Vertue.. 25’2" x 7’2" x 4’6" 5TM Chichester £15,000
Laurent Giles design, built in Bridlington, Yorks in 1939 to the early design, one less plank in the topsides with a low varnished mahogany coach-roof with bronze port holes up to the mast, mahogany self-draining cock-pit and fore hatch. Planked in Red pine, copper fastened to grown oak frames @ 25’c with 2 steamed oak timbers between on an oak back-bone., lead ballast keel with bronze bolts drawn 1992. Transom hung rudder.. Canvas sheathed pine deck.
Usual Vertue slutter rig on varnished keel-stepped spruce mast, 2 sets of spreaders, split standing back-stays, runners on bronze levers. Pair of bronze sheet winches, pair of rope mast winches and wire fore hayard winch.2 mainsails, 3 genoas, staysail, storm jib and trisail and spinnaker.
1999 Yanmar 1GM10 10hp 1-cyl diesel to centre line 2-blade prop, single lever controls. gives 5knts. Elec and hand start. 2 x 12v batteries. 8 gall plastic tank in c’pit locker..
3 berths. Blake sea toilet and single port berth fwd. Bulkhead to saloon cabin with port and stbd settee berths. Galley aft to port with 2-burner paraffin cooker, chart table to stbd over feet of berth, solid fuel cabin stove at head of stbd berth., step up to cock--pit.with bridge deck.. 4 gall plastic water tank.. Standing head-room by galley. All original mahogany joinery.
Compass, CQR & Fisherman anchors, 50m chain. Life buoy, fire exting. 30 years in previous W Country ownership prior to present 8 year ownership.. Weathered Force 11 Biscay gale in 1993 (see YM March 94). A fine, ear;ly example of this most famous small yacht design. Full history back to 1966
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