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£95,000
1961 Fred Parker 30 ft Motorsailer 1961-2011
Price:
£95,000
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Summary:
Used 1961
Location:
Coatham Mundeville
Description:
‘Fishing Cruisers’ or ‘Motor Fishing Yachts’ were all the rage in post second world war England. Among new designs for all manner of yachts up to 100 ft / 30 m reviewed in the 1959 edition of Yachting World Annual, were no fewer than three fascinating and attractive 30-35 ft examples, but none to such a high quality build specification as A. Franklyn Pool’s Fred Parker-designed BLUE SHARK, planked with teak on a longitudinal frame of teak, and replete with a fish well in her large and deep birdpit. This second boat to the design originally began life in 1961 as HANDA II in the ownership of Lady Mary Grosvenor, younger daughter of the 2nd Duke of Westminster. Forty years later she was in need of restoration, but her almost all-teak hull offered a superb base to work from, while that deep, safe birdpit, and cosy accommodations were just what her present owner was looking for in a pocket classic motor-sailer for coast and canals. A decade later she was ready, with improved space, comfort, and all the modern conveniences nowadays taken for granted but not often available in a classic motor-sailer of this size. BLUE SHARK is an enchanting delight. In buying and restoring BLUE SHARK, the objectives were: - To keep to the original plans - To only make alterations that were both practical and sympathetic - To use good quality materials in the restoration and fitting out - To equip her to be as independent as possible of marinas - To cruise European waters, inland and coastal, in comfort The original plans are kept by the National Maritime Museum and a set was used in the restoration. Where changes were made, for example in the height and length of the wheelhouse roof, the drawings were altered. Restoration commenced at the International Boatbuilding Training College (IBTC), Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 2003-4 and was completed in 2011. BLUE SHARK was relaunched in 2011, 50 years after her original launching as HANDA II. In 2012 her original Thornycroft. Still available at ListedBuy!
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Posted:
March 21 on ListedBuy
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