Classic Harry Feltham Gaff Cutter for sale in Essex United Kingdom

Wooden Ships Comments on this Harry Feltham Gaff Cutter

Designed and built by Harry Feltham in 1930.

Major rebuild in previous ownership around 2000. This involved nearly 50% new planking, new deck and deck beams, new coachroof and complete new cockpit. Floors across the centreline replaced in laminated timber to remove issue of corroding metal straps.

The vessel was then sadly damaged by fire after a nearby boat caught alight. The damage was fairly superficial and confined to just one side. Purchased by the current shipwright owner, she was repaired to a high standard, including replacement of all the keel bolts using proper wrought iron.

4 berths with good headroom in a very comfortable interior. Nicely fitted out with plenty of light, this is a comfortable yacht to be aboard. The rig is set up for short handed sailing, including furling headsails and self tailing winches.

A smart yacht that is very sensibly priced. 2020 survey report.

Length on Deck 28’

Length Overall 35’

Beam 8’6”

Draft 4’2”

Construction

Hull

Carvel planked in ¾” pitch pine.

Fastened with copper rivets to steam bent oak timbers.

External iron ballast keel fastened with wrought iron bolts, all new in 2020.

Laminated timber floors across the centreline fastened through with copper rivets. Large bronze floor in way of the mast.

Decks and Cockpit

Marine plywood decks sheathed externally in GRP glass cloth and finished with grey deck paint.

High iroko toe rail all round mounted on custom forged bronze fittings. Toe rail is lifted off the deck to allow excellent water freeing with no chance of trapped fresh water.

Cockpit made with a custom moulded GRP well with drains to a large manual pump.

Cockpit thwarts in laid teak over marine plywood, lift to access large cockpit lockers.

Superstructure

Solid teak coachroof coamings with 3 bronze portlights either side.

Coamings are varnished inside, painted white externally.

Coachroof deck in GRP sheathed plywood on laminated mahogany deck beams.

Varnished teak butterfly skylight.

Rig

Gaff cutter rig on a deck stepped varnished hollow douglas fir mast.

Supported below decks with a stainless steel compression post.

Varnished douglas fir boom, gaff and bowsprit.

Stainless steel standing rigging to external galvanised chain plates.

Running backstays on galvanised levers.

Continuous line furling system on both staysail and jib.

Sails

Mainsail, staysail and jib by James Lawrence, new in 2011.

All in good condition.

Winches

Pair of Lewmar 16 self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

Pair of Antal W8 coachroof mounted winches

Pair of mast winches for halyards.

Machinery

Engine

Yanmar 2GM20 18hp twin cylinder diesel.

Single lever controls to a centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller. Cruising speed on 5 knots.

AquaDrive coupling between engine and shaft.

Tanks

Stainless steel fuel tank under the aft deck.

70 litre stainless steel water tank under port settee berth.

Batteries and Electrics

2 x 12 volt batteries under the companion steps. Charged from the engine alternator.

Accommodation

Berths and Headroom

4 single berths including 2 saloon settee berths, single berth plus a pipecot in the forepeak.

General Description

Steps down into the cabin from the companion hatch with galley to port and chart desk to starboard.

Chart desk faces aft with a small seat.

Half height bulkheads with vertical grab rails separate off the main saloon.

Saloon settee berth either side with numerous storage lockers behind under the side decks.

Saloon table stows against he forward bulkhead, then hinges out on bronze fittings when required. A clever design offering a very practical saloon table that stows totally out of the way when not needed.

Port side passage going forward with heads to starboard. Hanging locker and sail bin on he port side.

Forepeak has a single berth on the starboard side with nice teak joinery. To port is a pipecot berth that folds down when required.

Chain locker on the centreline under the joinery with a galvanised spurling pipe.

Galley

Plastimo Neptune 2500 2 burner gas stove with grill. Single stainless sink with manually pumped fresh water on a bronze hand pump.

Iroko worktop with fiddle rails. Storage lockers around the galley.

Heads

Blakes Lavac sea toilet discharges directly overboard.

Equipment

Plastimo steering compass

NASA sounder

Oceanus DSC VHF

30lb CQR anchor with 25 fathoms x 3/8” chain

15lb CQR anchor with 5 fathoms x 8mm chain + 12mm warp

Mooring warps

Fenders

Jackstays

Auto electric bilge pump

Manual bilge pump

Mainsail James Lawrence 2011 Good condition

Staysail James Lawrence 2011 Good condition

Jib James Lawrence 2011 Good condition

Continuous line furler on jib and staysail

Mainsail cover

Pair of Lewmar 16 self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

Pair of Antal W8 coachroof mounted winches

Pair of mast winches for halyards.

Boom crutch

Bunk and berth cushions

Lavac sea toilet

Plastimo Neptune 2500 gas stove