Comments on: M.T. Wyre Gleaner FD269

By: Alan Duggan

Alan Duggan — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:58:21 +0000

Roger please feel free to email any images to info@fleetwood-fishing-industry.co.uk we would be very grateful.

Alan

By: Roger Jones

Roger Jones — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:34:26 +0000

I think I have a couple of photographs of the Gleaner when she was towed to Hayle, let me know if you want a copy

By: jim mc kernan

jim mc kernan — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:09:27 +0000

it! was spring 1972 off iceland and we just couldnt catch fish!Roy Belcher was skipper and knew something was wrong.We had changed trawls 2 or3 times,measured everything to no avail anyway one afternoon towing eaqst horns he suddenly said ” jim,your bosun,go and get a shackle pin and a ball of twine and take it on the boat deck”we dipped the after ballast tank and found it o be empty so filled it with the donkey pipe and apparently ppt the screw 3 foot deeper in the waer .when we hauled we didnt look back fih fish fish,i remembered this when i had a boat of my own and ALWAYS kept the stern down good old Roy

By: Alan Duggan

Alan Duggan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:38:58 +0000

Thanks Gil, entry updated.

By: gilbert mayes

gilbert mayes — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:31:04 +0000

Correction

6.1976: Sold to Stanley Ferry Dismantlers Ltd, Hayle site for demolition.

24.7.1976: Sailed Fleetwood for Hayle.

8.1976: Work commenced.