Lochin Owners Association Forum

Martin · Martin

Hi All Not had much to report lately other than a distinct lack of Summer. I don't know what it is like where everyone else lives but here on the west cost of Scotland it has been wet n windy for most of the time. Still working hard when we can get ouit and had some superb wildlife sightings this year especi...

pirate · pirate

Hi to all, im trying to find out the full history of my Lochin 33 CORMORANT by name can anybody help? i was told that was the firt Lochin 33 ever built........back in 1972, its this true? and that it was Franks nickols own Lochin33...... then hes sold it only a few year later, now its in Ireland and has been f...

Damon Devriendt · Damon Devriendt

Hi guys, Most of times i look around at the internet if there are some lochins for sale. Last times , it seems that a lot of older lochin 33's (simular to mine) are for sale. Does anyone have an idea of some lochin 40's that are for sale? Please let me know if you find some. Kind regards, Damon from the B...

Emmakate · Emmakate

Here's a picture of my boat being lifted into the water after a refit

robbiediesel · robbiediesel

I'm Bored, so i thought how about we all post our pics of our Lochins being craned (or trailered) in or out of the water! Also, a point of interest, is it just me, or does the main Lochin Website hardly contain a single lochin picture? ie if you click on new boats & then click on Lochin 40 or Lochin 333 the...

Beer lemmer · Beer lemmer

Hey everyone, I am busy to prepare my Lochin for this summer season and I am right now busy with anti-fouling and preparing the "steel shoe" and rudder construction. The steel shoe was filled-up with wood en was in poor condition so I removed it, further there is (was) some kind of seal at the top of the r...

KOF · KOF

Hi there, I'm new to this forum. Have just bought a Lochin 33 on an auction (which means I never met the previous owner) and was wondering whether any one knows about this particular model. I haven't been able to find any similar boats on the internet, althougt it looks somewat like the Brede Class. It wa...

chuck · chuck

I am now doing the bridge back of lady. I wanted to know if I am now doing the ****pit of lady. I wanted to know if anyone here had already use the anti-skidding "kewy grip" paint. I intend to use it on the new floor will be in place. Thank you for sharing your experience in terms of anti-skidding for boat.

dave p · dave p

http://www.findafishingboat.com/lochin-33-sports-fisher-mfv/ad-83577

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hello to anyone on hear still. Just want to wish everyone a Happy Christmas, a very prosperous new year and great boating weather in 2017. Cheers....hic. Dave

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hi all. Just wondering what do people use on their undersides? I use hard racing antifoul because of the boats speed, but have been considering coppercoat to enable the boat to stay in the water longer between lifts, pressure washes and annual treatment of traditional antifoul paint. Anyone use...

SBTB · SBTB

Hi all, I was wondering if anybody knows of any Lochin passenger/trip boats that are in operation? I know of a 40 footer that works in Ireland doing dolphin watching trips but have not come across any others... Any suggestions appreciated as I'm looking for inspiration for a possible future purchas...

chas · chas

Greetings All I know I haven't been on here much lately but... I've still got my old Lochin 33 but after not using it much for the last few years, I'm going to have to make some improvements. Mine as some will remember is the extended wheelhouse variant (I never liked the name Sports Cruiser) and the engin...

HanssonBrothers · HanssonBrothers

Hi mates ! Only 1 1/2 days old on our way out to Brännö island my Daughter ToveLo =) AND some early more summer pic for us 2016 The Lochin 33 taking us all year around 2015-16 No matters the weather =) Best regards Swedish Brothers =) Tobias & Thomas -- Edited by HanssonBrothers on Friday 17th of Ju...

Beer lemmer · Beer lemmer

Hi everyone, I am new at the Lochin owners Association and have some troubles with my (original pasport) hatch. (leaking and scratched acryl glass) Does anyone have some experience with replacing the original passport hatch with a new one (make) without cutting in the roof or filling out differ...

lawrence · lawrence

hello sorry i dont have one of these, but a friend of mine who passed away left me a load of things and one of them was a set of plans for a Lochin 33 i will keep them for 1 month at the end they will go to the highest bidder who will also pay for postage from France you can contact me directly with your bid LEO68130...

kees · kees

Hi all, Question : In what year Lochin started with the cut away keel ?? or was it an option ? Regards, Kees.

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hi all. What the heck is going on with this forum and all the junk we seem to keep getting? Are there any moderators on here?

nemo · nemo

Hi I'm new member has any body fitted them

Martin · Martin

Hi All Just had 2 weeks in the fantastic workshop at Creran Marine giving Lady Jayne a thorough going over. We at last managed to get rid of the heavy steel mast she has had since being a creel boat and replaced it with an aluminium radar arch specially made by Alutech Engineering. We moved all the ancill...

nemo · nemo

Hello.has any one got a phone no . where I can buy these

dave p · dave p

its been a while since I had a look on here, been a bit quiet lochin lovers my boats running fine apart from a slight oil leak from the front oil seal on one of my borg-warner gearbox's so got to sort that out at sometime ,boat needs a quick lift and scrub as there's only slime on her bottom after being in for a y...

Geordie Paul · Geordie Paul

Hello guys, I have trawler thro a lot of threads going back a long way on this site and I can only find spray rails getting mentioned, firstly are they available as an off the shelf addition? If so where can I get one? Secondly I spoke to someone the other day who knew my boat 10 years ago and said the boat us...

Martin · Martin

Hi Folks Not much action around here lately, I hope it is because you have all been busy using your boats instead of talking about them. LJ been busy when weather allowed which was most of the time as we have had a good summer here so far. We have even managed a few days out and about ourselves and had some gre...

Martin · Martin

Hi All Just been inside a workshop at Creran marine for a week with LJ. What a great facility, shame I didn't know about it years ago. Massive sheds with plenty of space, level floors good lighting single and 3 phase electrics etc etc. All for less than £200 a week - bargain. Our biggest mistake was not rub...

kees · kees

Hi all, We always look for a fishing spot on the edge of a shallow sandbank ( 6 ft.) and deeper water ( ca. 40 ft) Already from wind force 4 against the tidal steam, we get a bumpy sea on this spots and it looks if the waves come from all directions. Not a problem for fishing, but for sailing home Tommie, while s...

Martin · Martin

Hi All Not been much activity on here of late so I thought I would see if anyone still stops by. LJ is still languishing in the winter yard, we are trying to get all the sanding done before going into the workshop on the 1st week in March but weather isn't playing ball. Hope everybody else plans for 2015 ar...

RNLI 33 12 · RNLI 33 12

You have probably all had the experience of how one job leads to another. I started my pre summer check with a small repair of an exhaust leak on starboard side, then found the risers were very corroded that lead to inspection of the manifold. Before I knew it we were inspecting the cylinders and oh boy .....

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hi everyone. I hate it when the boat gets lifted out...it makes me nervous, but Sorcerer 2 is out the water at the moment having some additional things added. First photo, alongside waiting for lift out. Second. Lift out. Third. Antifouled and nearly ready. A winch is being fitted on the starboard sid...

Blue Swell · Blue Swell

Hi All, Just had Blue Swell out of the water for maintenance after 26 months being afloat. Unfortunately had to wait a little longer due to other commitments. Maintenance included the usual Antifoul, Anodes, Polish and this time Replacement of the Shaft Gland Hose's. After getting the shafts disc...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Summer (Preview) Hi All Not had much to report lately other than a distinct lack of Summer. I don't know what it is like where everyone else lives but here on the west cost of Scotland it has been wet n windy for most of the time. Still working hard when we can get ouit and had some superb wildlife sightings this year especi...	Martin	8	1773	Oct 16, 2017 by fingers crossed
	Cormorants History (Preview) Hi to all, im trying to find out the full history of my Lochin 33 CORMORANT by name can anybody help? i was told that was the firt Lochin 33 ever built........back in 1972, its this true? and that it was Franks nickols own Lochin33...... then hes sold it only a few year later, now its in Ireland and has been f...	pirate	2	2199	Sep 4, 2017 by Ewelme
	Lochin's for sale (Preview) Hi guys, Most of times i look around at the internet if there are some lochins for sale. Last times , it seems that a lot of older lochin 33's (simular to mine) are for sale. Does anyone have an idea of some lochin 40's that are for sale? Please let me know if you find some. Kind regards, Damon from the B...	Damon Devriendt	1	1240	Aug 9, 2017 by fingers crossed
	My Lochin 38 (Preview) Here's a picture of my boat being lifted into the water after a refit	Emmakate	2	1415	Aug 9, 2017 by fingers crossed
	Post your Lochin Hanging on a Crane Pictures! (Preview) I'm Bored, so i thought how about we all post our pics of our Lochins being craned (or trailered) in or out of the water! Also, a point of interest, is it just me, or does the main Lochin Website hardly contain a single lochin picture? ie if you click on new boats & then click on Lochin 40 or Lochin 333 the...	robbiediesel	25	5091	Jul 15, 2017 by Daveo52
	Seal Rudder construction (Preview) Hey everyone, I am busy to prepare my Lochin for this summer season and I am right now busy with anti-fouling and preparing the "steel shoe" and rudder construction. The steel shoe was filled-up with wood en was in poor condition so I removed it, further there is (was) some kind of seal at the top of the r...	Beer lemmer	0	1100	May 17, 2017 by Beer lemmer
	any background information? (Preview) Hi there, I'm new to this forum. Have just bought a Lochin 33 on an auction (which means I never met the previous owner) and was wondering whether any one knows about this particular model. I haven't been able to find any similar boats on the internet, althougt it looks somewat like the Brede Class. It wa...	KOF	6	2189	Jan 19, 2017 by Roger Dadd
	kiwi grip non-skid deck paint (Preview) I am now doing the bridge back of lady. I wanted to know if I am now doing the ****pit of lady. I wanted to know if anyone here had already use the anti-skidding "kewy grip" paint. I intend to use it on the new floor will be in place. Thank you for sharing your experience in terms of anti-skidding for boat.	chuck	4	1384	Jan 16, 2017 by chuck
	700hp in a 33 (Preview) http://www.findafishingboat.com/lochin-33-sports-fisher-mfv/ad-83577	dave p	7	1332	Jan 15, 2017 by Martin
	Christmas 2016 (Preview) Hello to anyone on hear still. Just want to wish everyone a Happy Christmas, a very prosperous new year and great boating weather in 2017. Cheers....hic. Dave	fingers crossed	2	1134	Dec 26, 2016 by chuck
	Antifouling paint or coppercoat? (Preview) Hi all. Just wondering what do people use on their undersides? I use hard racing antifoul because of the boats speed, but have been considering coppercoat to enable the boat to stay in the water longer between lifts, pressure washes and annual treatment of traditional antifoul paint. Anyone use...	fingers crossed	17	3026	Dec 23, 2016 by Martin
	Lochin Passenger/Trip Boats (Preview) Hi all, I was wondering if anybody knows of any Lochin passenger/trip boats that are in operation? I know of a 40 footer that works in Ireland doing dolphin watching trips but have not come across any others... Any suggestions appreciated as I'm looking for inspiration for a possible future purchas...	SBTB	13	2414	Oct 17, 2016 by SBTB
	Engine Out Job (Preview) Greetings All I know I haven't been on here much lately but... I've still got my old Lochin 33 but after not using it much for the last few years, I'm going to have to make some improvements. Mine as some will remember is the extended wheelhouse variant (I never liked the name Sports Cruiser) and the engin...	chas	5	1877	Sep 3, 2016 by Martin
	maby the youngest passneger in alochin ? (Preview) Hi mates ! Only 1 1/2 days old on our way out to Brännö island my Daughter ToveLo =) AND some early more summer pic for us 2016 The Lochin 33 taking us all year around 2015-16 No matters the weather =) Best regards Swedish Brothers =) Tobias & Thomas -- Edited by HanssonBrothers on Friday 17th of Ju...	HanssonBrothers	3	1365	Jun 23, 2016 by HanssonBrothers
	Replacing pasport hatch (Preview) Hi everyone, I am new at the Lochin owners Association and have some troubles with my (original pasport) hatch. (leaking and scratched acryl glass) Does anyone have some experience with replacing the original passport hatch with a new one (make) without cutting in the roof or filling out differ...	Beer lemmer	0	1260	Jun 22, 2016 by Beer lemmer
	lochin 33 plans (Preview) hello sorry i dont have one of these, but a friend of mine who passed away left me a load of things and one of them was a set of plans for a Lochin 33 i will keep them for 1 month at the end they will go to the highest bidder who will also pay for postage from France you can contact me directly with your bid LEO68130...	lawrence	0	1358	May 28, 2016 by lawrence
	Question. (Preview) Hi all, Question : In what year Lochin started with the cut away keel ?? or was it an option ? Regards, Kees.	kees	0	1290	May 28, 2016 by kees
	Forum bombardment (Preview) Hi all. What the heck is going on with this forum and all the junk we seem to keep getting? Are there any moderators on here?	fingers crossed	20	3918	Apr 29, 2016 by Martin
	spray rails (Preview) Hi I'm new member has any body fitted them	nemo	5	1755	Apr 19, 2016 by chas
	Ready for 2016 (Preview) Hi All Just had 2 weeks in the fantastic workshop at Creran Marine giving Lady Jayne a thorough going over. We at last managed to get rid of the heavy steel mast she has had since being a creel boat and replaced it with an aluminium radar arch specially made by Alutech Engineering. We moved all the ancill...	Martin	0	1310	Mar 8, 2016 by Martin
	spray rails lochin 33 (Preview) Hello.has any one got a phone no . where I can buy these	nemo	0	1048	Feb 15, 2016 by nemo
	been a while (Preview) its been a while since I had a look on here, been a bit quiet lochin lovers my boats running fine apart from a slight oil leak from the front oil seal on one of my borg-warner gearbox's so got to sort that out at sometime ,boat needs a quick lift and scrub as there's only slime on her bottom after being in for a y...	dave p	1	1132	Feb 4, 2016 by fingers crossed
	Spray rails and weight distribution (Preview) Hello guys, I have trawler thro a lot of threads going back a long way on this site and I can only find spray rails getting mentioned, firstly are they available as an off the shelf addition? If so where can I get one? Secondly I spoke to someone the other day who knew my boat 10 years ago and said the boat us...	Geordie Paul	6	3973	Jan 12, 2016 by nemo
	Anchor (Preview) Hi Folks Not much action around here lately, I hope it is because you have all been busy using your boats instead of talking about them. LJ been busy when weather allowed which was most of the time as we have had a good summer here so far. We have even managed a few days out and about ourselves and had some gre...	Martin	6	2477	Jul 13, 2015 by fingers crossed
	Lady Jayne update (Preview) Hi All Just been inside a workshop at Creran marine for a week with LJ. What a great facility, shame I didn't know about it years ago. Massive sheds with plenty of space, level floors good lighting single and 3 phase electrics etc etc. All for less than £200 a week - bargain. Our biggest mistake was not rub...	Martin	2	1774	Mar 12, 2015 by Martin
	double spray rails ? (Preview) Hi all, We always look for a fishing spot on the edge of a shallow sandbank ( 6 ft.) and deeper water ( ca. 40 ft) Already from wind force 4 against the tidal steam, we get a bumpy sea on this spots and it looks if the waves come from all directions. Not a problem for fishing, but for sailing home Tommie, while s...	kees	2	1459	Mar 10, 2015 by Martin
	For sale on FAFB (Preview) Hi All Not been much activity on here of late so I thought I would see if anyone still stops by. LJ is still languishing in the winter yard, we are trying to get all the sanding done before going into the workshop on the 1st week in March but weather isn't playing ball. Hope everybody else plans for 2015 ar...	Martin	8	2419	Feb 27, 2015 by fingers crossed
	cats released down under (Preview) You have probably all had the experience of how one job leads to another. I started my pre summer check with a small repair of an exhaust leak on starboard side, then found the risers were very corroded that lead to inspection of the manifold. Before I knew it we were inspecting the cylinders and oh boy .....	RNLI 33 12	1	1236	Dec 23, 2014 by Martin
	This bit make me nervous! (Preview) Hi everyone. I hate it when the boat gets lifted out...it makes me nervous, but Sorcerer 2 is out the water at the moment having some additional things added. First photo, alongside waiting for lift out. Second. Lift out. Third. Antifouled and nearly ready. A winch is being fitted on the starboard sid...	fingers crossed	3	1435	Dec 19, 2014 by Martin
	10 Days Hard Graft and Some... (Preview) Hi All, Just had Blue Swell out of the water for maintenance after 26 months being afloat. Unfortunately had to wait a little longer due to other commitments. Maintenance included the usual Antifoul, Anodes, Polish and this time Replacement of the Shaft Gland Hose's. After getting the shafts disc...	Blue Swell	3	1789	Jun 13, 2014 by Blue Swell
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