Please Help me Identify my boat

[wjmarks]

Hi could someone please help me identify my boat. She is 23ft LOA approx and 8ft beam simulated clinker. She has a canoe stern, a 3 cyclinder mitsubishi mixer and hurth gearbox. I have searched the internet high and low and cant find anything else like her at all. Hopefully some of yous auld salty dawgs can please help. Look at the pics on http://photobucket.com/wjmarks. If the link doesnt work copy and paste it into your browser address bar. Many thanks in advance.

 

[VicS]

One of these?

 

[covenanter]

strange looking yacht, looks like a conversion of a lifeboat.

 

[wjmarks]

Im not so sure if she is a conversion, it seems to be factory moulded, the topside of the gunnels have a non slip surface moulded into them as does the roof of the cabin. I have been told that there were a few around the club where I bought her. She was described as a Darragh Corrib 20 and there was an original darragh brochure that came with her. Hopefully someone else out there has seen something like this and can give me a few pointers.

 

[VicS]

To post pictures run the mouse over the thumbnail, click on IMG code. Then copy and paste that into your post.

but click on "link options" below the first thumbnail and set the links to "appear always " That mouse over feature is a PITA

The link doesn't work because you've stuck a fullstop on the end!

 

[covenanter]

looks just like their 1970s motor launch, do all the mast and rigging fittings look original or retro fitted.

 

[wjmarks]

All of the fixtures and fittings seem to be original. The fiberglass matting/resin used in the cabin area etc is certainly the same as that on the main hull and it has weatherd and coloured the same. The gelcoat also is an exact match on the cabin to the hull. This is why I am puzzled, the only other thing I can think of is that it was a small batch from a one off design based on the Darragh.

 

[OspreyMarineBoy]

Mmm, if it were a motor only I would say a Fjord, the double ender is of Scandinavian design. Perhaps they did a m/sailer?

 

[wjmarks]

I think you've hit the nail on the head with the Fjord. Here's a link I found on boatshop24.com web page www.boatshop24.com/.../m/f/fjord/?SORTORDER=1 for a fjord nordic 23, very similar, just need to find out now if there was a motor sailer version made

 

[Searush]

Yup, that's definitely your boat /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Looks a nice daysailer/ weekender. Not suer I would trust those windows & cabin if caught out in really heavy weather. But no reason to ever get caught if sensible. Enjoy.

 

[wjmarks]

Yeah, the cabin looks a bit dodgy but its sound. I hope to get this season out of her and then total refurbishment over the winter. Thanks to everyone for all the help and I would appreciate it if anyone could find the motor sailer version - there's gotta be one out there somewhere!!

 

[VicS]

Is this the picture you weretrying to link to

http://www.boatshop24.com/externewindows...NO%29+23+NORDIC

 

[wjmarks]

Cheers again for the link to the pic. Just wish that mine looked like that! Maybe one day it will..