Buchanan Yawl 1966 Boats Review and Specs

Year: 1966  
Manufacturer: Wooden Ships
Price: £46,500
(US$72,168)  

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Bermudian Yawl.                             Part 1 regd               Length on deck                                  37’6” Lwl                                                     27’ Beam                                                  10’3” Draft                                                  5’6” Thames Tonnage                                13TM Displ.                                                  7.8tons   Alan Buchanan design, built by G.F. Smeeth, Dedham, Essex in 1966 to Lloyds 100A1.   One of the larger yachts built by this small Essex yard, evidently a quality yacht when built using top class materials and showing some very fine traditional workmanship. The design has notable beam for an English yacht of her day with generous freeboard making her a stiff and dry yacht in a seaway. The cock-pit is large for the size of yacht and with wheel steering instead of a tiller sweeping the back of the cock-pit, it is very comfortable for larger parties. Unusually for her time, the coach-roof runs forward only as far as the mast leaving wide side decks and a clear fore deck. Her yawl rig makes her an easily handled yacht in a breeze and she sails well under fore sail and mizzen thus eliminating the problems of reefing a big mainsail as the wind gets up.   Planked in afromosia in the garboard and 3 planks up with mahogany planking above. The seams are conventionally caulked and payed below the water-line and splined above to give an almost perfectly fair surface. Fastened with copper nails and roves to Canadian rock elm steamed timbers, approx 1 ½ “ x 2” at 9” centres on an oak back-bone. Galvanised strap floors on every timber make for a very strong centre-line structure.                                                            1999. A number of floors demonstrating some corrosion     

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Fuel  Hull Material  Number of Engines

Diesel Wood 1

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