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Registration number
2859
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Hayling Island
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
http://risga.net/
Construction
Builder
British Marine Motor & Launch Co.Ltd., Glasgow
Built in
1925
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Ketch
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
52.00 feet
(15.85m)
Breadth: Beam
12.50 feet
(3.81m)
Depth
4.50 feet
(1.37m)
Tonnage: Gross
23.20
History
RISGA is a motor yacht of pitch pine carvel construction with twin Lister JPM3 diesel engines.She was built in 1925 by the British Marine Motor & Launch Co.Limited of Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow,
The vessel was built for Mr Kenneth Clark, the inventor of the mechanised cotton reel, and was used to ferry him to and from his island. Later it was used as a pilot boat on the Clyde and then on the Gloucester Canal as a ferry..
RISGA is nearing the end of a 15 year restoration project and is based at Hayling Island, Hampshire.
Key dates
-
1925
Built by British Marine Motor & Launch Co.Ltd, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow
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