English
Over the past century and over 3 generations this well-known family of Cornish boat builders has designed and built a wide variety of craft from fishing boats to 60’ yachts, all of which have been launched over the sea wall outside the yard in their unique fashion, all described in a rare and now collectable book, a Boat Builder’s Story.
Small cabin cruisers like this one were very popular with their immediately recognisable lines so typically Cornish. The straight stem, transom stern with that small but essential tumblehome and the sweet sheer. Seaworthy little ships developed from the local fishing boat design.
The large, deep, cockpit gives ample space for the family or fishing party and at the same time giving week-end cruising accommodation for a couple.
Greenwaters is fully restored and ready for new adventures
DESIGN & HULL
Design.
Long straight keel, straight, raked stem and transom stern.
Transom-hung rudder.
Midships break in the deck and raised fore deck for more head-room in the 2 berth cabin forward.
Roof over the forward end of the large deep-cock-pit.
Wheel steering on cables to the transom-hung rudder.
Hull.
Carvel planked in yellow pine fastened to the closely spaced steam bent oak timbers with copper nails and roves in the usual way.
Heavy oak floors across the centre-line.
Full length iron ballast keel.
Legs fitted to allow the vessel to stand up on a drying mooring. Small bilge keels protect the hull from chafe if ¼ dried out on her bilge.
Some loose internal trimming ballast as iron and lead pigs.
The hull is painted white with the raised planking forward in varnished teak.
Straight-laid, solid teak fore deck, caulked and payed, scalloped down in way of the wheel shelter.
PROPULSION ELECTRICS & RIG
Engine
2018 Beta Marine
Centre-line installation under a box in the cockpit with conventional centre-line shaft drive to a 3-blade prop.
Single lever controls to the Hurth HBW 150 gearbox.
Max speed 8knts Cruising speed 6knts.
Consumption. Approx ½ gph
Fuel. Approx 30gall stainless steel fuel tank in the lazarette locker aft .
Electrics
2 x 12v batteries on 12v circuits.
Nav lights on the cabin roof. White steaming light on the mizzen mast.
A reconditioned gearbox was fitted in 2000.
The belt-driven saltwater circulating pump recently refitted
The engine has been regularly professionally serviced.
Rig
ACCOMODATION COCKPIT EQUIPMENT & NAVIGATION
Accommodation
2 berths in the cabin forward.
Sea toilet in a separate compartment forward with door to the cabin.
Port and stbd settee berths.
Centre door in the main bulkhead to the cock-pit.
To either side of the doorway are drop-down locker lids forming trays when opened to reveal a galley shelf to port complete with crockery and the bar to stbd.
Bronze port holes each side.
Approx 4’8” head-room in the cabin.
6’8” head-room at the helm under the roof shelter.
Fresh water is carried in a 5 gall jerry can.
Cock-pit
Large cock-pit about waist deep with heavy, varnished teak capped gunnel gives a tremendous sense and reality of security.
Loose pine boards in the cock-pit sole allow for easy access to the bilge.
Full length seats each side with cushions.
The engine is installed in the middle of the cockpit, the box over providing a useful seat or table.
Small aft deck over a lazarette locker containing the fuel tank, tiller arm and associated cables to the teak wheel.
Helm position forward to port with a traditional teak wheel on cables to a tiller arm through the transom under the aft deck to the rudder stock – a simple and fool-proof steering method.
3 windows forward, the centre window opening + side windows for excellent protection from the weather.
Engine instrument display in front of the helm.
Centre doorway forward to the cabin.
Switch-board to stbd.
Equipment
Navigation
Depth & SDpeed
Safety
Horse-shoe life buoy
Other
Beaching legs
Cock-pit cover
Usual warps and fenders.