Hillyard Motor Yacht : Spray 1925

[johnforster]

Simply - any info? Bought Spray this year but history is thin. Originally twin petrol, now [when?] single diesel. Requisitioned as 'Neophyte' during WWII [Falmouth?] Some time in Fowey? That's about it!. Any further bits of jigsaw welcome. Now at Saltash.

 

[Forbsie]

She is registered as being owned by O.Drew in Fowey in 1949 Lloyds and still has twin petrols.

 

[old_salt]

The 1970 LOR lists 4 "Sprays"
28' AuxGaff Cut 1910, 32' AuxGtr Kch no date, 34' AuxGaff Ywl 1910 and a 40' AuxKch 1910.
No mention of Hillyard though.
It may help if you can give a few more details of the dimensions. I will fill in the other details.
One conclusion is she may have become unregistered by 1970 Hope this helps.

 

[grumpydog]

It's in the list provided in the book, The David Hillyard Story. as a 7 ton twin-screw motor yacht. You don't mention dimensions, but the book states that Hillyard built a limited number of motorboats before the war. He advertised a 45-footer in the late 20s and early 30s, and built several large twin screw motor yachts around that time. 12, 14, 20, and 22-tonners, and a few smaller ones. All in all, output was not prolific. A seven-tonner is probably quite rare... perhaps unique?

 

[Gordonmc]

The Hillyard list has two "Spray" listings. Spray 1 is a 1925 twin screw motor yacht of 17 tons Thames Measurement.
The second is a 1948 2-and-a-half ton Sloop.
Have you tried the yard?