They seem to be coming out of the attics
down here in the West Country. I shall soon be out of funds.
Length overall 51 1/4" Beam 14 1/2" Keel to deck level 8 1/2"
plus 2 3/4" of lead
Mast from bow 19" mast fitting 7/8" dia Bowsprit 3/4" dia set
back onto deck 16 1/2"
Pine planking on pine frames. Has been pitched internally and deck fittings
set onto pitch. One piece pine deck.
Brass plate that fits on stern deck ROYAL BLUE thereon.
I would be grateful for any information especially rig which I'm sure would
have been gaff.
RG
VMYG comment: Certainly 19th century
in origin. Probably not to a class Rule unless to a local length Rule.
Rig would almost certainly have been a gaff cutter very similar to full size
yachts of the period. A very long bowsprit with plenty of area in the foresails.
The CLR on this sort of hull ends up very close to the bow as soon as she
starts to move. Russell Potts
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