Becci Of Ladram

We custom-built the Becci of Ladram to our own specifications, because we wanted a utility vessel based at Exmouth marina. As well as stainless steel ironwork and heavy iroko gunwales, The Becci is fitted with a slave hauler on her starboard side and a net hauler on her port side, so that she can undertake potting, netting and angling. She weighs around 10 tonnes when fully laden, including her two 150-gallon fuel tanks. The large 12-litre Scania engine gives a top speed of 22 knots at top revs of just over 2000rpm, driving through a Twin Disk gearbox at 5:1 reduction and turning a five-bladed high-performance propeller. This propeller allows her to ride the seas well, with excellent performance at both high and low speeds. Becci of Ladram has an extra-large aft wheel house, which provides added comfort to her crew and skipper, with a full galley and fridge. The engine room is below and forward of the wheelhouse, while the fishroom is further forward. We built the Becci with the intention that she would be able to enter Exmouth marina at all states of tide; to this end, she has a shallow draft and is fitted with a bow thruster.