A 80ft engineless, wooden Thames Sailing Barge, 1881. Registered in Rochester, Kent. 1882. Built for carrying a cargo of bricks from Medway to the Thames. She crossed the Channel over to France and Holland, around the coast as far south as Southampton and Devonport. Re surveyed in dry dock June 2024, all was found to be in good order. She was at this time re-antifouled. George Smeed has been completely rebuilt / restored over last 30 plus years. The present restoration was started back in 1976, with a continuous maintenance programme continues to date. A National Historic Vessel, has a w... read more

A Boston Smack Yacht built by the renowned Gostelows Shipyard in 1932. A Traditional Gaff Cutter rig, her lines based on the sailing Fishing/ working vessels of the day, working off the Lincolnshire / Norfolk coast lines. Her shape has similarities to the Essex and Kent Smacks or the Prawner/ Nobbies of the North west... Built as a pleasure yacht: Wooden construction, top quality materials. She has been very well maintained. Axillary power, Bukh twin cylinder diesel inboard. She offers accommodation for 4 persons. Total external refit just completed. July 2025 Lillibullero is to be relaunch... read more

A forward keel stepped mast and a traditional tan canvas square lug sail. Tiller steering , two part rudder hangs from her transom, Purported to have been a tender / lifeboat in the early1900's. She carries a Builders plate with the name Tula Pipi ex Thistle, dated 1926. She underwent a complete restoration in 2017 by Kings Boatyard Pin Mill ,nr Ipswich. |Her present owner has spent having her kept re-varnished and re painted. To be sold with her: a simple road trailer. A PVC cover her to keep out the elements. Two rowing points, two pairs of Naval type rowlocks. 1 x pair of Oars. ... read more

28ft wooden Smack Yacht, bought as an open boat from Portsmouth,1985. REDUCED Testers Boatyard, Hollowshore, Kent, sold her on, as a "restoration project" to her present owner in 1986. Originally, she was a twin masted Lugger, built circa 1895. It was decided that she would be re rigged to carry a Gaff Rig, A new rig was made, new spars and sails, and an engine was installed, The Boatyard built her a deck and a simple coach roof over a cabin. The restoration was completed, and she was back sailing in 2013. Old surveys were made of her in 2014 and again 2018. Afloat on a pontoo... read more

REDUCED TO £55,000 Martine is a 40m Belgian Spitz motor river barge, built in 1956. Constructed of rivetted and welded steel, hull, decks, crew accommodation aft, the wheel house alone is constructed of wood and glass. She was bought straight from trade. The huge hold area has a headroom of over 2m. It is covered with removed able aluminium hatch covers. The hold is currently being used as a wood store, partial filled with ton bags of ballast too. She has been sitting on the present mooring for approx 9yrs. She was motored to Essex under her own power. Accommodation, offered at ... read more

Classic Bermudan sloop, built to the exacting requirements of her original owner. Built as a 2/3 berth yacht, seaworthy for the Thames Estuary. She is in only her third ownership in 70 years...... 1999- 2000 she underwent a professional refit, work included all the keel bolts being replaced with new, a new centreboard casing made. at the same time she had a new Beta Marine engine, gearbox and stern gear installed. Stored ashore and undercover Mast un stepped. Topsides repainted August 2024. Reduced to Sell. £3,950... read more

Built in 1914, the Bawley MARY AMELIA, a famed Leigh Cockler. She was commercially fished, under sail until the late 1920s. Then converted to a motor fishing vessel, and continued working until the 1950's. Late 1970's she ended up sunk nr Pin Mill, Suffolk. She has a large amount of history and old photos. 1981 to 1983, Colin Fox at the Webb's Boatyard, Pin Mill, rebuilt/ re rigged her. With the exception of putting the centerplate back in her, ( It had been removed, along with her rig, when converted to motor). As a result , once back under sail, her performance was rath... read more

Green Herring, a very eye-catching Authentic, traditional Dutch sailing barge yacht. built by Aldert Been to a Gipon design of Shocker barge. Previous owners used to trail her to the different Regattas and Races in Germany, Holland, as professional sailors. She was brought in Holland by her present owner 8 years ago. She was in a very neglected state, bought over by lorry to the UK. Her owner has lavished much time and effort into bringing her up to the condition she is now found. Used as a little sanctuary of peace and tranquillity on the water./ an alternative Summer house. rather tha... read more

Boat only £5,500, a vintage Sporting vessel. Fully restored, in working condition. The vessel was bought in 2022 as a “Covid Project” she needed saving. She has some provenance, from 1990sto date but nothing about where she was built, by who and for who?. Everything was stripped back to bare wood, repaired and refurbished. The hull has had strengthening fillets added to her, along the keel, epoxied in place and painted, aiding here waterproofness. There are hundreds of photos detailing every aspect of the restoration. To be purchased separately, ( if required.) &... read more

32ft wooden Gaff Cutter, built 1914, A pleasure yacht commissioned as a "one-off " design, elements of her are similar to the King’s Lynn fishing smacks of that time. She was reported to have been a retirement gift to a boatyard foreman. The Gaff rig was converted to Bermudan rig in the 1950’s. In the 1990's her rig was redesigned and reverted back to a Traditional Gaff Cutter. she underwent a large refit carried out by the shipwrights/ engineers of Kings Boatyard at Pin Mill. Comprehensive ownership history, records of the Works carried out, images of her sail... read more