The Bangor S-Class Archive
The Bangor S-Class Archive
‘I purchased Seonaid in 1991 from the late Patrick Crichton of Dumfries, who was the third owner of Seonaid,’ writes Evander Macrae on the Isle of Skye. ‘She was originally called Seaquin, but the name was changed by the second owner to Seonaid, as it is the Gaelic for Janet, his wife’s name.
‘In 2007, I removed Seonaid’s second engine [a Volvo 2002] and installed a 13 hp two-cylinder fresh water cooled Beta driving a new 'Darglow' three-bladed feathering prop. This reduced weight from aft and the reduction in drag from the previous fixed prop really upped Seonaid's performance.
‘In 2008, following the failure of original mast (due to internal rot above spreaders) and difficulty in sourcing a replacement wooden mast, I took the difficult decision to fit the current tin mast. I did however specify an increase in mast height of 12 inches, which is why in some photos the main looks so short in the luff.’
Seonaid