RJ Perkins & Son Whitsable

[Wells Boi]

Thank you Maxc35 Very interesting info If you have anything else Do please post esp re any plans .
I had some bad news last week when we vistited Remus and found him is a bad way .Its Deck has sunk and water has ingressed from the top as no hatch covers but i think the hull is still sound as when at low tide and no water the water in the hull is still holding in
esp as i had been told that the new owner was going to restore him.I have later found out that it was given to someone else for free and he now is going to move Remus and restore him Lets hope that this will happen ?

 

[Wells Boi]

Maxc35 There is a Number carved into the front cabin beam .What would it be ref for

 

[Wells Boi]

Were these sailing boats or fishing boat as both Romulus and Remus were at Selsey through the seventies and eighties ?

Fishing boats

 

[Wells Boi]

Dad told me she was built by ARP, I checked the Association boat list, interestingly they dont currently list her builder but two other similar age 18's are listed as ARP built. Wouldnt surprise me if there was some confusion. Would need to see a builders plate to be sure this remote in time.

Builders plate ? Remus has this carved into the beams

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Maxc35 There is a Number carved into the front cabin beam .What would it be ref for

That is probably a Registration number, which in wooden boats used to be ( and still may be) required to be carved into a main structural beam. It's often preceded by the letters "ON", i.e. "ON 123456"

 

[Maxc35]

That is probably a Registration number, which in wooden boats used to be ( and still may be) required to be carved into a main structural beam. It's often preceded by the letters "ON", i.e. "ON 123456"

The number is the

 

[Maxc35]

The number is the regestery number also there should be a number in tons as well ,this has nothing to do with the displesment of the vessel it is a measure of the volume of the hold.The tool used was a two ft rule marked as 10 to the ft it also had marked on the center hinge the degrees for measuring field of vision of the navigation lights.

 

[Wells Boi]

The number is the regestery number also there should be a number in tons as well ,this has nothing to do with the displesment of the vessel it is a measure of the volume of the hold.The tool used was a two ft rule marked as 10 to the ft it also had marked on the center hinge the degrees for measuring field of vision of the navigation lights.

Do you know any people that worked there as id like pics esp of the tramson and how it was built.Thee a guy on Whistable & tankerton fb page that said he worked on them but hasnt got any picx

 

[Maxc35]

Do you know any people that worked there as id like pics esp of the tramson and how it was built.Thee a guy on Whistable & tankerton fb page that said he worked on them but hasnt got any picx

As far as I know except for Jean West I am the last man standing who was working at R.J.Perkins at the time that they built.