Scottish Zulu sailling fishing boat. 45' x 14'4” x 6'4” France £45,000
Built in, Banff, Scotland In 1906 as a sailing fishing boat. Worked the Arran iles, Ireland, owned by the 0'Hallorans, Connemara from 1936 until sale to present owner In 1996, still working. Sailed to Brittany and rebuilt by present owner. 1-1/2 larch Iron fastened to sawn oak 8“x3”frames. 4 tons lead ballast
inside. Topsides replanked, hull refastened and recaulked, some new frames planking below wl; new deck, beamshalf and beams, stanchions, bulwarks, stem, keelson and floors. Steel keel shoe fitted. This very distinctive hull desing features a straight stem and pointed stern with rudder hung in the steeply raked stern post; tiller steering! Flush deck with low deck structures, following-original fish hold and hatch apertures.
Re-rigged to Edgar March's drawings and other sources to original 2 masted standing lug rig on keel stepped solid pine masts setting 1500 sq 1 sail.
Running b'sprit & bumpkin. Single stays, runners on tackles. 1 mast winch, pair of Barlow sheet winches._ Mainsail 800 sq'.mizzen 500sq'; working jib 200sq'; light jib 400 sq' all in Clipper Canvas by Jimmy Lawrence, 1997.
Lister HRWM 110hp 6-cyl diesel with Lister hyd single lever control box to centre. line 3-blade prop gives 7knts +. 180 litres diesel In 2 s/s tanks. 2 x12v batteries on 24c system.
5 berths. Focsle with stbd bucket heads, port single berth. Bulkhead to fore cabin with stbd double berth, lockers to port. Saloon cabin with coal stove, port and stbd settee berths. Aft to port double berth cabin, centre line engine, passageway galley aft to chart table and entrance hatch. 61 + head-room, midships. 200L water. Gas cooker and sink with.hand pump.
Compass. 3 anchors, chain and windlass. Life jackets life buoy, flares and fire extngs. Logs, ply dinghy. A very rare boat, solidly rebuilt and fitted out to good fishing boat standard. This is real maritime history.
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