Gaff Yawl 23’6" x 19’6"wl x 6’3" x 3’9" + 5’ b"sprit. Sussex. £5,950
Morgan Giles design, built by May, Hythe May, Hamble in 1914. Long keel straight stem and canoe stern. Clinker planked 1/2" pitch-pine all copper fastened to steamed oak timbers @ 9"c. Iron ballast keel, new bolts approx 1990. 1990 epoxy/cloth sheathed ply deck. Varnished teakcoach-roof with bronze portholes, varnished teak cock-pit with new lockers, forged iron tiller.
Gaff yawl rig on keel stepped varnished pine masts, new main mast 1990. Slab reefing varnished boom.S/s rigging. Runners on tackles. 1997 mainsail, mizzen and genoa. on Wyckham Martin roller gear.
Petter 6hp 1-cyl air cooled diesel, single lever controls to 3-blade centre line prop gives 4knts at 1/2gph. New stern tube 1990. 5 litre tank. Manual and electric start. 2 x 12v batteries with solar panel charging.
2 berths. Sliding hatch entrance to the cabin. Port locker with basin and Patey water pump from 4 tanks under the berths total 15 litres. Stbd locker with alcohol cooker and plate stowage. Port and stbd settee berths, removable table between. Bulkhead to fore peak stowage. No heads. Good sitting head-room in simple interior with mahogany joinery all renewed in traditional style in 1990-94..
Compass, Walker log, CQR anchor and chain. Flares, 2 Life buoys, new inflatable dinghy.. Warps fenders and covers. Extensive refit in present ownership. A very pretty little Edwardian yacht.
Anno dominae obliges sale, hence very realistic price.
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