Here is another!

And yet another!

Simon, Roger any chance of enlightening us as to the origins of these varients?

Well Simon / Roger, are you going to give us any clues as to what these non factory looking Lochins are?

Here is one Lochin, hull supplied by Lochin Marine, Rye, in early 70's and finished off by Sea Cruisers of Rye who still exist. Less than a dozen were built. These photos date out of the early 70's. Don't know what engines they were running. Heard that one went to Spain for a period of time and later returned to Holland.

Hi all,

Only just picked up your exchanges - the Lochin 33 with fly-deck was originally based at Southwold (near Lowestoft) and belonged to David Rogers who built her from a hull we supplied in the early 90's. She had a single 350hp Sabre and was sold to Alderney. I heard the owner died about 2 years ago and was sold to somewhere else in the CI's but not sure who or where.

The grey 38 (see Robbie's reply) was originally I believe the Isle of Man Sea Fisheries Patrol craft which we sold some years ago to Scotland. She was built in Rye and had the unusual feature of a RIB ramp in her ****pit. She carried about a 5m/6m RIB for investigation duties and was based in Douglas I beleive. I think she was fitted originally with Mermaid 200hp ish engines. Very nice boat.

The dutch incarnation I have not seen before but looks very similar to our Lochin 333 Motor Cruiser version of which nwe only have built one based in Sweden.

The aft cabin 33 was a Tusker and I think in either Shetland or Orkney Islands. She has the distinction of being shown at the London Earls Court Boat Show somewhere around 1978/80 I think or certainly a similar boat.

Harold has provided some pictures of a 33 built in Rye with an open backed wheelhouse. This I have seen about 3 years ago in Ireland and I think is still there. My agent in Limerick sold her and she is probably cruising the west coast somewhere.

Interesting to look at these - I have a filing cabinet full of old photo's and must sort some out one day.

Hope that helps. ST

The fly deck 33 was originally called Eastern Dawn and she was a timber sheathed superstructure but done to a very good standard.

I shall try to post some of the old pics in time but I shall have to scan them in. Bear with me!

It is interesting that in the past two weeks a large proportion of our enquiries have been for new Lochin's and from serious minded people so who said there was a 'credit crunch' - maybe people are just fed up with the negative talk! ST

Hi Nemesis and welcome to the forum!

We're starting to get a truly international flavour now!

Your NSRI Rescue Craft is a very fine looking piece of kit and thanks for posting the photographs.

How do you find the Lochin behaves in your waters?

Perhaps you could let us know a bit more about her and her history.

Cheers

Chas

You are quite right here it is in an early brochure..

Alan, is that the Aladard now in Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne? Very nice example of the older 33s. Looks to be very well maintained.

Hi Steve,

You are correct, Aladard is in Sovereign Harbour. There are only two Lochins, including mine. Are you based there and what do you own.?

Geoff

Hi Alan,

This Lochin 38 was the very first of the 38's. From what I can remember it's either built in 1983 or 84. She was built as a company demonstrator and got sold to the pilots in Boulougne, France. It replaced a much bigger boat, however the 38 was far superior.

Regards

Harold

Hi Harold,
Dad had Clanamara which was hull number 6 from Rye. As I remember it was half built as a cancelled order. He only bought it by chance as he was after a 33 and went to the yard to see what they were like.
He had it in Alderney up until his death in 1997 when we sold it to a couple of blokes on the island who re-engined her and ran trips calling her Lady Maris.
Sadly they hit a rock off Burhou in Feb this year and she was written off. She was replaced by Pelanic.
Clanamara was the most confidence inspiring sea boat I have been on.

Alan

Harold,
Thanks for that. Mine is on the Hamble down near Southampton. It was built in 1983 as Merchant navy and went into the reserve fleet for a few years before ending the last 3 at Oban. It has been quite sympathetically converted inside but retains all of the self righting systems etc. It still has the original V8 Cats both of which I have had done up. It sounds like a jet plane when you run it flat out.

Hi Simon
The grey 38 i dont think is the old sea fishery boat from douglas because she was called the Enbar with a full gdsv wheel house slightly forward to give room for the rib.The Enbar also had a flush deck.The engines were twin Ford mirage engines rated at 320hp.You sold her to a diving company in Scotland.For £96,000.If my memory is correct i think she operates out of Stromness.In proper Lochin Seas.
Regards Bob.ps I will dig out a photo.

Hi gmr 86 and welcome to the forum!

I tried the link and it got me to the ships site but I couldn't find the photo. Maybe Simon will be able to throw more light on it.

Cheers

Chas

That one was a 33 GDSV that was commissioned by the RNLI with what can only be described as 'sledge runners underneath to protect the sterngear. It was designed to be landed and launched from the beach. The boat was pretty much empty other than a pair of volvo engines and a wheel.
As I understand it the thing was quite sucessful but the timing of the project (late 80'sish) was wrong and it never went into service. The Mersey took its place.
The boat was sold to a private owner in Poole who made a nice job of converting it, naming it Lianda. I think he still owns it as I saw it in Poole harbour a couple of years ago. It used to go into Alderney quite regularly as with the skids it could sit upright on Braye beach .One of the boating magazines did a feature on it at the time called 'Made to measure'.

All three English Icons together, QE2, Tower Bridge, and a Lochin 33 GDSV........

The Predator, the 2nd photo on this topic was my uncle's boat till a few years ago, when he sold her to some lads in Harlepool. We did run two lochin's between us, fishing the many wrecks littering the irish sea. We now have one boat, Morio Mon.

When my uncle bought Predator she had been run-down and had been used as a commercial vessel, hence the raised decks. My uncle stripped her down to the hull and rebuilt het to what she looks like in the photo. He kept the wheelhouse short to gain extra deck space,and she fished 10 anglers with ease. The extra weight from the raised decks was her downfall. We put the same engine in both boats and my lochin would outperforma his by about 4-5 knots.

My uncle later put a cummins in it before he sold her and that seemed to push her through the water, at a decent rate.

Here's an unusual Lochin 33 i saw for sale on the find a fishing boat website.
You don't see many with an aft wheelhouse, but probably the ideal set-up for potting

Hi, All Lochin owners, i would just like to add my 1972 lochin, named CORMORANT to the pictures.

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Futher to the 'Lochin 33 Carriage Lifeboat ' someone in the RNLI told me that the Lochin 38 was considered as an Oakley/Rother class replacement prior to the Mersey class design being chosen. Any truth in this? Where drawings made or a prototype built?

Hi Chas,

Thanks for the welcome. I kept Eastern Dawn for about 4 years after building her from a hull. I had built two other boats before the Lochin from bare hulls and they were both Cygnus craft. I decided to sell Eastern Dawn because I wanted a boat with more accomodation and one suitable for the Broads. We now have a Broom 10/70 motor cruiser and keep her on the broads. Although the Broom is OK at sea you cannot even begin to compare it to the Lochin. The Lochin was a superb seaboat and I think its the best around for its size. I attach some photos and hope that they come out ok.  I dont know where Eastern Dawn is now but would like to know where she is moored now. Regards Dave R.

Seen and fund this one also, I'm trying to make a deal with the present owner.

nice boatin and outside.

picture included.

Is there someone who knows more? Or the original owner? Would be nice,

Lochin 17, any ideas?

http://www.findafishingboat.com/grp-lochin-17/DB55299

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