William Osborne History.

[alan006]

I have a 1946 Osborne Eagle and got some helpfull information from the web. If you look under Yahoo User Groups and search for Osborne Owners Club you should be able to find it. There are several very helpful people on there.
I hope this helps.
What I've noticed on my old girl is that a lot of the fittings are 2nd war naval fittings, presumably being used up from stock they had at the time.

 

[yarco]

Ratafia

Thought I would pass on a few details just in case you do not have them from the Lloyd's Regisiter of Yachts 1960.

Ratafia - Registration No 300334, owned by R B Mitchell of Poole, Length 30' OA, 28' WL, builders and designers William Osborne Ltd of Littlehampton in 1942. Oil engine 6cy. Perkins '42.

There are about 40 other William Osbourne boats in the register which is far too many to list. Good luck with you search.

 

[allafloat]

Owners Club

Hi i just came across www.williamosborneownersclub.co.uk

 

[elv_1986]

A very interesting website!

 

[allafloat]

owners club

anyone a member of www.williamosborneownersclub.co.uk ?

 

[allafloat]

william osborne owners club

is anyone a member at www.williamosborneownersclub.co.uk

 

[elv_1986]

I have tried to register, not sure if it worked or not though

 

[allafloat]

Registering

Try emailing warren@williamosborneownersclub as he is still working on the site

 

[Latestarter1]

I owned Lady Minette from 1977 until very early 1990's.

She had twin Morris Vedettes, big twin rudders, NOBODY could beat us in boat handling.

Good to see she is in such cracking order. http://www.hscboats.co.uk/website/prdladyminette.htm Year of build is incorrect should be 1949.

Not long after I purchased Lady M I went down to Osbournes. I was introduced to Mr Osboune Jnr. A tall distinguished old man wearing white brogues. I was treated as a distinguished visitor and shown latest lifeboat in build.

I am no gasoline engine man and longed to be able to afford replacing the Vedettes with a pair of nice small Japanese motors. Well she was re-engined in the end but not by me.

 

[Latestarter1]

Here is Lady Minette on tidal Thames cruise in the 1970's little change over the years.

I still have a NEW Morris Vedette manifold which was part of spare ships gear, any interest?

 

[allafloat]

William Osborne Owners Club

Hi have you seen www.williamosborneownersclub.co.uk

 

[allafloat]

Hi Latestarter have you any more pictures and we can add them to the owners club website

 

[Latestarter1]

Hi Latestarter have you any more pictures and we can add them to the owners club website

I handed everything over to the new owner with the exeption of the one I posted I am afraid.

However Mr Osborne gave me a lovely black and white picture of the vessel on sea trials. I passed this on. The broker tells me that she has this photgraph in her possession, see no reason why she should not send the club a copy.

 

[allafloat]

Thanks Latestarter, any chance of her contact details or passing mine on to her.
warren@williamosborneownersclub.co.uk or admin@williamosborneownersclub.co.uk Thanks the black and white ones are the best, truly original.