Philips 50 Motor Yacht

Wooden Ships Comments on this Philips 50 Motor Yacht

The Philips 50 was designed and built by Philips & Son of Dartmouth in 1967 and was one of several similar motor yachts built to the same design.  Philips & Sons at the time were a very famous yard and had an excellent reputation in the yachting industry for building quality yachts of all designs and sizes.

The design offers a lot of deck space, a large saloon and three separate sleeping cabins, all in just over 48′.  Powered by a pair of reliable Perkins 6cyl diesels which have been well maintained, she is capable of good cruising speed with very acceptable fuel consumption.

She has a large and clear aft deck surrounded by elegant rails with a teak capping rail.  This aft deck is a superb space for entertaining and relaxing and is a special feature of this boat compared to some of her sisters.

The current owner bought the boat in 2018 and has had her maintained by the yard of Stirling & Son in Plymouth who have a lot of experience with this type of vessel.  They have undertaken some intensive maintenance including re-caulking the deck and hull repairs where necessary.

An elegant and turn key motor yacht offering lots of comfortable volume and space for her length.

 

Length on Deck                          48’3″

Beam                                             14’7″

Draft                                              4’6″

Displacement                              14 tons

 

Recent Refit Work

2020

Draw selection of centreline bolts for inspection

Pt aft planking repairs

Transom repairs

Deck beam repair

Empty and steam clean fuel tanks

Remove all ballast, clean and repaint bilges

 

2021

Interior woodwork

 

2022

Re-caulk deck

 

2023

Freshwater pump replaced

New davits