Talk about sending a boy on a man's mission. I was born not long after this beautiful boat and have shirts older than him. If he as keen as he sounds then then treat him with some respect and teach him some history (oh, and get a refund on the teak decking)
The beaching legs and deep keel are not original. They are fitted because moorings in Jersey dry out, so the props and rudders need protection. We had a Swordsman in our yard on the River Dart in the 1970's with a horrendous steel cage under the transom for the same purpose.
well this bloke talks about updates and stuff been restored ... he is nuts. the dashboard needs all new rubbers on the clocks and probably a few new clocks ( keep to same old style though). the teak deck is terrible. that all needs to be sanded back down repaired where needed and new caulking done. you should never see teak looking that dark and horrible.. he says all wood work restored, who restored it stevie wonder ?.. thsi boat needs a good bit of work to bring it up to good conditions. the seat he drops down in the cabin, notice how filthy the wall is inside that cupboard... in the toilet area talks about thru hull fittings been replaced with brass !! err no they are original BRONZE fittings... this could make a realy nice boat put intothe hands of someone who likes to have a good huntsman in good original condition......... and put the vhf where it is capable of being used by the driver of the boat...
Brass seacocks, look like and should be bronze! Overall pretty tatty looking boat and not restored at all, just tarted up, nothing in depth of the deck substrate/ hull / transom condition, which are major concerns if not correct
Talk about sending a boy on a man's mission. I was born not long after this beautiful boat and have shirts older than him. If he as keen as he sounds then then treat him with some respect and teach him some history (oh, and get a refund on the teak decking)
The beaching legs and deep keel are not original. They are fitted because moorings in Jersey dry out, so the props and rudders need protection. We had a Swordsman in our yard on the River Dart in the 1970's with a horrendous steel cage under the transom for the same purpose.
well this bloke talks about updates and stuff been restored ... he is nuts. the dashboard needs all new rubbers on the clocks and probably a few new clocks ( keep to same old style though). the teak deck is terrible. that all needs to be sanded back down repaired where needed and new caulking done. you should never see teak looking that dark and horrible.. he says all wood work restored, who restored it stevie wonder ?.. thsi boat needs a good bit of work to bring it up to good conditions. the seat he drops down in the cabin, notice how filthy the wall is inside that cupboard... in the toilet area talks about thru hull fittings been replaced with brass !! err no they are original BRONZE fittings... this could make a realy nice boat put intothe hands of someone who likes to have a good huntsman in good original condition......... and put the vhf where it is capable of being used by the driver of the boat...
Brass seacocks, look like and should be bronze!
Overall pretty tatty looking boat and not restored at all, just tarted up, nothing in depth of the deck substrate/ hull / transom condition, which are major concerns if not correct