Elliot Gill, formerly the Runswick lifeboat, twin screw Liverpool class 35 ft 6in in service 1953 / 1974. Boat in original outward configuration recently refitted with twin Lister diesels. Owners note The Elliott Gill – Historic Ship RNLB O.N. 918 Liverpool Class Lifeboat. LOA 35’6” Beam 10’8” Built 1953 Groves and Guttridge, Cowes, Isle of (more…)
Lilla Marras formerly the Cromarty lifeboat, 46.9 Watson class with unique internal conversion to day sailing OR AS HAS BEEN USED A liveaboard holiday let. Outward appearance retained. Twin Ford 6 cylinder diesels as fitted by RNLI. Luxurious aft cabin with seating, galley and bar. Fore cabin with double berth, heads and wooden bathtub. Nothing (more…)
Former RNLB SHORELINE, Rother class self righting lifeboat now converted to family cruiser 37 ft X 12 ft X 3.5ft. Twin Ford 4 cylinder original diesel engines on PRM gearboxes. Excellent internal conversion Bow thruster.
Brothers Brickwood a pulling and sailing 35 ft self righting lifeboat stationed at Brightstone Grange, Isle of Wight 1907 and later Scarborough. Excellent conversion to liveaboard cruiser Major refit 1999 and attended the RNLI 175 anniversary parade at Poole. Hull stripped and refurbished, seen to be in excellent condition, new Ford engine, fuel tank and (more…)
Southerrn Africa formerly the Dover lifeboat 1949 / 67, reserve service to 1981. Sold to Uruguay as lifeboat Valpariso 111. Retired and returned to the UK in private ownership late 1990’s where she was refitted with Ford 6 cylinder diesels as she had been in her later years with RNLI. Southern Africa is the last (more…)
For Sale Former RNLB ETHEL MARY, 52 ft Barnett class lifeboat Ballycotton lifeboat 1955 For Sale Former RNLB ETHEL MARY, 52 ft Barnett class lifeboat Ballycotton lifeboat 1955 Twin Gardner 6 LW diesels very economical. Internal conversion to comfortable cruiser requires completion to owners choice. Currently stored ashore in secure undercover location Open to sensible (more…)
RNLB JOHN RUSSELL formerly the Montrose and Frazerburgh lifeboat 1926 She was named John Russell in 1926 by the Duchess of York and King George. She was built in Cowes by H Saunders, she served her time in Scotland and saved 305 souls. She is up and running, sea worthy fully off grid, an excellent (more…)
Dorothy and Philip Constant, Former RNLI 42ft Watson Class Lifeboat. Built 1962, Groves and Guttridge. 2x Gardner 4LW engines/gearboxes. Ex Shoreham Lifeboat, approx. 27 years of service before being used as a passenger boat in Orkney, a training vessel in Norfolk before being used by the current owner, a boat builder, as a workboat and (more…)
RNLB Sir Arthur Rose Sir Arthur Rose, formerly the Tobermory wartime lifeboat 1938 / 47, then Mallaig and Courtmacsherry Ireland. 46ft Watson class. Modern conversion to family cruiser with new superstructure and twin Perkins Sabre diesels installed approx 20 years. Excellent use of space with room for new owners own ideas.
RNLB SILVER JUBILEE Rother class self righting lifeboat built 1976 , stationed at Margate, Kent Retired 1993 Twin Ford based Mermaid diesel engines in watertight engineroom. Restored in N Ireland and shipped as deck cargo to owner in New York USA. 2010 37 ft X 12 ft X 4 ft Vessel in very good condition (more…)