1912 Pegg River Cruiser

• Wood carvel construction
• Lifting cabin roof (hinged at front)
• In hire 1912-1957 with Applegates, 1957-1982 with Herbert Woods. 1982-2019 in storage and professionally worked on. 2019 bought by current boat builder/owner, completed and launched.
• Works carried out by previous owner 1982-2019 include:
  • Re-timbering including 12 laminated West System epoxied frames installed with Sika
  • New keel in English elm and new keel bolts
  • Cold-moulded overlay applied to hull with West System epoxy (4mm far eastern ply diagonal, 3mm Khia fore and aft
  • Hog sheathed in iroko
  • New aft deck in marine ply
  • New transom in doubled 1″ mahogany
  • Cockpit (spacious) rebuilt
  • Hull West System epoxied and painted (2 pot)
  • New rubbing strakes
  • Cabin roof sheathed in plywood
  • Decks and cabin roof recovered in Trackmark
  • New tabernacle and base fitted
  • Mast sanded and re-varnished
  • Cabin sides and coaming sanded and re-varnished
• Essential works completed by current owner since 2019:
  • Refitting of deck fittings, cleats, port lights/windows, mast fittings and rudder
  • Bowsprit taken off and lazy jib fittings installed
  • Antifouled every year prior to relaunching
  • Last surveyed in 2019 by Maynard Watson

• No engine included in sale
• Tiller steering
• No electrics currently installed

• Gaff sloop rig
• Wood mast, boom and gaff
• Running rigging in good condition (New 2019)
• Standing rigging all stainless steel (New 2019)
• Large mainsail
• Small mainsail
• Lazy jib with boom
• Spare jibs in several sizes
• Bow sprit available (not currently fitted)
• All sails in good/serviceable condition

• 2 berths in 1 cabin
• 2 x foam mattresses (New 2019)
• Drawers under both berths
• Half bulk heads with space for galley and similar with toilet installed (no holding tank) with built in mahogany covers
• No gas system currently fitted
• Lifting cabin roof (no sidewalls fitted)
• Maximum headroom approximately 1.8m (6ft) at cabin entrance when roof lifted

• Cabin/cockpit awning cover (new 2019)
• Awning support rails
• Quant pole
• Mast/boom crutches (high & low)
• 2 x Mudweights
• 2 x Rhond anchors
• Various fenders
• Various warps
• No BSS certificate required

Originally built by Alfred Pegg in Wroxham and named after himself, “Peggy” was bought by Applegates at Potter Heigham and proved extremely popular in hire. She subsequently moved to the Herbert Woods Fleet in 1957 and was purchased by the previous owner in 1982.

She was then laid up in shed storage from 1990 undergoing a comprehensive restoration using a combination of traditional and modern techniques which have resulted in a yacht that is authentically 112 years old but has performance and strength similar to that of a modern GRP yacht.

In 2019, when the present boat-builder owner purchased her, she was decommissioned and needed deck fittings, cleats, port lights/windows and rudder refitted before launching in 2019. Today with all re-commissioning works done she gleams and remains in excellent structural condition throughout having been well maintained by her knowledgeable owner.

Peggy offers lively yachting and stable performance and has a RCC handicap of -18p. Regretfully for sale due to her owners’ advancing years and now priced for a quick sale, she really is ready to launch and sail away with the minimum of fuss.

PLEASE NOTE: The pictures of her ashore show her in a winterised state with many draws and panels removed for the purpose of maintaining airflow.