Shetland?

[chrish]

Hi,
I just bought this boat.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161976062368?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

It may be a Shetland.
Any ideas?
Chris

 

[jmw]

Hi Chrisc,

I'm afraid that I can't answer your questions but the nice folks on the Shetland Owners Association website should be able to tell you.

www.shetlandowners.co.uk/shetland

Cheers,

Joe

 

[Kawasaki]

That e bay picture makes it hard to say
Doesn't look like a Shetland, more pictures may help someone recognise it

 

[Montemar]

It does not look like a Shetland - the cabin seems too small.

 

[Topcat47]

It looks like a Sheltie to me. Small cuddy forward, barely big enough to store your anchor, fishing gear and anything worth pinching but with a nice big cockpit for fishing from. OK for sheltered or even coastal waters (in good weather). Planes easily with a 55hp o/b but make sure you have a power tilt mechanism, the hand tilt ones can be a drag if you're getting on. Typical problems include crazing of the gel coat around fittings, rotten floors, soggy foam under floors, scoring of the gel coat by beachings, and fragile doors to the cuddy. (Shelties are Shetlands, sharing a common hull with their small inland waterways dayboat ( can't remember the name)).

 

[Davy_S]

Don't know what it is, pretty certain it is not a Sheltie, as far as I can remember, the Sheltie shared the same hull as the 535, Sheltie only had one front window, hull is not gull wing enough to be a Sheltie. IMHO.

 

[Davy_S]

Piccy of a Sheltie for comparison.

 

[rbmatthews]

I agree, it doesn't look like a Shetland - I don't think that any models had three windows at the front - but I have no idea what it might be.

 

[chrish]

Just a cheap boat I bought to do a job. I think my sailing days are over due to health problems. . We have bought a riverside property on the broads and need a boat as a work horse. I will take some more pictures now I have it home. (When I work out how to attach them)!

 

[BruceK]

I think the 3 windows up front is a post DIY red herring

Hemming Marina ? You may find this thread useful if so: http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?326691-14-ft-speedboat

If so an early vid of their workshop

 

[chrish]

It looks like the three windows on the front are a later addition.
The outboard is a two cylinder two stroke Selva. The only markings are -: 350/E 781517B 0n the engine. Any ideas as to what sort of power it might be? Are spare parts still available?
Chris