FV Ability - P483

Picture taken during the annual Mevigissey trawler race.

FV Ability Specifications

Built by	A J Marine in 1990 to Dennis Swires design
Construction	All Steel
LOA	11.45m
Reg. Length	9.90m
Breadth	5.25m
Depth	2.55m
Gross & Net Tonnes	21.20
Bow	Bulbous Bow and Propellor Nozzle
License	Stern Trawl License with Scallop entitlement Also able to fish within the Southern Sea Fisheries District VCU's 125
Main Engine	Cummins NTA 855 221 kw (300 hp) Twin Disc Gear Box 5:1 Lister 240v Genset
Fuel Capacity	7500 litres minimum
Fish Room	Refrigerated Fish Hold
Accommodation	4 berth cabin Cooker, Fridge, Toilet & Shower
Steering	Hydraulic steering by Hydroslave
Wheelhouse	Radar, GD188 Plotter, Sounder and GPS all Furuno Robinson Autopilot VHF & Orange Mobile Phone
Deck Machinery	4 drum Bopp Winch 3 Ton mid-layer pull 2 x 1 tonne cod end & landing winches Net Drum All hydraulically driven
Fishing Gear	2 x 4m Beam Trawls 2 x 6-a-side Scallop Tow Bars + 12 Reconditioned Dredges 1 set of Mori Carlo Trawl Doors 1 x 12 fathom Otter Trawl (new)
Safety Equipment	6 man Liferaft (hired) to DOT standards Liferings, Jackets, Flares etc. all to DOT standard