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bazza white said:
A fair few own boats and the pop up on random threads so hope you don't mind if I start a introduce us to your boat thread.
Here's Aries. shes a 29ft Westerly merlin. She's actually 27ft but 2 foot added as she's a sugar scoop. Recently purchased after years of trying, Covid didn't do boat values any favours for buyers. Currently based in Tenby but will be back in Cardiff yacht club by the end of the month hopefully.
Welcome to the Westerly stable, she looks great. We bought our Fulmar a couple of years ago after sailing our Maurice Griffiths Golden Hind since I was a nipper - it was also time to move to something with a little more headroom for the other half. Here's Aries. shes a 29ft Westerly merlin. She's actually 27ft but 2 foot added as she's a sugar scoop. Recently purchased after years of trying, Covid didn't do boat values any favours for buyers. Currently based in Tenby but will be back in Cardiff yacht club by the end of the month hopefully.
Annoyingly we’re not in this year - I tripped on the stairs and busted my ankle but I guess it does mean that this summer I can do some of the jobs that would have been scheduled for cold and wet months.
Shetland 535 with a Mercury 70. Very popular boats here, good for the irish sea where I am, without drama, but can also fit on most canals and rivers with a draft of about 50cm. Can take to the hard on beaches and shores too thanks to very thick fibreglass so great for island hopping with a tent.
guillemot said:
Welcome to the Westerly stable, she looks great. We bought our Fulmar a couple of years ago after sailing our Maurice Griffiths Golden Hind since I was a nipper - it was also time to move to something with a little more headroom for the other half.
Annoyingly we’re not in this year - I tripped on the stairs and busted my ankle but I guess it does mean that this summer I can do some of the jobs that would have been scheduled for cold and wet months.
Sold our Fulmar a few years ago. Great boat very nicely balanced with the fractional rig and pretty fast for a family cruiser. I miss it. Annoyingly we’re not in this year - I tripped on the stairs and busted my ankle but I guess it does mean that this summer I can do some of the jobs that would have been scheduled for cold and wet months.
Louis Balfour said:
Just the sort of vessel from which to shout drunkenly at children on the towpath.
No, a Freeman (excuse the condition) was arguably the highest quality inland cruiser in its day, notable for the makore veneers throughout the interior. A Mk 2 Jag if you like, and they have an ardent following.Simpo Two said:
Louis Balfour said:
Just the sort of vessel from which to shout drunkenly at children on the towpath.
No, a Freeman (excuse the condition) was arguably the highest quality inland cruiser in its day, notable for the makore veneers throughout the interior. A Mk 2 Jag if you like, and they have an ardent following.But mine needs more than a wash and polish, the windows need new seals and rebuilding, only one engine will start and both need work on the cooling systems. Then there's the varnishing in the cabin that needs stripping and redoing, the headliner is filthy and falling down.....really, she needs a younger, fitter owner than I!
Any takers?
PM me!
ferret50 said:
I aspired to a Freeman for more than 40 years, they are the Rolls Royce of river cruisers.
But mine needs more than a wash and polish, the windows need new seals and rebuilding, only one engine will start and both need work on the cooling systems. Then there's the varnishing in the cabin that needs stripping and redoing, the headliner is filthy and falling down.....really, she needs a younger, fitter owner than I!
Any takers?
PM me!
Swap it for a bag of peas?But mine needs more than a wash and polish, the windows need new seals and rebuilding, only one engine will start and both need work on the cooling systems. Then there's the varnishing in the cabin that needs stripping and redoing, the headliner is filthy and falling down.....really, she needs a younger, fitter owner than I!
Any takers?
PM me!
paulguitar said:
ferret50 said:
I aspired to a Freeman for more than 40 years, they are the Rolls Royce of river cruisers.
But mine needs more than a wash and polish, the windows need new seals and rebuilding, only one engine will start and both need work on the cooling systems. Then there's the varnishing in the cabin that needs stripping and redoing, the headliner is filthy and falling down.....really, she needs a younger, fitter owner than I!
Any takers?
PM me!
Swap it for a bag of peas?But mine needs more than a wash and polish, the windows need new seals and rebuilding, only one engine will start and both need work on the cooling systems. Then there's the varnishing in the cabin that needs stripping and redoing, the headliner is filthy and falling down.....really, she needs a younger, fitter owner than I!
Any takers?
PM me!
guillemot said:
Welcome to the Westerly stable, she looks great. We bought our Fulmar a couple of years ago after sailing our Maurice Griffiths Golden Hind since I was a nipper - it was also time to move to something with a little more headroom for the other half.
Annoyingly we’re not in this year - I tripped on the stairs and busted my ankle but I guess it does mean that this summer I can do some of the jobs that would have been scheduled for cold and wet months.
This was our FulmarAnnoyingly we’re not in this year - I tripped on the stairs and busted my ankle but I guess it does mean that this summer I can do some of the jobs that would have been scheduled for cold and wet months.
Such a good boat, ok for a family but fast and manoeuvrable. Did quite a few long trips but the most memorable occasion was engine fail in a force 5-6 and beating up the Hamble dodging the moored boats to pick up a swinging mooring under sail. Got it first time. Dad helming, me crewing.
This pic annoys me though - there is a reefing line hanging just below the boom, not tidy enough.
Edited by blueg33 on Monday 24th June 08:50
handpaper said:
Another member of the Westerly Owners Association...
This is "Burble" (photos from the ad, last year)
£3500 worth of ready-to-sail British yachting history.
Seven trips out into the Bristol Channel and she impresses more each time.
Nice - a Centaur. Dad chartered one when I was about 6. Later on he bought a Griffon, we had a Sigma 33 which we raced and the Fulmar which did occasional races for fun. I have fond memories of the Westerley Pentland as I met a girl on holiday who's dad had one. I was about 16 and we were side by side in Guernsey yacht harbour.This is "Burble" (photos from the ad, last year)
£3500 worth of ready-to-sail British yachting history.
Seven trips out into the Bristol Channel and she impresses more each time.
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