1926 C & G Press River Cruiser Class
General Specification
Construction
- Wood carvel construction
- Mahogany & larch on oak
- Privately commissioned
- Tar varnished below waterline
- Full length lifting cabin roof
- Under current ownership for over 19 years and professionally maintained throughout that time
- Wintered ashore annually
Mechanical & Electrical
- 5hp Suzuki 4 stroke outboard (2011, little used, serviced annually)
- 12v leisure battery
Rigging & Sails
- Gaff rig
- Wood mast/spars
- Counter-balanced mast stepped in wooden tabernacle for easy lowering/raising
- Rigging in good order
- Mainsail
- Self acting jib
- Bowsprit available if purchaser wished to convert back to loose footed jib
- Spare mast and spars
- RCC handicap : -23%p
Accommodation
- 4/5 berths in 2 cabins
- 2 cabin doors currently removed but are included in sale for refitting if desired
- Galley with Origo spirit stove (2 burners)
- Heads compartment with Baby Blake sea toilet (no holding tank)
- 12v cabin lights
- 3 x gimballed oil lamps
- Red leatherette foam mattresses for all berths
- Additional mattress for cabin floor to accommodate fifth person overnight
- Cockpit table
- Various
pans, crockery and cutlery - Full length lifting cabin roof providing good headroom
Equipment
- New full length awning (2014 by Stormforce Covers)
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires May 2016)
- Quant pole
- Boat hook
- Mud weight
- 3 x rond anchors
- Various fenders
- Mop
- Full history going back to ordering of yacht on 5th November 1925
- Original log of all early voyages to 1954
Remarks:
This River Cruiser Class yacht is thought to be the first yacht in the world to have been fitted with an electric inboard motor in 1928 (though sadly no longer present), and was known as The Ghost Boat of the Broads at the time, as she could move along mysteriously when there was no wind! She was privately commissioned by Captain John Muir Donaldson MC for the princely sum of £400 and named after the house in Kenley, Surrey, in which he was born. Her current owners of some 19 years state that she is a good roomy yacht, very suitable for family cruising, and that she has never, to their knowledge, been used for racing. She has been professionally returned to a very original condition throughout using traditional methods, and comes with an extensive history, including original logs, dating back to her date of build.
This RCC yacht is extremely competitively priced for a quick sale!!!
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