Blue Dawn was built in 1953 by Richmond Slipway Ltd. She's a Sparrow Class Motor Cruiser, with 2 berths, galley, head and shower. Mahogany clinker built on oak frames, mahogany superstructure and beautiful varnished mahogany interior. Has had a full refit in the last 18 months. She has a new cooker, stainless steel sink and a rebuilt nannie diesel engine has been fitted in the last 6 months. Recently slipped and antifouled. A lovely vintage boat, well known and popular on the Thames for many years.... read more

Magic Dragon is a steel built, half size Clyde Puffer replica built in 1997 by John Schofield. Powered by a new Mitsubishi 33 HP four cyliner in-board diesel engine she can accommodate two people in the berth, has inboard shower and plumbed in toiler facilities and a galley/day cabin. An iconic boat her story is available via You Tube titles The Maiden Voyge of Magic Dragon which shows her final days of construction, transportation to the River Thames and her fist voyages on the river. At that time she was a steam powered vessel however this has been recently replaced with a new Mitsibushi 4 c... read more

A gentleman’s yacht with history – built in 1965 for Roger Pilkington of the glass family to explore the European Waterways. She comes complete with books from the “Small Boat” series written by Pilkington describing her build and fitting out on the Thames and their travels of many of the European waterways. She is essentially fitted out to live aboard comfortably with all facilities including heating and a full size domestic washing machine. She has been our home for the past eleven years whilst cruising extensively in the south of England, northern France and the ... read more

The name Salote is from the queen of Tonga which came to the queen’s coronation in 1954 . All so Dan Houston owned Salote for a number of years he was the editor of classic Boat renewed last year new forward hatch, and Sampson post new oak gallows with bronze fastenings .Salote is known as a "Scarborough sloop", constructed of Mahogany on oak steamed frames and rigged as a Bermudian sloop. She has had extensive restoration over the past 10 years by current owner, this has included much of the structure many new frames, planking, deck beams and a laid teak deck over plywood, n... read more

Laurent Giles Peter Duck built by Porter and Haylett in 1964. The Peter Duck is well known for its connection to Arthur Ransome, the very first one being designed for the writer by Laurent Giles just after the war. In 1961 the design was revived, altered a little and a total of 38 boats were built up until 1970 by Porter and Haylett Ltd of Wroxham. The Peter Duck was a very popular design and has been a proven and loved coastal cruising boat for many years. The easily handled ketch rig has a manageable sail area for hassle free cruising. The cockpit is large and comfortable and the i... read more

Albert strange sailing yacht ‘Cloud’. Cloud is a new build that requires finishing, constructed of Iroko planking on substantial laminated oak frames and timber floors, completely fastened with copper and bronze, an external ballast keel of lead, all though bolt with bronze bolts. Deck of Teak laid over plywood on to oak beams. The interior is partially done with the heads and galley to complete. A new 3 gm 30 is positioned on the engine beds. Cloud is configured as a gaff yawl, There are number of completed spars only the main mast to construct of which there is timber to com... read more

Here we have Eleanor a 33ft J Lidguard. Timber Sloop (long keel, masthead sloop rig). She is incredibly sea worthy and sailed from New Zealand to the UK in the 90s. She has been well maintained with new rigging in 2022, clean sails and a serviced 3GM30F Yanmar engine in good condition. She now sits on a mooring in Newton Ferrers (Plymouth) Built in New Zealand, Lidguards are renowned and she sails beautifully. The hull is constructed of an epoxy sheathed double diagonal planking, cold moulded. She is constructed of Kauri which is considered to be one of the best boat building woods for its s... read more

Here we have my Sea Scamp Gaff Rig, Oran Na Mara. I'm reluctantly selling her due to a change in my health. She was commissioned in 2005 and purchased by myself in 2021. She was professionally buffed and polished at the beginning of last season also had a full refit, starting with a new inboard Sole 17hp Mini Compact engine, with all new water cooled stern tube and pumps, she has all new internal electronics as well as an all new raised coach house, that has been professionally constructed in hard wood, this has gives it plenty of extra head room in the cabin. A truly great opportunity... read more

Beautiful mk1 Crabber Navy hull tanned sails Recently uphraded Wooden blocks & mast Huge comfy teak cockpit... read more

REDUCED BY £10,000 New bss boat safety certificate Princess Elizabeth classic passenger/ boat Built 1936/ launched at hills boatyard. Originally carried 60 passengers 47ft with rudder x 13ft 6 wide 3ft 6 inch draft. 8 tons in weight. She now sits on dry dock in Shropshire. Been restored the last 14 months. I’ve had a quality craftsmen working on it the last 5 months who is a shipwright. She’s running x2 beta marine bv1505 which only have 2000 hrs on the clock but peace of mind I’ve taken the heads off and had them tested and new head gaskets etc They ... read more