TRADITIONAL WOODEN BOATS
for sale in Australia and the Pacific

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BUILDER
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DESCRIPTION LYING AT

Trawler Hull

 

$5000

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Unknown, probably post-war LOA--20'-0"
Beam--8'4"
Draft--2'-0" approx
This ex-fishing trawler will make a good 'fixer-upper' for an enthusiastic wooden-boat-person. As a working trawler she was based on Lake Macquarie, but her registration was changed from commerical to pleasure-craft in the 1970s.

The present owner bought her from shipwrights in Newcastle on their closure. His intention was to convert her to an open day-boat, with oversize benches and possibly an electric motor. However his attention has become fully focused on his second boat, and he no longer plans to restore this one. The vessel is presently stored under cover on a registered trailer, waiting for her new owner.

The opportunity therefore exists for a dedicated wooden boat enthusiast to breathe new life into this lovely old trawler.

This vessel's hull planking is of oregon and is apparently all original. The planking appears sound, but some time and effort will obviously be needed to bring her back to life.

The present owner has indicated that the trailer may be used at no charge to transport the boat to her final destination (within reason). When she has been restored this vessel will clearly make a lovely day-boat -- roomy, comfortable, and sea-kindly.

NSW
Sydney

s/v Miss Polly

 

$29,500

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I. Oughtred/
A Gardner, NSW 2005
LOA--22'-6"
LWL--18'-7"
Beam--7'-9"
Draft--2'-6" (c/b up), 4'-2" (c/b down)
Displ--3800 lb

Sails--
Mainsail 185 sq ft, with two rows of reefing points
Jib 80 sq ft, with reefing points
Both sails are tanbark-coloured

Engine--
Mariner 3.3 hp outboard, stowed under the cockpit sole when not in use.

Miss Polly is a lovely double-ended 'Grey Seal' from the drawing board of Iain Oughtred. She is rigged as a sliding gunter sloop. She was built using modern glued-ply clinker construction with rose gum frames, knees, and joinery, and carries bronze fittings throughout, together with a lead keel.

This is a very comfortable pocket cruiser, primarily designed for sailing of course (at which she is excellent) but also carrying a demountable outboard engine for use in calms. She is fully-trailerable and because of her construction can live permanently on a trailer if desired, although the present owner has always kept her on a mooring.

Her owner has cruised Miss Polly from her home port in New South Wales to Great Keppel Island and back, a round trip of approximately 1400 nm. He says of her, "This boat is so easy to sail and light on the helm that it was easy to steer and work the boat all day".

Miss Polly's equipment includes a 25 lb CQR anchor, a separate kedge anchor, 20 fathoms of 1/4" chain, warps, fenders, compass, VHF radio, PFDs, an EPIRB, flares, paddles, and boathook. She is fitted with a Thetford head, and her galley fittings include a methylated-spirit stove and removable stainless steel sink.

NSW
North coast

s/v Kestrel

 

$34,500

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D Payne/
W Smith, 2002
LOA--17'-0""
Beam--6'-10"
Draft--c/b up 1'-7"; c/b down 4'-0"

Sails--
Gaff mainsail, jib, storm jib

Engine--1980 Stuart Turner (Sole), 9hp, electric start

Electrics--
Raymarine plotter/sounder with full charts
Raymarine ST1000+ autopilot

Kestrel is a beautiful example of the 'Snapper Boat' gaff sloop designed by David Payne, one of Australia's foremost boat designers. The design is based on the traditional snapper fishing boats of Sydney. Kestrel was clinker-built by Boyne Island boatbuilder Warren Smith, and is constructed from two full hoop pine logs, copper-fastened. She has laid decks, and all her fittings, including centreboard and fuel tank, are of stainless steel.

This vessel has had very little use and is virtually as new.

This is a very seaworthy vessel which, as the owner says,"sails like a witch." She has generous freeboard and built-in buoyancy compartments which make her a safe vessel to sail, even for relative beginners. These two facts make the Snapper Boat one of David Payne's better-known designs.

Kestrel's engine has been totally rebuilt, and the vessel comes complete with trailer.

Queensland
Gladstone or Toowoomba

Putt-Putt

 

$3200

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Builders-- Benson & Shaw, Mordialloc,
c 1950
LOA--12'-0""
Beam--4'-8"
Draft--0'-9"
This vessel was built in marine ply in Mordialloc by Gerald Benson and Major Shaw, aircraft engineers who adapted their WW2 experience in building plywood aircraft to produce Australia's first plywood boat in 1946.

The vessel, launched around 1950, was fully restored in 2001, the plywood skin being replaced entirely at that time. All the original metal fittings were retained during restoration, and the vessel is still equipped with her original oars.The original 3 HP Chapman Pup engine has also been retained but has been completely overhauled, gaining a fully renovated magneto and replacement rings, bearings, and carburettor in the process.

This vessel was proudly exhibited at the Goolwa Wooden Boat Festival in 2001 and again in 2005, and has also been shown at traditional wooden boat festivals at Davistown, Narooma, and Tweed Heads

She comes complete with the trailer shown, on which she may be permanently stored. And like the vessel, the trailer has also been restored, including provision of new springs, axle, and wheels.

ACT
Canberra

Hirondelle canoe

 

$5500

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G Seyler,
c 1935
LOA--15'-9"
Beam--33"
This is a traditional 'Canadian' canoe, built by the famous French boatbuilding company of George Seyler Ainé, established near Paris in 1893. Build date of this canoe is not known but is thought to be around 1935, making her truly an historic vessel. She is of very strong carvel construction, having copper-nailed strakes on closely-spaced frames. She was brought to Australia by her present owner, a member of the Monaco Rowing Club, after being restored in Monaco where she later went on display.

Her hull is apparently all original and is in excellent condition. She is fitted with two seats, the backs of each of which can be folded flat. The seats themselves can also be removed altogether. The bottom boards are of course also removable to allow the hull interior to be properly cleaned when necessary.

This vessel was designed to be sailed as well as paddled and is equipped with a mast step and partners, but regrettably both paddles and sailing gear have been lost over the years. Paddles are readily available from a variety of sources however, and an enthusiast could also develop a new sailing rig for her if desired.

In Canada a canoe such as this was used for long voyages, carrying goods and equipment along wild rivers. In Australia it is perhaps more likely to be used for lazy summer picnics in quiet waters under the trees.

NSW
North coast

M/v Rhelma

 

$47,000

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Builders--Ned Jack (Trevallyn Boat Sheds,) Launceston, 1918 LOA--33'-0"
Beam--9'-6"
Draft--3'-6"

Displ--5 tons approx

Engine--Perkins 4107, 40hp

Electrics--Two batteries
Solar panel

This lovely motor boat has had several owners in her long life, all of whom have taken great care of her. Having been launched in the Tamar River, she has spent almost her whole life in Tasmania, although she had a short sojourn on the Gippsland Lakes. Her present owners have been her trustees for the last five years.

Rhelma is a very comfortable motor cruiser, with two full-sized berths in the deckhouse and a further two-and-a-half berths in the saloon.

The forepeak contains the head and also provides plenty of storage space.

The raised topsides forward mean the saloon and forepeak are very spacious, and the deckhouse is large and airy.

Equipment includes a gas stove, an electric/gas refrigerator, galley sink, hydraulic steering (two helming positions,) VHF radio, electric anchor winch, and two bilge pumps.

The Perkins engine was rebuilt in 2004/05, since when it has run 150 hrs at most.

Finally, Rhelma comes with full walk-in walk-out equipment--life jackets, lines, cutlery, crockery, etc

Tasmania
Tamar R.

s/v Spray

 

$288,000

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J Slocum/
J B Jones Shipyard, Melbourne, 1925
LOA--58'-0"
LOD--45'-0"
Beam--14'-6"
Draft--4'-6"

Sails--
Mainsail
Forestaysail
Jib
Jib topsail
Mizzen
Mizzen staysail

Displacement--12.2 tons
Internal ballast

Engine--4-cylinder Nissan 90HP diesel, model FD35, approx. 6 hours running since last service Feb 09. Fuel consumption approx. 1/4 gallon/hr at 4 kn.

Electrical--
Batteries--2 new HGL-12 200A/h house, 2 new 12V 60 A/h. Century start.
Wired for TV/DVD
Wired for 12V and 240V

Radio--VHF GME GX548
Sounder--Garmin Fish Finder 100 blue
Compass
New radio/MP3 sound system, 6 internal and 4 external speakers
New hands-free public address system

Tank capacities--
Fuel--55 gallon
Water--52 gallon
Sullage--52 gallon

The first person ever to circumnavigate the world single-handed was Captain Joshua Slocum, a "naturalized Yankee" from Nova Scotia, sailing from Boston in his sloop Spray. Spray was originally given to Slocum as a derelict, having been "propped up in a field" for seven years. She was rebuilt by him to his own design, essentially from the ground up, before he set out on his epic three-year voyage. He published an account of his adventures, "Sailing Alone Around the World," in 1899. Slocum and his circumnavigation inspired many later sailors, and his sloop a host of new vessels called Spray. Despite sharing the same name, however, very few of these later boats owe much if anything to the design of Slocum's original Spray.

The vessel listed here does. She was not only inspired by Slocum's Spray, but in fact was built to Spray's lines, and thus a true replica of the original vessel. Slocum visited Port Phillip in Victoria during his voyage, and Spray so pleased a Mr Shaw of St Kilda that he obtained her lines from Slocum. The keel of Shaw's own Spray was laid by Melbourne boatbuilders J B Jones Shipyard in 1908, but the Great War intervened and the new vessel was not launched until 1925. She was unfortunately damaged during a gale in the late 1940s, and when she was repaired the opportunity was taken to lengthen her by eight feet at the same time. Ketch-rigged, this is the vessel we are now proud to advertise for sale.

As befits a classic Australian sailing vessel, her hull is huon pine, the deck is celery-top pine, and the house is predominantly huon pine, all on a hardwood keel and deadwood. Masts and spars are all oregon, and were refurbished in 2007. Standing rigging is a combination of stainless and galvanised, renewed in 2007. Running rigging was replaced in 2008.

Accommodation--Spray sleeps seven in four cabins, and also contains a large saloon, chart table, galley, head, and forepeak.She carries six foot headroom throughout, and was equipped with new bedding and upholstery throughout in 2008.

She also contains--
A two-burner stove with Chef Ranger oven
Two refrigerators
Pressurised hot and cold water to galley and head
An electric head
and the plumbing was replaced in 2008.

On-deck equipment includes--
Safety equipment in excess of Commercial 1E requirements
Three bilge pumps--one engine-driven, one 12V, and one manual (in addition to the head and galley bilge pumps.)

Spray is under USL Commercial 1E survey for 35 passengers.
An out-of-water survey report was undertaken by an accredited marine surveyor in October 2010 for re-insurance purposes, and a copy may be made available upon request.

She is the oldest vessel of her type in Australia, and possibly the world.

Qld
South coast

'Gannet' sailing dinghy

 

$14,000

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I Oughtred/
M Wilson, Canberra, 2001
LOA--14'-5"
Beam--5'-8"
Draft--0'-8" c/b up, 3'-4" c/b down

Sails--
Mainsail 120 sq ft
Jib 50 sq ft
(approx.)

Weight--260 lbs approx

This very nicely presented Gannet dinghy by well-known designer Iain Oughtred is rigged as a stemhead gunter sloop. She is a conventional sailing dinghy of the more modern planing type, of which the designer says there is "a little more influence here from current trends in racing dinghy design; the hull has a generous flare forward to keep her dry, and this flare is to an extent carried right through aft. This... adds to the stability if she heels too far in a sudden gust... and makes the boat ultimately more seaworthy."

This particular example is built in the glued-ply clinker construction typical of most of Oughtred's designs. Mast, yard, and boom are all No 1 clear grade oregon, and the tiller and extension are silver ash with teak grip.

The vessel's rudder gudgeons and pintles, forestay fitting, chainplates, towing eye, mast cap, and sheaves are all marine bronze, standing rigging is stainless steel, the blocks are Norseman/Gibb, and the sails are dacron.

The dinghy comes complete with a fully-adjustable McKay trailer with tilt tray, on which she may be permanently stored.

ACT
Canberra

'Marisol' skiff

 

$8500

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G Jackson/
D Wickham, Adelaide, 2002
LOA--12'-6"
Beam--4'-11"
Draft--0'-9" c/b up, 2'-4" c/b down

Hull weight--180 lbs approx

Sail--
Gunter mainsail, 70 sq ft, tanbark-coloured

A delightful and extremely characterful sailing dinghy, this 'Marisol' skiff designed by the New Zealand naval architect Gifford Jackson is una-rigged with a sliding gunter mainsail. She is equipped with buoyancy compartments fore and aft which, combined with her generous freeboard, make her a very dry and comfortable vessel to sail.

Her construction is very strong, being of ply strakes over sawn frames, the strakes being both glued and clench-nailed in copper. She is fitted with a tiller-actuated lift-up rudder. She can safely be stored out of the water when not in use.

This vessel comes complete with the aluminium trailer shown in the pictures. She is of course equipped with oars, but can also be rigged with a small outboard motor if required. (Note that the Seagull motor shown in the pictures is not included in the sale, although a similar motor can possibly be made available as an additional extra if required.) An outboard mounting bracket is part of the package.

Oars and all spars can be fitted inside the hull when being trailered.

This skiff comes complete not only with oars and trailer, but also with fenders, a boat cover, and storage bags for the dagger-plate, rudder, and tiller.

This is a fine day-sailer for one or two adults, with or without a small child as additional ballast.

ACT
Canberra

Thames-style skiff

 

$2000

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G Buttrose/
G Buttrose, Manly, 2001
LOA--10'-6"
Beam--4'-3"
This beautiful small skiff has been designed and built by a professional boatwright, using glued ply clinker construction. She has been styled on a Thames skiff, with design elements of a Dorset lerret evident at the bow.

She is finished with cedar and teak trim, and has fitted seats with cane inserts. She comes equipped with bronze rowlocks and mountain ash oars.

This skiff has been kept by her owner in a yacht club and rowed from there, but could be car-topped to other destinations if necessary. She comes with a wooden launching trolley.

This is a perfect vessel for a leisurely picnic on the river for two -- consider Ratty and Mole paddling gently along a quiet backwater under the willows....

QLD
Brisbane

s/v Caoimhe

 

$49,500

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I. Oughtred/
G Wright, Tas 2003
LOA--26'-0"
LBP--22'-0"
LWL--18'-7"
Beam--7'-9"
Draft--2'-6" (c/b up)

Sails--
Mainsail 150 sq ft
Staysail 75 sq ft
Jib 55 sq ft
(approx. areas)
Self-furlers on both foresails.

Engine--
Lombardini LDW502 M13 hp marine diesel (new,) with with TMC40 2:1 marine gear.

Caoimhe (pron. 'Keeva' and Gaelic for beautiful) is a lovely double-ended gaff cutter that lives up to her name. She was built using modern glued-ply clinker construction. This is a very comfortable cruiser that has been given a new engine and navigation aids in the last twelve months.

Caoimhe is a fully-trailerable vessel, and her custom-built tandem trailer is included in the price. Navigation equipment includes a new DSC radio, split screen chart plotter, and autopilot. Other equipment includes an Origo two-burner stove in the galley, both electric auto/manual and manual bilge pumps, a new manual/water-activated EPIRB, new flares, and four PFD's.

Because of her construction, this vessel can live permanently either on a mooring or on her trailer as desired. Both the vessel and her trailer are presently registered in Victoria.

Caoimhe comes complete with a custom built 6'-6" balsa sandwich tender equipped with both oars and a new 2 HP Yamaha outboard motor. The tender can stow in the cockpit when the vessel is being trailered.

As you can see, this is a complete, sail-away, package. It is regretfully only available for sale because of the ill-health of Caoimhe's present owner.

VIC
West coast

s/v Zephyr

 

$10,000

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Eric Cox /
S H Stroud, Qld 1968
LOA--30'-0"
Beam--9'-0"
Draft--5'-0"

Gross tonnage--
10.4 ton

Sails--
Mainsail
Forestaysail
Genoa jib
Spinnaker

Engine--
Volvo Penta 15hp diesel

This very comfortable full-displacement sloop-rigged cruiser has been professionally maintained by her one owner since new. She is in excellent condition, being last slipped in 2008, and she carries Lloyd's Registration.She is carvel-laid of spotted gum with internal fit-out in cedar, and provides over 6'-0" headroom throughout.

Accommodation consists of saloon with galley and chart table, fore-cabin, and forepeak, and includes four berths. There is a separate head. The galley contains a stainless steel sink, ice box, and two-burner gas stove, and the vessel is equipped with VHF radio.

Zephyr is fitted with a 20 gallon freshwater tank and a 16 gallon tank for diesel fuel. The inboard diesel engine is in a separate compartment under the cockpit. Zephyr has an aluminium mast and boom, and stainless steel rigging.

This vessel is now regretfully for sale as part of a deceased estate. As such she comes with all gear presently on board, including all owner's records since launch, and a tender is also included in the price. The price itself is very low -- anything but a reflection of the vessel's quality, but an unfortunate consequence of the necessity for her sale.

NSW
North coast

Clinker sailing dinghy

 

$15,000

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P Gartside /
Denman Marine, Kettering, Tasmania, 2010
LOA--10'-0"
Beam--4'-2"
This beautiful professionaly-built vessel, insured for $24,000, is in pristine condition. She is brand new, having been launched only once from the ways by the builder and never sailed. She is fully rigged as a traditional lug sloop, is of course provided with oars, and comes on a galvanised Dunbier trailer with stoneguard protection and spar rack. This vessel is complete with everything needed to row or sail her. (She is even supplied with PFDs for her crew.) And everything is absolutely brand new.

Construction is entirely of classic Australian boatbuilding timbers. The huon pine planking is completed with contrasting king billy pine sheerstrakes, on celery-top pine backbone and frames. Transom and stem are of huon pine. Quarter knees, hanging knees, and breasthook are all made from grown huon pine crooks. The thwarts are of king billy pine, while the burden boards are swamp gum. She is fully copper-fastened, being fitted with bronze rowlocks and rudder fittings, and with brass half-oval on the keel, bilge runners, and stem. The interior below the rising is painted, while the remainder of the vesel is finished bright all over.

The balanced lug sailing rig includes mast, yard, boom, timber centreboard and rudder, and a traditional cream-coloured sail.

Fans of Arthur Ransome will immediately recognise the similarity of this vessel to the Amazon of his 'Swallows and Amazons' stories. This is a classic traditional sailing dinghy, not only destined to repay her new owner's investment several-fold by providing many decades of pleasurable enjoyment, but perhaps indeed by also becoming a family heirloom.

Tasmania
Hobart

Pocomoke kayak

 

$1200

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C Kulczycki/
R Saunders
LOA--20'-0" (6m)
Beam--26" (69 cm)
Displ. 40 lb (18 kg)
This is a fast, straight-tracking, large single or medium double kayak, easily managed in either configuration.

The strong compound-curved hull is built from 1/8" (3 mm) marine grade okoume plywood, the vessel being completed with fittings of huon pine, celery top pine, and Australian red cedar.

The freeform rear huon pine laminated deck-hatch is both decorative and watertight (being held closed by an internal rope & pulley system,) and provides access to plenty of storage space under the rear deck. A second waterproof hatch in the forward bulkhead provides access for a small storage bag suitable for car keys, phone, etc. The seats are laminated red cedar with closed cell foam padding providing superb comfort for long trips, and the vessel has been completed with hand-carved celery top pine handle/ beeblock combination fittings at the bow and stern.

This kayak is in superb condition, requiring no further work whatever.

The two folding stands shown in the photos are included in the price.

Presently located in Canberra, she will shortly be moved to Adelaide unless sold beforehand.

ACT
Canberra

s/v Merganser

 

$105,000

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Eugene Cornu/
C N Vandernotte Shipyards,
Nantes, France,
1961
LOA--40'-0"
LWL--34'-6""
Beam--11'-6"
Draft--5'-4"
Displ. 7 1/2 tons

Sails --
Full locker of sails (plus spares) including roller-furling headsail, all serviceable

This Australian-registered double-ended cruiser/racer is a comfortable live-aboard vessel.

She spent a good deal of her cruising history firstly in the Mediterranean and then in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans before being purchased by her present owners.

Merganser has been fully restored professionally, while still retaining her original mahogany fit-out with its bronze and brass fittings. She has a Honduras mahogany hull and a new epoxy/dynel marine ply deck.

Accommodation consists of main saloon (containing twin berths,) galley, forecabin, head, and forpeak. Interior fittings include a chart table with refurbished ice-box below, stainless steel water tank, Jabsco head, and built-in wash-basin. Merganser carries 6' headroom throughout.

Additional inventory includes --

* Coirot anchor-winch, with chain gypsy and rope capstan
* 100m of galvanised 10mm chain
* Brittany bower anchor, plus one each Danforth and Dreadnought anchors
* Pulpit and pushpit, together with stanchions and lifelines (the latter provided, but not fitted for aesthetic reasons)
* Solar panel plus engine-generated electric power
* Original bronze sheet winches
* Hydraulic steering
* Aluminium IsoMast with new stainless steel rigging
* Mercedes OM engine, fully serviced in 2009, and with two spare propellors
* Dinghy with outboard engine

Merganser comes with full provenance, including her original papers.

Presently on cruise in Thailand, but contactable via email.

s/v Phyllis

 

$67,500

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Alfred Blore/
Neaves Brothers,
Battery Point,
Tasmania,
1928
LOA--48'-0"
LWL--40'-0""
Beam--12'-6"
Draft--5'-0"
Displ. 17 tons

Sails --
Gaff mainsail
Bermudan mizzen
Jib
Forestaysail
Mizzen staysail
Trisail

Phyllis is a gaff yawl motor-sailer, built originally for the Tasmanian Governnment. She is capable of 9 knots under steam or sail.

She has raised topsides forward which, together with her new wheelhouse, provide her with very spacious living and working conditions. The hull is carvel-laid huon pine on hardwood frames, while the deck, coach-houses and wheelhouse are also all of huon pine. Masts are oregon, with galvanised standing rigging. She has a full-length displacement keel carrying 3 tons of lead ballast.

Accommodation consists of saloon, galley, head, fore-cabin, quarter-cabin, and large forepeak, all with full headroom throughout.

Phyllis is powered by a 46hp Gardner 4L2 diesel engine in a separate engine-room, and is fitted with all the expected equipment and accessories for a cruising vessel of this type.

New South Wales
North coast

s/v Silver Gull

 

$26,250

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John Searle,
Birkenhead, South Australia,
1952
LOA--30'-0"
LOD--28'-6"
Beam--9'-0"
Draft--3'-0"
With a raised-topsides design inspired by Maurice Griffiths' vessels, this spacious ketch provides a comfortable cruising vessel for four.

Construction is of huon pine, with a fibreglassed ply deck. Spars are also of huon pine. She has a full-length ballasted displacement keel.

Accommodation consists of saloon, fore-cabin, and forepeak, and contains four berths, compression-pump head, and galley with methylated-spirit stove and built-in ice chest. As with other raised-topsides designs, Silver Gull has a superbly capacious interior

Equipment includes near-new 22.5 hp Punsun air-cooled engine (20 hours) and gearbox, plough-type bower anchor and two smaller kedge anchors, electric anchor winch, sonar, two VHF radios, CD player/radio, new mainsail, and other canvas (including spare mainsail) in fully serviceable condition.

Queensland
Brisbane

M/L Giselle

 

$47,250

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Builder William Sergeant,
Ray Mead Boat Works,
Boulters Lock, Maidenhead, UK,
circa 1890.
LOA--36'-0"
Beam--7'-8"
Draft--2'-8""
This magnificent motor launch was shipped to Australia in 1908 and has been in the present owner's hands for more than forty years. She comes with a full 120 year history and photographic record.

Initially electrically-powered, Giselle is now equipped with a 28 hp Yanmar diesel engine (780 hours.)

Accommodation includes a forward saloon, a galley, table, head, and main helm amidships, and an after cabin with seating and a second table aft.

There are two permanent berths in the saloon, and the after-cabin table can be converted to a double berth also, allowing Giselle to sleep four. The elegant counter stern houses a spacious after deck together with an auxiliary helming position.

The after cabin is fitted with canvas drop-down screens with clear-view panels, allowing al fresco dining in fine weather and full wind protection when down.

Additional equipment includes a gas detector, air horn, depth-sounder, UHF radio, three-way refrigerator, CD player and radio, and automatic and manual bilge pumps.

South Australia
River Murray

Gentleman's launch

 

$155,000 ready for launching

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Professional east coast shipwright, 2010 LOA--30'-0"
Beam--10'-6"
Draft--3'-6"
This vessel is presently under construction. She is destined to become a classic gentleman's motor launch, and is available for sale either at launch-ready state or completely fitted out.

The hull has been carvel built with selected full-length spotted gum planking, copper fastenings, cotton and oakum caulking, and a huon pine transom -- making it at the same time beautiful, strong, and durable. Fit-out presently includes saloon, galley, vee-berth, and head. The cabin and decks are sealed and sea-ready. Engine beds and stern gear (bearing, tube, and gland) are also included.

This vessel will make an ideal motor cruiser, and the builder is happy to provide further fit-out, or introductions to other shipwrights who could help complete the vessel if required.

New South Wales
Sydney

S/V Kristin

 

Euro 110,000
(Approx $145,000)

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Bieritz shipyard, Meldorf, Germany, 1937 LOA--59'-0"
LOD--44'-3"
Beam--13'-0"
Draft--5'-9"

Sails--

For normal cruising,
Gaff mainsail 600 sq ft,
Topsail 215 sq ft,
Forestaysail 235 sq ft,
Jib 195 sq ft,
Jib topsail 150 sq ft
Storm jib 100 sq ft

And for tradewind sailing,
Squaresail 475 sq ft,
Skysail 105 sq ft

Originally built in 1937 as a shrimpnetter by the Bieritz shipyard, Kristin was converted for cruising in 1978, and again refurbished in 2002 by the Danish yard of Christian Johnson. She is built of oak on oak, with pitchpine deck planking and Douglas fir spars. She is fully coppered below the waterline.The hull was recaulked and recoppered, and the deck also recaulked, in 2008. Kristin is in survey and presently registered in Germany.

Machinery and equipment include a 6-cylinder 150hp Deutz diesel engine, stainless steel tanks for diesel fuel, kerosene (paraffin,) freshwater, and greywater, 220v, 24v, and 12v electric circuits, refrigerator, water-maker, solar panels, wind generator, electro-hydraulic windlass, autopilot, HF radio, GPS, etc, etc.

Stern davits hoist a 10 ft. Carib dinghy with a 4 HP Yamaha outboard engine.

On-deck accommmodation includes one teak and two canvas awnings protecting the navigation position and forward and after decks, a dining table seating eight, other seating accommodation abaft the helm, and two fresh-air sleeping berths.

Below decks the midships section contains the saloon and a separate wash-room with WC, entered from the after companionway. There are also a galley and a stateroom, entered either through the main saloon or via a separate forward companionway.

Kristin is currently on a circumnavigation, and is ideal either as a live-aboard or for charter.

Presently on cruise in the Carribbean, but contactable via email.

Air-fares to inspect Kristin may be refunded on sale.


Aileen Louisa CLINKER DINGHY

 

$6800

Tom Whitfield /
T&C Whitfield, Melbourne, 1986
LOA--15'-0"
LWL--15'-0'
Beam--5'-0"
Draft--0'-9" c/b up,
2'-9" c/b down

Sails--
Sprit mainsail 100 sq ft,
Staysail 20 sq ft

Aileen Louisa is a traditional plumb-stemmed clinker dinghy built in Victoria in 1986. This vessel is constructed of kauri on silver ash frames, with a jarrah keel and stem and mahogany transom, all copper- fastened. She has a removable bowsprit.

She is fitted with two rowing stations, and her fine quarters, wineglass transom, and full body make her an excellent, burdensome, pulling boat. In addition, she sails well with her large sprit mainsail and optional forestaysail. (The mainsail is presently used boomless, but a boom is also provided.)

The vessel comes on a fully-adjustable trailer (included in the price,) and an optional long-shaft 4.5 hp Seagull Silver Century outboard motor may also be available if desired.

Australian Capital Territory
Canberra

S/V Swallow

 

$60,000

A MacFarlane /
A MacFarlane, South Australia
Sparred length--48'
LBP--36'
LWL--30'
Beam --10'
Draft--5'
Displ--9.5 tons

Sails--gaff mainsail, gaff mizzen, staysail, jib

Cruisng ketch

A comfortable cruising vessel, originally built in Birkenhead SA in 1917, potential live-aboard

Construction -- jarrah and kauri on jarrah frames. Laid celery-top deck.

New Kubota engine, 2001 (15 hours, freshwater cooled)
New mainmast 2002.
New galley 2003.
Refurbished saloon 2004.

Victoria
Port Phillip

S/V Faoilean

 

$33,000

Iain Oughtred /
D Grewar
LOD--19'-9"
Beam--6'-8"
Draft--1-6" (c/b up)

Sails--gaff mainsail, gaff mizzen, staysail.
Total sail area 240 sq ft.

"Eun Na Mara"

Trailerable two-berth canoe yawl, launched 2003.

Built using the modern glued clinker technique, this vessel can be safely kept ashore under shelter when not in use.

Internal space is maximised by the use of twin centreboards, each case forming the face of a berth. The vessel carries 500 lbs of external lead ballast on her keel.

Queensland
Brisbane

S/V Sanderling (ex Hilda D)

 

$17,000

Alan Buchanan /
B Spooner, Melbourne, 1973
LOD--20'-0"
LWL--17'-0":
Beam--7'-9"
Draft--2'-9"

Sails --bermudan mainsail, staysail, jib, storm jib, genoa.

YM 3-Tonner, launched 1973.

Construction --
Strip-planked white beech on spotted gum frames, with merbau main keel and deadwood. Deck and cockpit are sheathed in dynel and epoxy. 1200 lbs outside ballast on a full-length displacement keel. Twin steel bilge-keels allow her to stand upright in a drying berth.

Accommodation --
Two berths, galley, chart table, fitted bucket head, sail locker, hanging locker, two sideboards, and a deep cockpit with full-length seats, lockers, and lazarette.

Victoria
Western Port