can anyone help ID my boat?

[jimmi]

.I got the boat 1 year ago and have been restoring her back 2 health ,but would be intresting to find out a bit of history ,make and model to help with insurance,shes mahogney on oak, 24 ft, cast iron long keel,BMW marine D7 engine name of the builder malo le breton ,year it was built 1958 ,were it was built france can anyone help?

 

[Poignard]

No idea but I admire what you are doing. You certainly aren't afraid of hard work!

 

[jimmi]

Thanks, I like the challange

 

[donncha]

No, but I have to congratulate you on the work you have put in there, well done.

Sorry can't be of any help.

 

[lenseman]

Hello, I presume you have contacted the Dolphin 24 web-site?

I looked in my book of yacht profiles but yours did not come near so I did a Google search using the words "Dolphins 24, Mahogany and Oak, yacht"

It turned up the following web-address which just might be worth asking in their forum.

There seems to be very many variants from Yawl to B/sloop and yours just might have been completely re-worked in its earlier years. They seem to have started out in the 1950's which is about the time Mahogany and Oak were common construction methods. Dyke Williams' Trina, Shaw 24 Hull #1, now on Cape Cod, MA was built in 1957 by Jensen in Denmark (BMW engine?)

http://www.dolphin24.org/history_Trina.html

http://www.dolphin24.org/index1.html

Good luck anyway. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[jimmi]

Thanks David ill get on to them straight away

tthanks again

 

[Jcorstorphine]

Looks like a keel version of MGs Eventide to me, good luck with the project.

regards

John

 

[VicS]

[ QUOTE ]
Looks like a keel version of MGs Eventide

[/ QUOTE ] Sorry nothing like an Eventide!

 

[jimmi]

,the name of the builder malo le breton ,year it was built 1958 ,were it was built franceand the engine make which is couach ,anyone heard of her

 

[DownWest]

Couach was the Renault version of the BMW7, both based on Hatz diesels.
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Guy runs a site on the BMW versions, I will try and look for it.

 

[DownWest]

If you google BMW D7 Marine diesel, one of the items is wavelength30.tripod.com/bmwd7 lots of info there.
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