Richard Morgan photo
• With Glenn McEachern at the wheel, the George Miller heads into Departure Bay to complete her maiden shakedown trip across the Gulf of Georgia on March 10.
New UFA WU vessel
George Miller sets out
With a blustery, two-day patrol through the Area 17 and lower east coast roe herring fishery in mid-March behind her, the 48-foot George Miller has commenced her career as new organizing vessel for the UFAWU.
The voyage from Sather Boat Works in Queensboro — where she slid into the water in the predawn of January 29 — and sea trials off Vancouver completed earlier, the moulded fiberglass vessel now is on the ways at Benson Bros, in Coal Harbor for minor refitting.
For the past year or more the vessel has been the special concern of a boat committee selected by the union's general executive board and headed by its Fraser Valley organizer Bill Procopation.
In an era of planing hulls, the inadequate speed of the Chiquita 3, whose quarter century as organizing vessel forms an important chapter in the union's 31-year history, was a prime factor when the decision to replace her finally was taken.
Procopation proudly reported
the new vessel's success during her trials:
"At that time she attained a top speed of 17.3 knots. Since then more pitch has been put in the propellers, giving the vessel a sustained cruising speed in excess of 16 knots.
"This is an excellently-built and comfortable vessel which, more importantly, will cut travelling time in half and allow organizers more time on the grounds in areas of fleet concentration."
The 17-layer moulded fibre-glass planing hull was delivered to Sather Boat Works from ICL Engineering in Richmond early last summer and the lengthy wait that followed from then until entry into the Fraser attests only to the care taken in her completion.
She is powered by two Cummins diesels supplied by Cummins Diesel Sales of B.C. Ltd. and governed to develop a total of 612 hp.
Her auxiliary is a Ferryman diesel, supplied, along with Consta-Volt unit by Simpson
Power Products of Burnaby and developing four kilowatts of power.
This is a partial list of equipment and suppliers as furnished by Procopation:
Propellers — Osborne Propellers; automatic pilot — Wagner Engineering; galley stove — donated by Dickinson's Marine Products; Furuno recorder, flasher and sounder — E. A. Towns (the company also donated a pair of field glasses); anchor and .boat winches — New Westminster Marine Sales and Services; anchor and chain and other sundries, fire extinguishers and first aid supplies — Gundry-Bilmac; anchor line, lifejackets and boat bumpers — Redden Net Company; four-man life raft and 10-foot lifeboat — Davidson Manufacturing Company.
Sideband and Mariner 25-watt VHF radios — Canadian Marconi Company; Coronet 12 watt VHF and VHF Scanner radios, and Oki Seagle radar — Comdev Marine.
Settee and mattresses — New
See MILLER — page 7
CONGRATULATIONS
UFAWU M/V 'GEORGE MILLER'
We are pleased that Cummins Marine Diesels were chosen to propel this fine vessel.
CUMMINS DIESEL SALES OF B.C. LTD. (4270 Dawson St., North Burnaby, B.C.) (Phone:(604)299-9111)
CONGRATULATIONS!
UFAWU M/V 'George Miller'
We are happy to have supplied the required glass fixtures.
WHITE ROCK GLASS LTD.
1217 Johnston, White Rock, B.C. 536-8007
Smooth Sailing
to the
M/V 'GEORGE Miller'
^^^^^
J. FYFE SMITH CO. LTD.
424 DRAKE ST.. VANCOUVER, B.C. V6B 2H2 683-5621 - Telex 04-51252
Hardwood specialists for over 75 years.
AUXILIARY POWER
We were pleased to supply:
• 4 kw Low Profile Diesel Generator Set
• Battery Charger and Accessories
GOOD LUCK AND GOOD CRUISING
SIMPSON
POWER PRODUCTS LTD.
5271 Regent Street, Burnaby 2, B.C. Phone 291-9941/Telex 04-54468
CHRYSLER-NISSAN DIESELS INCLUDING THE "ACR" CHRYSLER MARINE GASOLINE
Good luck and good fishing UFAWU M/V 'George Miller'
We were happy to supply the bed chesterfield.
We have a complete line of home furnishings. LOW PRICES - FREE DELIVERY
(Across street from Richmond Credit Union)
Nello's Home Furnishings Ltd.
626 No. 3 Road, Richmond - 278-0624
CONGRATULATIONS
to the new UFAWU M/V 'GEORGE MILLER'
You can depend on YARROW LTD. for your Carbon Steel, Aluminum or Stainless Steel Fuel and Water TANKS
Victoria, B.C. YARROW LTD. 385-4421
6/THE FISHERMAN — MARCH 26, 1976
