Description

Dorothea, 27ft Wooden Gaff Yawl built along the lines of the West Country Falmouth Quay Punts. 27ft 3ins deck length, 5.66 tons registered weight. Built and designed by W.E.Thomas of Falmouth in 1909. A Carvel planked displacement hull of Pitch Pine planking on Oak. A Traditional Gaff Yawl rig, Main mast and Mizzen with auxiliary engine.
A solid Classic wooden vessel, offerings comfortable accommodation in one open cabin with headroom of 5ft 8ins .
Presently laid up for the Winter , Undercover on a tidal mud berth mooring, plan is to have her refitted in the Spring and then return to her Summer mooring May/ June.
She underwent a major restoration 15 years ago, the" Works" included:
New Transom, Stem post & Garboards, The keel was dropped and she was given new keel bolts . Many of the ribs were replaced or doubled , She had one or two new planks, a new beam shelf, new Oak deck beams & a new deck ( Laid teak on top of epoxied marine ply. The interior cabin professionally fitted out in Oak.
In her present ownership of five years, she has been well kept, sailed, kept on a swinging mooring in the Summer. and professionally maintained. Covered over during the Winter.

Specifications

Accommodation

Portside amidships is a half bulkhead. A new sea toilet installed ahead of the double berth filling the forepeak.
From the Companionway steps, a quarter berth to starboard. a bench seat to perch on at the navigation station and chart table. For the most of the internal headroom of 5ft 8ins. Headroom over the companionway steps with a Doghouse formed in the cabin sides giving the ability to stand at the wash bowl, a Bronze manual water pump, feeds the galley sink. A gimbled, double burner gas hob, grill and oven. Gas locker is set astern of the cockpit. and drains out through the hull. Gimbled oil cabin lamps.
Two opposing settee bench berths with stowage behind and beneath, trotter box over the port side berth., Blue with black fleck upholstery coverings. In the fore peak is a double berth. Small opening bronze portlight set in her topsides.

2018

Forepeak

Construction

Carvel planked long keel hull. Transom stern. Pitch pine on Oak frames.
Teak laid deck, laid on top of 2.5 inch marine ply epoxied deck, a natural scrubbed finish. Deep open Aft, self draining cockpit. A small Teak doghouse rise over the companionway. Opening skylight over the saloon.
External Iron keel, 1/2 ton of internal lead trimming ballast. Tiller steering.
The main mast meets the keel, through the deck.
Teak forehatch and an opening skylight over the saloon were made from wood which came from the control towers of Tower Bridge!...Below Dorothea has been professionally fitted out in Oak, with the exception the cabin sole, of Ash.
A previous owner of her was Mr Trafford Leigh-Mallory in the 1920's, he was in charge of the 12 group in the Battle of Britain with the UK and American Forces, at the time of the Normandy Landings.

2025

Oct 2025

2018

2018

2018

2018

Equipment

2 sets of keys
Documents and papers appertaining to the vessel.
Electric anchor windlass, controlled from cockpit or forward
25lbs main anchor/ Bruce kedge anchor, 50m anchor chain.
Kedge anchor , Bruce Anchor
Fenders and warps.
Deck furniture 2 sets of adjustable fairleads on the side decks
4 x winches 2 x modern style & 2 x old brass style.
Canvas cockpit cover.
A Three piece heavy duty custom made Winter cover fits with her masts left standing.
Beaching legs
Equipment manuals

Navigation Equipment

Wooden tiller
Echo sounder,
2 x Compasses 1 x handheld , 1 x cockpit mounted
VHF radio, with DSC & GPS links Navtex GPS
Clock and Barometer also gives temperature and humidity levels
Navigation lights: mast head, removable Port Starboard and stern lights
Anchor light on mast.

Engine(s)

Volvo Penta 3 cylinder 19hp diesel engine.
Installed new in 2005, has very few hours on it .
Engine access is behind the Companionway steps.
Fresh water heat exchanger to sea water cooling. Shaft driven , central to twin bladed propeller.
6knots to max of 8knots. Single lever Morse controls in the cockpit.
Forward and reverse gears. Range of 180nm

2018

Sails & Spars

Traditionally rigged as a gaff yawl.
Keel stepped main mast.
Mizzen mast. A Bumpkin aft and Bowsprit forward.
Traditional Blocks and tackles.
All solid Douglas Fir varnished masts and spars: 10ft Bowsprit, 8ft Bumpkin
White Dacron sails, All made by James Lawrence of Brightlingsea.
Main sail with slab reefing A Jib, A staysail, Mizzen sail , All good condition and were all new 2005 ,
A genoa - synthetic fabric (from a 1/2 tonner )
Standing rigging stainless steel
Running rigging synthetic, Hempex
4 x deck winches. Halyards use purchase of traditional blokes.

Summer 2025

2005

Electrics

12v system electric system, 2 x 95AH Heavy duty batteries.

Safety Equipment

Fire blanket
Fire extinguisher

Disclaimer

No guarantee is given or implied with regards to specification but descriptions are given in good faith. All vessels sold without warranty or condition to fitness either expressed or implied by status or otherwise. We are relying on information supplied to us by a third party. M.J. Lewis advises that a qualified independent surveyor carries out a full out of water survey.

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