1904 Ernest Woods River Cruiser Class Yacht

• Wood carvel construction
• Pitch pine on oak
• Privately commissioned – never been in hire
• Professionally restored over a period of years (completed 2011) by Colin Buttifant
• Hull West System epoxied above waterline
• Hull seams Sikaflexed below waterline
• Maintained to very high standard
• Full length lifting (hydraulic) cabin roof
• Wintered ashore annually
• Last surveyed 2015 (condition report for insurance purposes provided direct to insurer so no copy available)

• Krautler 48v 4.4kw electric motor (2011) rated at approximately 90A (equivalent to approximately 8hp)
• 2 blade folding prop
• 132Ah @ 48v motor battery bank (June 2017) with 48V Sterling battery charger (2019)
• Separate house battery (for bilge pump & navigation lights) with Victron charger (both 2011)
• Shore power (2011)
• Motor battery bank provides 30-40 minutes power to electric motor at MAXIMUM power or 2+ hours at cruising speed

• Gaff rig
• Wood mast/spars
• Counterbalanced mast stepped in tabernacle
• Standing rigging renewed 2011
• Running rigging renewed 2011
• 7 x winches (by Murray, Harken & Barton, all new 2011)
• Headsail roller reefing gear
• Single short topsail spar (no long spar)
• Two suits of sails:
• Modern/racing suit comprising slab reefing loose footed mainsail, topsail, genoa and jib (2012, Jeckells, lightly used, not used by current owner)
• Cruising slab reefing mainsail and jib (age unknown, good condition)

• 4 berths in 2 cabin
• 2 x single berths in forecabin
• Single settee berth (pulls out to convert to double berth) in main saloon
• Berth cushions for all berths (all in very good condition, one not shown in photos due to space only)
• Galley with Voyager 4500 stove (2019, as new, two burners, grill & oven), sink with drainer (pressurised cold supply), worktops and stowage
• Separate heads compartment with sea toilet (no holding tank) and washbasin with mixer tap
• 50 litre freshwater tank
• 15l 750W electric water heater (water usually heated by heat output from generator cooling system – takes approximately 30-60 minutes to heat tank)
• Dedicated gas locker with 2 x LPG bottles (not full)
• Battery powered portable LED cabin lights
• Full length lifting (hydraulic) cabin roof provides maximum 1.98m (6ft 6in) headroom

• Cruising awning (winter 2017)
• Full stem to stern cover for use with the roof lowered (2016, off white)
• Flat/tonneau-style cover for use with roof lowered (blue, not used by current owner, requires repair)
• Bespoke winter cover (winter 2017)
• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to January 2024
• Automatic electric bilge pump
• 3 x fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Navigation lights
• Quant pole
• High and low mast crutches
• Mud weight
• 2 x rhond anchors
• Various warps
• Various fenders
• Documented history

This River Cruiser Class yacht was originally commissioned by a private owner as a racing boat, with her cabin being enlarged in the 1920s to facilitate more comfortable cruising and racing. She was professionally restored over a number of years by Colin Buttifant (completed 2011) with her racing heritage kept very much in mind so as to keep her competitive, and has been maintained to an extremely high standard since with a meticulous attention to detail that is clearly evident throughout. She benefits from a quiet and ecologically sound electric motor (new batteries June 2017 and new charger 2019) making cruising under power a pleasure, and had new sails, standing/running rigging and winches fitted in 2011/12. Purchased by the current owners in 2017, this fantastic Broads yacht is now offered for sale as the owners wish to downsize due to a change of circumstances.

MOORING: It’s understood that a very desirable northern Broads mooring may be available to the purchaser subject to agreement from the mooring owner.