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Truby King demonstrates her clean lines easy access with great rear and deck visibility, plus added clear visibility for spotting floats behind the boat, making it perfect for a minimal crew working the vessel. At the rear of the deckhouse the roof extension or veranda, offers protection from the elements for the deckhand working the hauling gear. This was kept somewhat shorter than I would have expected but was done to be able to extract the main engine in a hurry and for serious repairs to minimise down time in a busy season. eas vis m ro th s e m The splitter drum and pot davit is mounted to starboard allowing both the skipper and crew to remain in sync' as they work recovering the pots as a team. Of interest, this new vessel with modern hydraulics is recovering the heavy pots 30 percent quicker than Sea Slave, which is no slug in the cray fishing world, all adding to improved time efficiencies. Meanwhile, there are three single berths in the for'ard accommodation, a double, and a small head and shower working some 170 pots a day, plus 30 red cod pots and during the crab season fishing in amongst the beach surf for the favoured paddle crabs. ki 170 d l 30 d d d d i h Boat builder Richard Taylor had previously worked for Miller and Tunnage for about 18 years and always prided himself on sailing on any of the boats he had built, even doing the occasional stint working as a deckhand to prove a point in confidence. Now, as the owner of Careys Bay Slipways, his knowledge, combined with Allan's fishing experience, form a remarkable design and specification team. One which, when teamed with the combined knowledge of the staff at the yard, made sure the entire project was completed smoothly with very few hiccups being experienced. She was laid up in glass matting and resin in a female mould using a 19mm balsa core with glassed plywood bulkheads and decks. The deck house is constructed in marine alloy following the proven design of Allan's other cray boat, Sea Slave. This design makes for good visibility and the relative angles of the windows assist in reducing the salt or water sitting on the glass. My thoughts are that reverse sheer front windows along with a nice eyebrow would better suit this vessel and provide a glare shade and a greater feeling of space in the deckhouse. But let's not redesign the vessel, because Allan was conscious of wind resistance potentially reducing speed. From inside the deckhouse the crew and passengers are afforded all round visibility, so much so, that even the fisheries observers when on board, can monitor what they are catching on deck from the comfort of the wheelhouse. The wide deckhouse door provides 12 Professional Skipper November/December 2012 compartment. This is essentially a day boat with overnight capability. The deckhouse has a small settee for the crew to rest, with a functional galley that has a small sink along with the two burner stove and oven. A food icebox is also provided to keep lunches and drinks cool. co cap i The owner of Careys Bay Slipways, his knowledge, combined with Allan's fishing experience, form a remarkable design and specification team. The helm station is well positioned to gain maximum visibility and ease of access to all the electronic aids now required in fishing. Alan runs two systems on board and has the same systems on all his vessels for ease of transportability and knowledge. For example, if Sea Slave sets the gear and cannot recover it, they can swap the data cards to the next boat and its all action for the crew with no time lost. The on board electronics were supplied and installed by Jason Hollands of Navcom Electronics Ltd, consisting of the Furuno NavNet system with Furuno Navnet VX2 10.4" Multifunction Navigation Display – Furuno Radar 4kW – Furuno Sounder 1kW all interfaced, along with a JRC 2000 plotter sounder as a back up system. Then we have the Furuno Autopilot Navpilot 711 to act as slave when required and the usual radio communications and other add- The main working area