The Engine

The Engine – Richard Broom Photography

The Helicopter Experience

Join me as we all take off in a modern helicopter (best with headphones on).

The Helicopter Experience
The Helicopter Experience – Richard Broom Photography

The Tiny Trawler

One of our smaller visitors…

The Tiny Trawler – Richard Broom Photography

The Smallest Trawler on the Slip…

Compared to most, this trawler is one of the smallest I have seen on the slipway at Macduff Harbour.

The Smallest Trawler on the Slip – Richard Broom Photography

The Pulley and Hook

The Pulley and Hook – Richard Broom Photography

The Fishing Vessel on the Slip…

The Fishing Vessel on the Slip – Richard Broom Photography

The Plucky Little Tug

The Plucky Little Tug – Richard Broom Photography

The Clean Bottom

You can’t beat having your bottom scraped…

The Clean Bottom – Richard Broom Photography

The Ocean Reaper

The Ocean Reaper – Richard Broom Photography

The Voe Jarl Returns

The Voe Jarl is back in the harbour at Macduff

The Voe Jarl Returns – Richard Broom Photography

The Crane Engineer

The Crane Engineer – Richard Broom Photography

The Boat on the Slip

The Boat on the Slip – Richard Broom Photography

The Cordelia-K’s Keep Door Closed Notice

The Cordelia-K’s Keep Door Closed Notice – Richard Broom Photography

The Other Screw

The Other Screw – Richard Broom Photography

The Screw

The Screw – Richard Broom Photography

The Harbour

See a large versions of the images below here.

The Harbour – Richard Broom Photography

The Rois Mhairi

The Rois Mhairi – Richard Broom Photography

The C-Fenna

A cross between a barge, a tug and a dive-support vessel. The C-Fenna is currently helping to connect offshore wind turbine cables to a shore station close to Banff, Scotland. The wind turbine are way out there in the Moray Firth.

The C-Fenna – Richard Broom Photography

The Sparkling Star

The Sparkling Star – Richard Broom Photography

The Freshly Painted Bottom

You just can’t beat having a new coat of paint on your bottom…

The Freshly Painted Bottom – Richard Broom Photography

The Ocean Way at Sunset

The Ocean Way at Sunset BF 878 – Richard Broom Photography

The Engine Starter

The Action End…

The action end of a modern trawler…

The Action End – Richard Broom Photography

The Voe Jarl Returns…

We thought the Voe Jarl had left for foreign shores but, here she is, back in MacDuff again

The Voe Jarl Returns – Richard Broom Photography

The Happy Crewman

The Happy Crewman – Richard Broom Photography

The Back of the Boat

The Back of the Boat – Richard Broom Photography

The Harbour

All quiet and peaceful at MacDuff…

The Harbour – Richard Broom Photography

The Other Rusty Gizmo

The Other Rusty Gizmo – Richard Broom Photography

The Rusty Gizmo

I have no idea what it is but it has seen better days (a bit like me really!)

The Rusty Gizmo – Richard Broom Photography

The New Starboard Winch

The New Starboard Winch – Richard Broom Photography

The High Rollers

The High Rollers – Richard Broom Photography

The Rock-Hoppers

In case you are wondering, these ‘wheels’ stop a fishing boat’s trawl net getting caught on rocks on the sea bed.

The Rock-Hoppers – Richard Broom Photography

The Lifting Tackle

The Lifting Tackle – Richard Broom Photography

The Chains

The Chains – Richard Broom Photography

The Crane Operator

Cranes, these days, controlled from a radio-control box. Clever stuff!

The Crane Operator – Richard Broom Photography

The Rusty Crank

Don’t forget to lubricate your parts…

The Rusty Crank – Richard Broom Photography

The Missing Wheels

After this posting, there was some debate about where the front wheels for this crane truck were. This image solves the mystery. The front wheels are set back and, in front of the front wheel assembly, there are the extendable jacks which keep the truck from tipping over when the crane part of the truck is lifting heavy weights.

The Missing Wheels – Richard Broom Photography

The Low Rollers

I’m sure they’re used for something…

The Low Rollers – Richard Broom Photography

The Bollard

We all need something to stop us drifting away…

The Bollard – Richard Broom Photography

The Alongsiders

The Alongsiders – Richard Broom Photography

The Wheel

A wheel that carries a considerable amount of weight.

The Wheel – Richard Broom Photography

The Charisma

The Charisma – Richard Broom Photography

The Slip

Please see last post

The Slip – Richard Broom Photography

The Wrong Side of the Tracks

Where I have spent most of my life!!!

The Wrong Side of the Tracks – Richard Broom Photography

The Transcend

The Transcend- Richard Broom Photography

The Bunillidh’s bridge windows…

Not something you see every day…

The Bunillidh’s bridge windows – Richard Broom Photography

The Ocean Bounty

The Ocean Bounty – Richard Broom Photography

The trawler at rest…

The trawler at rest – Richard Broom Photography

The Nets and the Steps

The Nets and the Steps – Richard Broom Photography

The Nets

The Nets – Richard Broom Photography

The back end of the boat…

The back end of the boat – Richard Broom Photography

The Island Junior

The Island Junior – Richard Broom Photography

The Voe Jarl’s Bridge & Monkey Island

The Monkey Island is the bit that is normally on top of a ship’s bridge where all the aerials, radar scanners and ships horn (very loud) will be found.

You can see the Voe Jarl coming into MacDuff Harbour here.

The Seaker

I’ve taken photographs of the Seaker before but this one from the top of the harbour wall (a sheer drop down into the sea – EEK!)

The Seaker – Richard Broom Photography

The Cherry-Picker Panel

Every home should have one!

The Cherry-Picker Panel – Richard Broom Photography

The Voe Jarl Arrives…

I have a soft spot for the Voe Jarl – something of a cross between a tug and a workboat. The Voe Jarl arrived in MacDuff Harbour tonight. MacDuff Harbour and the town of MacDuff are extraordinarily quiet at the moment with all pubs and restaurants closed because of the virus. Let’s hope we get back to normal soon.

The Voe Jarl Arrives – Richard Broom Photography

The Courage (1)

The Courage (1) – Richard Broom Photography

The Pipework

In today’s plastic and electronic world, we often seem to lose sight of how important engineering skills are to us. And, we especially lose sight of how important solid engineering training is. We certainly don’t always seem to make things like we used to. Perhaps it is because our politicians mostly read PPE at Oxford or are former lawyers. They wouldn’t know a spanner if it hit them on the head! That leads me to ask the question…what exactly are our politicians good for? Answer (as in the song): ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

The Pipework – Richard Broom Photography

The Radiator Grille

The radiator grille must have been inspired by honeycomb made by bees?

The Radiator Grille – Richard Broom Photography

The Piston Broke

The Piston Broke – Richard Broom Photography

Le Robuste 40

Le Robuste 40 – Richard Broom Photography

The BF9 – A Banff, Scotland Based Fishing Vessel

British fishing vessels have a name and a registration number. BF = Banff, Scotland and the registration number 9.

The BF9 – A Banff, Scotland, Fishing Vessel – Richard Broom Photography

The Inner Harbour

The Inner Harbour – Richard Broom Photography

The Crystal Sea

See a larger version of the image here.

The Crystal Sea – Richard Broom Photography

The MacDuff Harbour Slip at Night

The MacDuff Slip at Night – Richard Broom Photography

The Inner Harbour, MacDuff

The Inner Harbour, MacDuff – Richard Broom Photography

The Doors (or Otter Boards)

These great big lumps of metal are towed behind trawlers. Their aquadynamic shape help to keep the ‘mouth’ of the trawl net open (a bit like wings flying through the water) and the hapless fish are caught in the net, never to escape.

The Doors (or Otter Boards) – Richard Broom Photography
Old fashioned otter boards (image courtesy Wikipedia)

The Bulbous Forefoot

The Bulbous Forefoot or, Bulbous Bow, greatly increases fuel efficiency and the fins help with stability. More about this technology (an American invention) here. The ‘snoot’ shown below belongs to a trawler but most ships are built with bulbous bows these days.

The Bulbous Forefoot – Richard Broom Photography

The Stairway

The Stairway – Richard Broom Photography

The Eternal Light

The Eternal Light – Richard Broom Photography

The Slip

The Slip – Richard Broom Photography

The fish(ing boat) out of water

The fish(ing boat) out of water – Richard Broom Photography

The back end of the fishing boat…

The back end of the fishing boat – Richard Broom Photography

The Boat on the Slip (4)

The Boat on the Slip (4) – Richard Broom Photography

The Boat on the Slip (3)

The Boat on the Slip (3) – Richard Broom Photography

The Boat on the Slip (2)

Another boat on the slip at MacDuff Harbour.

The Boat on the Slip (2) at MacDuff Harbour – Richard Broom Photography

The Lilly Oak on the slip…

The fishing vessel Lilly Oak sits on her cradle on the slip at MacDuff Harbour, Scotland. The slip is a long sloping concrete ramp (image coming soon) used to haul boats out of the water for repair and repainting. The cradle that supports the ships runs on railway lines on the slip.

See a larger version of this image here.

The Lilly Oak on the slip – Richard Broom Photography

The Trawler at Dawn (2)

The Trawler at Dawn (2) – Richard Broom Photography

The Trawler at Dawn (1)

The Scarborough trawler Courage early this morning, fishing nets ready….

The Trawler at Dawn – Richard Broom Photography

The Bunillidh

….not sure how you pronounce that one!

The Bunillidh – Richard Broom Photography

The Pointed End

The Pointed End – Richard Broom Photography

The Morning Star

The Morning Star – Richard Broom Photography

The Ocean Way (rest and repair).

The Ocean Way (rest and repair) – Richard Broom Photography

The Engineer

The Engineer – Richard Broom Photography

The Hunk

The Hunk – Richard Broom Photography

The Printing Press (not just any printing press).

Not just any printing press. This press was used by the Dutch Resistance during World War 2 to print leaflets. More than 20,000 Dutch people were arrested because of their work with the Dutch Resistance. 2,000 Resistance workers were executed. Many Resistance workers were sent to concentration camps. So many brave people.

The Printing Press – Richard Broom Photography

The Steam Traction Engine

The Steam Traction Engine – Richard Broom Photography

The Canal Works

The Canal Works – Richard Broom Photography

The Greasy Gear

You wouldn’t want to get your tender regions caught in this mechanism!

The Greasy Gear – Richard Broom Photography

The Prop Swinger…

The Prop Swinger – Richard Broom Photography

The Lamp

The Lamp

The Nut Nose Face

The Nut Face

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

The Engineer

The Engineer

The Welder (3)

The Welder (3)

The Chain

The Chain

The Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Machine…

Induction, compression, ignition and exhaust (for those who might be wondering if I have gone mad).

The Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow Machine…

The Flying Sparks

Sparks flying.  Video 1 minute 34 secs.

Sparks Flying at Piper Boats from Richard Broom on Vimeo.

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