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DAPHNE is a Windermere slipper saloon launch of timber carvel construction. Her hull, which is original, is of Honduras mahogany and larch underwater. Her present engine is a Gardner 4BCR petrol. She was built in 1908 by Borwick and Sons of Bowness. The vessel was one of the early motor launches on Lake Windermere that replaced the bigger steamboats. Her hull is based on the racing beaver stern slipper launches of her day. She has been in the same ownership for 30 years and has been regularly maintained. She is now cruised on Inland Waterways throughout the UK
Built by Borwicks of Bowness,Cumbria as a Winderemere Slipper Saloon Launch
Used as a Motor Launch on Lake Winderemere
Morris Navigator engine fitted
Bought by the present owner
Electric motor fitted
Gardner 4BCR engine fitted
Vessel is thought to be at Preston Brook, Cheshire, in good condition, and used as a Private Leisure Craft
If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
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