Traditional Manx Nobby Gaff Cutter for sale in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Believed to be a Manx Nobby and built as an engineless fishing boat. Major rebuild in the mid 1980's. Deck re-caulked and payed in 2017. Gaff cutter rig on wooden spars. Volvo 29hp diesel. 5 berths with large saloon. An eye catching big boat with a huge amount of deck space and very comfortable at sea. Currently in the midst of a spring refit, will shortly be ready for the season.

Specs
Builder: Not known
Designer: Traditional
Keel: Full
Dimensions
LOA: 48 ft 0 in
Beam: 11 ft 6 in
Length on Deck: 38 ft 6 in
Minimum Draft: 5 ft 6 in
Maximum Draft: 5 ft 6 in
Headroom: 6 ft 1 in
Engines
Total Power: 29 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Volvo
Year Built: 2003
Engine Model: 3 cylinder
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Propeller: 3 blade propeller
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 29 HP
Tanks
Fuel Tanks: 2 (14)
Accommodations
Number of single berths: 3
Number of twin berths: 1
Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 1
Electronics
Log-speedometer
Depthsounder - NASA
GPS
Compass
VHF - DSC
Wind speed and direction
Rigging
Tiller
Inside Equipment
Oven
Marine head
Heating - Solid fuel stove
Manual bilge pump
Electrical Equipment
Shore power inlet - Professionally installed
Outside Equipment/Extras
Tender
Manual windlass
Specification

Wooden Ships Comments

Currently lying in Southampton, she is believed to be a Manx Nobby and probably built as an engineless working boat before the Great War to judge from the construction. The original history of this vessel seems to be lost in the mists of time but she was almost certainly built as an engineless working boat. The last Nobby was launched in 1917.

She had a major rebuild between 1978 – 1985 and appears to be in very good, clean condition and ready for sea. She is a big, spacious boat for her dimensions with lots of character, no racer but a very comfortable sea boat.

She has a long keel, almost straight stem and fascinating pointed stern with a steeply raked stern post typical of the Nobbys. Ample freeboard, good deck space. Rudder on the stern post with long tiller.

Construction

Planked in Pitch Pine fastened to heavy sawn oak frames with galvanised dumps.

No external ballast keel. All internal ballast of iron and lead stowed in cradles Heavy grown oak floors across the centreline.

Straight laid pine deck over sawn oak deck beams on a hevy beam shelf. Deck re-caulked and payed in 2017. Hardwood painted coverboards with a 4" toe rail all round.

Low coachroof with mahogany coamings and bronze portholes. Painted plywood coachroof deck.

Deep and spacious cockpit with good locker space. Cockpit drains into a sump tank which is pumped overboard.

Rig

Gaff cutter rig on a solid keel stepped pole mast. Solid wooden roller reefing boom, gaff and bowsprit.

Galvanised wire standing rigging to external chain plates, rigging all new in 2004.

Mainsail, staysail and 2 jibs from 2004.

Machinery

Volvo Penta 29hp 3cyl diesel installed new in 2003.

Single lever controls to PRM gearbox. 3 blade fixed bronze propeller offset.

28 gallons of diesel in 2 mild steel tanks.

2 x 12 volt batteries for engine and domestic systems.

Professionally installed shore power system

Accommodation

5 berths in total including twin V-berths in the fore cabin, 2 saloon settee berths and a quarter berth.

Steps down over the engine box into the main saloon with galley to port and large chart desk facing outboard to starboard. Quarter berth to starboard aft of the chart desk.

Galley has a 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill, single stainless sink and adequate work top space.

Saloon with good standing headroom and a centreline dropleaf table. Masses of storage behind the settee backs and cupboards above. Cast iron solid fuel stove forward to port.

Passageway to starboard going forward with the heads compartment to starboard. Blakes sea toilet with hand basin draining into the toilet bowl. Large storage locker opposite to port.

Fore cabin with twin V-berths, good floor space between the berths and a fore hatch above.

Full specification and details available upon request

Disclaimer:

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