A 80ft engineless, wooden Thames Sailing Barge, 1881. Registered in Rochester, Kent. 1882. Built for carrying a cargo of bricks from Medway to the Thames. She crossed the Channel over to France and Holland, around the coast as far south as Southampton and Devonport. Re surveyed in dry dock June 2022, all was found to be in good order. She was at this time re-antifouled. George Smeed has been completely rebuilt / restored over last 30 plus years. The present restoration was started back in 1976, with a continuous maintenance programme continues to date. A National Historic Vessel, has a w... read more

A Salcombe Yawl, an open wooden varnished sailing dinghy, in good restored condition. Number:129 on the Register of the Salcombe Yawl Owners Association. She has a Teak laid decks, Teak grating and sole boards. She is fully equipped with a single axle road trailer, which has been overhauled. bearing / tyres etc. A very attractive and cherished day sailer with a detachable cuddy/ hood, making her rather unique, yet she remains eligible for Class racing. Several years ago, Shipwright, Fabian Bush of Rowhedge was commissioned to restore her to the condition you find her to day. She has a ve... read more

This Barge was originally built in 1936, as a 70ft long Butty. A steel rivetted hull which was "cut and shut" and made into two narrow boats for the Waterways Holiday Business in the 1950's. She then became a Waterway's workboat, hence her colour scheme and their Draughtsmen used her as a mobile drawing office. Original Lister engine in its own engine bay aft. She went through another conversion for use in the leisure market again. She offers a clean simple accommodation for two persons. She has as much outdoor space than internal space. British Safety Certificated... read more

Colvic Countess 28 OFFER PRICE £10,950 A generously sized GRP cruising yacht, with a beam of 10ft 2ins. Twin bilge keels. A large self draining open aft cockpit. Beta Marine inboard diesel engine. In present ownership for the last 10years. Bermudan Sloop furling headsail and a fully packed Main sail. Last surveyed May 2019. A tidy well presented vessel, she a few minor issues to be attended too/ cosmetic defects, much to be expected for her age. She is due to come out of the water Mid September, 2023.... read more

REDUCED TO £55,000 Martine is a 40m Belgian Spitz motor river barge, built in 1956. Constructed of rivetted and welded steel, hull, decks, crew accommodation aft, the wheel house alone is constructed of wood and glass. She was bought straight from trade. The huge hold area has a headroom of over 2m. It is covered with removed able aluminium hatch covers. The hold is currently being used as a wood store, partial filled with ton bags of ballast too. She has been sitting on the present mooring for approx 9yrs. She was motored to Essex under her own power. Accommodation, offered at ... read more

A very versatile compact GRP Motor Sailor, recently refurbished, undergone an amount of modifications during a lengthy refit during 2023- to date. She carries a masthead Bermudan rig, Alloy mast (deck stepped and boom.) There is accommodation 2-4 persons. A Fore cabin/ saloon. A semi covered cockpit/ helm and an aft cabin which has two full length single berths. Vessel has been re- engined with a Yanmar 3cylinder, fully serviced March 2024 , its sited in the semi open cockpit amidships in a sound proofed engine box. Much of the vessel has been re-wired, windows have been removed and ... read more

25ft , 4T, Teak Bermudan sloop, commissioned and built in 1950 to a Norman.E. Dalimore design (No:310), she is very original in her fit out. A reconditioned Yanmar GM10 diesel engine was installed in her in 2018. She has a long keel and a slight draft of just 3ft which extends to nearly 6ft with the centreboard board lowered. Open aft cockpit. A real classic, in good order.... read more

Contessa Juliet,1972. A Mark 1, GRP masthead sloop. Requires recommissioning, , April 2024, has been under cover for the Winter. Her sails (unseen) are crisp and in good order, there are two sets of old sails, in serviceable condition, suitable for cruising. The hull is in condition, no blistering and fair. Cooper coated anti-fouling applied in 2022 and is in excellent condition. She will have new batteries when sold, as they need replacing. A 4 wheeled road trailer is included with her. Internally she has the standard layout down, all new berth cushions, 2022. She was used competi... read more

'Almita' is 26ft LOA She has a lifting keel yacht with a spoon bow and counter stern and is rigged as a gaff cutter. Centreplate drops down through a ballast keel she only draws 2ft 6ins, when it's raised. A previous owner for a number of years was Journalist Dick Durham, he reviewed her performance in Yachting Monthly, June 2009 -Gaff vs Bermudan'. He sailed her in both formats of rig. In her present ownership, of over 15 years, time and money have not been spared on her continued maintenance and upkeep. At her last survey report 2018, there were NO recommendation to ... read more

At 42ft, Cygnet is a half sized wooden sailing barge. After several years of continuous sail cruising, she has been bought into a Barge Boatyard in North Essex. Her present owner has decided to sell her, the hold has ben cleared out , the engine has been removed, she's now presented as a blank canvas for a refit / rebuild......A new rudder has been made and is to be re-fitted. New leeboards are under construction and there is a shipwright commissioned for a new mast. Built in 1881 by G H Curel at Frindsbury near Strood, In 1988 she was sold to her current owner, who used her as a pri... read more