Help with year and type of boat

[Tedd76]

Good morning to all. I'm new to this site so please be gentle with me lol.
I have just purchased a fairline river boat for restoration but I don't know the model of the boat, and some help would be appreciated. I've attached some pics .

Thanks
Tedd76

 

[Bajansailor]

Welcome to the Forum Tedd.
Your boat looks very similar to the one for sale in this link -
Fairline 21 for sale UK, Fairline boats for sale, Fairline used boat sales, Fairline Motor Boats For Sale cabin cruiser 21 ft - project - Apollo Duck

They claim that she is a Fairline 21 weekender built in 1998, but she was most definitely built much earlier than 1998.

You would probably get a better response if you ask the same question in the Motor Boat forum or the Thames Forum on here, rather than the Classic Forum.

 

[john_morris_uk]

I’ll move the thread to mobo forum.

 

[Tranona]

Definitely not a Fairline. Difficult to identify the actual maker because it comes from an age (1960- 1980 or so) when there were dozens of small builders knocking out this type of boat, many looking similar because they followed a pattern, or indeed used mouldings from other builders. Presumably you have not found any plate that might give you a clue.

In reality it does not matter much who made it - it is what it is. However, be aware that boats like that were not very well built in the first place and if neglected can have all sorts of hidden structural problems to the point where it is really not worth the time effort and money to get them back to a usable condition. Usually better to buy a fully functioning boat - plenty around for not a lot of money compared with what you might spend on renovations, particularly if you also need to buy an engine.

 

[Jim@sea]

You can always pretend its a Fairline in order to get it insured. You will pay more for a trailer and outboard. Good Luck.

 

[Tedd76]

Haha I could , in fairness it's solid and my mate is a bespoke carpenter so he's willing to sort anything structural plus everything else. But to be honest the Hull is fine and the beams it's just outside needs rubbing back and repainting and new screws etc. It's a project that I just fancied.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Haha I could , in fairness it's solid and my mate is a bespoke carpenter so he's willing to sort anything structural plus everything else. But to be honest the Hull is fine and the beams it's just outside needs rubbing back and repainting and new screws etc. It's a project that I just fancied.

Fair enough.
I don’t want to teach anyone to suck eggs, but if it’s ever going anywhere near salt water, please remember not to use brass screws underwater or external or for anything structural. Bronze only.

(I once watched someone putting brass screws in underwater fittings and had to try to diplomatically explain that brass disintegrates to a no strength porous mush in seawater. )

 

[Tedd76]

Lol no stainless screws all the water but I doubt it would see salt water due to the 0.001 draft on it but it has been on the British waterways so I'm hoping to bring it back to life and sell it later on as a river boat once I've done flotation checks on it etc . The person who had it before I rescued it had put some standard screws In so they were rusty and that annoyed me

 

[PCUK]

If you Google Fairline boats 1966 and click on images of the older boats you'll see all the early boats, but yours isn't one of them, although quite similar and of course bomb-proof having been built when oil and therefore resin was cheap.

 

[john_morris_uk]

Lol no stainless screws all the water but I doubt it would see salt water due to the 0.001 draft on it but it has been on the British waterways so I'm hoping to bring it back to life and sell it later on as a river boat once I've done flotation checks on it etc . The person who had it before I rescued it had put some standard screws In so they were rusty and that annoyed me

In that case, my humble suggestion is to check which sort of stainless? 316? Some stainless rusts and/or is prone to crevice corrosion depending on the application and circumstances.
No intention to be a smart-arse… just trying to be helpful.

 

[Tedd76]

Haha smart ass , I know what you mean I'm also a tig welder and stainless is my thing so no cheap screws . I'm always appreciative of any help