29th March 2021, 10:06
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Bideford, North Devon
Posts: 121
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Originally Posted by tweediekiwi
Hi There, I don't know about him working with F series Polar - In his day it was M40M series, MN's were just coming in - 6 and 9 cylinder engines installed in trawlers and ferry boats that were built in Aberdeen. He put the engine in an Orkney ferry called the Orcadia. That was one of my favourites, probably because it didn't smell of fish and cod liver oil!
So, what were the F series like? What ships were they in?
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The F series were 250mm bore and we had V16 F20s and V12 F30s in Star Offshore Not much fun
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