This little dinghy was designed by John Bain of Sliver’s Yard, Rosneath and built by the yard in 1953. She has been fully restored by an experienced boat builder.
Construction
Varnished clinker mahogany planking on oak ribs. Copper fastened.
1 pair spoon blade oars with bronze rowlocks.
Road Trailer
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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.
This classic traditional dinghy was built in 1936 for the owner’s father and since the 1960’s was stored for much of the time under cover. She had occasional use by the present owner and in 2009 was taken to Tom Eeles in Suffolk to be restored.
A pretty and sturdy little dinghy on a road trailer and ready to go.
Construction
Mahogany clinker planking all copper fastened to steamed oak ribs
White painted hull with a varnished sheer strake
Oak backbone and stringers.
Mahogany gunwhales, thwarts, transom, centreboard and rudder.
Rig
Gunter rigged sloop.
Varnished wooden spars,
Original sails in good condition.
Terylene running rigging.
Equipment
Road Trailer
Refurbished Seagull outboard
Foc’sle cover
Anchor and chain
2 sets timber oars.
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Built in 1986 in Bristol by Mayhew Motor Launches on a mould taken from an old river launch. The GRP hull was fitted out with varnished mahogany to great effect.
Originally fitted with a steam engine, this was replaced with a conventional diesel around 2004.
Used extensively in present ownership for escorting long river rowing expeditions, she has been professionally maintained and is in very good order.
Comes with a galvanised road trailer and all over fitted cover.
Length Overall 16’11”
Beam 5’10”
Draft 2′
Construction
GRP simulated clinker hull with varnished mahogany sheer strake and rubbing strake. Traditional rope fender all round.
Straight laid varnished mahogany deck with mahogany coamings all round.
Varnished mahogany thwarts and engine box. Comfortable seating for 8 people.
Tiller steering with a bronze rudder stock up through the aft deck.
Machinery
Perkins 3cyl diesel fitted around 2004. Recent new water pump fitted.
stainless shaft with a 3 blade bronze propeller.
Stainless steel fuel tank under the fore deck with an in line fuel filter.
Twin 12 volt batteries.
Bronze navigation lights
Electric bilge pump
Equipment
Road trailer with recent wheels and hubs
Fitted all over cover
Seat cushions
Warps and Fenders
Full specification and details available upon request
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14′ RNSA sailing dinghy, currently owned by a charity in Scotland and being sold to raise funds.
Construction
Clinker planked in mahogany, all copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers.
The lands of each plank are copper rivet fastened as well.
Three varnished mahogany thwarts with sawn hardwood knees.
Varnished slatted sole boards
Four copper buoyancy tanks fitted under the thwarts.
Mahogany centreboard casing with a steel centreplate lifted with a 4:1 block and tackle.
Two rudders, one fixed and one with a lifting plate.
Rig
Bermudan sloop rig on a keel stepped solid varnished mast with varnished wooden roller reefing boom
Single shroud each side and a single forestay.
Original sails by Ratsey and Lapthorne, mainsail and headsail.
Inventory
Pair of oars
Galvanised rowlocks
Complete rig
2 rudders
Centreplate
4 copper buoyancy tanks
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The Caledonia Yawl was designed by Ian Oughtred, a prolific designer of small open boats, and has been one of his most popular designs. This example was built to the highest standards by professional shipwright Johnny Burke in Scotland in 2013 and has been used on only 6 occasions around the Clyde and in Norfolk.
The Caledonia yawl has gained a reputation as a very capable and seaworthy boat suitable for coastal sailing in favourable weather. The design was altered slightly on this boat with the addition of another laminated frame in way of the chain plates to increase the strength on the hull.
She has built in buoyancy tanks as well as air bags for safety, and comes as a complete package on a virtually new SBS galvanised road trailer so is ready to tow away.
Length on Deck 20′
Beam 6′
Draft 4’6″ (centreplate down)
Construction
Clinker planked hull built using 9mm Robbins Elite and Super Elite marine plywood and glued using West system epoxy.
Laminated stem and keel.
The deck is made of 6mm Robins Elite plywood, sheathed externally in epoxy glass cloth and finished in white deck paint.
There is a varnished Iroko coaming all round with a varnished sheer strake and small varnished oak rubbing strake.
Buoyancy tanks either side double as thwarts with varnished Iroko tops.
Tiller steering on a stern post hung rudder. Rudder is a lifting type to enable the boat to float in shallow water. Curved tiller to allow it to work around the mizzen mast.
Sheathed plywood centreboard casing with a weighted centreplate, lifted with an 8:1 tackle.
Varnished Iroko slatted sole boards.
All deck fittings made of bronze where possible.
Rig
Rigged as a gunter yawl on hollow varnished keel stepped larch masts.
Varnished wooden boom and gunter yard, plus a varnished bumpkin for the mizzen.
Stainless steel standing rigging with swaged eyes. Held with lanyards to external bronze chain plates.
Single shroud each side, single forestay to the stem head and twin running backstays on the main mast. Mizzen mast is unstayed.
Bronze mast fittings all round. Pin rail at the base of the mast to carry the falls.
Mainsail, mizzen and headsail all in red terylene and made by W B Lietch of Tarbet, all in as new condition.
Inventory
4 x lifejackets
Bruce anchor with chain and warp
Small inflatable dinghy with oars
Boom crutch
2013 SBS road trailer
Full specification and details available upon request
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The Flying Dutchman was designed in 1951 by Conrad Gulcher and Uus Van Essen, and was adopted as an International Class in 1952. From 1960 to 1992 the design was chosen as the Olympic 2 man racing dinghy and was the first One Design to use a trapeze for the crew.
This particular boat, sail number H248, was built in 1960 for Mr C Guelcher, thereofre it is believed it was owned by the designer of the class. The present owner has had her since 1970 when he moved to the UK from Holland, in which time she has been used extensively. In recent years however, old age means she has stayed in the garage and has forced the owner to think about finding a new home for the boat.
Length on deck 20’
Beam 5’8″
Hull weight 130kg
Construction
3 layers of strip plank mahogany with a total thickness of 10mm, glued most likely with a resorcinol glue but not confirmed.
Longitudinal stringers internally give strength to the hull.
The hull has been sheathed in a very lightweight epoxy glass cloth and varnished over the top.
The underwater hull was finished by mixing graphite into the epoxy, giving a black and very hard finish
Mahogany deck with grown knees on the quarters.
Mainsheet track across the centre of the cockpit on a heavy wooden beam.
Mahogany centreplate casing.
Tiller steering with extension. Self bailers fitted.
Rig
Fractional bermudan sloop rig on keel stepped alloy mast and boom.
Stainless steel standing rigging to internal chain plates.
Single trapeze for the crew member.
Roller furling headsail.
Spinnaker set from a well in the foredeck.
Sails
2 sets of mainsail and genoa, last used 10yrs ago. 1 set only lightly used.
Battened main, 12 sqm. Furling genoa.
1 spinnaker
Extra Gear
Road Trailer in serviceable condition
Launching Trolley
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A classic open daysailer, thought to have been built by Davis & Sons Ltd in 1976. A very pretty long keeled boat with a transom hung rudder and a bowsprit. She has been very well maintained and in 2003 she had new sails, engine and mast/spars.
Ideal as a single hander or for a large family, she is a good sea boat with good performance under sail or power, or equally suited for the river or visiting beaches.
Construction
Clinker pitch pine planking on oak frames. Long keel. The keel bolts were replaced and a new shoe added to the keel in 2015. GRP sheathed deck. Mahogany coamings and thwarts. Tiller steering.
Rig
Bermudan Cutter. Wooden mast and spars, new 2003. Stainless steel standing rigging. Running rigging is in excellent condition.
Sails: New 2003, washed and stored for winter.
Mainsail with traditional reefing. Staysail. Roller furling jib. All in very good condition.
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.
The Golant Gaffer, designed by Roger Dongray, is a modern take on the traditional working boat. Designed to be built by the enthusiastic amateur, she is a capable and pretty yacht, easily handled and by all accounts a joy to own.
The design has a 45% ballast ratio and good hull form stability so she stands up to her canvas and has very satisfactory performance.
This particular boat was built in 2002 by a Mr John Smith of Suffolk who owned the boat for 8 years before selling her to the present owner. The build was supervised by a local surveyor and a survey report from just before her launch states the “quality of workmanship and materials used are commensurate to a professional standard…” The present owner has taken good care of her and has been cruising mainly around the Solent and local coastline.
For many this is the ideal type of yacht as she has a good size cockpit for lazy summer days, a head and galley for a little comfort during the afternoon sail and importantly can be towed behind a vehicle on her custom road trailer which is a way of dramatically reducing the annual running costs of your boating.
A fine little yacht in very nice condition and complete with trailer ready to sail. 2002 survey report available.
Length on Deck 18’9″
Beam 7′
Draft 2’9″
Weight 1500kg
Construction
Strip plank Alaskan Cedar hull, all epoxy glued and sheathed externally with epoxy glass cloth.
Widely spaced sawn Iroko frames with bronze screws.
Iroko sawn floors across the centreline
Sheathed and painted plywood deck
Large cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts.
Rig
High peak gaff cutter rig on a deck stepped wooden mast.
Wooden boom, gaff yard and bowsprit.
All lines lead to the cockpit so she is safe and easy to handle.
Stainless steel standing rigging to external chain plates, 2002.
Running backstays on tackles.
265sqft of sail with main, staysail and jib. All in good condition.
Wyckham Martin furling on the headsails
Machinery
Yanmar 1GM10 mounted on the centreline.
Stainless shaft with 2 blade bronze propeller
25l plastic fuel tank
New water pump and cutlass bearing 2014.
Flexible water tank in the saloon.
Accommodation
2 berths with sitting headroom.
Steps down in over the engine box.
Plastimo Neptune gas hob to port, galley sink to starboard
Settee berth either side.
Folding door into the forepeak with a chemical toilet and storage.
Full specification and details available upon request
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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 Swedish ‘Juni’ One Design
This Juni One Design class was built by the Storebro Boat Building School in Stockholm in 1973 to a design by well known Swedish naval architect Tore Henlin.
The original design dates from 1938, when Tore Herlin, Chief Naval architect to the Swedish Navy and a celebrated yacht designer, produced drawings for a safe small yacht that could be used for teaching young people to sail, a “pojkbat” or “boys boat”. The first yacht was named Juni and they became a one design class named after the first boat.
The original Juni was destroyed by a fire and in 1973 the designers daughter, Sonja Henlin, commissioned this boat to be built as an exact replica of the original. She sailed the boat regularly in the Swedish archipelago before selling her at which time she passed through a couple of owners before running into hard times and becoming a little neglected. The present owner bought her in 2005 and started a major refit which took place in stages and saw the boat relaunched in 2012.
Many examples of the Juni Class have been built and they are still a popular boat in Sweden, with boats being built in clinker, carvel and GRP. It is believed this is the only example of the Juni class in the UK. Sonja Henlin is now in her 90’s and still going strong and there is a foundation set up in the memory of her father with the following web site: www.herlinsallskapet.se
The Juni is an absolutely stunning little boat with a very interesting history, she can be sailed in a breath of wind and easily handled by one person. Able to be towed by an average family car this is an easy boat to live with and maintain and looks simply gorgeous!
Bought in stockholm by the present owner this special little boat has been restored beautifully and will offer many fun sailing days.
Construction
Hull
Close seamed mahogany hull all copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers. Hull is finished in varnish so the quality of the original build is plain for all to see.
External ballast keel with iron keel bolts. Small amount of internal trimming ballast.
Decks and cockpit
Solid yacht laid swept teak deck with mahogany coamings around the cockpit. Varnished mahogany coverboards with a small upstanding toe rail and a varnished king plank. Varnished handrail on the centreline of the foredeck with a heavy sampson post for mooring lines. Stainless steel deck fittings and stem head fitting.
This is a half decker yacht with small side decks, aft deck and a large foredeck coming to slightly forward of the mast.
Tiller steering to the rudder hung on the sharply raked transom.
Rig
Fractional bermudan sloop rig on a keel stepped solid built spruce mast with a varnished wooden slab reefing boom.
Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chainplates.
Hanked on headsail, double ended mainsheet. Easily handled by one person.
Sails
Battened mainsail, working jib and Genoa, all made by Clinton sails in reasonable condition.
The main cockpit and stern hatch have close fitting covers made by Owen sails in 2013.
Trailer
Custom built trailer by RM Trailers Southampton, 2012. It has a flushing system which enables the yacht to be launched and recovered without damaging the mechanics. It only has the delivery mileage from Southampton to Argyll.
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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 Fairey Duckling sailing dinghy
This Fairey Marine Duckling sailing dinghy was built as hull number 152 and had only 1 owner until this year. Totally original and seemingly in good condition, now with the addition of a serviceable road trailer.
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.
45’ Laurent Giles cutter built in India in 1949. Double diagonal teak planking. Unmistakably Laurent Giles, she is just a big Channel Class. Proven ocean cruising boat, fast and capable. Offered for sale at only £24,000 due to the owners personal circumstances. woodenships.co.uk/sailing-yacht/45-laurent-giles-bermudan-cutter/... See MoreSee Less
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
