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McGruer Rowing Tender

Wooden Ships Comments on this McGruer Rowing Tender

9′ Clinker rowing tender built by McGruer & Co. likely as a tender to one of their larger yachts. Often the job of building the tender for a new build yacht was given to the apprentice, overseen by the more experienced shipwrights.  Exactly which yacht this dinghy belonged to is not known.

Elegant dinghy in tidy condition, kept indoors away from the elements to protect the timber and varnish. Spruce planking makes for a lighter hull than using mahogany. Sensibly priced dinghy with a nice pedigree.

9’6″ Salcombe Sailing Pram Dinghy

Wooden Ships Comments on this 9’6″ Salcombe Sailing Pram Dinghy

Pretty clinker pram dinghy built in Salcombe, either by Coves or Stones.  Her original name is Tern and she was part of the Salcombe Sailing Club as denoted by the lettering on her transom.

Slightly bigger than the standard 8’ pram makes her more practical but still easy to launch and recover.

The boat is in need of gentle tidying up work although she has been afloat this summer.  The hull is basically watertight.  There are a couple of splits in planks that could be repaired but there are very few cracked timbers.  The rig seems complete but has not been together for some time.

This would be an excellent project for someone with garage space at home and the time and skills to work on her through the winter.  A pretty boat in basically very sound condition, she could be made to look extremely smart in the right hands and would be a very rewarding project.

She comes with a road trailer that has good wheels and bearings so she can be towed away without concern.

 

Length              9’6”

Cornish Day Boat

Wooden Ships Comments on this Cornish Day Boat

An elegant day boat designed and built by Willie John of Flushing near Falmouth in 1946.

Bought by well known Cornish boat builder Ralph Bird in in the 1980’s who had always admired her lines, he carried out a major refit of the boat and she has remained in the family ever since, now owned by Birds son.  Another refit in 2009 with a new mast, rigging and sails.  Recent work by Luke Powell included a new stem, sole boards and complete cosmetic overhaul.

Originally named Quiet Waters, this boat has been part of the Fal estuary her entire life and come with the current mooring if required.  Elegant lines with a manageable rig, deep safe cockpit and a brand new Yamaha outboard engine.  Her shallow draft with centreplate means she can be taken up the creeks and inlets, perfect for family exploration days.  She could be matched with a trailer enabling her to be relocated very easily and stored at home in winter months.

 

Length on deck                          18’6”

Length overall                            21’8”

Beam                                            7’3”

Draft                                             2’ plate up

Iain Oughtred Wee Seal II Sloop

Wooden Ships Comments on this Iain Oughtred Wee Seal II Sloop

Iain Oughtred Wee Seal II design.  The hull was professionally built for the previous owner, who then fitted the hull out himself as a retirement project, launching her in 2012.

The Wee Seal II is one of Oughtred’s larger designs with a self draining cockpit and cabin with 2 berths and sitting headroom.  These are deceptively capable little boats, easily trailed behind a moderate vehicle and fun to sail.

The standard design for the Wee Seal was altered by Oughtred to remove the centreboard and fit her with bilge keels.  This was at the request of the commissioning owner who was sailing in a large but shallow harbour and wanted to dry out easily up creeks and rivers.

This boat had an external cosmetic refit through the winter of 2023/2024 with the hull stripped and re-painted completely, cockpit and coachroof re-painted and all brightwork finished with Deks Olje.

Comes with a new Tohatsu outboard motor and good quality double axle road trailer.

 

Length on Deck               18’3″

Beam                                7’3″

Draft                                1’8″

Weight                             750kg

Towing weight                1300kg

Iain Oughtred Eun Na Mara

Wooden Ships Comments on this Iain Oughtred Eun Na Mara

Iain Oughtred Eun Na Mara design built at the Lyme Regis Boat Building College in 1998.

This design is one of Oughtreds slightly larger boats with a cabin and decent size cockpit, intended as a capable cruising boat.

Sold with a good road trailer.  Been used this season for local cruising and regattas in the Falmouth area.  Professional cosmetic refit in 2023.

 

Length on Deck                      19’9”

Beam                                       6’8”

Draft                                       1’5” / 3’4”

Displacement                         1050kg

Brooke Marine River Launch

Built by the owner and completed in 2023 on the lines of a Brooke Marine design from the 1930’s.

Constructed and finished to a professional standard with very little use since launch so being sold as a virtually new boat.

This is a very elegant river launch, clearly displaying her pre-war design from Brooke Marine.  She will slip along at river speeds with virtually no wash, but is capable of reaching speeds of 10 knots.

Up to date Boat Safety Scheme Certificate for use on inland waters.

Complete with a custom fitted cover

 

Length              20’

Beam                 5’10”

Draft                  2’

Uffa Fox North Norfolk 16

Wooden Ships Comments on this Uffa Fox North Norfolk 16

North Norfolk 16 designed and built by Uffa Fox in 1938.

This design was developed for the North Norfolk and Brancaster and Staith Sailing Clubs who had initially adopted the International 14 as their club boats, but wanted something a little larger and half decked to cope with the local conditions.  Uffa Fox came up with the design and built numerous examples himself.

This particular boat, Lively, was the fastest boat in the fleet in the 1938 season.

In present ownership for over 30 years, she has been raced in various events around Norfolk and south coasts and kept up to a very nice standard.  She comes with a road trailer and all over cover to protect the varnish.  The rig and sails are all in very good order and although she has not been used for a few years, she could easily be made ready for the water again without too much hassle.

 

Length on Deck                      16’

Length Waterline                   15’9”

Beam                                       5’4”

Draft                                       9” plate up / 5’2” plate down

Displacement                         486kg

Sail Area                                 174sqft

20′ Motor Launch

Wooden Ships Comments on this 20′ Motor Launch

Built on the Isle of Wight in 1960, this large volume open carvel motor launch is likely to have been built as a pleasure boat rather than for commercial purposes.

Named Tumblehome for obvious reasons, her elegant stern shape with subtle sheer line make her an attractive boat.  Generous beam and high freeboard make her a safe and capable family boat.

New laid foredeck in 2017 and new shaft and propeller in 2018.

She has a fitted cover with integrated spray hood on a stainless frame which is a very clever feature.  The sprayhood can be lowered to make her totally open in fine weather, but if some shelter is required the hood can be raised to give some protection to the crew.  The integrated cockpit cover zips to the back of the spray hood and keeps the boat totally dry with good ventilation.  There is also a foredeck cover to protect the varnish.

A lovely big capable launch.

 

Length on deck                      20’

Beam

Draft                                       2’

McGruer Motor Launch

Wooden Ships Comments on this McGruer Motor Launch

Designed and built by McGruer & Co. of Scotland, she was yard No. 616.

An exquisite motor launch still fitted with her original Kelvin diesel engine.

The addition of the canvas spray hood around the bow adds some comfort and practicality, giving a dry space for kit when it is raining and somewhere sheltered when making into a head wind and choppy sea.

In poresent ownership for nearly 10 years, she has been wintered undercover every year and professionally maintained.

 

Length              16’

Beam

Classic National 18 Dinghy

Wooden Ships Comments on this Classic National 18 Dinghy

National 18 built in 1952, Sail No.36

The National 18 Restricted Class began in 1938 following a design competition for an 18’ sailing dinghy, suitable for day sailing but fast enough for racing.  Well known designer Uffa Fox won the competition with his ‘Ace’ design for a clinker built wooden boat.

This boat has been completely rebuilt to a professional standard with all new planking, frames and decks.

The boat was found in a very poor and damaged state after many years of storage, the current owner decided it would be a fin project to rebuild her.  This became a complete rebuild with an almost new boat, keeping only the keel and centreboard and centreboard case.

Original rig with rebuilt mast and new standing rigging

Confirmed by class regulators that she confirms to the Uffa Ace (National 18 Restricted Class) measurements and therefore could race within the fleet.

Complete with rig and road trailer.

 

Length              18’

Beam                 6’9”