Hillyard 32ft 1927

[adrianmagnano]

Hi guys and girls just purchased my dream boat on ebay, any one have any coments or suggestions for me befor i imbark on a full resteration? Any links to advise sites would be welcomed as would any info on this boat as she has her orrigonal name " Foxy Lady"
thanks in advance

 

[BrendanS]

Hillyard Boatyard is still in existence, so it may be worth contacting them to see if you have any information on your boat.

David Hillyard Limited, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DG
Tel 01903 713327
E-mail Hillyard@btclick.com

There's a Hillyard Owners Association, but I think that is for yachts rather than motorboats

 

[adrianmagnano]

Thanks for that I had found the Hillyard association but not hillyards strange but no web site.
Will mail them and give it a go.
I dont want to look stupied but I have added some sort of voting and dont know how or why!!!
Adrian

 

[BrendanS]

When you do a post or a reply to a post, don't click the little box at the bottom which says "Add a poll to this post" - if you click it, then you will get a vote thingy added

 

[bob_tyler]

If you weren't so far from Littlehampton you wouldn't be surprised that Hillyards don't have their own web site.

The yard probably looks just the same, or rather even more dilapidated, than it did when your boat was built! I don't even know if they would have electricity yet, probably gas or oil lamps.

But they still do very high quality work!

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Hillyard had an open day at the yard recently that was covered by one of the rags, ST, PBO or YM can't remember which. But some nice photographs of the yard.

Might, in fact, definitely, worth asking your questions in Classic Boat Owner forum, the one below Motor Boats on the main page where you entered this forum.

Some excellent knowledge to be found in there.