Dave6510
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Seeing how threads on ripe old wooden boats seem to be so popular on here I thought I'd stick a thread up recording my long term project - Maybe someone will phone me up with offers of free fenders and chartplotters 
(This thread has been posted previously in a slightly different form on a classic car forum i frequent)
Starting from the beginning....
Back in early 2006 (I was aged 17 at the time) I came across a advert online (boatsandoutboards.com) for a 52ft ex Admiralty Harbour Launch "Project". The price was £6000 ono and the location was fairly local.
Having a bit of a soft spot for anything ex commercial I emailed for more details and photos.
When I got a reply back it turned out the then owner had bought her direct from the navy disposals agency in 1997 with the intention of using her for line fishing in the channel.
Once he had purchased the boat and made some *tastefull modifications it had rapidly become apparent that as the boat needed 6ft of water to float and his mooring only had 5ft of water except on spring tides that this commercial enterprise was doomed to failiure!
The photos I received:
Aft Cabin with Brackets from the towing horse that had been removed:
Forward Cabin, the thing on the left is a homemade anchor apparently:
This bit of damage to the bow of the boat was described as the only area that needed repair:
Wheelhouse interior complete with obsolete decca navigation system:
Forward cabin looking towards the bow:
Forward cabin looking aft:
Water tank/galley in the forecabin:
The bit that really interested me - Foden 2 stroke Supercharged Diesel with only a few hundred hours on the clock since a complete MOD rebuild by Rolls Royce:
Bollard on the foredeck:
Cockpit:
Aft Cabin:
For some unknown reason I decided to go and view the boat in person - maybe it would be better in reality than the photos?...
(This thread has been posted previously in a slightly different form on a classic car forum i frequent)
Starting from the beginning....
Back in early 2006 (I was aged 17 at the time) I came across a advert online (boatsandoutboards.com) for a 52ft ex Admiralty Harbour Launch "Project". The price was £6000 ono and the location was fairly local.
Having a bit of a soft spot for anything ex commercial I emailed for more details and photos.
When I got a reply back it turned out the then owner had bought her direct from the navy disposals agency in 1997 with the intention of using her for line fishing in the channel.
Once he had purchased the boat and made some *tastefull modifications it had rapidly become apparent that as the boat needed 6ft of water to float and his mooring only had 5ft of water except on spring tides that this commercial enterprise was doomed to failiure!
The photos I received:
Aft Cabin with Brackets from the towing horse that had been removed:
Forward Cabin, the thing on the left is a homemade anchor apparently:
This bit of damage to the bow of the boat was described as the only area that needed repair:
Wheelhouse interior complete with obsolete decca navigation system:
Forward cabin looking towards the bow:
Forward cabin looking aft:
Water tank/galley in the forecabin:
The bit that really interested me - Foden 2 stroke Supercharged Diesel with only a few hundred hours on the clock since a complete MOD rebuild by Rolls Royce:
Bollard on the foredeck:
Cockpit:
Aft Cabin:
For some unknown reason I decided to go and view the boat in person - maybe it would be better in reality than the photos?...
