General InformationChange
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Make/model
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James A. Silver Twin Screw Ketch
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Name of boat
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Hyskeir II
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Year of manufacture
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1948
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Designer
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John Bain
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Length overall
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16.46 metres
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Length waterline
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15.85 metres
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Beam
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4.60 metres
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Draft
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1.91 metres
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Displacement
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36,578 kg
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Hull
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Carvel Mahogany and Pitch Pine on Oak
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Location
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Near Rotterdam , Netherlands
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Propulsion
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Engine
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Twin 4-cylinder Gleniffer 48hp air-start diesel
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Fuel
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diesel
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Fuel capacity
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2,000 litres
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Accommodation
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Number of cabins
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5
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Number of berths
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6
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Description
James A. Silver Twin Screw Ketch
Hyskeir II is a classic, canoe stern motor sailer twin screw ketch designed by John Bain and built by James A. Silver Ltd of Rosneath in 1948. Hull construction is of Mahogany and Pitch Pine planking on Oak frames with Oak bulkheads and stringers. Decks are teak laid on Pitch Pine deck beams; the wheel house is of Teak. She currently has three berths but could easily accommodate six.
She is still fitted with her original 4-cylinder Gleniffer 48hp air-start diesel engines. These have done approximately 1,200 hours since the last overhaul. She has a Farymann diesel 6.5KVA Genset and oil fired central heating throughout.
Full details and more photos
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