
The Back End of the Boat…

Photographs, Video and Stuff
The Trawler Departs – Richard Broom Photography
Compared to most, this trawler is one of the smallest I have seen on the slipway at Macduff Harbour.
The Nimrod brightens up an otherwise dull harbour
You can’t beat having your bottom scraped…
A regular at Macduff Harbour
See a large versions of the images below here.
…or the Blue Hour, whatever you wish it to be…
You just can’t beat having a new coat of paint on your bottom…
The Slipway at Macduff is open again…
The action end of a modern trawler…
The Friendly Isle departs Macduff Harbour
The Shekhina, sitting on the bottom at MacDuff Harbour leans over in the early morning sunshine.
Or, as we used to say in the days when merchant ships carried Radio Officers – QTP MacDuff (in Morse code of course).
High and dry……
All quiet and peaceful at MacDuff…
I have no idea what it is but it has seen better days (a bit like me really!)
(AKA a port hole)
In case you are wondering, these ‘wheels’ stop a fishing boat’s trawl net getting caught on rocks on the sea bed.
Snow in May? Who would have believed it?
Cranes, these days, controlled from a radio-control box. Clever stuff!
Don’t forget to lubricate your parts…
The Fisher Boys and the Serenity cosy on up…
One of the smaller fishing boats in the harbour…
I’m sure they’re used for something…
We all need something to stop us drifting away…
Even more balls!
Lean on somebody when the tide is out…
Ouch!
They come in all shapes and sizes y’know…
Can be painful…
Continuing with the ball theme…