Category Archives: Equipment and boats for sale

Boat for sale, sailing gear for sale, sails, engines, motors, chandlery, lines, charts etc

Near completed motor boat project for quick sale

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

      Fowey boat builder Marcus Lewis put me on to this one – the story goes that Marion Mayhew’s husband of 45 years died from cancer earlier this year, leaving a boat he had been working on for 10 … Continue reading →

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Orkney dinghy cruiser Mark Shiner’s Arctic Whaler in the limelight

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

Mark Shiner and Arctic Whaler Mark Shiner of Orkney has written to tell me that his cruising dinghy Arctic Whaler is having a definite 15 minutes of fame. It doesn’t happen like this to many small boats! It all began … Continue reading →

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Charles Stock book now out – and there’s a Falcon for sale

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Gavin Atkin

The spring’s always a busy time here at Intheboatshed Towers, but in between the rushing about and the chores, I’ve been greatly enjoying A C Stock’s volume, In Shoal Waters, published by Dick Wynne’s excellent Lodestar Books imprint. The book’s … Continue reading →

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