Charter gaff cutter 1939 Boats for Sale & Yachts
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Charter gaff cutter Boats Review and Specs
Year: 1939Manufacturer: Wooden Ships
Price: £185,000
(US$297,018)
Gaff cutter. UK Part 1 registered Length on deck 53’ Lwl 43’6” Beam 15’ Draft 8’ Built by Grenna Shipyard, Denmark in 1939 as a fishing boat. She was decommissioned in the mid-eighties, bought by the present family owners and moved to Scotland where she underwent a major refit for charter work. While ashore in 1993 she was badly damaged by a fire which necessitated a major rebuild. This work involved replanking all of the port side and half the starboard side. Any original planking remaining was refastened. The deck was replaced on new beam shelf, new deck beams, new stanchions and bulwarks. She was fitted out below for charter and rigged as a gaff cutter. The work took 3 years and she was launched again in 1996. Since relaunch, she has worked consistently and very successfully as a charter yacht cruising extensively around Europe including visits to Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Estonia and Russia. In 2002 she crossed to the Caribbean winning the Concourse d’Elegance prize in the Antigua Classic that season. These Danish fishing boats known as Haj Kutters are descended directly for the earlier fishing boats which worked under sail. These boats are massively built in oak with a bluff bow, a very pretty counter stern with a sweet sheer and the working boats carried a gaff ketch rig. The decision to rig her as a gaff cutter with a large sail area on a tall mast has been amply rewarded by her excellent performance. She has regularly proved faster than the similar Luke Powell pilot cutter types currently working on the West coast of Scotland, she has performed well in 4 Tall Ships Races and comes into her own in strong winds when she gives huge confidence in her strength, reliability and sea-worthiness. In his report dated August 1995 when the rebuild work was well progressed, the surveyor commented “The quality of work generally is exceptional” and “the quality of materials is the best”. He draws attention to the exquisite detailed work of carving and beading around the hatches and beams and adds “we have to say that we have seldom seen craftsmanship to this standard”. The cutter has a Cat
Fuel Hull Material Number of Engines |
Diesel Wood 1 |
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