See here;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36-x-10-Woode ... 1344204786
Built from 1910 onwards, they originally served on HMS's Bristol, Gloucester, Glasgow, Liverpool and Newcastle.
For less than £4000 you get a lot of boat with a lot of history- interesting to see she still has her fish-tail rubbing strakes and roundels on the bow for the parent ship's badge.
Greg
35ft ex-admiralty cutter anybody...?
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That would be a lot of fun to own and restore to steam.. too bad shipping would be a pain.
Re: 35ft ex-admiralty cutter anybody...?
Shipping??? It's seaworthy and has a motor, sounds like an adventure!87gn@tahoe wrote:That would be a lot of fun to own and restore to steam.. too bad shipping would be a pain.
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mtnman wrote:Shipping??? It's seaworthy and has a motor, sounds like an adventure!87gn@tahoe wrote:That would be a lot of fun to own and restore to steam.. too bad shipping would be a pain.
Either way it'd be the long way round, that's for sure!!!!!
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Re: 35ft ex-admiralty cutter anybody...?
If only I had the money, space, time...
I've got the vehicle, just need the boat.