Identifying a 1960 Angus Primrose...

[KevinV]

A friend's widowed mother has this boat in her shed - her late husband's - and she asked me to have a look with a view to how best to move it on.

From a poke around it seems incredibly solid, but scruffy. It's been (genuinely) dry stored for the last 8 years - brought home by the carpenter owner for works unknown. There's zero sign of any recent work having been done though.

On the face of it - scruffy, cold moulded wood, epoxy sheathed, deeply unfashionable deck house, hauled with unknown defects, cost-of-living crisis, and located in rural Monmouthshire - my inclination is that she'll do well if someone takes it away for nothing.

It is however a bonnie thing in it's way so I thought I'd see if you lot could possibly identify her and make any suggestions?

 

[Wansworth]

A friend's widowed mother has this boat in her shed - her late husband's - and she asked me to have a look with a view to how best to move it on.

From a poke around it seems incredibly solid, but scruffy. It's been (genuinely) dry stored for the last 8 years - brought home by the carpenter owner for works unknown. There's zero sign of any recent work having been done though.

On the face of it - scruffy, cold moulded wood, epoxy sheathed, deeply unfashionable deck house, hauled with unknown defects, cost-of-living crisis, and located in rural Monmouthshire - my inclination is that she'll do well if someone takes it away for nothing.

It is however a bonnie thing in it's way so I thought I'd see if you lot could possibly identify her and make any suggestions?

It’s a Commando class motor sailer built by Blanks boatyard……if I am not mistaken,I owned one

 

[KevinV]

It’s a Commando class motor sailer built by Blanks boatyard……if I am not mistaken,I owned one

This site is amazing at times, thank you, that looks spot on - I'll check if they recognise the sail logo

 

[Wansworth]

Commando class

 

[KevinV]

Spot on Wansy - here's another, sans deckhouse and frills around bow and stern, but it's definitely the right boat

Commando 28 For Sale, 8.46m, 1964

 

[Wansworth]

Just out of interest I took the rudder off the back of the keel and positioned it about four foot aft,much better control and fitted a much stiffer mast

 

[KevinV]

Just out of interest I took the rudder off the back of the keel and positioned it about four foot aft,much better control and fitted a much stiffer mast

That makes sense, I thought it looked odd that far forward and ahead of the prop, but assumed it was for strength/ protection.