Macduff Shipyards Limited has just completed a new trawler for Peterhead to a brand new design.
The Favonius PD17 has been built for brothers Andrew and Phil Buchan, and will operate Peterhead through Caley Fisheries Limited.
The brothers’ previous Favonius was also built at Macduff Shipyards Limited as the Aspire FR793. This wooden hulled vessel was 21.20m overall with 6.86m beam.
Discussions on the proposed new vessel took place over a period and the main criteria was to design a vessel a little longer, to be easier to drive through the water, and to be fuel efficient by fitting a large diameter propeller at slow speed without excess engine power.
A Mitsubishi S6R2 MPTK was chosen which produced 643HP (480kw) at 1350RPM with a Reintjes WAF 374 at 7.091:1 reduction ratio giving a shaft speed of 190RPM. This combination offered maximum efficiency with a nozzle propeller diameter of 2300mm, so in the design process this size was chosen on the development of the aft end lines.
A reasonable quantity of fresh water was necessary for the production of ice, especially as the vessel was to be laid out for pair trawling as well as prawn trawling.
It was necessary therefore to design a large bulbous bow to contain fresh water, and also to allow for a finer waterline entry and finer fore end lines, in combination with a raked stem.
The resultant design has produced a fine looking vessel with extremely good reserve stability, which would allow for additional net drums on the top deck if required by a future customer.
The hull form is double chine with a deep box ballast keel.
Vessel specifications
Dimensions
Length overall: 23m
Length registered: 21.45m
Breadth extreme: 7.8m
Depth moulded: 4.2m
Tonnage: 230
Capacities
Oil fuel: 18167l + service tank
Fresh water: 25927l
