classic motor boats!

[Kawasaki]

I don't know if you have many of these over there. It's a 1946 Chris Craft 36' sedan.

Tresner.
What a nice Chris Craft.
Nope, not seen one this side of Pond
Tom will never helm Her
2 V8's I believe?

Well, slight amendement, He may if the fuel is free.

Lovely craft

Eptomises the 50's, with 'bathing beauties' draped over the foredeck

 

[icepatrol]

classic boat

hope this picture of my boat appears.
my question, is she a classic boat ?

 

[ccscott49]

hope this picture of my boat appears.
my question, is she a classic boat ?

I guess classic is in the eye of the beholder, but she is old and of a classic italian shape no longer seen, but classic Hmmmmmmmmm???????

 

[ianc1200]

Bradley & Seabourne

Back to the OP, this is the ad in mid March, 1961

And this is from mid October 1971, an ad for the sisterboat Nomads. I knew later when she had a second steering position added (I can scan a photo of those too)

 

[Redwing228]

Motor Launch 'Suandra'

Here's another one for you..

'Suandra' is a 26ft motor launch pitch pine on rock elm with cab sides worked from one piece of teak on each side! She might have been a 'Kelvin Light Utility Launch' but her origins were unknown to me. A Stuart Turner 8hp was her power. She was very pretty and would race along so easily driven was her shape. In my care for over 20 years after I fell in love with her as a teenager! A previous project, rescued from dereliction in 1980 and kept and used on the Severn until I had to sell her on. Last seen going to ruins near Evesham.. hope she finds another sympathetic guardian! These pictures were taken in 2001 after her last refit in my hands.

 

[ccscott49]

Back to the OP, this is the ad in mid March, 1961

And this is from mid October 1971, an ad for the sisterboat Nomads. I knew later when she had a second steering position added (I can scan a photo of those too)

I thought I knew those lines! Not a sliver, but designed by the same designer, John Bain, same as my boat Englander, his last design.

 

[alruss]

Classic, I think she is, but hull is GRP, Osbornes first. The brochure picture is my boat, superstructure is mahogany and ply.

 

[ccscott49]

Classic, I think she is, but hull is GRP, Osbornes first. The brochure picture is my boat, superstructure is mahogany and ply.

Lovely boats the osbournes, loved the swift!

 

[burgundyben]

What ever happened to Aztec and his Osborne?

 

[Seanick]

Here's another one for you..

'Suandra' is a 26ft motor launch pitch pine on rock elm with cab sides worked from one piece of teak on each side! She might have been a 'Kelvin Light Utility Launch' but her origins were unknown to me. A Stuart Turner 8hp was her power. She was very pretty and would race along so easily driven was her shape. In my care for over 20 years after I fell in love with her as a teenager! A previous project, rescued from dereliction in 1980 and kept and used on the Severn until I had to sell her on. Last seen going to ruins near Evesham.. hope she finds another sympathetic guardian! These pictures were taken in 2001 after her last refit in my hands.

Really Sweet!

So nice to see this type without the usual wheelhouse add on.
Lets hope she is being looked after.We can't save them all.

 

[alruss]

Aztec is still out there somewhere, last I saw, went down to see his, he was still hard at it,amid all his crises.

 

[late-night-lochin]

Is this a classic motorboat?

Yeah sure it's GRP but the hull was later used (albeit in even more beefed up form and with an additional par of spray deflector rails) by the RNLI for the "Brede class" lifeboat so it does have some pedigree.

Loads of lovely mahogany inside it, it still has the original big black Sestral compass in the dashboard and a Blake Victory in the heads.

33 years old and still in rude health!

 

[rich]

Noooooooooooo, A classic boat has to have neatly spliced rope on the fenders

 

[late-night-lochin]

Noooooooooooo, A classic boat has to have neatly spliced rope on the fenders

Rope???

That looks like a rabid lavotary brush after a few years. What's wrong with solid rubber, not plastic, solid rubber?

 

[elv_1986]

Lovely boats the osbournes, loved the swift!

I agree! I grew up on a 45ft Osborne 'Ladybird' - my parents owned her for 14 year before she was sold and went to the South Coast. Lots of great memories!

 

[ianc1200]

A friend on mine used to own a sister boat of Ladybird, called "Shannons Pride", very fine boat with 2 stroke GM diesels.

IanC

 

[elv_1986]

Yes, I think Shannon Pride is currently for sale, she is a lovely example! Ladybird also had twin 195 Supercharged GM Diesels, you could hear her coming from miles away!

 

[Breda_1931]

Somebody has very kindly sent me several photos of Breda in the Med late 1940's.

Not a plastic fantastic insight!

 

[burgundyben]

My old girl in full flight.

The boat I lust after

 

[Tresner]

Tresner.
What a nice Chris Craft.
Nope, not seen one this side of Pond
Tom will never helm Her
2 V8's I believe?

Well, slight amendement, He may if the fuel is free.

Lovely craft

Eptomises the 50's, with 'bathing beauties' draped over the foredeck

Kwackers,

Actually Tom has stood at her helm. Only it was in the boathouse. No time to go out on her. Too busy with the carts loading the GB's drinks cabinet and lazerette. Bombay Sapphire, Glenlivet, wine. Well, you know the routine.

As for the "bathing beauties" that would be Babs and my wife Val. And aside from being a bathing beauty, Babs is the best auto pilot around.

Bernie