Macduff Shipyards completes latest fishing vessel
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Macduff Shipyards has recently finished its latest new build Crystal Sea SS 118 for owner David Steven and his two sons David and Alec.
This new boat replaces their previous fishing vessel of the same name, which was built by the company back in 2008, and is intended to fish off the southern coast of England targetting a wide range of catch.
Crystal Sea is a new design of hull which evolved from the previous 24 metres model produced by the firm and was developed to reduce hull resistance and therefore improve fuel efficiency and running speed.
Technology was used at the first stage to measure the resistance of the new hull against the previous design and to identify areas where further improvements could be made.
A shipyards spokesman said: "Following this the hull was then faired by Macduff Ship Design which then used the virtual model to produce a detailed set of kit construction plans and assess the stability.
"The kit was then cut in house by Macduff Profilers, a division of the company, and the vessel was fabricated, engineered and fully fitted out in the main building hall at Macduff before carrying out sea trials in the Moray Firth.
"The hull of Crystal Sea is built completely from steel, apart from the wheelhouse and masts, and features a double chine hull form, transom stern and soft nose bulbous bow which is faired gently into the main hull body.
"The layout of the vessel is largely like some of the other recent new builds produced by the shipyards.
"Below deck features the cabins, engine room, fish hold and a large freshwater tank forward of the collision bulkhead. Above the deck is situated the aft shelter, galley/mess and side passage area, fish processing area and then a winch room forward where three split winches are sited.
"A unique deck machinery package was fabricated by the shipyards for the Crystal Sea comprising three split winches, two split net drums, two split sweep winches, two small gear handling winches and a dedicated anchor windlass. The hydraulic system was also designed and installed by the shipyards."
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