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An excellent sea-boat originally built for the Thames River Police in clinker construction of mahogany on oak. She has been well converted with 2 berths forward and a small galley and is powered by twin Perkins 6354, 105hp diesel engines.
Accommodation:
2 single berths in cabin with double berth infill and folding dining table. Heads in separate compartment with RM69 marine toilet and holding tank. Galley with 4 burner gas cooker with grill. Sink unit with hot and cold pressurised water system, heated by port engine and immersion heater. 20 gallon water tank. Curtains. Eberspacher heating system.
Mechanical Systems:
Twin Perkins 6354, 6 cylinder, 105hp diesel engines normally aspirated with shaft drives and 3 bladed equipoise bronze propellers. 100 gallon plastic fuel tank. 14 knots cruising speed and 17 knots maximum speed. Morse single lever engine controls and full instrumentation. Engine serviced with new oil and fuel filters March 2002. Also new exhaust manifold fitted to port engine and new fuel, water and holding tanks fitted.



4 x 12 volt 138 amp/hour batteries charging from 2 x 24 amp alternators. 240 volt shorepower system with battery charger, Immersion heater and 13 amp ring mains.
Deck Equipment:
Danforth anchor with 25m chain

Lofrans electric anchor windlass (new 2002)

Cockpit cover in navy

Tonneau cover

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Various mooring warps

4 fenders
Navigation Equipment:
Compass

Icon VHF radio

Echosounder

Log/speed

Furuno GPS

Stereo radio/cassette

Clock and barometer

Navigation lights
Safety Equipment:
2 x fire extinguishers

2 x horseshoe lifebuoys

Foghorn

2 x electric bilge pumps

Manual bilge pump
History & Construction:
Originally built for the Thames River Police in 1963 by Rutherford & Co of Birkenhead. Clinker construction of mahogany on oak main frames with the planking copper fastened to rock elm timbers. Teak laid deck. Treadmaster on cockpit floor and seats. Teak badging at aft end of topsides to port, starboard and around the transom. Teak fendering all round the vessel. Sliding windows in aluminium frames. Enclosed wheelhouse with helm position and seats for helm and navigator. Spacious cockpit with generous seating and locker stowage.

• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1963
• Length: 32'0" (9.75 metres)