Wooden Ships Comments on this Selway Fisher Islay skiff
A beautiful, carefully built and carefully maintained boat that has worn her 14 years very lightly. Mostly original equipment in good or very good condition. Simple but powerful and adaptable rig for sailing solo, or up to three / four adults. Very responsive with good windward performance. Stable and seaworthy design. Low weight means she is easily beachable. Kept out of the weather in a shed for most of her life.
Type: Islay Skiff
Designer: Selway Fisher
Builder: Rob Johnsey
Year: 2001 (tbc)
Location: Helford, Cornwall
LOA: 16’ 5”
Beam: 5’ 6”
Weight: 350 lb
Construction
Construction: Marine ply strip planked / clinker. Epoxy glued. Pitch pine thwarts and coaming. Partly decked with coaming to make large cockpit.
2x centreboards: one marine ply; one aluminium
Rig
Gaff Rigged cutter
All rigging in good condition
Sails
Mainsail and Jib, Original sails in good condition
Equipment
Mast up / mast down cover
Rowlocks
2x centreboards: one marine ply; one aluminium
Outboard bracket to take 2 – 5 hp motor
4x buoyancy bags: bow, stern, under thwarts amidships
Launching trolley & road trailer available for negotiation
Wooden Ships Comments on this Acorn 15 rowing skiff
Acorn 15 rowing skiff with two rowing positions, adjustable rowing stretchers, Rear seating provided with stern-sheets and back-rest to give a “Thames skiff” look.
A stunning and eye catching example of this very successful design, the Acorn is known to row extremely well and is a stable skiff. Slightly modified to take a small outboard if required.
“This is a fine craft for serious rowing, well suited for river or sea use. The increased length transforms the performance potential, and with one or two rowers putting their back into it she moves very fast, taking powerboat wakes or a moderate chop in her stride. She could make quite a fast passage, carrying a load of camping gear. Or on more of a relaxed afternoon on the river, she slides along easily with no effort on the oars at all, attracting admiring glances from all around. She carried anything from one to four adults comfortably, and/or plenty of kids “Iain Oughtred (designer)”
Construction
Hull
Construction is 6 mm clinker ply. All adhesive is epoxy and all fasteners silicon bronze. Apart from the marine ply, the construction is sapele throughout.
The knees and stem are laminated sapele. The transom is provided with an additional sternpost knee to provide extra strength when used with an outboard.
The open gunwales, apart from looking fine also make draining the boat easier if it is tipped on its side. The centre floorboard is removable (affixed with turn-buttons) to aid bailing.
Paints and varnish are International marine finishes. 6 coats of varnish inside. 2 primer, 2 undercoat, 3 topcoat on outside.
Equipment
Oarlocks (2) and sockets (4) in gunmetal bronze.
Pair of spruce oars, hand leathered and laced.
Galvanised road trailer (winched) – Brand new and unused.
Wooden Ships Comments on this 12′ traditional sailing dinghy
This is a characterful traditional sailing dinghy which has been well restored. Her previous elderly owner thought she had been built at Leigh on Sea in Essex, and she has similarities to the ‘Tideway’ sailing dinghy built by L H Walker boatbuilders.
The old Bermudan rig has been converted to a smaller gunter rig, although the mast is the original length. This shorter rig makes her more suitable if children or novice sailors are using her but she could be put back to Bermudan rig if preferred.
A lovely, fun boat for river, lake or creek crawling.
Construction
Hull
Larch and mahogany clinker planking on oak timbers. Since buying her, the present owner has stripped her to bare wood inside and out, steamed a few planks back into shape, replaced some ribs, and sealed the timber with Eposeal 300. The gaps between the lands and roves have been filled with Sikaflex 290DC primer and caulk which ensures that she stays watertight whether kept in the water or out.
She is varnished inside and out with 5 coats of Epiphanes clear varnish.
The rudder has been re-made but she has the original mahogany centreboard.
Bronze and traditional Tufnol fittings have been used throughout.
Rig – Gunter sloop
Sails
A set of Mirror dinghy sails, mainsail and jib, in good condition.
The original mast track and sails are available if required.
There are two rowing positions and she rows very well. The dinghy also comes with a boat cover, oars and rowlocks and a serviceable trailer with new wheel bearings.
Wooden ships comments on this 24′ West Country fishing launch
Built by Denis Squires, formerly of Porthleven Boatyard. 1970 approx.
Hull
Carvel planked in larch, galvanised nail fastened to grown oak frames – typical West Country fishing boat construction.
Decks and cockpit.
Open cockpit with loose laid sole boards, easily lifted for bilge access. She was built with a small pillar-box wheel-house, subsequently removed and a deck fitted at stringer level midships over the engine leaving a cock-pit well aft and retaining the larger well area forward to work the hauler. The decking served to bait pots etc.
Machinery
Built with a Lister 2-cylinder salt water cooled engine, replaced recently with a second hand Lister Alpha 30hp, 3-cylinder fresh water cooled unit. The engine had a top check with head off and decoke.
A hydraulic unit to power the pot hauler is driven off the front end of the engine.
Usual belt driven alternator.
New steel engine beds fitted. With flexible mounts.
At time of writing this engine is in process of installation requiring the hydraulics connecting, pipe work fitting and a battery installing with electrical connections to the start panel. It is now lined up with a new cutlass bearing.
Batteries Not yet fitted. Requires 1 x 12v but 2 batteries would be preferable.
Built by L.H. Walker of Westcliff on Sea, Essex in the late 1960’s as a river rowing boat. She has had a mast added in recent years along with a sail and rudder but will need a leeboard fitting in order to sail properly. She is however an excellent rowing boat and will take an outboard engine as well. The generous beam and the shape of the hull mean she is a stable and comfortable boat with a decent carrying capacity, excellent for family river trips.
Length 16′
Beam 6′
Draft 1’6″
Construction
Clinker planked in mahogany on steamed oak timbers all copper rivet fastened. Heavy mahogany gunnels all round giving strength and rigidity to the hull. Grown lodging knees on the quarters, all copper fastened. She has a small foredeck giving a little bit of sheltered space forward.
Varnished mahogany thwarts, forward and centre thwart in the usual manner plus U-shaped aft seating around the transom and extending forward to the centreline allowing comfortable seating for 4 people..
Painted sole boards.
A single rowing position in the centre of the boat.
Equipment
Hallmark Rollercoaster galvanised single axle road trailer with winch and spare wheel
Built in 1963 by Salcombe Yacht & Marine Co, very similar to Stone’s design. The fleet of Salcombe Yawls has always been very competitive and continues to be so. They can equally be a good family cruising boat and many have the addition of an outboard for this purpose.
Yawl 42 was purchased by the present owner in 2013 and has had a comprehensive refit since. She is now in stunning condition and very reasonably priced.
Construction
Clinker mahogany planking on oak frames. Some planking was replaced in the previous ownership and only 2 ribs needed replacement by the present owner. The hull was stripped inside and out and all planking and surfaces treated with 7 coats of Eposeal 300.
Centre thwart replaced in Honduras mahogany, stem bracket replaced.
½” mahogany floorboards replaced with marine ply, epoxy resin sealed and painted with Epifanes floor paint.
Cast iron centre plate removed , sanded and painted. Bronze retaining screws checked.
New deck in Robbins Tiger Elite ply. New full length deck seats in sapele. New utile coaming and D section rubbing strake.
Topside planking treated with Epifanes 2 pack polyurethane, 2 primer undercoat and 2 gloss.
Rig
Bermudan yawl.
Masts were split, refurbished and reglued. 5 coats Eposeal 300 to preserve the timber and 7 coats Epifane varnish.
New boom, bowsprit and whisker pole in sitka spruce.
All mast/spar fittings were refurbished or replaced.
Sails
Set of little used 4 yr old North sails, professionally cleaned.
Gear
New boat cover
Combi trailer (road and launching) by Hayling Trailer Co, in good condition.
This clinker built pram dinghy is reputed to have been built on the Clyde in the 1940’s. Single thwart and stern seat. Flat bow, transom stern. She has had some restoration by a local craftsman and is ready to be used.
Construction.
Hull
Clinker larch and mahogany planking on oak frame. Copper riveted.
Wooden Ships Comments on this single engine motor yacht
Built by Pearns yard in Looe in 1930 for the Trescoe hotel on the Isles of Scilly as transport for the guests to and from St Mary’
The hull is unaltered from her early days, however in present ownership the new superstructure and decks have been added to transform her from a purely day use boat into a much more versatile little vessel. The large wheelhouse gives shelter and space inside out of the elements making her a more useable boat, and with a heads, galley and 2 berths, she is very much a ‘long weekender’ which is able to explore the creeks and rivers as well as being more than capable of cruising up the coast.
Construction
Hull
Planked most likely in pitch pine all copper fastened to closely spaced steam bent oak timbers, the majority of which have been sistered at some stage in the past. One or two large sawn oak frames built into the hull for added strength.
Decks and cockpit
Deck is all new constructed of marine plywood, screwed and glued to the deck beams and sheathed in epoxy cloth. All bronze fittings on deck including fairleads and cleats.
Non self draining cockpit at the aft end with seating. A good deep cockpit making it safe at sea. Painted sole boards.
Superstructure
Superstructure is also new and was built at the same time as the deck. Constructed of epoxy sheathed marine plywood with the interior finished in T&G cedar panelling. Large windows all round give excellent visibility. Wheelhouse roof has handrails either side
Machinery
Engine
Volvo Penta MD7 35hp 3cyl marine diesel, recently reconditioned. Stainless shaft to centre line 3 blade bronze propeller with single lever controls.
Batteries
2 x 12 volt batteries under the steering console with an isolating selector switch.
Tanks
Plastic fuel tank.
Accommodation
Entrance into the wheelhouse is on the port side, the wheelhouse has full standing headroom right the way through. Helm position to port with a console and helmsman seat, there is a 12 volt switch panel, engine controls and a spoked wooden wheel on a new Lewmar hydraulic steering unit.
Engine box is on the centreline at the aft end of the wheelhouse giving easy access all round the engine. In the aft starboard corner is a heads compartment with a Jabsco sea toilet which pumps directly overboard.
Forward of the head is a small galley area with a single burner gas ring. The gas bottles are in a separate sealed locker hung on the aft side of the wheelhouse bulkhead. Also a single stainless sink with manually pumped fresh water.
Up forward are two good sized berths with cushions.
This beautiful Exe Cub rowing boat was built in 2014 and is new as she has not been launched. The workmanship and finish are to the best traditional yacht standard.
The boat was designed and built by Adrian Noyes of Craftsman Craft, Devon. This is the last boat he built as he is now retired.
She is clinker planked in mahogany on oak ribs, all copper and bronze fastened, with a teak shearstrake.
She comes with oars and rowlocks and has a screw drain plug.
The boat can be delivered by arrangement with the owner.
Wooden ships comments on this International 12 sailing dinghy
Designed in 1912 by George Cockshott, the International 12 Dinghy, with its single, high-peaked lugsail, was the first one-design racing dinghy to gain international recognition. Its widespread popularity led to it being chosen as a class for the 1920 and 1928 Olympic Games.
The popularity of the Twelve endures today, largely due to a proactive class association, which represents large fleets of 200+ boats in the Netherlands and Italy, as well as smaller fleets in Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Austria and even Japan. The class is regaining popularity elsewhere, including the United Kingdom, where there is a small but growing number of Twelve’s in active commission.
The Twelve is without doubt a great boat. Easy to carry on a car trailer, a technical, but safe boat, suitable for every category of sailor, both young and old. It is not too biased towards windward sailing and not too unstable, even in strong winds.
Having recently celebrated her centenary, she is without doubt an enduring racing classic.
Construction
Mahogany on oak.
This boat was built in 2002 by a Dutch yacht builder and is virtually unused.
She has been dry stored, and was revarnished in 2014.
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