LENGTH:
16.99 ft.
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YEAR:
1948
LOCATION:
Leona Valley, California
OFFERED BY:
POP Sells
LENGTH:
21.0 ft.
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YEAR:
1980
LOCATION:
Hayden Lake, Idaho
OFFERED BY:
POP Sells
LENGTH:
16.99 ft.
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YEAR:
1998
LOCATION:
Somers, Montana
OFFERED BY:
POP Sells
LENGTH:
21.0 ft.
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YEAR:
2021
LOCATION:
Norfolk, Virginia
OFFERED BY:
POP Sells
LENGTH:
22.01 ft.
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YEAR:
1937
LOCATION:
Chertsey
OFFERED BY:
Henley Sales and Charter
LENGTH:
22.01 ft.
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YEAR:
1937
LOCATION:
Chertsey
OFFERED BY:
Henley Sales and Charter
LENGTH:
18.01 ft.
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YEAR:
1960
LOCATION:
Henley on Thames
OFFERED BY:
Henley Sales and Charter
LENGTH:
19.0 ft.
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YEAR:
1961
LOCATION:
Windermere
OFFERED BY:
Shepherds (Windermere) Ltd
Boat not available.
LOCATION
Beale Park United Kingdom
YEAR
1925
LENGTH
20.01 ft.
Condition
Used
Name
Barn Owl
Year
1925
Make & Model
Custom Boats river boat
Boat type
Power
Length
20.01 ft.
Fuel Type
Electric
Location
Beale Park United Kingdom
Tax status
Tax Paid
Beam
6.0 ft.
Barn Owl
I first encountered Barn Owl at the Classic Motorboat Rally on lake Windermere in 1992 when she won best restoration thanks to meticulous workmanship from Colin Buttifant's yard at Ludham in Norfolk. While the original builder is unknown it is to my mind clearly a Broads day launch with the windscreen and small wheelhouse offering the perfect foil to the Broads breezes.
The current owner bought her in 1998 and has been maintaining the boat ever since at Dennetts on the Thames. At that time Barn Owl had a sporty petrol engine which was swapped out for an electric propulsion unit in 2005. Spending the summers on the non tidal Thames close to Teddington the boat has overwintered annually ashore.
Over the years the boat has been regularly varnished with new antifouling applied and the interior has been occasionally varnished with bilges being repainted as necessary. Deck fittings were rechromed in 2016, linoleurm replaced in 2018 and then subsequent to an insurance claim when a passing craft scraped the port side the whole of the boat was stripped back to the mahogany planking and revarnished. New batteries have been fitted in spring 2022.
Barn Owl could be a year round launch for a riparian owner with its useful wheelhouse area and a powerful 4 kw motor. Seating is traditional with two lloyd loom chairs and an aft bench. There is room for a picnic table and a cooler box for extended outings.
Barn owl will be at Beale Park boat store for viewing from mid April. EA Thames licence for 2022 included and BSS valid through to 2023.
Engine Count
1
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Fenders
Yes
The Custom Boats river boat is 20 feet long that boasts a 6 feet beam. This 1925 Electric Custom Boats river boat powered by Electric 4kw. The Custom Boats river boat. This vessel comes equipped with fenders .