Widgeon, built in 1901 as a Gaff Cutter in Southampton by Fay's to a J.M Soper design. She has been in her present ownership for over 40years, used as a family cruising yacht. Making passages around the UK, Ireland, Northern France both sides of the North Sea, in to the Baltic, the Netherlands.
She was converted to carry a Bermudan rig in 1956.
A Carvel planked hull of Teak, above the waterline, a Pitch Pine planked, underwater hull. Laid teak decks.
She came ashore some years ago a... read more
TRY AGAIN is a Traditional Channel Island Pilot Cutter, originally constructed circa 1870, she has been completely rebuilt two/three times in her long history. MCA
registration 1907. Newspaper articles of her major rebuild in 1953. Re-engine.
Her rig was re-designed from a Gaff Cutter to a Bermudan Cutter by Mssrs Camper and Nicholson. .
Her accommodation was refashioned with the edition of a raised dog house coach roof aft - giving good standing headroom below at the nav station and the... read more
Alando CK178, a Colchester Sailing Smack ex registered fishing vessel/work boat Built by the renowned barge and smack builders of their day, the Aldous Brothers of Brightlingsea. Initially she was one of a fleet of four, half decked open work boats, commissioned by a local Oysterman in 1923. Originally registered as CK1, then LO111, removed from the register in 1938. Alando was then converted into a pleasure yacht in 1938, her history is then unknown until the 1970's. When she first took p... read more
A traditional styled 20ft open day boat, inspired by Edwardian Pilot cutters 1890's.
The Albert and Florence was built as a "one off", she carries a Traditional Gaff rig with small fixed bowsprit. In her present ownership she has been bought a 5hp Mercury four stroke long shaft outboard engine and a new 2019, Indespension Road Trailer, which she sits on very comfortably.
2016-18 she under went an extensive refit.
Vessel has spent the summers on a swinging mooring on the Ri... read more
23ft Coastal Weekend cruiser offering ideal fishing space and comfort.
She is a fine example of a clinker wooden motor fishing boat, immensely strong in her construction. Built by Parsons of Leigh on Sea, Essex. in 1960, as an East Coast Potter/Crabber, she retains her original Bowman 3534 BL 18hp diesel engine. Her 2023 Refit included new safety gear, digital navigation gear + radio being installed for inshore fishing and trips.
An excellent work/sea boat which boasts being a registered hist... read more
15ft Open dayboat, built in the late 1950's.
A 3/4 decked, Clinker displacement hull of varnished Mahogany, She has, had much of her planking replaced. As a retirement project, she languished in a boat shed for a couple plus years.
She carries a Gaff rig, white sails.
Requires commissioning, sitting under a tarpaulin ashore.... read more
A 16ft carvel planked wooden open boat, the hull was fully restored in 2000.
New spars, sails, and centreboard were added 2019, rigged out as a Gaffer. The vessel is estimated to have been built around 1900. She has been set up for racing, a full inventory of racing gear is included with a launching trolley with Bronze bearings (wont corrode being immersed in salt). Sails against the Sailing Brigs of West Mersea carries sail number WM 99.... read more
An early model of these popular GRP sail cruisers. Easy to handle, a stable first sail boat yet very capable, good for for coastal waters.
Auxiliary power, outboard in well, 10hp Tohatsu.
Roomy interior, offering 5 berths in 2 cabins.
She requires some cosmetic attention, otherwise in the water, tidy and good to go.... read more
A very capable GRP coastal cruiser, offers the combination of a cutter rig with a lifting keel. She was built in 2003, to a high and practical level of finish, perfect for shorthanded sailing. She is one of the original South African built Dudley Dix, designed Cape Cutters.
Two owners only, from new. Present owner since 2011. He sailed her single handed on all of the Essex and Suffolk rivers. She was the overall winner of the 2019 East Coast Old Gaffers Race and has won many other local troph... read more
SCOD, a simple, yet practical, unadulterated Classic Racer / cruiser, Bermudan Sloop rig. He relatively deep long keel means she copes well with heavy seas . Her simple Traditional rig, makes her easy to handle single handed. She has a full service history for the last 28 years in her present ownership.
Standing rigging has been renewed, and the mast has been rebuilt, a laminated hollow spar. Keel bolts have been drawn to keep a check , Planking re caulked and re painted, re antifouled. Engin... read more
"8ft Smack Yacht, bought as an open boat ,a "shell" from Portsmouth in 1985. The Testers Boatyard, Hollowshore, Kent, sold her on, as a restoration project to her present owner in 1986.
Originally she was a twin masted Lugger, built circa 1895.
It was decided that she would be re rigged to carry a Smack's Gaff Rig, have an engine installed, new rig, spars and sails, a deck and a simple coach roof over an open accommodation cabin.
The restoration was completed and she wa... read more
24m Steel lighter hull, Beam 5.4m, Draft 2ft 6inch. Converted in 1987 used for 20years as a youth hostel for adventure holidays, offering accommodation for 16 young persons with 8 x twin single cabins and 2 x communal shower rooms, a laundry, 2 x large water tanks and stores racking, all found below decks.
On the deck level there's a large training room/ lounge/ club room/dining room.
A full size commercial galley. A large Reception, Heads facility (chemical toilet).
A flat roof terr... read more
A National Historic vessel, Kitty is a fully working sailing, Charter vessel (exemption certification required re validating Nov 23) . Potential liveaboard vessel.
She is 82ft long with a 22ft beam.
Fully kitted out for as a rather unique venue for a business meetings, Family Parties, Corporate entertainment or just for pleasure of a sail aboard one of these magnificent ex " Work Horses". Built in 1895 by J & H Cann of Harwich.
She held a passenger licence for up to 43 guest... read more
"Quality Street" she is a one off and something rather special. She was purchased in a very sorry state 1990's. Her professional engineer owner stored her away as his project and set about having her professionally restored. She was totally stripped out of all her original outdated interior, re- engined, and the 2 moulds of the hull and the deck were re fastened and re sealed. A mammoth task. All new gear, fixtures and fittings were installed. The main bulk of the work carried o... read more
A very authentic gaff cutter, well built in GRP and finished to a high standard.
Found to be easy to handle boa, and a delight to sail, All her lines lead back to the cockpit, ideal for single handed sailing. The accommodation is quite roomy for a vessel of this size.
Displacement of 1.25 tons, to be sold with her mobile yard cradle. A trailer able pocket cruiser. A Yanmar 1GM 10 inboard diesel engine.
This is a well-presented yacht at an attractive price. Well maintained and looked after.... read more
A prime example of these tough little GRP Gaff cutters.
Joy has undergone a massive refit which has taken two and half years.
Works carried out by Alan Staley Wooden Boatbuilder of Faversham, Kent.
There's still a little way to go for her to be fully in Commission.
She was purchased in a very poorly condition in 2020 as a Retirement project .
Due to health reasons her present owner is not able to complete his project
and will never take her sailing....... She must be SOLD.....
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18ft Sea Otter, a double ended canoe, Gaff Yawl built by Master Boatbuilders, David Moss of Skippool River Wyre, Lancashire. A wooden stripped plank hull, raised fore-deck version. An open aft self draining cockpit. Wooden washboards in her companionway. She has an encapsulated lead ballast keel with a steel lifting centreboard, when lowered gives her a 3ft 4ins draft.
Built and designed with the utmost attention, all of her fixtures and fittings have a specific use and purpose. She carries a ... read more
A 80ft engineless, wooden Thames Sailing Barge, 1881. Registered in Rochester, Kent. 1882. Built for carrying a cargo of bricks from Medway to the Thames.
She crossed the Channel over to France and Holland, around the coast as far south as Southampton and Devonport.
Re surveyed in dry dock June 2022, all was found to be in good order. She was at this time re-antifouled.
George Smeed has been completely rebuilt / restored over last 30 plus years.
The present restoration was started back in 1... read more
A Salcombe Yawl, an open wooden varnished sailing dinghy, in good restored condition. Number:129 on the Register of the Salcombe Yawl Owners Association.
She has a Teak laid decks, Teak grating and sole boards. She is fully equipped with a single axle road trailer, which has been overhauled. bearing / tyres etc.
A very attractive and cherished day sailer with a detachable cuddy/ hood, making her rather unique, yet she remains eligible for Class racing. Several years ago, Shipwright, Fabian... read more
Xylonite: has been laid up for a year or so, through Covid times in West Dock London.
An 87ft Steel and Iron hulled Thames Sailing Barge with Bowsprit. Built in 1926 by F.W. Horlocks of Mistley, Suffolk.
She has been kept in sailing condition, and has until recently retained an
Exemption Certificate, for carrying up to 12 Guests, when sailing.
A rather special barge, in all her various guises throughout her life: a Cargo carrying Trading ship, owned by the same family from new in 1926 ... read more
This Barge was originally built in 1936, as a 70ft long Butty. A steel rivetted hull which was "cut and shut" and made into two narrow boats for the Waterways Holiday Business in the 1950's. She then became a Waterway's workboat, hence her colour scheme and their Draughtsmen used her as a mobile drawing office.
Original Lister engine in its own engine bay aft.
She went through another conversion for use in the leisure market again.
She offers a clean simple accommoda... read more
Colvic Countess 28 OFFER PRICE £10,950
A generously sized GRP cruising yacht, with a beam of 10ft 2ins. Twin bilge keels.
A large self draining open aft cockpit. Beta Marine inboard diesel engine. In present ownership for the last 10years. Bermudan Sloop furling headsail and a fully packed Main sail. Last surveyed May 2019.
A tidy well presented vessel, she a few minor issues to be attended too/ cosmetic defects, much to be expected for her age. She is due to come out of the water... read more
REDUCED TO £55,000
Martine is a 40m Belgian Spitz motor river barge, built in 1956. Constructed of rivetted and welded steel, hull, decks, crew accommodation aft, the wheel house alone is constructed of wood and glass. She was bought straight from trade.
The huge hold area has a headroom of over 2m. It is covered with removed able aluminium hatch covers. The hold is currently being used as a wood store, partial filled with ton bags of ballast too.
She has been sitting on the present... read more
A very versatile compact GRP Motor Sailor, recently refurbished, undergone an amount of modifications during a lengthy refit during 2023- to date.
She carries a masthead Bermudan rig, Alloy mast (deck stepped and boom.)
There is accommodation 2-4 persons. A Fore cabin/ saloon. A semi covered cockpit/ helm and an aft cabin which has two full length single berths.
Vessel has been re- engined with a Yanmar 3cylinder, fully serviced March 2024 , its sited in the semi open cockpit amidships ... read more
A Bermudan Cutter built by Brook Motorcraft Company of Lowestoft (later to become Brook Marine in 1937).Designed by W W Downing for Mr Hamish Nichol FRCS .
This vessel has been a pet project at the home of a retired cabinet maker. The restoration is complete, except for getting her to the water stepping the mast and bending on the sails. Then she would be good to Go.
Hull is Carvel planked pitch pine on grown oak frames and American elm ribs with Burmese teak fore, aft and side decks, in g... read more
25ft , 4T, Teak Bermudan sloop, commissioned and built in 1950 to a Norman.E. Dalimore design (No:310), she is very original in her fit out.
A reconditioned Yanmar GM10 diesel engine was installed in her in 2018.
She has a long keel and a slight draft of just 3ft which extends to nearly 6ft with the centreboard board lowered. Open aft cockpit.
A real classic, in good order.... read more
A very attractive Classic dayboat. Built 1902 to a J Pain Clark design.
A Gaff Sloop with a Traditional rig, blocks and tackle.
Small outboard engine, used off the side deck. The fixed bowsprit gives her LOA 29ft.
She has been well maintained and restored by her owner and the Boatyard themselves. She is in good order.
Stands on her own Galvanised cradle when ashore.
Ashore each Winter, now refitted and due to be relaunched, May 2023 onto her swinging Summer mooring on the River Orwell.... read more
Isadora is an Early, 85% fully restored, example of a Gaffers & Luggers, Clovelly, built by Martin Heard of Tregatreath Yacht Yard in Mylor, Cornwall, 1992
The Picarooner is a sturdy, well-built, sea-worthy 16ft gaff rig sailing dayboat, based on the old lug rigged wooden fishing boats, which sailed out of Clovelly to fish. She carries a gaff rig and galvanised steel centre-plate. She is easily trailable.
A Picarooner, can be sailed single handedly, they virtually sail themselves! An ide... read more
Contessa Juliet,1972. A Mark 1, GRP masthead sloop. Requires recommissioning, , April 2024, has been under cover for the Winter.
Her sails (unseen) are crisp and in good order, there are two sets of old sails, in serviceable condition, suitable for cruising.
The hull is in condition, no blistering and fair. Cooper coated anti-fouling applied in 2022 and is in excellent condition.
She will have new batteries when sold, as they need replacing.
A 4 wheeled road trailer is included with her... read more
'Almita' is 26ft LOA She has a lifting keel yacht with a spoon bow and counter stern and is rigged as a gaff cutter. Centreplate drops down through a ballast keel she only draws 2ft 6ins, when it's raised.
A previous owner for a number of years was Journalist Dick Durham, he reviewed her performance in Yachting Monthly, June 2009 -Gaff vs Bermudan'. He sailed her in both formats of rig. In her present ownership, of over 15 years, time and money have not been spared on her... read more
At 42ft, Cygnet is a half sized wooden sailing barge. After several years of continuous sail cruising, she has been bought into a Barge Boatyard in North Essex. Her present owner has decided to sell her, the hold has ben cleared out , the engine has been removed, she's now presented as a blank canvas for a refit / rebuild......A new rudder has been made and is to be re-fitted. New leeboards are under construction and there is a shipwright commissioned for a new mast.
Built in 1881 by G H... read more
MAREN, Alan Buchanan design built in 1962.
A long keeled keeled Masthead Sloop. Her present condition rebuild project requires finishing.
2023, a 18hp Volvo twin cylinder diesel engine with a stainless steel shaft and a Darglow folding propeller have been professionally installed. New engine beds and re configuration of the cockpit had to carried out, to enable a successful installation.
Her restoration started 2008 at St Osyth Boatyard, Essex where she was built by Shipwright Denis Barne... read more