Archives: Motor yachts

Wooden Ships Comments

This boat has been in the same family for approximately 40 years, of which 30 stored ashore. “Gräsgård 325″ was built for the Swedish Maritime Administration in 1945 most likely in the harbour of Ystad on the southern coast of Sweden. Her active period in service was on the island of Öland in the small harbour of Gräsgård on the southeastern side of the island. It is said the present harbour was built to accomodate this boat! Rumour has it that the intended skipper lived nearby and as there was no harbour one had to be built. She was located there from 1945 until approximately 1972. She was thereafter sold to the father of the present owner. Sadly no documentation has been found but undoubtably many launches took place during this time.

Original equipment such as anchors, a spare rudder, binnacle, drogue and oars are still there. She is in very original condition and sound as far as can be seen, but the whole boat needs to be scraped down to bare wood.

This is in every sense of the word a rare find, a boat like this does not appear on the market very often. Definitely a boat for the collector who appreciates true quality in build and materials. Money was no object when this boat was built.

The boat is available for viewing on land in Smygehuk, which is the southernmost cape of Sweden and only forty minutes from Copenhagen International airport.

LOA:                            36′      11.00 m  (including rudder)
LOD:                            34’ 10″  10,60m
DRAFT:             2′ 4″    0,70m
BEAM:             10′ 6″   3,20m    (11’ 4”  3,45m including fixed fender alongside)
WEIGHT:          8 tons metric.

Construction

Hull is double diagonal mahogany carvel planking on steamed oak timbers.

With three keels and a bronze lifting keel she stands upright when dried out.

Her massive propeller is housed in a tunnel for protection and is accessible through a hatch on deck.

The entire hull houses custom made air tight copper tanks, making her unsinkable. She is very strongly built, like rescue boats were, and fitted out with the most beautiful custom made hardware, mostly bronze and brass, but also hot dipped galvanized iron.

Rig

Originally fitted with one mast and steadying sails. Not rigged at present.

Machinery

85 hp 6 cyl. Volvo Penta engine with hydraulic transmission, all housed in a watertight bronze box.

Accommodation

Basically an open boat but a small compartment exists forward with two benches/bunks.

Protected steering position aft.

Full details available upon request

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Nelson 40 Twin Screw Motor yacht 

Nelson 40 with a GRP hull and a wooden superstructure.

Hull built by Halmatic Ltd in 1975 with the deck and interior fitted by Latham and Sons to a very high standard.

A spacious yacht, she has a large amount of interior volume with a very nicely finished wheelhouse with great all round visibility, a lower and more private saloon which is still light and spacious, plus a raised aft deck with seating and table for those warmer days.  The large full width owners cabin has a separate heads and a dressing table.

Used by a previous owner as his regular transport from England to the Channel Islands, she is a comfortable and fast passage maker which will cruise at a respectable 16 knots and with the modern design of semi displacement hull she will not roll like motor yachts of a more dated design.

The bright work has recently had a spruce up with several coats of the respected Tonkinois, a durable and easily applied French product.

A well equipped, smart and well presented motor yacht which would make an excellent home afloat or a very comfortable summer cruising yacht.

Last survey 2013.

Length on Deck                       41′

Length WL                               38’4″

Beam                                       11’9″

Draft                                        3’2″

Displacement                          12.52 Reg tons

Construction

GRP hull with solid yacht laid teak decks, caulked and payed in the traditional manner.

Solid teak superstructure, finished with hard wearing Tonkinois varnish.

Machinery

Twin Ford Sabre 225hp 6cyl marine diesels.  Stainless shafts to handed bronze propellers.

Approximately 600hrs run time, last full service 2014.

Inside and outside helm positions.

16 knots cruising speed, 21 knots max.

Holland Marine water jet bow thruster.

275 gallons of fuel in 3 separate tanks.

75 gallon water tank

Black holding tank.

Large capacity gel batteries with installed shore power system, inverter and 240v charger.

Mase installed diesel generator.

Accommodation

6 berths in total.

Diesel hot air heating throughout.

Very comfortable and smart interior with varnished teak joinery.

Large aft owners cabin with two double berths, heads compartment and dressing table

Centre wheelhouse with good visibility, helmsman and navigator seats.  Comfortable settee bench on the starboard side in wheelhouse.

Lower level saloon with galley to starboard and large saloon table to port.  Very smart upholstery new in 2007.

Galley has a Neptune gas stove which hides away behind joinery when not in use, single stainless sink and ample work surface area.  Hot and cold pressurised water.

Forward cabin with twin V-berths and storage under.  Separate heads compartment in the forward cabin.

Raised aft deck accessed from the aft end of the wheelhouse with an outside helm position and seating with a drop down table.

Full specification and details available upon request

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this 36′ Silvers Motor yacht

Designed by John Bain and built by Silvers of Rosneath in 1946. She retains many of the features of the pre-war designs and is typical of the quality from Silvers who produced many of the finest motor yachts of the period.

Unusually she is planked entirely of teak using left over timber from the war effort making her a rather special yacht.  Major refit around 1997.  Thorough refit in present ownership including full cosmetics, new wiring and plumbing and new engines all in the last few years.  A very smart and attractive motor yacht and a very manageable size.

Length Overall                   36’1″

Length WL                           34’5″

Beam                                     10’2″

Draft                                      3′

Construction

Planked in 1″ teak all copper fastened to heavy sawn oak frames with 3 steamed intermediate oak timbers.

1.8 ton external lead ballast keel with bronze bolts. Last drawn 2005.

Straight laid solid teak deck with varnished teak cover boards and toe rail.

Wide and spacious foredeck with a step down to the side decks.

Solid varnished teak wheelhouse and aft coachroof with sheathed T&G pine roof.

Machinery

Twin Beta Marine 35hp 4cyl diesels installed new in 2012.

PRM gearboxes with counter rotating 3 blade bronze propellers.

7/8 knots cruising speed at 3 litres/hr in total.  9.5 knots max.

2 x 325 litre stainless fuels tanks

2 x 12v 110ah batteries charged from the engine alternators.  Shore power circuit installed with 240v ring main.

All wiring and plumbing replaced new in 2013.

Rig

A small mast forward of midships to carry flag halyards and the like.

Varnished deck stepped mast with new stainless steel standing rigging in 2013

Accommodation

6 berths in total.  Some very nice original joinery with a typical Silvers layout.

Saloon forward of wheelhouse with pullman type settee berths offering4 single berths.

Centreline dropleaf tablein the saloon. 6’1″ headroom.

Heads compartment in the bow with Baby Blake sea toilet.

Galley and chart table at aft end of saloon.  2 burner gas oven, sink and fridge.

Hot and cold pressurised water

Aft cabin with a heads compartment and two single berths.

Full specification and details available upon request

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this 38′ Silvers Motor yacht 

38′ Silvers motor yacht designed by John Bain and built by Silvers of Rosneath in 1958.  Typical of Silvers she is a comfortable and pretty yacht with a raised foredeck giving increased headroom below decks.

Currently in a long experienced ownership, she has had a lot of work carried out in recent years including new wiring, refurbishment of the deck and continued cosmetic work.

A very pretty yacht in a manageable size, used regularly and complete with everything required for coastal cruising

Construction

Planked in Mahogany all copper rivet fastened to sawn oak frames with steamed oak intermediate timbers.

Solid yacht laid teak deck screw fastened to the deck beams

Mahogany faced plywood superstructure with a centre wheelhouse and fore and aft coach roofs.

Machinery

Twin Thornycroft 154 60hp 4cyl diesels.

Stainless steel shafts with handed 3 blade bronze propellers

Two 50 gallon steel fuel tanks

One 150 gallon water tank.

Recent new wiring throughout the boat.  12v/240v systems with shore power installation.  Portable petrol Honda generator.

Accommodation

6 berths

Large spacious wheelhouse with a helm position to port.  Seating at the aft with a  varnished drop leaf table

Centreline access to the aft cabin with twin berths and a heads compartment.  Baby Blake sea toilet and porcelain hand basin.

Saloon cabin access from forward end of wheelhouse with a galley at the aft end.  Pullman type saloon settee berths with backs that pull up to give four single berths in total.

Storage area in the forepeak usually houses the portable generator.

Galley has been replaced recently with a gimballed gas Nelson stove with oven and grill.  Pressurised hot and cold water.

Full specification and details available upon request

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Rampart 48 TSMY

48′ Rampart 48 TSMY designed by Horace Desty and built by Rampart Boat Building Company in 1969.  Elegant boat with a very high quality original interior and good machinery.

Currently coded for commercial work under MCA.

Inside and outside helm positions.

In commission and ready to go.

The following link will show various videos of the boat: http://www.myclassicboat.com/Classic-Motor-Boats/

Construction

Iroko planking copper fastened to CRE steamed timbers

External iron ballast keel with bronze keel bolts and grown oak floors.

Teak coachroof all painted.

Machinery

Twin Perkins 6354 115hp 6cyl diesels

8 knots cruising speed, 10/11 knots max.

Accommodation

7 berths

Large owners cabin midships with double and single berth.

Forward cabin with single berth.

Large and grand aft saloon.

Spacious and light wheelhouse with superb visibility.

Full specification and details available upon request

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden ships comments on this Single Engine Cabin cruiser

Designed and built by Percy Mitchell of Portmellon, Cornwall, built in 1967 for a Col Evans, the very last boat built by Percy Mitchell.

Present ownership since 1998.

Last surveyed Oct 2014.

Length on deck                    26’

Lwl                                         26’

Beam                                       8’8”

Draft                                        1’6″

Over the past century and over 3 generations this well-known family of Cornish boat builders has designed and built a wide variety of craft from fishing boats to 60’ yachts, all of which have been launched over the sea wall outside the yard in their unique fashion, all described in a rare and now collectable book, a Boat Builder’s Story.  Small cabin cruisers like this one were very popular with their immediately recognisable lines so typically Cornish – the straight stem, transom stern with that small but essential tumble-home and the sweet sheer – sea-worthy little ships developed from the local fishing boat design.

The large, deep, cock-pit gives ample space for the family or fishing party and at the same time giving week-end cruising accommodation for a couple.

Design.

Long straight keel, straight, raked stem and transom stern.

Transom-hung rudder.

Midships break in the deck and raised fore deck for more head-room in the 2 berth cabin forward.

Roof over the forward end of the large deep-cock-pit.

Wheel steering on cables to the transom-hung rudder.

Hull.

Carvel planked in yellow pine fastened to the closely spaced steam bent oak timbers with copper nails and roves in the usual way.

Heavy oak floors across the centre-line.

Full length iron ballast keel.

Legs fitted to allow the vessel to stand up on a drying mooring. Small bilge keels protect the hull from chafe if dried out on her bilge.

Some loose internal trimming ballast as iron and lead pigs.

The hull is painted white with the raised planking forward in varnished teak.

Straight-laid, solid teak fore deck, caulked and payed, scalloped down in way of the wheel shelter.

Cock-pit.  Large cock-pit about waist deep with heavy , varnished teak capped gunnel gives a tremendous sense and reality of security.

Loose pine boards in the cock-pit sole allow for easy access to the bilge.

Full length seats each side with cushions.

The engine is installed in the middle of the cock-pit, the box over providing a useful seat or table.

Small aft deck over a lazarette locker containing the fuel tank, tiller arm and associated cables to the teak wheel.

Helm position forward to port with a traditional teak wheel on cables to a tiller arm through the transom under the aft deck to the rudder stock – a simple and fool-proof steering method.

3 windows forward, the centre window opening + side windows for excellent protection from the weather.

Engine instrument display in front of the helm.

Centre doorway forward to the cabin.

Switch-board to stbd.

Engine.

BMC 4-cyl 1.5l naturally aspirated, fresh water cooled diesel engine installed in 1998.

Centre-line installation under a box in the cock-pit with conventional centre-line shaft drive to a 3-blade prop.

Single lever controls to the Hurth HBW 150 gear-box.

Max speed                   8knts.

Cruising speed                        6knts.

Consumption.              Approx ½ gph

Fuel.                            Approx 30gall stainless steel fuel tank in the lazarette locker aft .

Electrics.                     2 x 12v batteries on 12v circuits.

Nav lights on the cabin roof + white steaming light on the mizzen                                       mast.

A reconditioned gear-box was fitted in 2000.

The belt-driven salt water circulating pump recently refitted

The engine has been regularly professionally serviced.

Rig 

The vessel carries a small Bermudian ketch rig on varnished pine masts, the main stepped on the fore deck, the mizzen stepped on the aft deck.

Stainless steel rigging to external bronze chain plates.

Roller reefing booms.

Mainsail, mizzen and jib.

The rig provides a useful motive power and the owner has had occasion to sail the boat home up the Helford River.

Accommodation

2 berths in the cabin forward.

Sea toilet in a separate compartment forward with door to the cabin.

Port and stbd settee berths.

Centre door in the main bulkhead to the cock-pit.

To either side of the doorway are drop-down locker lids forming trays when opened to reveal  a galley shelf to port complete with crockery  and the bar to stbd.

Bronze port holes each side.

Approx 4’8” head-room in the cabin.

6’8” head-room at the helm under the roof shelter.

Fresh water is carried in a 5 gall jerry can.

Equipment

Navigation                 

Steering compass.

Sounder

GPS

VHF radio

Safety                        

Horse-shoe life buoy                      

Other                         

Beaching legs

Cock-pit cover

Usual warps and fenders.

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this single engine motor yacht 

Single engine motor yacht built by Chamans boatyard of Bembridge in 1965, she would no doubt have been used around the Solent as a comfortable weekend boat.  She has a large engine with plenty of power to overcome the currents and a sheltered wheelhouse.  Below decks is enough space for comfortable weekend living with 2 berths and a heads.

Construction

Hull

Clinker planked in 7/8″ mahogany all copper fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Internal ballast in the form of iron pigs.

Decks and cockpit

Yacht laid teak decks over a marine plywood sub deck.  narrow side decks with a generous aft and fore deck.

Very spacious open cockpit with laid teak sole.  Engine box is varnished teak with a laid and scrubbed teak lid.

Helm position to port with entrance hatch to the accommodation on the starboard side.

Superstructure

All in epoxy sheathed marine plywood.  Coachroof forward giving plenty of headroom in the cabin.  Large open backed wheelhouse with a long overhang on the roof for shelter.  Varnished tea handrails fore and aft on the superstructure.

Machinery

Engine

Ford Lehman 70hp 4cyl diesel with indirect fresh water cooling.  Single lever control of a 3:1 Hurth gearbox and stainless shaft to a 3 blade centreline bronze propeller.

Only 1300 hours from new.

Tanks

200l stainless fuel tank.

100l stainless water tank

75l stainless waste tank

Batteries

3 x 12v batteries for engine starting and domestics.

Accommodation

Berths

2 berths.

Saloon

Standing headroom under the coachroof with a berth each side and heads compartment forward.

Heads

Jabsco sea toilet pumps directly overboard or into a waste tank.

Equipment

Navigation

GPS plotter

DSC VHF

Ground tackle

15kg CQR

10m of 8mm chain

20m of 12mm warp

Other

10′ GRP dinghy

Mercury 4hp outboard

Snipe road trailer

Warps and fenders

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this 26′ Swedish ‘backdecker’

A very interesting and extremely eye catching  yacht, built in Sweden in 1926 by Froberg Boatyard and designed by Dr Harald Kjerrulf.  Karl Froberg was known as one of the best boat builders in Sweden at this time and only ever completed 114 yachts.  Known as a ‘backdecker’ she was intended as a coastal cruising boat and offered cosy but comfortable accommodation with a large cockpit and enough speed to make reasonable passage times.  Originally she had a small auxiliary rig with twin masts but that has since been removed.

She has been extremely well looked after and had a major refit in the late 1990’s in Holland by a large professional yard.  The engine has been regularly maintained and in 2015 she made a long inland water trip of over 120 running hours with no problems at all.  The hull construction is still totally original with no epoxy or sheathing.

A stunning boat offering great flexibility in her use with a detailed history and  full documentation.  Ready for use this coming season and as good as she looks.

Length Overall                   26’6″

Length Waterline             25’8″

Beam                                    6’7″

Draft                                      2’8″

Construction

Hull

Planked in 22mm varnished mahogany, most likely the best Honduras on 30x30x5mm angle steel frames at 600mm centres with two steamed oak intermediate timbers of 25x25mm.

Keel, stem and grown floors in oak.

Cast iron external ballast keel gives very good stability and directional control.

Decks and cockpit

An unusual layout with a large centre cockpit sheltered by a small windscreen with an aft deck and fore deck giving sheltered accommodation at either end of the yacht.

Laid mahogany foredeck finished with varnish with a butterfly skylight on the centreline and chromed bronze fittings.  The sliding companionway hatch is set on the port side and extends onto the foredeck when open.  The varnished mahogany framed windscreen is set on the aft end of the foredeck and gives shelter to the cockpit.

The aft deck is in varnished laid mahogany planking with a centreline access companionway hatch.  Toe rails all round the aft deck.

Machinery

Engine

Volvo Penta MB16 50hp 4cyl petrol engine installed around 1970.

Sits on the centreline at the forward end of the cockpit with a stainless shaft to a 3 blade bronze propellor.  7 knots cruising speed, 11 knots max.

Wheel steering set on the side with cable connection to the rudder stock.  Twin lever engine controls.

Tanks

120l copper fuel tank on the starboard side.

Batteries

2 x 12 volt batteries for engine starting and domestics.  Charging from engine alternator or shore power.

Accommodation

Accommodation is forward under the raised foredeck.  The companionway has a sliding hatch with a pair of tall doors, all in varnished mahogany.  6′ (1.8m) headroom with a pair of settee berths, heads and galley.

2 burner gas stove with a stainless sink.

Sea toilet in the forepeak pumps directly overboard.

Equipment

Safety

6 x lifejackets

2 x fire extinguishers

Ground tackle

Anchor with chain and warp

All over cover

Cockpit cover

Fenders

Warps

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Morgan Giles teak launch 

This Morgan Giles designed teak launch was probably originally built as a gentleman’s  launch  and she has an interesting history.  She is reputed to have been used as a port supply vessel in Falmouth during World War 2, and was then bought by the Thompson family in the Scilly Isles and used as an inter-island passenger ferry for 50 odd years until 2005.

Construction

Hull

Carvel full length teak planking on oak frames.  Long keel, probably oak.

The topside planking was raised and the forward cuddy added whilst she was working in the Scillies.

Machinery

Engine

The Ford D10 90hp diesel engine, and the gearbox will have to be removed and replaced.   There is a new shaft and 3 blade bronze propeller, not yet fitted.

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Twin engine motor yacht

Price                     £7,500

Lying                     River Medway

Built by Stebbings of Burnham-on-Crouch in 1947 to a design by J.H. Hardman.  Six were built in total and all are afloat today and in commission.

The design offers a lot within her length including a lovely aft cockpit accessed from the main aft cabin.

She has had a large amount of professional work carried out in the present ownership including structural work to the hull and decks however she needs attention to the interior in order to complete the project.  She has a current Boat Safety Certificate.

The boat is currently laid up afloat on the River Medway under covers with heaters aboard to keep out the damp.  She is a project and will require a thorough cosmetic refit and attention to the interior joinery, however she is a complete boat and capable of being steamed away under her own power.  She would make an ideal boat for use on the Thames or for coastal cruising.

Length Overall                   33′

Beam                                   10′

Draft                                    3’6″

Construction

Planked in two layers of mahogany, diagonally laid on the inside and horizontally planked externally.  All copper fastened through on closely spaced steamed timbers.

Mahogany coamings with sheathed plywood coachroof deck and wheel house roof.  Hand rails on the wheel house roof and coach roof.

Straight laid teak foredeck and side decks on a marine plywood sub deck with varnished cover boards.  Stainless steel hand rail around the foredeck for safety.

Machinery

Twin Ford Parsons D80 4 cylinder diesels, the same engines fitted to the Fordson Major tractor.  In good working condition and run regularly.

Capable of cruising very easily at 8 knots.

Twin rudders with handed 3 blade bronze propellors for easy handling.

Disclaimer:

These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.