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    52 1/2 foot ex admiralty WW1 Harbour Service launch

    Hello. Correct name is Noup Head after a headland here in Westray. When that earlier photo was taken we had her in the Burray boatyard while we...
    Post by: westray, Jan 15, 2023 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    52 1/2 foot ex admiralty WW1 Harbour Service launch

    Hi. This boat Noup Head is named after a headland (with the lighthouse) in Westray. She came to Orkney in the mid 1950s from Leith. We understood...
    Post by: westray, Jan 2, 2021 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    52 1/2 foot ex admiralty WW1 Harbour Service launch

    Hello. We are working on our WW1 Harbour Service Launch, double diagonal teak on oak, copper sheathed. Solid teak deck. Originally steam, now...
    Thread by: westray, Jan 1, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    52 1/2 foot ex admiralty WW1 Harbour Service launch

    Hello. we are restoring/converting our boat. She is an early one of this type, understood to be WW1. She has straight stem, is narrow (12ft 6...
    Post by: westray, Jan 2, 2021 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    pinnace project

    Hello. Only just come across this thread. maybe no-one watching? [ATTACH] We have a similar WW1 Harbour Service launch, here in Orkney. Currently...
    Post by: westray, Jan 1, 2021 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration