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Wooden Ships Comments on this Classic Rowing Tender

Built in 1910 by Robertsons and Sons Ltd of Sandbank, Scotland as a rowing gig for the steam yacht Ariana.  She was a twin engine steam yacht of some 170’, built for a Mr George A. Clark Hutchison, an MP who lived in Edinburgh.

This tender was known as the Ladies gig aboard the ship.  It was seldom used and put into storage in the late 1930’s meaning it did not stay with Ariana when she changed hands in 1938.  It is understood the gig has been in storage for most of the time since 1939.

She is completely original, as she was built in 1910 and due to the very small amount of use she has had is in remarkable condition. This is a very rare and special boat, a piece of very well preserved maritime history and as such deserves a caring home.

Length                  15’

Construction

Clinker planked in spruce all copper fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Oak stem, keel stern post and knees.

Varnished mahogany thwarts with grown oak hanging knees.

Scrubbed teak sole gratings with mahogany slats either side.  Built in foot stretchers.

2 rowing positions with beautifully made spoon blade oars in spruce.

Mahogany rudder on bronze hangings.

Equipment

Pair of oars and rowlocks

Sole boards

Rudder with bronze tiller stock and tiller lines.

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 16′ Clinker Motor Launch

Believed to have been built as a ships boat for a Lowestoft Fishing Trawler, she was originally just a heavy duty rowing boat and had an engine fitted at some stage in the past.  She is a very pretty little boat with a beautiful sheer line and slips effortlessly through the water.

Refitted by the present professional owners, work completed in 2020.  The hull was rebuilt with a new transom, new aft deck, new capping rails and the interior fitted out with new thwarts and cockpit sole boards.  A reconditioned Beta 10hp diesel was fitted with a newly built engine box.  The hull was stripped to bare wood inside and out with all new paint system top to bottom.

She is a very elegant, smart and ready to go launch with a road trailer.  Her size is perfect, not too small but not too large, capable of taking family and friends on picnic cruises around the river but also able to undertake local coastal passages.

Length                  16’

Beam                    6’

Construction

Clinker planked in larch all copper fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Oak capping rails all round, new in recent refit.

Pine thwarts with wooden knees.  All thwarts new in refit.

Pine sole boards all new in the refit.

Small aft deck new in recent refit with new transom

Engine box with teak lid doubles as a table for picnics, new in recent refit.

Machinery

Beta Marine 10hp 2cyl marine diesel.  Low hours and recently serviced.  Installed as a recon unit during the recent refit.

Stainless shaft to a fixed 3 blade bronze propeller gives 6 knots.  Shaft prop and stern gear new in recent refit.

40 litre plastic fuel tank under aft deck with a deck filler.

Single 12 volt battery charged from engine alternator.

Equipment

Road trailer

Rudder and tiller

Beta 10hp diesel

Auto bilge pump

Bow and stern lines

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 Sailing Pram Dinghy

Clinker pram dinghy built by Stones of Salcombe circa 1960.  Traditionally built as a tender, capable of carrying a significant load.  2 rowing positions.

Fitted with a rig for simple fun sailing.

The dinghy is light enough to be launched and recovered by one person but capable of taking the family out on the water.  Recently launched after a period ashore with very few leaks, she is clean tidy and ready to go.

Length                                  9’6”

Beam                                    4’3”

Construction

Clinker planked in mahogany all copper fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Mahogany fore and aft transoms.

Oak quarter knees.  White D-section rubber rubbing strake all round.

2 rowing positions with varnished mahogany thwarts

Varnished mahogany centreboard case with a plywood dagger board.

Trnasom hung udder with bronze hangings.  Drop plate rudder with varnished mahogany stock.

Rig

Gunter rig on a keel stepped varnished pine mast.  Varnished pine boom and gunter yard.

Stainless steel standing rigging tensioned with lanyards.

White terylene mainsail.

Mainsheet to a rope horse across the transom.

Equipment

Mast and spars

Mainsail

Running and standing rigging

Rudder, tiller and dagger board

Pair of oars and rowlocks

Sole boards

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

Clinker dinghy built by JJ Bickford of Topsham, Devon in the 1960’s.

At first glance it looks as though she would have had a rig, however she was clearly designed as a rowing boat able to carry an outboard.  The small foredeck gives some dry sheltered space for belongings and she has enough seating for 6 people.

She is small enough that she can be easily launched and retrieved and will fit in a standard garage, however the generous beam means she has a lot of space and stability for a boat of her size.

She is currently in need of a refit and would suit an enthusiastic amateur.  The planking and frames are all in reasonable condition but the gunnels and foredeck are poor.

Length                  12’10”

Beam                    5’2″

Construction

Clinker planked in mahogany all copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Mahogany transom and thwarts.

Plywood foredeck in poor condition

Slatted sole boards

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

Clinker pram dinghy professionally built in 2020.  As new condition.

Pram dinghies were built mainly as tenders to larger yachts as they are practical and capable dinghies, able to carry heavy loads without being overly long meaning they can be stowed on the coachroof with ease.

This dinghy has 2 rowing positions and can carry 4 adults.

Simple yet practical, finished to a high standard and ready to go.

Length                 9’3″

Beam

Construction

Clinker planked in larch, copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers.  Finished in gloss cream outside, varnished internally.  Brass rubbing bands on keel and bilge stringers.

Iroko fore and aft transoms with iroko knees.

Oak gunnel with oak rubbing strakes and oak quarter knees

Mahogany thwarts with oak knees.  2 rowing positions

Pine slatted sole boards.

Equipment

Pair of brass rowlocks

Brass mooring eyes fore and aft

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 Whitehall Skiff

Canadian Whitehall skiff built by the owner from Bear Mountain plans.

Very nicely built boat by a skilled amateur, finished to a high standard and rarely used since finished.  She comes with a road trailer for easy transport and two pairs of oars and bronze rowlocks.

The Whitehall skiff is a renowned design, incredibly pretty and very fast, this boat is no exception and glides through the water like she is floating.

An immaculate little boat in as new condition.

Length                  16′

Beam                    4′

Construction

Strip plank epoxy hull using bead and cove Canadian Red Cedar.  Top strakes of ash each side.

Finished in a thin layer of epoxy glass cloth inside and out and varnished with Tonkinois.

Oak stem and keel.  Elm transom.

Ash rubbing strake and gunnel all round.

Apple wood knees.

Small foredeck in elm.

Varnished Brazilian mahogany thwarts.  Aft seat for the cox, 2 thwarts with rowing positions.  Adjustable foot stretcher for each thwart.

Transom hung rudder in varnished Brazilian mahogany with a bronze headstock and tiller lines.

Pine slatted sole boards.

Mast socket fitted if the next owner decided to put a rig in the boat.

4 oars made for the boat with leather collars.

Equipment

Road trailer

2 pairs of bronze rowlocks and oars

Rudder and tiller lines

Slatted sole boards

Boat Cover made by owner.

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 Francois Vivier Mizainier

Designed by Francois Vivier inspired by the traditional Breton fishing boats. Francois Vivier is a popular French designed of traditional yachts as well as a respected historian and collector of traditional boat designs.

Built by Devon boat builder, John Moody of Traditional Sail in 1993. John had previously built a number of Francois Vivier Aber designs, 16’ edge-glued, centre-board, lug-rigged sail and oar boats and wanted something larger for the family.

The Mizainier has a steeply raked transom stern, marked drag on the keel with a deep heel, forward raked straight stem and a transom hung rudder.

She is an open boat with a brandy glass midships section giving her great hull form stability. She is ballasted internally with sand bags.

Sold by Wooden Ships to the current owner in 2014, she has been based in Cornwall and used for family sailing ever since.  Kept ashore each winter, her workmanlike finish is very fitting for the type of boat and also easy to maintain.  She comes with a double axle road trailer with an integral launching trolley and has an all up towing weight of approximately 2 tons.

She is always a great attraction wherever she goes being such an unusual design, believed to be the only Mizainier in UK waters.  Sold recently by Wooden Ships but now back on the market as the owner has bought a bigger yacht.

Length on deck                 18’4″

Length waterline              15’6″

Beam                                    6’10”

Draft                                      2’6″

Construction

Carvel planked in larch all fastened to heavy grown oak frames with galvanised boat nails.

Hull recently stripped to bare wood, re-caulked and painted.

Oak back-bone. Grown oak floors.  Lead pigs for internal ballast.

Substantial gunnel with thole pins for the sweeps and a sculling notch in the transom.

Heavy grown oak stem breast hook slotted to accept the mast which is secured with a galvanised gate. Mooring bitts and halyard pins each side forward.

Wide sole in pine boards.  2 thwarts.

The long tiller sweeps across the wide aft seat.

Internally she is finished in oil for a traditional working boat look that is easy to maintain.

Rig

Standing lug rig on a 19’ solid, varnished spruce unstayed mast  stepped on the keel and slotted into the deep oak breast hook.

Red Duradon 3-reef lugsail laced to a 14’ yard and hoisted on a single halyard made off to a pin alongside the mast with a galvanised, leathered mast ring, tack hooked to the stem fitting.

Sail new from SKB Sails, Falmouth in tan Dacron, good condition.  Original and larger sail in tan Duradon cloth.

Loose footed with no boom. Sheeted to a galvanised horse across the transom.

Running rigging in traditional style 3 strand rope with varnished wooden blocks.

Machinery

Sabb 10hp single cylinder diesel installed by the second owner in consultation with the builder. Hand and electric start.  Lifted out, thoroughly serviced and repainted recently.  Recent new alternator and all new wiring and electrics.

Stainless shaft to a fixed 3 blade propeller on the centreline

5 gall stainless steel fuel tank aft with filter and water trap.

12 volt battery charged by the engine alternator

Equipment

Galvanised road trailer with integral launching trolley

Steering compass

Manual bilge pump

Electric bilge pump

12 volt battery new 2019

Saab 10hp diesel

Anchor with chain and warp

All over cover for winter storage, new 2015.

Warps and fenders

Beaching legs

Pair of large sweeps

Sculling oar

Large duradon mainsail

Smaller Dacron mainsail

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 21′ Plymouth Harbour Launch

Known as a Plymouth Waterman’s Boat she was built by Blagdons of Plymouth in the 1950’s and is believed to have worked on Naval duties in Plymouth.

Being sold as a project, the late owner started refit work on the hull but more is required.  She has an as new road trailer and recently reconditioned engine ready to go back in

This is a big volume boat ideal for estuary or inshore work. The cock-pit is capable of accommodating 10 people. A mahogany open backed wheel house with a canvas extension makes her suitable for all-weather use.

The hull has a delightful sheer and is beautifully balanced on the eye, she sits well in the water and rises nicely to a swell making her a dry, stable boat even in a chop.

Length on deck                                 21’

Beam                                                    6’6”

Draft                                                      18”

Construction

Clinker planked in mahogany, all copped fastened to close-spaced steam bent oak timbers.

The fore deck and aft deck are laid in varnished hardwood with seams payed in black butyl rubber.  Aft deck has started to lift.

The wheel house is built in varnished iroko and gives over 6′ head-room.

Nav side lights are carried on the upper forward corners, windscreen wipers on both forward windows. Grab rails on the roof for security.

Mooring cleat on the fore deck, stbd sided chain roller on the stemhead.

Varnished midships thwart with double knees both sides. Varnished seats each side aft.  These are all out of the boat but will come with the sale.

Steering by modern stainless steel wheel on a Bowden cable to a tiller arm on the rudder under the aft deck. The rudder is fitted with a standard varnished tiller in case of gear failure.

Machinery

Yanmar 2GM 20hp 2-cyl naturally aspirated diesel engine, center-line  installation to a center-line 3-blade bronze prop. Fresh water cooled with heat exchanger.

Engine is currently out of the boat and was recently professionally overhauled and refurbished, has been bench tested and is ready to fit back in.  Full details of the engine overhaul are available.

Dual Morse controls – forward at the wheel and aft by the tiller.

Twin automatic bilge pumps.

Manual bilge pump.

2 x 12v batteries

Equipment

Galvanised road trailer 2019

Reconditioned Yanmar diesel

2 x 12 volt batteries

Manual bilge pump

Auto electric bilge pump

Warps and fenders

Canvas wheelhouse extension ,cleaned and repaired

Outboard engine bracket on the transom

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 18′ motor launch

Clinker motor launch built by Hinks of Appledore in 1990.  She has worked as a passenger ferry most of her life but is now in need of a refit.

The majority of the hull appears sound and she has a good engine.  The boat was afloat and in use until July this year.

She is a very substantial boat, wide in the beam making her very stable.  She would make an ideal passenger ferry or work boat, but with some refinement would be a lovely family launch.

Currently on a road trailer, not included in the sale, but can be used to transport her wherever she needs to be

Length on Deck                 18′

Beam                                    7′

Construction

Clinker planked in larch, copper fastened to steamed oak timbers.  A couple of small areas of soft in the planking that will need repairing.

Oak stem, keel and deadwoods.

Heavy oak floors across the centreline in way of the engine spread the load evenly.

Plywood fore and aft decks in poor condition

Plywood engine box and sole boards.

Iron keel bond in poor condition

Wooden transom hung rudder with steel hangings.  The metal work is in poor condition.

Mast fixes against forward bulkhead to carry navigation lights.

Machinery

Yanmar 2GM20 2cyl 16hp marine diesel.

PRM hydraulic gearbox to a 3 blade bronze propeller.

Stainless steel fuel tank under the aft deck

Single 12 volt battery charged from engine alternator.

Equipment

Yanmar 2GM20 diesel wth PRm gearbox

Numax battery

Rudder and tiller

Sole boards

Auto electric bilge pump

Manual bilge pump

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 Andrew Wolstenholme Coot

Known as a Coot, designed by Andrew Wolstenholme and built by the first owner in 2015.  Evidently a very well built boat by an enthusiastic and skilled amateur.

The Coot has a very pretty clinker hull of traditional appearance with a near-vertical stem filling out amidships to firm, round bilges before tucking up to a sweet little transom.  The Cat rig balances beautifully for very enjoyable single handed sailing, however there is enough space, stability and buoyancy to carry crew.

She has 2 rowing positions and due to the placing of the mast, the bow rower can work the oars with the mast still in place, a small feature making this a very practical family boat for messing about on the water.

Complete with a heavy duty cover and combination piggy back road trailer and launching trolley, this is a complete package in tidy condition and ready to tow away.

Length                  10’11 1/4″

Beam                    4’7 1/4″

Draft                      6″ (2’7″ plate down)

Sale Area             70sqft

Construction

Epoxy glued clinker plywood construction.

Hardwood floors glued across the centreline

Laminated pine stem and apron.  Brass rubbing band down the stem and along the keel.

Oak breast hook and sawn oak knees in the quarters.

Oak rubbing strake and gunnel with 2 rowing positions.

Varnished pine transom.

Varnished oak thwarts.

Painted plywood centreboard case with a wooden centreboard, raised and lowered by hand, held down with a simple bungee.

Laminated plywood mast support in the bows with an oak mast step.

Varnished pine sole boards.

Drop plate rudder with a varnished ash tiller.

Rig

Cat rigged ,meaning the mast is stepped well forward in the boat, with a gaff sail on varnished pine mast.

Varnished pine boom and gaff yard with oak jaws.

The only standing rigging is a stainless steel forestay to the stem head fitting.

Hallyards and topping lifts run to turning blocks at the base of the mast and back to jammers on the centreplate case so they can be operated by the helmsman without having to go forward.

Cream terylene mainsail of 70sqft.

Equipment

Rigging, spars and sail

Centreplate

Rudder and tiller

Pair of oars and bronze rowlocks

Buoyancy bags

Varnished sole boards

Heavy duty all over cover

Combination road trailer with piggy back launching trolley

Lighting board

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.