Wooden Ships Comments on this Liverpool Class RNLB
Liverpool Class RNLB built by Groves & Guttridge Ltd, Cowes, in 1939.
She served as the lifeboat for Cloughey, Co. Down with a well documented service record.
After being sold out of the RNLI in 1966, she was used as a private motor launch.
Between 2010 and 2012 she underwent a major restoration in the hands of Nelsons Boats, a yard specialising in lifeboats. She was put back as close as possible to her original service condition by sourcing as many original parts, features and fittings as possible. She was re-engined with an almost new Ford 4D. The hull was found to be in excellent condition with no structural repairs required during the refit period.
This vessel is a living and working piece of maritime history in excellent condition, very capable and tough with legendary sea keeping qualities. She is not equipped with the luxuries of a modern yacht and as such offers a different type of boating but she does it with style. Complete with forward tent offering a dry cabin with 2 berths when required.
This is not a project boat, she will be launched fully serviced and ready to go. The owner can deliver her to anywhere on the Clyde as part of the sale.
The boat is on the National Register of Historic Ships and is eligible to fly their dedicated ensign.
This is a remarkable boat with many original features and fittings. Clean survey from 2021 available.
Wooden Ships Comments on this 30′ Norfolk Broads Motor Cruiser
30’ Norfolk Broads Motor Cruiser built by Acle in 1931.
Launched as a hire boat on the Broads, references to her have been found in the original Blakes catalogue Holidays Afloat.
Major rebuild by the current shipwright owner between 2010 and 2015. Worked included the following:
New transom and stern knee
All new steamed oak timbers
Various new sections of planking, approx. 120’
New decks, beamshelf and deck beams
New stem
New aft coachroof
Replacement Bukh engine fitted
New tanks for water, fuel and waste
All new electrical and plumbing systems
Professionally completed refit that has been well documented. The boat has been nicely maintained since that time. Currently has a Boat Safety Certificate valid until July 2024.
Wooden Ships Comments on this McBryde Twin Screw Motor Yacht
Designed by William McBryde and built by Smith Brothers of Goole in 1939.
She was built for Sydney Kirkham, the managing director of the Hippodrome Theatre in Sheffield. She changed hands in 1953 and her second owner kept her until 1997. In 1999 her third owner carried out various upgrades including the Beta diesel engines she has today.
In current ownership since 2019, she had a full survey carried out in November 2019 and a number of repairs and upgrades professionally completed throughout 2020/2021. She is currently based on the River Deben in Suffolk and used for local cruising.
She is a very fine pre-war motor yacht full of original features and fittings but with the benefit of modern diesel engines and recent repairs. 2019 survey available on request.
Recent Repairs
Replaced all hood end and garboard bronze screw fastenings
3 x new laminated timbers in aft cabin
Tiller attachment to rudder stock repaired
Engine seacocks replaced
Cutlass bearings replaced
New quadrants around superstructure and hatches
Replaced anodes and internal electrical connections
Wooden Ships Comments on this Converted Admiralty Motor Yacht
Built for the Ministry of Defence in 1943 by the British Power Boat Company as an RAF Rescue Boat. She was delivered in 1945 but never entered active service.
Sold by the MOD in 1946 into private ownership and converted to private yacht at the Hampton Launch Works. After many years on the Thames, she made her way to the Mediterranean where some reports suggest she spent time running cigarettes between north Africa and Europe.
After being laid up and neglected in Bristol docks, she was rebuilt by David Cockwell of the Underfall Yard, being re-launched in 2005. The refit included much work to the hull, a new interior and refitted engines. After being bought by the current owner in 2007, further work was done including al new wiring and many new systems in 2008.
More recently some soft wood was found in the hull on the port side, work was started in 2022 and much of the port quarter of the hull was re-planked with many new frames. Some repairs were also needed on the starboard side, the copper sheathing underwater was replaced entirely and the interior received further improvements.
The boat is now in very smart condition and given all the recent work done, should be totally sound. Unfortunately one of the gearboxes has developed a problem and needs to be replaced, the vessel is being sold with this known issue to be resolved by a buyer.
Wooden Ships Comments on this Rampart 48 Motor Yacht
Rampart 48 twin screw motor yacht built by the Rampart Boat Building co. In 1960 to a design by Horace Desty.
Ramparts were a successful yard that grew up out of the desire for elegant motor yachts in a booming economy. Ramparts and others catered for this with attractive well built vessels offering separate sleeping cabins, more than one heads compartment and plenty of entertaining space.
This example is a handy 48’ and has an attractive aft cockpit accessed from the main saloon which is aft of the wheelhouse. This is a slightly different concept of design compared to many other boats of the period which traditionally had the owners accommodation back aft, but by having a saloon joining the aft cockpit makes for an attractive cruising boat.
Sadly some neglect in the previous ownership means fresh water ingress has caused soft timber in the topside planking, with some frame heads and short sections of beam shelf affected. It is advised a buyer engages a qualified surveyor to uncover the exact extent of the refit work required.
The boat is being offered for sensible money to take into account the refit work needed. She is afloat and mobile under her own power. There is a marina nearby with a suitable travel hoist to lift her out of the water and lorry access to enable road transport to the buyers chosen destination.
Built by Charmans Boatyard of Bembridge in 1965, she would no doubt have been used around the Solent as a comfortable weekend boat.
A sturdy and safe motor yacht with a large aft cockpit, sheltered wheelhouse and simple accommodation forward giving a heads, galley and double berth. This is perfect for weekend excursions and nights away, with the new aft cockpit cover creating a large sheltered space aft when staying aboard.
She has a brand new Thorneycroft 60hp engine which has only done 40hrs running and has been professionally maintained this year with all new paint and varnish work.
Wooden Ships Comments on this Fred Parker Twin Screw Motor Yacht
50’ Twin screw motor yacht designed by Fred Parker and built by Port Hamble Ltd in 1965.
Designed and built for the CEO of the Mars Corporation, he later sold her and commissioned and similar but larger yacht, also by Fred Parker and Port Hamble Ltd.
Known to have been seized by HM Revenue and Customs at some stage, she was kept by them and used for training on the river Hamble, including training of sniffer dogs to search vessels.
Sold back into private ownership she has been used for cruising around the West Country and English Channel.
A spacious and comfortable boat with up to 3 separate cabins and heads compartments plus a large deck saloon and ample deck space.
Her hull appears to be in very good condition which is not surprising as she is planked entirely in teak, a distinct advantage over many comparable motor yachts of the time which were built in mahogany.
The history and original build of this boat are unknown. She was bought by the current owner in a poor state and used extensively until the owner decided she was the right boat for them and started a major refit. This work was completed in 2020.
The work included new raised topsides forward, new fore and aft decks, new wheelhouse and all new cockpit fit out. The new Yanmar engine was fitted and all new systems throughout the boat.
She is a very practical boat with a large open cockpit, sheltered helm and 2 berth accommodation so she could make an ideal weekend boat for river and coast exploration.
Built for the admiralty although not much is known of her military career after her history files were lost in a fire during a refit. She potentially worked out of Malta for a time, probably as a harbour supply vessel or local patrols.
Bought by the present owners in 2003 and almost totally rebuilt in the years since. All new topside planking, lots of new frames, rebuilt deck, new bulwarks and stanchions completed in 2016. Engine refitted and engine room totally rebuilt including all new systems. The most recent work was completed in 2022 and involved a new stern post, some planking on the aft starboard quarter and new planks half the length of the hull on the port quarter.
An excellent boat for live aboard cruising with a spacious deck saloon/wheelhouse that offers a living space with panoramic views. Below decks she has 4 sleeping cabins, 2 doubles, a single and a large twin plus a heads compartment with a shower.
He length at 50’ is not excessive which will keep berthing costs to a minimum, but due to her design and the deckhouse she still has ample space aboard.
A smart, clean and dry vessel in seemingly good order with a well documented refit history in recent years.
Wooden Ships Comments on this Edgar Cove Cabin Cruiser
Classic cabin cruiser designed and built by Coves Boatyard in Salcombe for a local man in approximately 1972.
Designed for coastal and river exploration with a sheltered helm position and a small amount of accommodation forward with a couple of berths, heads and galley space.
More recently a canvas tent has been fitted that completely encloses the large aft cockpit making her a real all weather weekend boat. Capable of coastal passages, her shallow draft also allows river and creek exploration.
Professionally maintained for her current long term owners, she underwent a major professional refit between 2000 and 20003 which included much refastening of the hull with some new steamed timbers, complete new varnished sheer strake, deck, wheelhouse and cockpit. Since the refit she has been moored and used in Salcombe, wintered ashore in a barn every year and kept up to a very good standard.
Her Lister Petter engine was installed new in 2003 during the refit and has been professionally serviced and maintained ever since.
After posting some teaser photos of Nell a little while ago, we have now formally put this fine yacht on the market. Nell is a G.L. Watson gaff cutter built on the Clyde in 1887 and completely rebuilt in Normandy, France between 2009 and 2017. This yacht is a totally unique piece of maritime history and is presented in superb condition. Her interior is her most remarkable feature and was designed by her first owner Robert Cowan Robertson. He was an artist based in Glasgow and his interior design was influenced by the fashions of the time with raised and fielded oak panelling, ionic pillasters and most notably stained glass sliding windows covering the portholes. The interior has been restored sympathetically and is largely original apart from some very small areas where damaged joinery needed replacing. The result is magnificent and sets this yacht apart as a unique piece of history. Full details and many photos available on our web site with the following link:woodenships.co.uk/sailing-yacht/g-l-watson-gaff-cutter/#classicboat #classicboatforsale #yachtforsale ... See MoreSee Less
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