Lochin Owners Association Forum

Martin · Martin

HI Folks Well that's it for me and LJ this year. Normally I leave her in the water till the end of October, this year I took her to Balvicar before we went on our hols and guess what, since we came home the weather has been fantastic! Oh well can't get it right all the time. Hope everyone else has had a good se...

Harold Timmer · Harold Timmer

Hello to Martin,Tobias,Dave,Geoff,Kees and everybody Finally I got my new prop last week and fitted it friday afternoon. I was told I would get a higher cruising speed at a lower rpm and less stress on the engine, with a bit more top speed, although that wasn't too important to me. I was fairly sc...

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

HI all. Just wondered if anyone was going to the southampton boat show this year? I am going on monday if anyone wants to meet for a coffee and chat. Had a good day out fishing on ;Sorcerer' last saturday. Two of us caught plenty of mackerel, a couple of pollack, a few cod, many good sized ling and severa...

Blue Swell · Blue Swell

Hi All, Just looking into improving upon my bilge pump arrangements aboard my Lochin and wondered what everyone else has and where they are fitted. My Lochin being twin engine with built in Keel fuel tanks one in the ****pit and the other in the wheelhouse, has only a small sump at the end of the kee...

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hi all. If there's one thing that gets us Brits talking its usually the weather! So I'm having my say. I'm getting fed up with it!! From the day they first mentioned the 'drought' and 'water shortages' it has hardly stopped raining down here. I'll soon be able to get on my boat from the house. I have'nt eve...

monkfish · monkfish

Dear all, I hope to find some one that could help me, In a friends lochin sports cruiser there was installed a nw engine, On the clock she has only 900 hrs and new he encounterd severe camshaft damage on one of the cam's. does any one of you know where i could download the workshop manual for a D9- >500 Bhp...

dave p · dave p

hi lads i have been having trouble with my pss shaft seals as i am motering along one of them is turning on the stern tube ,onced it has turned 180 degres water floods in the boat so much so the first time it happened i had moterd out to bullocks patch which is about 4 miles out for some bream ,i had been at ancho...

Blue Swell · Blue Swell

Hi All, After 5 long days of boat maintenance im going back to the day job tomorrow for a rest! Although i believe this will be far from the truth! Just had my Lochin 33 lifted and ashore for routine maintenance. So 5 long days in the boatyard,much scrubbing, antifouling and polishing im nearly finis...

Martin · Martin

Well that's Lady Jayne back in the sea again, now the real work starts rubbing down and painting to get ready for the start of our season in early April. Managed to paint the hull and antifoul despite the rain (tricky business when you live in Argyll) Electrician booked for next week to fit the new toys. ...

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Martin and all, not sure if you have seen this before but I thought you may be interested anyway. Found a Lochin ref archived site. Lady Jane is on there and also another called Isis. Hopefully have posted the links correctly, just copy and paste...it should work. Cheers. Dave http://www.western-h...

Blue Swell · Blue Swell

Hi All Has anyone used Alwgrip 2000? I have some comestic issues to address on my Lochin and feel that re-gelcoating those area's alone is not an option,having to flatten back to the original gelcoat,and being thin and weathered in places.Having some small area's previously repaired have hig...

RNLI 33 12 · RNLI 33 12

A few pics of the interior of my recently aquired ex RNLI lifeboat. She was sold to the New Zealand coastguard in 1994 and was in service untill a few months ago. We have started on a few minor alterations but are keen to leave the original features as much as possible.

HanssonBrothers · HanssonBrothers

The Swedish agency... -- Edited by HanssonBrothers on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 09:28:19 PM

robbiediesel · robbiediesel

We are considering building a Launching trailer for our Lochin 333. Just a basic, non road legal trailer to pull the boat it up the slipway with a large tractor & park beside the key in the winter months. Looking for ideas and inspiration. Has anyone built something similar? Would anybody have som...

pirate · pirate

cormorant on youtube, Lochin 33 lough Derg, youtube

HanssonBrothers · HanssonBrothers

Hi i just looket up an R&D flex coupling do any one have experience of them . What kinde och propellershaft couplin do you guys use i just bought one from clementsmarne . They had the half of the price here in sweden same with the flex coupling and propeller... Mixing all parts to my new installati...

Blue Swell · Blue Swell

Does the list ever get completed...... repairs and maintenance on your boats. I have a pad on board and things always get added and crossed off but seems to be on going, there's always something to do onboard but having owned 8 boats I should really know this. Perhaps the answer is to rip it up!!! So in...

Martin · Martin

Happy New Year Just back from the London boat show at Excel. Had a fantastic time and saw some great stuff but I have to say ''it's not for me''. Princess and Sunseeker had the biggest stands and whilst they were fantastic to look round I wouldn't trade Lady Jayne for any of them. If I knew it was gonna get r...

Blue Swell · Blue Swell

Just to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Lets hope 2012 brings great weather, calm sea's and tight lines!!! Best Wishes Geoff................

Stugsy · Stugsy

Since no-one at Lochin seems interested in doing so i will introduce Blue Dolphin. Built in Guernsey this year. More details to follow...

HanssonBrothers · HanssonBrothers

Hi there ! any one knows any bad experions about plastic tanks? Best / Tobbe

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hi all. Does anyone know where I can get a cleat, or who makes them, the same as the photo please?? The top bar is about 10 inces or 250mm. I am adding a couple more and have managed to get one on Ebay the same as the ones already on my boat, but I need another. Cheers. Dave. -- Edited by fingers crossed on Mo...

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hello all. Since I got 'Sorcerer' some nine months ago already and have been 'living with it', I am adding a couple of things. I got my builder, 'Blue water boats' in Plymouth to make some seat boxes which were retro fitted behind the wheelhouse. Once again they did an excellent job and look like they...

Stugsy · Stugsy

Could this be the long awaited Lochin 339?

robbiediesel · robbiediesel

Hi Guys, Have'nt contributed much to the forum in a while, so here is a few pictures from a recent fishing trip on our Lochin. One of the best days fishing we've ever had! 7 boxes in total, mainly Haddock and one box of cod, with the odd Ling landed aswell. Couple of seagulls managed to get tangled in the b...

Stugsy · Stugsy

Hi Simon/David, How about some photos and information on the new vessel you have laaunched? Im sure the guys here would like more information on set up, layout and performance, as well as in build and conpleted pics. I'm having to go to the Safehaven site at the monment to get my fix of build photos and in...

Martin · Martin

Hi Folks Great weather here on Mull, blue skies sunshine and light winds. We have been making the most of the days by running trips in the mornings then heading off on our own or with friends in the afternoon. Had some good fishing too close to Bac Mhor (Dutchmans Cap). We have been lucky enough to have Dol...

ocean tramp · ocean tramp

hi anyone have any preferences on wheather to have flexible engine mounts or bolt the engine down hard. i have a mk1 mitchell 31 and have fitted new flexiblee engine mounts as the old ones were worn out . i had the correct weight of engine mounts but on tickverover 700RPM the vibration is bad even out of g...

fingers crossed · fingers crossed

Hi all. As the weather has been rubbish lately i decided to get 'Sorcerer' out the water for a check and bit of maintenance. The antifouling is good but the shaft anodes have completeley gone, vanished, flown off, whatever. I had the bonding of the shafts, props etc, checked by a marine engineer and...

kees · kees

Hi all, After picking up a rope with my prop a few years ago, I am still thinking to hang an outboard on the stern who can bring me home when something with the single Iveco or drive breaks down.the question is how much horsepower i need.An old calculation program on my pc gives 5 kn. with 20 hp and only 6 kn wi...

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	End of season (Preview) HI Folks Well that's it for me and LJ this year. Normally I leave her in the water till the end of October, this year I took her to Balvicar before we went on our hols and guess what, since we came home the weather has been fantastic! Oh well can't get it right all the time. Hope everyone else has had a good se...	Martin	7	1783	Nov 5, 2012 by kees
	New propeller (Preview) Hello to Martin,Tobias,Dave,Geoff,Kees and everybody Finally I got my new prop last week and fitted it friday afternoon. I was told I would get a higher cruising speed at a lower rpm and less stress on the engine, with a bit more top speed, although that wasn't too important to me. I was fairly sc...	Harold Timmer	14	2334	Sep 24, 2012 by kees
	Southampton boat show (Preview) HI all. Just wondered if anyone was going to the southampton boat show this year? I am going on monday if anyone wants to meet for a coffee and chat. Had a good day out fishing on ;Sorcerer' last saturday. Two of us caught plenty of mackerel, a couple of pollack, a few cod, many good sized ling and severa...	fingers crossed	1	1220	Sep 12, 2012 by Blue Swell
	Bilge Pump Upgrade (Preview) Hi All, Just looking into improving upon my bilge pump arrangements aboard my Lochin and wondered what everyone else has and where they are fitted. My Lochin being twin engine with built in Keel fuel tanks one in the ****pit and the other in the wheelhouse, has only a small sump at the end of the kee...	Blue Swell	5	1875	Aug 22, 2012 by Blue Swell
	Weather (Preview) Hi all. If there's one thing that gets us Brits talking its usually the weather! So I'm having my say. I'm getting fed up with it!! From the day they first mentioned the 'drought' and 'water shortages' it has hardly stopped raining down here. I'll soon be able to get on my boat from the house. I have'nt eve...	fingers crossed	12	1695	Jul 24, 2012 by fingers crossed
	Damaged camshaft (Preview) Dear all, I hope to find some one that could help me, In a friends lochin sports cruiser there was installed a nw engine, On the clock she has only 900 hrs and new he encounterd severe camshaft damage on one of the cam's. does any one of you know where i could download the workshop manual for a D9- >500 Bhp...	monkfish	4	1451	Jul 1, 2012 by monkfish
	trouble with my pss shaft seals (Preview) hi lads i have been having trouble with my pss shaft seals as i am motering along one of them is turning on the stern tube ,onced it has turned 180 degres water floods in the boat so much so the first time it happened i had moterd out to bullocks patch which is about 4 miles out for some bream ,i had been at ancho...	dave p	11	3281	Jun 16, 2012 by dave p
	Going back to the "Day Job " for a rest! (Preview) Hi All, After 5 long days of boat maintenance im going back to the day job tomorrow for a rest! Although i believe this will be far from the truth! Just had my Lochin 33 lifted and ashore for routine maintenance. So 5 long days in the boatyard,much scrubbing, antifouling and polishing im nearly finis...	Blue Swell	10	2082	Jun 2, 2012 by Blue Swell
	Back on the water (Preview) Well that's Lady Jayne back in the sea again, now the real work starts rubbing down and painting to get ready for the start of our season in early April. Managed to paint the hull and antifoul despite the rain (tricky business when you live in Argyll) Electrician booked for next week to fit the new toys. ...	Martin	10	2162	May 12, 2012 by robbiediesel
	Archived Lochins (Preview) Martin and all, not sure if you have seen this before but I thought you may be interested anyway. Found a Lochin ref archived site. Lady Jane is on there and also another called Isis. Hopefully have posted the links correctly, just copy and paste...it should work. Cheers. Dave http://www.western-h...	fingers crossed	4	1687	Apr 18, 2012 by Martin
	Wheelhouse and Awlgrip 2000 (Preview) Hi All Has anyone used Alwgrip 2000? I have some comestic issues to address on my Lochin and feel that re-gelcoating those area's alone is not an option,having to flatten back to the original gelcoat,and being thin and weathered in places.Having some small area's previously repaired have hig...	Blue Swell	12	2753	Apr 18, 2012 by Blue Swell
	interior Lochin Brede class lifeboat (Preview) A few pics of the interior of my recently aquired ex RNLI lifeboat. She was sold to the New Zealand coastguard in 1994 and was in service untill a few months ago. We have started on a few minor alterations but are keen to leave the original features as much as possible.	RNLI 33 12	1	3266	Apr 17, 2012 by Harold Timmer
	commercial (Preview) The Swedish agency... -- Edited by HanssonBrothers on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 09:28:19 PM	HanssonBrothers	1	1586	Mar 15, 2012 by HanssonBrothers
	Launching Trailer Lochin 33 (Preview) We are considering building a Launching trailer for our Lochin 333. Just a basic, non road legal trailer to pull the boat it up the slipway with a large tractor & park beside the key in the winter months. Looking for ideas and inspiration. Has anyone built something similar? Would anybody have som...	robbiediesel	1	1379	Feb 22, 2012 by Nitroxwill
	cormorant on youtube (Preview) cormorant on youtube, Lochin 33 lough Derg, youtube	pirate	0	1170	Feb 21, 2012 by pirate
	R&D flexcoupling (Preview) Hi i just looket up an R&D flex coupling do any one have experience of them . What kinde och propellershaft couplin do you guys use i just bought one from clementsmarne . They had the half of the price here in sweden same with the flex coupling and propeller... Mixing all parts to my new installati...	HanssonBrothers	1	1469	Feb 13, 2012 by HanssonBrothers
	Does the list ever get completed...... (Preview) Does the list ever get completed...... repairs and maintenance on your boats. I have a pad on board and things always get added and crossed off but seems to be on going, there's always something to do onboard but having owned 8 boats I should really know this. Perhaps the answer is to rip it up!!! So in...	Blue Swell	3	1500	Feb 12, 2012 by Blue Swell
	Boat Show (Preview) Happy New Year Just back from the London boat show at Excel. Had a fantastic time and saw some great stuff but I have to say ''it's not for me''. Princess and Sunseeker had the biggest stands and whilst they were fantastic to look round I wouldn't trade Lady Jayne for any of them. If I knew it was gonna get r...	Martin	5	1714	Jan 10, 2012 by fingers crossed
	Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (Preview) Just to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Lets hope 2012 brings great weather, calm sea's and tight lines!!! Best Wishes Geoff................	Blue Swell	5	1789	Jan 1, 2012 by fingers crossed
	The 333 Motor Cruiser (Preview) Since no-one at Lochin seems interested in doing so i will introduce Blue Dolphin. Built in Guernsey this year. More details to follow...	Stugsy	31	3773	Dec 8, 2011 by Martin
	Plasttanks (Preview) Hi there ! any one knows any bad experions about plastic tanks? Best / Tobbe	HanssonBrothers	5	1411	Oct 20, 2011 by HanssonBrothers
	Cleats (Preview) Hi all. Does anyone know where I can get a cleat, or who makes them, the same as the photo please?? The top bar is about 10 inces or 250mm. I am adding a couple more and have managed to get one on Ebay the same as the ones already on my boat, but I need another. Cheers. Dave. -- Edited by fingers crossed on Mo...	fingers crossed	5	1459	Oct 20, 2011 by chas
	living with it (Preview) Hello all. Since I got 'Sorcerer' some nine months ago already and have been 'living with it', I am adding a couple of things. I got my builder, 'Blue water boats' in Plymouth to make some seat boxes which were retro fitted behind the wheelhouse. Once again they did an excellent job and look like they...	fingers crossed	13	1686	Oct 7, 2011 by fingers crossed
	New Lochin 339? (Preview) Could this be the long awaited Lochin 339?	Stugsy	4	1224	Oct 6, 2011 by chas
	Fishing Trip 7th August 2011 (Preview) Hi Guys, Have'nt contributed much to the forum in a while, so here is a few pictures from a recent fishing trip on our Lochin. One of the best days fishing we've ever had! 7 boxes in total, mainly Haddock and one box of cod, with the odd Ling landed aswell. Couple of seagulls managed to get tangled in the b...	robbiediesel	3	1376	Aug 29, 2011 by HanssonBrothers
	New 366 Harbour pilot (Preview) Hi Simon/David, How about some photos and information on the new vessel you have laaunched? Im sure the guys here would like more information on set up, layout and performance, as well as in build and conpleted pics. I'm having to go to the Safehaven site at the monment to get my fix of build photos and in...	Stugsy	0	967	Aug 11, 2011 by Stugsy
	Summers here (Preview) Hi Folks Great weather here on Mull, blue skies sunshine and light winds. We have been making the most of the days by running trips in the mornings then heading off on our own or with friends in the afternoon. Had some good fishing too close to Bac Mhor (Dutchmans Cap). We have been lucky enough to have Dol...	Martin	0	1024	Jul 28, 2011 by Martin
	flexible engine mounts (Preview) hi anyone have any preferences on wheather to have flexible engine mounts or bolt the engine down hard. i have a mk1 mitchell 31 and have fitted new flexiblee engine mounts as the old ones were worn out . i had the correct weight of engine mounts but on tickverover 700RPM the vibration is bad even out of g...	ocean tramp	1	1083	Jul 17, 2011 by kees
	cutlass bearings (Preview) Hi all. As the weather has been rubbish lately i decided to get 'Sorcerer' out the water for a check and bit of maintenance. The antifouling is good but the shaft anodes have completeley gone, vanished, flown off, whatever. I had the bonding of the shafts, props etc, checked by a marine engineer and...	fingers crossed	6	2222	Jul 12, 2011 by fingers crossed
	outboard ? (Preview) Hi all, After picking up a rope with my prop a few years ago, I am still thinking to hang an outboard on the stern who can bring me home when something with the single Iveco or drive breaks down.the question is how much horsepower i need.An old calculation program on my pc gives 5 kn. with 20 hp and only 6 kn wi...	kees	4	1143	Jun 19, 2011 by kees
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