Freeman Cruiser Mk1 Boat

I have owned this 1959 Freeman Mk1(Wei-Hei) for nearly ten years now and she is moored at Fox's Marina at March in Cambridgeshire (Where she can be viewed). The boat is still very much in original condition and over the years I have spent plenty of money and time on her upkeep. The list of things that have been done are a new Canopy (admittedly 7 years ago!), re-upholstered throughout including the seat pads in the rear, my wife made new curtains for her and i have stripped stained and re-varnished the entire interior mahogany type wood. To do all the restoration i stripped all the fixtures out and repainted the whole of the interior floor of the boat including under all the seating, engine bay etc. I can provide pictures of all these to demonstrate if required.

When i first bought the boat the original engine was seized solid which was unfortunate as i wanted to keep everything as original as possible, i have since purchased two further engines of which the first was not the same as the original. I do not have mechanical knowledge required to sort any issues i had so have always relied on proffessional assistance.... anyway i bought the current engine (BMC Vedette) three years ago, had it rebuilt and installed, all new wiring loom installed and got her up and running lovely, used it for 4-5 months and then it started to run sick for a while and cut out, when i had it looked at i was told that it was choking up (soot on the plugs) ??... He said it could be a carb problem or fuel or idle speed etc etc... if someone knows what they are doing with engines i'm sure its a simple fix but i have just had enough of getting people to look at it and not sure how to resolve.. sadly i just don't have the time or more importantly the experience to commit to it any more. I had a specialist come over to review it for a new boat safety certificate, There are a few things that need doing but nothing major..i.e fire blanket, extinguisher, inline fuel filter needs changing (i have all these bits and they are included in the sale)...all very minor i'm sure It has a simple forward and reverse gearbox...... i have a lot of the original paperwork for the boat and several spare bits and bobs in the boat, she was last anti-fouled in March 2017 and the top deck painted the year before.... they will both need doing again now. If you have any questions or require further information you can contact me Paul 0phone Please note this is collection only.