The latest completion by Macduff Shipyards Limited is the “Rebecca”
for skipper Adam Tait, who operates through Westward Fishing
Company.
This is a new model, developed to the skippers requirements.
Adam wanted a similar fishroom capacity to the previous 18/19 metre
vessels built by the yard, but the vessel had to be more fuel efficient by
developing a design which was easier to push through the water.
Through consultations with a technical institution the yard has developed
a longer bulbous bow, which, in conjunction with a raked stem and finer
forward lines should deliver a design to match the owners expectations.
The move away from Vessel Capacity Units in which overall length was
a major factor, to a system where only Gross Tonnage and Kilowatts are
used also helped in developing a design with more pronounced stem
rake.
The hull form is double chine, with a box type ballast keel.
The steel deckhouse is fitted rail to rail athwartships and the steel shelterdeck is formed as an extension of the hull without a rail line.
The shelterdeck is all weathertight except for the aft net handling area.
Layout below deck from forward – forepeak c/w chain locker, fishroom, engineroom, and cabin with steering gear compartment.
Layout on main deck from forward – winch room, fish handling area, deckhouse, and net handling area.
The main engine is a Caterpillar 3412CTA rated 650HP at 1800RPM with a Reintjes WAF374L reverse reduction gearbox with 7.476:1 reduction ratio, driving a 1900mm diameter 4 blade Lips propeller in a Lips nozzle.
A Cummins 6CTA8.3M auxiliary engine is fitted on the port side, and is arranged to drive the hydraulic pumps for the deck machinery. The engine is heat exchanger cooled and is rated 255HP at 1800RPM, with variable speed control from the wheelhouse.
Two Cummins 6BT3.9DIM 58kw 415/3/50 generator sets are fitted on the starboard side, with one fitted with a deadship start.
The Caterpillar main engine and the two Cummins generators are arranged for keel cooling, with Fernstrum gridcoolers supplied by Kort
Propulsion Co Ltd.
The sterngear was manufactured by the Yard and is fitted with Deep Sea
Seals.
The Caterpillar main engine was supplied by Finning Limited.
The Cummins engine for driving the hydraulics was supplied direct from Cummins, but the two Cummins generator sets were supplied by Beta Marine Ltd.
A FloScan fuel monitor is fitted.
Remote fuel tank capacity indicators are fitted in the wheelhouse.
The deck machinery package is as follows
1 – Macduff 3 drum trawl winch
2 – Macduff split net drums
1 – TMA Gilson winch
1 – Thistle MKB7 kinked boom short post crane c/w powerblock
1 – Thistle MFB8 straight boom discharging crane c/w winch
1 – curved towing bar and carriage
1 – standby pump c/w Stromag clutch from main engine
CHARACTERISTICS :
Length 21.22 [m]
Length Registred 20.22 [m]
Breadth Extremed 7.00 [m]
Depth moulded 3.90 [m]
Tonnage 191
CAPACITIES :
Fuel 18,500 litres
Fresh Water 12,000 litres
A Thrustmaster hydraulic bow thruster is operated off the deck machinery hydraulics.
Electrics and galley equipment by R D Downie, Fraserburgh
Fire doors by Promat UK Ltd
Wheelhouse door and casing doors by Libra Plast A/S Norway
Fishroom insulation by Patsy Bruce, Fraserburgh
Steering gear by Scan Steering A/S, Denmark
Controls by Kobelt Ltd
Fire appliances by Mackenzie Fire Protection Ltd
LSA by Blue Anchor Fire and Safety Limited
Wheelhouse windows by HK van Wingerden & Zn BV, Holland
Compass, clocks and barometer by T Gunn, Aberdeen
24v alternators by Transmotor APS, Denmark
Fish handling system by Macduff Shipyards Limited
Fishroom cooling and ice maker by Premier Refrigeration ltd
Paint by International Paints Ltd
Wheelhouse seats by Norsap, Norway
Motor driven bilge/deckwash pumps by Bombas Azcue SA, Spain
Fuel filter/separator by CC Jensen
Pressure washer by Sellarc Southern Ltd
Exhaust mounts by A V Mounts UK Ltd
Electronic equipment by Woodsons of Aberdeen Ltd
Radio Telephones
Icom M801 Class E MF/HF SSB c/w
HS50 telephone handset
2 x Sailor RT2048 VHF c/w H2063 flush kit
Icom M421 Class D GMDSS VHF
2 x deck horn speakers for VHF and MH/HF
GPS/GPS Gyro
Koden KGP-913D DGPS receiver
Koden KGP-913 GPS receiver
Furuno SC30 GPS Gyro
Echosounder
WASSP WWB-160F-SCT multi-beam sounder c/w
160 KHZ multi-beam transducer
Koden CVS-833L dual frequency sounder c/w
50/200KHZ transducer
Plotter
Sodena Turbowin Plotting System
Olex Plotter
Radar
Koden MDC 810BS radar c/w 6ft scanner
MRE330 MARPA interface
Koden MDC1840BT radar c/w 4ft scanner
MRE 330 MARPA interface
Autopilot
Navitron NT921 MK11 c/w watch alarm
Scan DE180 gyro repeater
