD268.
1983: Sold to Charles Ellis and Tom Marginson, Fleetwood, Registration changed to FD268.
1992: Sold to Lee Evans.
199?: Aground on Tigers Tail Fleetwood for maintenance.
1994: Ran aground, Parton, Irish Sea.
2000: Sold to Shaun Poland.
2003: She was fitted with a volvo penta 247 hp the variable pitch gear was also removed and a standard gearbox fitted new shaft 5 bladed propellor.
2006: New wheelhouse fitted.
Notes
She has also fished from Girvan, Barrow and lately Maryport.
Built for twin brothers Alec and Robbie Noble from Inverallochy. Named after passage from Bible, John 14 : 6 : I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Images
The Way FD268 - Picture Courtesy Michael Craine
The Way FD268 - Aground on Tigers Tail for maintenance. Image Courtesy of Tony Frith
The way FD268 - Run aground, Parton, Irish Sea in 1994 - Picture Courtesy of Norman
The Way FD268 showing her new Winch and Wheelhouse - Picture Courtesy of Norman
Alan the THE WAY in my image,she didn’t run aground for some reason he put her there to do some maintenance,not a very good place to beach a boat, for how far she went over he was lucky to get her back.
regards Tony.
Thanks for the update Tony, i thought she run aground. I will make sure this is stated in the caption.