33ft McBRYDE MOTOR YACHT for sale in United Kingdom for £45,000

33ft. CLASSIC TWIN SCREW MOTOR YACHT, McBryde Design, 1939 – Lying: East Coast Boat Details

Overall Length: 33ft Waterline: 32ft Beam: 9ft 6ins Draught: 3ft 6ins Displacement: 11 T M Engine: Pair 35hp Beta Diesels Berths: Four in Two Cabins Sail: Steadying Ketch Rig Designer: McBryde Builder: Smith Brothers of Goole Year Built: 1939 Location: East Coast

33ft. McBRYDE TWIN-SCREW MOTOR YACHT – BLADE

BLADE was commissioned in 1938 by Sydney Kirkham who was the Managing Director of the Hippodrome Theatre in Sheffield and she was launched in the Spring of 1939.  Rather than allowing his new yacht to fall into the hands of the Admiralty to be used in the impending war, Mr Kirkham took her through the canals to Liverpool, then on to the Isle of Man where he registered her as a fishing boat, so she did not go to Dunkirk.

Her second owner was Dick Smart who did much of BLADE’s maintenance.  He purchased BLADE in 1953 and kept her on the River Trent at Nottingham until 1997 when she was sold to Frank Spencer.  He changed her original Morris petrol/paraffin engines for diesels in 1999.  Mrs Bryony Hebson bought BLADE in 2007, keeping her at Woodbridge on the River Deben in Suffolk.

Throughout, BLADE has always had conscientious owners who have taken care to maintain the vessel well and she remains in good, original condition.  Her fifth and current owners bought BLADE in 2019 and continue to keep her on a swinging mooring in Suffolk.

Recent Work by Robertson’s Boatyard, Woodbridge. 2020 Repair 3 broken timbers in after cabin, laminate new and clench with copper nails Replace all bronze screws in hood ends and along garboards with new Reinforce attachment of stub tiller to rudder stock Replace engine cooling skin fittings and sea clocks 2021/2 Replace quadrant around skylight Replace cutlass bearings Replace anodes and associated electrical connections to gearboxes Replace quadrant on after face of after cabin

Carvel pitch-pine hull planking, copper fastened to steam bent oak timbers. Oak centre-line and sawn oak floors.  Oregon pine decks sheathed with tempered board. Teak and mahogany varnished superstructure, hatches, skylight and brightwork. Plumb stem, long keel, round bilges and flat transom with slight tumblehome.

Traditional, period accommodation with original mahogany panelling and doors. 12 volt lighting throughout and additional oil lamps in the saloon.

SALOON: 10ft x 9ft with port and starboard settee berths having new water tanks beneath, skylight, drop leaf cabin table with drawer, drinks locker, hanging locker, shelves, and door opening forward to:

GALLEY:  7ft 6ins x 4ft Taylors 030 paraffin cooking stove, sink with drainer, electric cool box, racks and lockers, work tops with pantry lockers below, h and c taps and hand pump. Fore hatch. Access to large forepeak locker.

AFT STATE ROOM:  6ft min x 5ft min extending under side decks and aft deck. Berths to port and starboard. Port lights, aft hatch. Door to:

HEADS COMPARTMENT: Blake Victory marine wc, wash basin h&c, mirror, shelving and hanging locker.

WHEELHOUSE: With port helm position, controls and instrumentation. Binnacle Compass. Side deck doors. Access beneath sole to:

PAIR 35hp BETA BV1305 DIESEL ENGINES/602 approx engine hours (August 2022)

Cruising speed 6 knots maximum speed about 8 knots, 16 inch, three blade propeller. Engines serviced 22/12/21. Calorifier, 240 volt immersion heater. New fresh water pump 2022. 2 x 100 litres fresh water capacity. 2 x 100 litres fuel capacity.

INVENTORY:

ON DECK: 2 x CQR anchors, 35 and 25 lbs 5/16 chain Simpson Lawrence manual windlass, 2 handles Mainmast in tabernacle with flag halyards, steaming light Mizzen mast (new 2021) with new VHF aerial with internal cable, halyards. Boom with topping lift and steadying sail. On wheelhouse roof – P and S navigation lights with mahogany screens, GPS aerial, solar panel. Boathook, deck scrubber 2 sets of covers – one over wheelhouse and after cabin for summer use, one complete set of winter covers including A-frames and ridge poles Red Ensign and staff Stern light Mooring warps and fenders (stowed in forepeak) lroko, two section boarding/swimming ladder (new) BELOW DECKS Crockery and cutlery Galley equipment including mains electricity double hob and kettle Saloon cushions Clock WHEELHOUSE Benches to sides John Lilley & Sons magnetic compass and brass binnacle Standard Horizon VHF (2022), Lowrance echo sounder 6, Garmin 128 GPS Teak folding table (for dining in wheelhouse) Matting for wheelhouse sole 2 x fire extinguishers + Firetrace automatic extinguisher in engine room installed 2020 Spares

BROKERS NOTE:

A particularly attractive and appealing traditional 1930s motor-yacht offered for sale in good order following completed recommendations from a November 2021 survey report. A eminently usable classic boat with the benefit of modern diesel engines. BLADE is ideal for coastal and estuary cruising or for use on inland waterways.

GUIDE: £45,000 LYING: East Coast VIEWING: Through CLASSIC YACHT BROKERAGE

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