Posted by Roger Withers
on 10/5/2009, 11:22 am
84.13.247.114
Lying undercover in Newport Monmouthshire.
Felix: Lysander.
Built 1969 Woods Norfolk and fitted out by Coventry Boat Builders. Felix is equipped as a "proper little yacht", with bronze fittings, 4 opening ports in cabin and screw down vent over cooker, Baby Blake in Heads compartment, cockpit sink and pump locker under location for water tank, cabin sink and pump to port (tank location under floor amidships, 2 galvanised tanks available but not fitted.), "OSOCOOL" cool box (water powered), cockpit gas locker with through hull vent, cooker with grill and storage under inside cabin on aft bulkhead, gas lighting, matching clock and barometer on forward bulkhead with lift up storage shelf under, double berth starboard, nautical motif curtains,
The gas lighting has been used sparingly. It creates too snug a fug. The cabin is small, gas fumes are poisonous! I have not used the cooker in the cabin for the same reason.
Equipment includes:
A purpose built trailer, Seagull Century long shaft bronze bracket (Locker to take outboard in cockpit.), 2 Seagull auxilary tanks, rudder, long and short tillers, mast tabernacle, main sail and jib , sailing mast & Boom, motoring mast and boom, Awning (which extends from mast to aft of boom crutch, cockpit cover (needs repair).
The trailer is sound, although the brakes will need checking - the wings need adjusting as I have had to source different wheels and new tyres and the offset is different from the original - the hitch is 2 inch not 50 mm
I have the plans and sail plan from which she was built and rigged.
This boat has not been used for 12 years.
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