Gaff ketch 38' x 34'wl x 10'6" x 6 Lying North France Built in 1925 to a design by Fife by Peter Dickie. Peter, spent some of his formative years with Wm Fife at Fairlie and was responsible for many of the Dickie's designs. In ]923 he opened his own yard at Bangor in N Wales and working in conjunction with William McPherson Campbell they continued in close cooperation with the brothers at Tarbert, building both their own designs and those of other designers including MacCallum, Fife, Fred Shepherd and G.L. Watson. After busy war work building MTBs and MGBs the yard passed out of the family's ownership after the war and finally closed in the 1980's. She has the Fife dragon carved at her bow though because she was not built at Fairlie she does not have the wheatsheaf at the stem.
During the war her dog-house and coach-roof were removed at Robertsons and she was used for ferrying wounded on stretchers &om ships anchored off. After the war the coach-roof was replaced by Robertsons and she was returned to her owners. After a few years ownership, the previous owner sold her in the ]970's, re-discovered her in poor condition on the Clyde in 2002, bought her back and she underwent an extensive restoration before being relaunched in 2003. In 2013 she was again renovated although the work done was minor as that was all that was needed.There are photographic records of the work done Planked in 1 1/4." teak all copper and bronze fastened to 3" x 2 1/2" oak fames in pairs at 3'3" centres with 1 steamed intermediate timber on an oak back-bone. Angle iron strap floors side bolted to the fames to eliminate contact of the floor bolts with the exterior.
External iron ballast keel secured with 10 galvanised bolts all renewed in 2013. 1 1/2. Tons internal lead ballast. Small self draining cock-pit aft with traditional teak spoked wheel to hydraulic steering, teak grating and teak side seats to stowage under the side decks. A varnished teak grating seat is placed across the push-pit to protect the hydraulic rams.
Varnished teak coach-roof and dog-house with twin doors, seats either side and a shelf across the forward face with nav instruments. Steps to below. The coach-roof is fitted with opening bronze port holes each side, a midships sliding entrance hatch with sky-lights forward and aft all in varnished teak. Teak grab rails each side. Varnished teak fore hatch on the fore deck.
New straight-laid teak over ply deck with varnished teak cover-boards and toe rails. Regalvanised stancion posts, pull and push-pits. Galvanised stemhead fitting with fore stay attachment point and twin chain rollers. The teak planking was completely refastened with 1,400 2 1/2" silicon bronze screws. A new laminated stem was made and fitted with new breast hook.
A number of fames were replaced in laminated timber. The whole hull was recaulked and the seams below the w/l payed with Sikaflex, the seams above wl payed with putty. 80% of the starboard beam shelf replaced. A new rudder made in epoxy/glass sheathed ply and fitted with new Wills Ridley hydraulic steering gear. All new deck beams and knees.
New deck laid in teak over a marine ply sub deck. The dog-house roof was replaced in canvas sheathed t&g pine. The vessel was rewired with all new electric gear and fittings. Internal ballast replaced in lead. Much of the interior was rebuilt.
All new equipment, tanks etc supplied and fitted. Ford 85hp 4-cyl diesel supplied by Lancing Marine in flexibly mounted on new engine beds with PRM hydraulic gearbox, single lever controls to centre-line 3-blade prop gives 8knts max. 1 1/4 gph. 80 gall s/s fuel tank under the cock-pit sole. Full engine instrumentation.
4 x 12v batteries on 12v circuits. 240v circuit with shore power connection. Gaff ketch rig on varnished pole masts. The main stepped through the deck just forward of the coach-roof, the mizzen stepped through the dog-house roof onto the cross beam shelf. Galvanised mast fittings.
Slab reefing varnished booms. Varnished gaffs with leathered gaff saddles. S/s mast hoops on the mainsail.Galvanised rigging wire with s/s rigging screws to s/s eye bolts in the deck through the beamshelves. Running back-stays on Highfield levers to the main. Single stemhead fore stay.
Pair of new top action bronze sheet winches either side of the cock-pit. All traditional varnished block and tackles to halyards. Mainsail, mizzen, new genoa, 3 smaller headsails. Spinnaker with varnished pole. New mizzen staysail.
6 berths.plus V -berths in the fore cabin so 8 total due to being extremely well planned out. A locker and drawer unit against the aft port bulkhead makes the port berth a little shorter. Fore hatch over. Chain locker forward with electric windlass battery. Stowage under the berths.
Bulkhead doorway with curtain, mast in way, to the; Saloon cabin with port and stbd Chesterfield-style seating with buttoned cloth upholstery. Colin Frake solid fuel stove against the forward stbd bulkhead with flue to deck. Varnished teak locker units at the head of each settee. White painted t&g bulkheads. Brass clock and barometer on the forward port bulkhead.
Half bulkhead to the port galley with useful vertical grab post on the corner. Deep, square s/s sink in the formica work surface edged with deep varnished fiddle rail, Nelson gimballed gas cooker with oven, plate stowage outboard under the side deck. Pressurised H&C, sink drains overboard. Varnished teak sky-light above with suspended oil lamp. White painted deckhead.
Opposite to stbd is the heads compartment with Blake sea toilet and porcelain sink in the corner, pressurised H&C, drains overboard. Centre-line ladder to the midships entrance hatch in the coach-roof. Port side passageway aft to the owner's cabin with generous port and stbd berths. Varnished teak t&g bulkheads and joinery. Bench seat in front of the port berth with hanging locker on the aft bulkhead, drop down table off the fWd bulkhead.
Original panelled teak doors. Aft again to the aft cabin with port and stbd quarter berths, engine under a large varnished ply box in the middle against the fWd bulkhead. Steps to the dog-house. 6' head-room throughout. Painted pine sole boards.
White painted deckhead. Hot water from calorifier tank heated by the engine cooling water and 240v immersion heater when on shore power. 40 gall + flexible fresh water tank in the midships bilge. Sestral steering compass. Navrnan and Nasa sounders Nasa log Nasa SX35 DSC VHF radio Navman auto-pilot.
Navman GPS. Mobiytronic battery maintenance system. 6-man life raft. CQR and Fisherman anchors. Lofrans 12v windlass 60 meter new chain.
Mooring warps Fenders A delightful, smart, teak motor sailer, inspected and found to be ready for sea and thoroughly sea-proven after a major rebuild and a couple of seasons cruising. This is a chunky, tough little ship with manageable sail area, a powerful new engine and a very comfortable cabin. There is a walk on mooring in northern France included in the sale. There is an 8yr waiting list for these.Interested in part exchange vintage car / tractor etc.
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