Description

General Specification

Builder : Unknown
LOA : 9.14m (30ft 0in)
LOD : 8.53m (28ft 0in)
Beam : 2.69m (8ft 10in)
Draft : 0.76m (2ft 6in)
Keel : Long keel

Construction

Wood clinker construction
Double-ender with transom hung rudder
Shallow long keel with bilge plates
Glass mat/West System epoxy covered decks and coachroof
Iron ballast (sash window weights)
Originally an open lifeboat to SS Frederica
Converted and cabin added circa 1937
Only 3 private owners and in current ownership since 1990
Planks replaced as/when required, plus new decks, new stem and partial new hog under current ownership
Hull, decks, cabin and cockpit all in very good cosmetic condition
Coachroof and deckhead repainted 2022 (in gloss with matting agent to achieve matt finish)
Last ashore and antifouled July 2021
No recent survey (as none ever required)
Air draft (masts lowered) : 1.88m (6ft 2in) approx.
Air draft (masts up) : 9.3m (30ft 6in) approx.
Please note: Dimensions provided are all approximate

Rigging & Sails

Gaff Ketch rig
Wood mast spars
Bumpkin (believed to be former Norfolk wherry tiller!)
Some running rigging
Main mast stepped in tabernacle (painted)
Mainsail (Jeckells, tan, good condition but requires small patch)
Mizzen (tan, good condition)
Jib (white, poor condition, needs replacing)
Sail cover
Please note: Sails and running rigging all stored in sealed drum and unused by current owner

Mechanical & Electrical

Morris Navigator 1,500cc inboard petrol engine (serviced annually, good reliable runner)
Shaft drive to 3 blade prop
Stainless steel fuel tank
Wheel steering (believed to be from Ford Model T)
Separate throttle and gear controls
12V battery
Second Morris Navigator engine available for spares/repairs

Accommodation

2 berths in 1 cabin
Occasional 3rd berth possible in forepeak
Portable varnished wood drop-leaf table
Galley area providing gas stove (2 burners, grill & oven), sink (manual cold supply) with chopping board over and worktop
Sea toilet (no holding tank)
Gimballed paraffin lamp
Opening portlights in cabin sides and coachroof
Forehatch
Vast amounts of storage throughout both cabin and cockpit
Maximum headroom just over 5ft (with a little more in galley area)

Equipment

Boat Safety Scheme certificate to September 2024
Fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
Carbon monoxide alarm
12V bilge pump
Cockpit cover (shown in photos)
Broads style windowed cruising awning with rails
Winter cover
Stainless steel pulpit
Samson post
2 x quant poles
Boom/mast crutch
Navigation lights
Horn (also likely from Ford Model T)
Mudweight
Various warps
Various fenders
Cockpit cushions
Forehatch cover

Remarks

Believed to have been built in - or even before - 1890, this unique and extremely attractive old lady simply oozes with character and history! With much of her well documented history detailed in the 1986 book "The Broadsman: David Dane - Artist and Broadsman", she was originally a lifeboat to SS Frederica, one of three passenger steam ships built for the London and South Western Railway and which later served in the Ottoman Navy as the minelayer Nilufer before sinking during World War I. Sold into private ownership in 1937, she was purchased by a Leeds based headmaster and was subsequently converted (by his pupils it's believed) for pleasure cruising with the addition of an inboard motor and cabin. She sailed out of Whitby, North Yorkshire, until 1981 when she was sold to Norfolk artist, David Dane, who proceeded to use her as his Broadland studio in and around Barton Broad for nearly a decade. In the present ownership for some 31 years, this much loved craft has been lightly used of late, spending a period ashore prior to being restored about 6 years ago, and having been maintained to a high standard since. With her double ended design and beautiful sheer line, this very attractive classic vessel is a real head turner and is widely appreciated wherever she goes. Equally suited to use just under motor (as used presently) or sail, "Cushag" is a very special vessel indeed!

Offers will be considered.

(Cushag is a weed/ragwort species native to the Isle of Man.)

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