owendo
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Lots of work going on the site, I still need as many "sightings" of Vertues as possible
Also past owners please get in touch with me.
Also past owners please get in touch with me.
Vertue Owners Web site.
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tillergirl
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I'm afraid this has got nothing to do with your post really Mike, but some years ago while replacing the deck on Tiller Girl while ashore in Stebbings Boatyard at Heybridge, a guy came in and said that he had watched TG being built at Seacraft at Leigh on Sea. He had the boat built before TG and that was a Vertue. He no longer owned that Vertue, in fact he sailed a small Smack out of Maldon (MN19 I think). The point of this is that the guy who had TG built liked the design so much that he asked Seacraft (who 'designed' TG) to copy the bow, forefoot and Laurent Giles knuckle while obviously scaling up the size to TG's 32ft. In fact TG also had a Vertue style doghouse at one time (one photo remains) which was thoroughly unnecessary as she has 6ft+ headroom without it. The rest of the design owes more to Maurice Griffiths, probably as Seacraft built a number of his designs. All of which makes TG a bit of a mongrel.
I've often wondered which Vertue she copied and whether 'Mum' is still around. It would be a bit of a co-incidence if it was Owendo! Have you any ideas? TG was registered in October, 1965 so I assume I am talking about a Vertue built and launched by Seacraft in 65.
I've often wondered which Vertue she copied and whether 'Mum' is still around. It would be a bit of a co-incidence if it was Owendo! Have you any ideas? TG was registered in October, 1965 so I assume I am talking about a Vertue built and launched by Seacraft in 65.
owendo
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Owendo was built in 1947 by Elkins of Chicester.
She then went up to Scotland in about 52 and since then has been around the east coast. maylandsea.Stone and now Mersea.
Is Tillegirn the tiller girl from Salcott Creek.?
She then went up to Scotland in about 52 and since then has been around the east coast. maylandsea.Stone and now Mersea.
Is Tillegirn the tiller girl from Salcott Creek.?
tillergirl
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Yes, fraid so.
trevorr
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There is one in the Yard at Hull Marina, Absolutly pristine and very pretty. I think it was called Chinita?
absit_omen
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Yes, but 30k!!
tadr
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Hi All,
We have V74, Kukri, at the Silva Bay Shipyard School on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. She was donated to us as a bare hull with all original hardware and equipment. We also have many original drawings to work to. Our ships cabinetry course started rebuilding her deck last summer and she will be completed over the next few years.
She was reportadly built by Aero Marine of Emsworth in 1951 and I would really like to find out a bit more of her history, or info on the yard?
All the best,
Tad
We have V74, Kukri, at the Silva Bay Shipyard School on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. She was donated to us as a bare hull with all original hardware and equipment. We also have many original drawings to work to. Our ships cabinetry course started rebuilding her deck last summer and she will be completed over the next few years.
She was reportadly built by Aero Marine of Emsworth in 1951 and I would really like to find out a bit more of her history, or info on the yard?
All the best,
Tad
