1930 Jack Powles River Cruiser

• Mahogany on Oak

• Fin

• Mercury 4hp outboard
• Engine little used
• Last serviced in 2003

• Gunter rig
• Fully balanced mast
• Pine spars
• Main
• Furling jib
• Storm jib (as new)
• All sails Terylene and in very good condition

This boats main cabin has a settee berth to either side which converts to a double. The fore cabin provides an additional berth to port, and a sea-toilet to starboard. The boats paraffin cooker, with grill and 2 burners, is housed in one of the lockers under the cockpit seating, and there is a water tank in the cockpit aft locker. The centre section of the cabin roof lifts along its entire length, giving a good headroom of approximately 6ft 3in. There is ample storage space throughout the boat, including under the forepeak.

• NONE

• 2 x rhond anchors
• 2 x mud weights
• Full cover
• Flat cover
• Winter cover

This boat has been expertly maintained by Colin Buttifant’s yard for most of the 9 years she has been in her current ownership. In 2002, all her cockpit ribs were replaced with full ribs, and she had a new mast fitted. She looks to be in both an excellent, and an unspoilt, condition. The latter was confirmed by an old Jack Powles employee who commented that she is still much as he remembers her, when he saw her recently. It is believed that she is one of a class of only ten, and that she was originally part of a hire fleet under the names of Fairways and Wanderbird. Her owner states that she sails extremely well.