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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Woodbridge
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Web address
www.avon-boating.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Groves & Gutteridge Ltd, Cowes
Built in
1963
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
2
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Towed
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
57.00
feet
(17.37
m)
Breadth: Beam
13.00
feet
(3.96
m)
Depth
3.00
feet
(0.91
m)
Air Draft
15.00
feet
(4.57
m)
Tonnage: Gross
22.00
History
VOUNI is a twin screw motor yacht of carvel mahogany construction. Built in 1963 for the Duke of Newcastle by Groves & Gutteridge of Cowes, Isle of Wight,
The present owner has been working to restore the vessel for 12 years after it had sat on a mud berth for 15 years. The hull and decks having all been replaced and after a survey new twin Leyland Barracuda engines will be fitted.
Key dates
-
1963
Built by Groves & Guitteridge, Cowes, Isle of Wight
-
1963
Built for the Duke of Newcastle
-
2013
In process of restoration for the last 12 years
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