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The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Passenger Vessel River Cruiser

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£0 Sold / Unavailable
  • Boat REF#  ·  246303
  • Length  ·  20.05m
  • Year  ·  1926
  • Construction  ·  Wood
  • Underwater profile  ·  Full-Displacement
  • Engine  ·  1 x diesel 150hp, Gardiner 6LXB (1956)
  • Lying  ·  Near Plymouth, Devon, UK (by appointment only)
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The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services
Passenger Vessel River Cruiser
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Extra Details

Builder Rogers Boatyard (Mashfords)
Lying Near Plymouth, Devon, UK (by appointment only)

Mechanical

Engine 1 x diesel 150hp
Engine make and model Gardiner 6LXB (1956)
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Direct
Steering wheel
Drive shaft
Prop(s) 3 Bladed Fixed
Fuel consumption (approx) Not Recorded

Dimensions

Length 20.05m
Beam 4.14m
Draft Max 1.28m
Displacement 25,000kg (55,125.0lbs)
Storage Ashore

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery,

Construction

Construction Wood
Underwater profile Full-Displacement
Finish Paint finish
Additional Information

Deck Gear

1 anchors
(Fishermans)
15.00m of chain

Safety Equipment

Life jackets
Life buoys
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Broker's Comments

After many years of serving the public and sailing around Plymouth waters, this vessel has retired ashore and is awaiting new owners. It would be great to see her taken on by an enthusiast and restored to her former glory or converted to a live aboard by someone with ingenuity and enthusiasm. A possible candidate for George Clarks Amazing Spaces?

A Little History: This vessel was originally built as the steam ferry Armadillo by Rogers Boatyard, of Cremyll, Cornwall, for the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's estate, which had, since 1885, operated the ferry service between Cremyll Quay and Admiral's Hard, Plymouth. After the death of the 5th Earl in 1944, the descent ceased and ownership of the vessel passed to the Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co. In 1956-57, a rebuild at Mashford, Cremyll (the yard previously owned by Rogers) involved the replacement of the steam engine by a diesel and the vessel was renamed Northern Belle. In 1980, Dart Pleasure Craft took over the Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co. In 1985, the vessel was sold to Tamar Cruising and continued to provide the ferry service until 2009.

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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