Fulmar

Current boat name

Fulmar

Boat class

7064

Function

Fishing and Hunting

Type

Length (m / ft)

9.14 / 30ft

Beam (m / ft)

2.03 / 6ft 8in

Leeward

Keel

Masts

One Wood

Rig type

Lug

Propulsion

Sail/engine

Date of build

1910

Place of build

Hartlepool

Present use

Museum/TWM

Built by Cambridge & Co at Hartlepool as the LYDIA & MAY, a 30ft fishing Coble, for R Ferguson of Cullercoats. FULMAR remains much as she was built, the only major change being the addition of a Morris Hotchkiss 13.9 hp engine in the early 1930's which does not alter the profile of the boat, the mast step and other parts being retained. FULMAR's originality reflect her various owner's success in keeping her original. She retained a small sail in case of engine failure until her final days at sea. FULMAR has been used for fishing with long lines, nets, trawl gear and finally with rods. Most of her timbers are original and still show the damage caused by beaching at Northumberland ports until the late 1930's. Owned by the Taylor family since 1939 she spent the 1950's laid up on the quay at Sunderland before being restored for pleasure fishing in 1961. Her stern was damaged when she was laid up ashore and has been well restored by a boatbuilder from Amble with experience of cobles. The ingenious system for raising and lowering the propeller, 'drop drive', which involved an external universal joint in the prop shaft are shown in in the images. FULMAR has been displayed at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle since 1993 GH February 2014