Category: Equipment and boats for sale

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Bill Serjeant’s C-type West Wight Potter up for auction on eBay

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Bill Serjeant's West Wight Potter

Well known small boat sailing adventurer and weblogger Bill Serjeant is selling his circa 1972 West Wight Potter on eBay this week – the auction ends on Thursday, so there are just two days to bid.

Bill has recently completed a 66-day cruise along the South Coast in a variety of winds.

See the boat on eBay here. I’d say the bidding is quite lively (for post-Credit Crunch Britain) so if you’re interested in a well proven 14ft solo cruising boat that will provide some splendid sailing for the independent-minded, you’ll have to move quickly!

Restored Kenneth Gibbs 14ft Halcyon dinghy for sale

Gibbs Halcyon dinghy by Abingdon and Skabardis

North Kent boatbuilders Abingdon & Skabardis Marine Carpentry has put the gaff-rigged Kenneth Gibbs 14ft Halcyon sailing dinghy mentioned in an Intheboatshed.net post a week or two ago up for sale.

The sweet looking and snug-rigged little clinker-build sailing dinghy is on eBay, listed as ‘Classic Clinker Sailing Dinghy’ in the ‘Other sailing’category. The posting comes with lots of photos…

Near completed motor boat project for quick sale

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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 years – and it’s now for sale before the yard where it’s lying (near Ely) takes it for scrap.

Marion, though, would love it to go to someone who would complete it and use it.

It might just be what someone wants – a not-quite-finished motor boat project that looks suitable for rivers and broads etc, including toilet and shower, galley and sleeping area, engine, batteries and trailer – and a trailer. I’m told the paintwork is particularly good as Mr Mayhew was a painter and decorator.

I can’t vouch for any of this as I don’t know Mrs Mayhew and haven’t seen the boat – but I think it might well be worth investigating. If you’re interested, write to me at gmatkin@gmail.com, and I’ll forward your message to Mrs Mayhew.