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Freeman 27 REF#340202
2024-12-19 13:45:55| Boatshed.com Recent Boats
Register with Boatshed to see 105 extra photos of this Freeman 27 .I am pleased to be able to offer this classic Freeman 27 river cruiser, presented in what appears to be in generally good original condition. She benefits from a recent new pump out toilet and holding tank fitted plus hot water and shower. Her upholstery is very tidy and undamaged to my eye and very comfortable. Her whole interior is very very nice indeed and her wood work is also very good This boat benefits from a Fresh BSS certificate to October 2028. She has been recently serviced and also had a new starter motor, and cutlass bearing in the last 12 months. She has also recently had new interior carpets fitted which look and feel very nice. She is very original throughout and her wood work is in exceptionally nice condition for her age. She is powered by an economical single BMC diesel so is very cost effective to run. This engine appears to start and run very well and has been nothing but reliable for the current owner. She has all the classic accommodation of a Freeman and can sleep 4 in Freeman comfort! These 27 foot models are very sought-after as they are a scaled up version of the smaller Freemans, just with more space and room to relax. The boat is a 1980 version and appears to be in good overall condition. There is a minor split in the rear bench seat which is a cheap and simple fix; other than that she is very presentable - clean and tidy inside. It should be noted that this boat appears to be presented in gelcoat topsides (and this looks to be in good condition) with a painted hull with only the deck tread-way paint in need of any repainting work to the anti-slip coating. This area is in need of repainting which is a simple matter to do over a weekend or so and would make her very tidy indeed. She also has a new start battery and a new gas hose fitted If you are looking for a classically styled, spacious river boat from a well respected manufacturer, and with oodles of style and a good following then this could be the boat for you. Early viewing is recommended as these boats are popular. The boat did have davits and a bolt on bathing platform but these have been removed by the current owner These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.This Freeman 27 has been personally photographed and viewed by of Boatshed Norfolk.
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Tradewind 35 gaff cutter rig REF#340262
2024-12-18 17:45:48| Boatshed.com Recent Boats
Register with Boatshed to see 100 extra photos of this Tradewind 35 gaff cutter rig.This is a 1993 standard Tradewind 35 hull which unusually has a gaff cutter rig with a downwind yard arm. It has a forward double cabin with heads/shower to port. Two saloon settee berths plus a pilot berth to port and aft stbd quarter berth. She was conceived by retired Royal Marine Ewen Southby-Tailyour. The basic concept was to explore and cruise in the northern high latitudes coupled with commercially chartering the vessel to, for instance, ographers, ologists, oligers, mountaineers or any such professional body. She would also be used in more local waters by my friends and young and growing family when not otherwise employed. DESIRED SPECIFICATIONS 1. She had to be sailed single-handed when necessary. 2. She had to be gaff-rigged a personal love. 3. She had to be strengthened for ice around the waterline. Not to break ice but to be able to manoeuvre among small floes and brash ice with impunity. Likewise the rudder had to be solid and not hollow. 4. She had to carry up to two-and-a-half tons of food, water, fuel and climbing stores. Up to three months of self-sufficiency away from civilisation was the aim. 5. She had to cross a squaresl yard for ease and comfort when downwind sailing. 4 She had to have a black hull for a cold-weather climate. 5. She was to be fitted with a police-approved gun-safe sized for one rifle and one 12-bore shot gun with space for the appropriate ammunition, including polar bear shot. 6. She was to be fitted with a safe large enough for the ships papers plus the crews passports, money and valuables. 7. She was to be fitted with a radar fixed as high up the mast as was practicable. VHF of course. Wireless/CD/cassette player with repeat speakers in the cockpit. GPS was to be an afterthought as I had three sextants. Plenty of paper chart stowage would be needed. 8. Six bunks was the minimum preferred number, each with plenty of individual locker space and individual reading lights. 9. A self-draining wet locker adjacent to the companion ladder was necessary. 10. The galley to be equipped with a two-hob stove, grill and oven. A large tub-style fridge. Salt water hand pump in addition to the usual hot and cold water pressure taps. 11. Warm air heating throughout. 12. Navigation port and starboard sidelights to be in the shrouds and not at the truck of the mast. 13. Underwater hull fittings to be kept to a minimum. 14. Heads with shower, basin, hot and cold water taps with plenty of locker space for personal equipment. 15. Copious bookshelf(s) in the saloon and above the chart table which, at its smallest had to fit a once-folded Admiralty chart. 16. Construction in order of preference: wood, steel, aluminium, cement, grp. 17. Hull to be copperbot coated - or similar. 18. She was to be fitted with a bonded stores locker that could be sealed by the customs. 19. Three anchors, one to be Admiralty Pattern for anchoring in kelp. 29. She was to have a long keel with a keel-hung rudder. Building actually started very early in 1993. The copperbot was moulded into the hull and did not need replacing for at least seven years. The hull was thickened/strengthened for ice around the water line and the interior was as already designed. Six berths was the standard Tradewind 35 layout in two cabins but the pilot berth on the port side of the saloon, the deep quarter berth on the starboard side abaft the chart table and one half of the double bunk in the focstle could be sacrificed for stores, in addition to the normal storage spaces. In full expedition mode hot bunking was the norm! In June 1993 she was entered for the Two Handed Round Britain and Ireland Race. Then COWES CLASSIC, 19TH SEPTEMBER 1993. She was exhibited at the 1993 Southampton Boat Show and attracted much interest and following on from here journeys were : GIRONDE 1995, ICELAND 1997, RBR 1998, ICELAND 2000, ICELAND 2002, FRENCH CANALS 2003 2004, THE JESTER CHALLENGE 2006, then cruised extensively among the Channel Islands and the north Brittany coast, but mostly along the Biscay coast for usually two or three voyages each summer until sold to her most recent owner Mark in 2011. In her current ownership since 2011 her hull was painted green and she has mainly been sailed in The Solent and the Channel. These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.This Tradewind 35 gaff cutter rig has been personally photographed and viewed by Samantha Cassell of Boatshed Portsmouth.
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Narrowboat 34ft Cruiser Stern London mooring available REF#340227
2024-12-18 13:45:59| Boatshed.com Recent Boats
Register with Boatshed to see 35 extra photos of this Narrowboat 34ft Cruiser Stern London mooring available.This lovely narrowboat has been in the same ownership for many years, and has been loving maintained and upgraded by the current owners throughout that time. Available with a pied-a-terre mooring in Brentford Marina, she has an enviable position with clear views across the water. Despite her short length, she has everything required for comfortable accommodation; a well quipped galley, pump out loo, central heating and a solid fuel stove. The double berth can be folded up to allow access to the steering deck, and the saloon seating converts to a single bunk. She was last out of the water in 2020 when she was epoxy coated. Current mooring fees are circa 2,100 per annum. These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.This Narrowboat 34ft Cruiser Stern London mooring available has been personally photographed and viewed by Ben Evans of Boatshed London.
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