Does anyone know the make and model of this very salty looking yacht?
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Seastoke
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He should give you a grand to take it away.
Clancy Moped
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I hope you have very deep pockets.
ProDave
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It looks like it is strapped to the back of a skip lorry, which is probably the best place for it.
Baggywrinkle
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IMO - Run, Forrest. Run!
The question you need to honestly answer is ....
Do you want to go sailing, or do you want to spend the next few years of your life pouring every penny you have, and spending every spare minute of your time, restoring an old, knackered boat - with the full knowledge that you will never recoup the money you invest and you might not finish the project?
For some people restoration itself is the be all and end all .... if you are one of those people, then go for it, otherwise, look elsewhere for something that is sailable.
The question you need to honestly answer is ....
Do you want to go sailing, or do you want to spend the next few years of your life pouring every penny you have, and spending every spare minute of your time, restoring an old, knackered boat - with the full knowledge that you will never recoup the money you invest and you might not finish the project?
For some people restoration itself is the be all and end all .... if you are one of those people, then go for it, otherwise, look elsewhere for something that is sailable.
Aardee
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On a more positive note, she has very pretty lines indeed. No idea who the maker is though.
billskip
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Did any of you actually understand the OP's post?
Clancy Moped
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Yes.
Concerto
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Initially I thought it looked like a South Coast One Design (SCOD), but I think it is a bit longer. Possibly an Alan Buchanan design, but I am not an expert on wooden boats.
You would be better asking on the Classic and Wooden boats forum.
https://forums.ybw.com/forums/classic-and-wooden-boats.88/
You would be better asking on the Classic and Wooden boats forum.
https://forums.ybw.com/forums/classic-and-wooden-boats.88/
steveeasy
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I agree she has great lines. No matter how many people try to put you off, Turning her in to a silk purse would be so rewarding, and sailing her would be the icing on the cake. Almost everyone has or is doing the same but from a rational perspective dont do it. Id say go for it. while your spending money on the boat your not be spending it else where.
Steveeasy
Edit. wood!!. Now thats another thing. Id walk.
Steveeasy
Edit. wood!!. Now thats another thing. Id walk.
PhillM
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Looks like a David Cheverton to me. Knowing the LOA would be helpful.
She is a serious restoration. Wonderful if you can see it through
She is a serious restoration. Wonderful if you can see it through
jlavery
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Definitely not a SCOD - transom/rudder is wrong (we had one for 5 years).
Kelpie
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SCOD has a transom hung rudder, this looks more like a counter.
Tranona
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That style and shape was common from a number of designers and builders from the late 50s to early 70s. would guess about 36' LOA and my best guess would be a Nicholson 36. If you can get some more photos of details like the deck and cockpit it might be possible to narrow it down further. Likewise photos of the interior.
However as has been said if it is not in working order best admired and dreamt about than owned.
However as has been said if it is not in working order best admired and dreamt about than owned.
saxonpirate
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Looks like a Robert Clark design to me.. the lines ring a bell.
Beware though.. its like falling in love with a 'Black Magic Woman'..
Got me so blind I can't see
That she's a black magic woman
She's tryin' to make adevil pauper out of me.. 
Beware though.. its like falling in love with a 'Black Magic Woman'..
Got me so blind I can't see
That she's a black magic woman
She's tryin' to make a
penfold
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Hard to get a grip on scale, the picture is terrible; it could be an Elisabethan 29 or even a 35, but without more and better pictures it's an unrewarding guessing game. If you like rebuilding boats buy a project, if you want to go sailing buy something that already sails(with the caveat that even those will require a great deal of either money or time spent fixing things).
ridgy
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It's definitely not an Elizabethan 29 of which I owned once, it's bigger than that, I could second Tranona on a Nich 36.
Some say it's wood but it looks like GRP to me, deck and cabin top certainly looks like a GRP moulding.
Some say it's wood but it looks like GRP to me, deck and cabin top certainly looks like a GRP moulding.
William_H
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Just cogitating here but I imagine OP has fallen love with the lines of the keel and the over hangs. Now it seems to me that this is like an imagination that streamlined dart shape like a rocket is fast. Reminds me of 50s American cars with fins on the back end. Now we imagine an aircraft is really fast if it has really swept back wings. In fact this is only of any value at or near trans sonic speeds. Sweep back does nothing for an aircraft wing at normal speeds. So it is that the swept back fast looking keel of the subject yacht while looking lovely is not the best shape for a keel. In fact far better is something like the dinghy keel (centre board) emerging from a flat bottom. The fairing we see at keel root on many boats might add to structural strength but deters from performance. or fin keels for performance.
What am I going on about? Trying to deter OP from a love of subject boat. (which could be expensive like loving a Morris Minor) ol'will
What am I going on about? Trying to deter OP from a love of subject boat. (which could be expensive like loving a Morris Minor) ol'will
ChromeDome
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Fine lines and a gorgeous body are little consolation if she's rotten under the skin.
The design is not uncommon, but I can't identify it - or what state it's in. Maybe I'm not old enough
You've fallen in love and love is blind. After a short time, your sight returns and you realise the consequences.
Keep dreaming, that won't hurt your mind, heart or wallet.
The same lines are available in ready-to-use boats, and GRP is definitely an alternative.
You'll get on the water faster, better, safer and on a lower budget if you start with a boat that's in good shape. And floats.
The design is not uncommon, but I can't identify it - or what state it's in. Maybe I'm not old enough
You've fallen in love and love is blind. After a short time, your sight returns and you realise the consequences.
Keep dreaming, that won't hurt your mind, heart or wallet.
The same lines are available in ready-to-use boats, and GRP is definitely an alternative.
You'll get on the water faster, better, safer and on a lower budget if you start with a boat that's in good shape. And floats.
john_morris_uk
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The coach roof is wrong too. (We had one for several years)
