Coasters Remembered The On Line Community For Coastal Shipping Enthusiasts - Ray Bloomfield

Hi Ray, got your shiplist too, guess will save you some time, writing it again

Ships on which I sailed

As long as the tax man wont read this I will post my old ships (as far back as I can remember).
Prior to '80 I only have the approx date that we bought the old Vectis Isle from Bob Roberts, '77 ??
Andrea, hoofinch, hoofinch, argo g, wis, wilks, wib, wilks, argo g, wib, whitonia, blatence, wis, wib, hoop, wis, wiris, wilks, freda w, halcience remamed island coaster (from 5/85 to 9/89). Ashore running my own transport outfit til the bitch who was me then 2nd wife buggered orf with all the proceeds.
from5/92 Nautic W, crystal v, borelly, breydon venture, blackbird, borkum 11, thameswood, breydon venture, commodity, arklow bay, borelly, arklow bay, borelly, celebrity, candourity, klazina c,
rulewave warrior remamed rms aramon, mungo, pongo, burhou I, mike, grace, adriana, pipit, swift, fulmar, teal, swallow, lark, christine y, red baroness, red duchess, fingal, pat m, ardent, and still on the red duchess. Phew !!

ray bloomfield 02-24-2011 09:48 PM
The ones I remember but no dis bk. Boston Pionair LT312, boston vulcan LT ???, then motor barges.. thallata, kimberly, raybel, gold, naughton, josh francis, cecil gilders and the first one I went skipper of Silver, wallbrook, bastion, celtic, london bridge, and I'm sure there are a few others that I have forgotten or would like to.

Richard 02-26-2011 02:01 PM
Ray, you fogot the "William Brice"

ray bloomfield 02-26-2011 06:45 PM
Thanks for that Richard,
And H W Wilkinson, black jacks relief. & not the cleanest boat I've relieved on

Richard 02-28-2011 12:37 AM
Now, there was a character old Alf Finch (Black jake) I was mate with him back in 74/75 on the "Harry Ford" he used to keep such a clean boat!!!!!

ray bloomfield 02-28-2011 09:41 AM
Yea, you could eat your dinner of the engine room floor plates.............cos they were cleaner than the dinner plates :D