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Registration number
2852
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Launch
Location
Cricklade
Vessel type
Canal Boat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Banhams
Built in
1926
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Electric
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
40.00 feet
(12.19m)
Breadth: Beam
6.92 feet
(2.11m)
Depth
2.25 feet
(0.69m)
Air Draft
6.25 feet
(1.91m)
Tonnage: Gross
9.99
History
MALAYA is a river/canal cruiser built of teak on oak by Banhams of Cambridge in 1926." Unusually for the time, she was designed and built to cruise not only on rivers but also on the narrow canals which at that time were still working waterways.
The boat has undergone a major (six year) restoration to protect it for the future and restore the look and feel of the original 1926 design and she was re-launched in Lechlade Marina on the Upper River Thames in December 2018.
Key dates
-
1926
Built by Banhams of Cambridge
-
1926
Owned by Hugh Poths
-
1959
Owned by Jack Craddock
-
1970s
Owned by Harry Machin
-
1980
Owned by Rob & Anita Beever
-
2009
Owned by Dave Holford-Smith and Mac Carding
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