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Registration number
2890
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Suffolk
Vessel type
Cutter
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Berthon Boat Co Ltd, Lymington
Built in
1938
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
36.67 feet
(11.18m)
Breadth: Beam
9.58 feet
(2.92m)
Depth
5.50 feet
(1.68m)
Tonnage: Gross
9.00
History
GREY SEAL was built by Berthons of Lymington in 1938 and is a yacht of teak and oak construction with a Beta 43hp diesel engine. She is of the 12 ton Gauntlet class. Her fourth owner, Leonard Howarth kept her for 65 years. She has been kept under cover every year for the last 40 years and has never had a rebuild.
Key dates
-
1938
Built by Berthons, Lymington
-
1938
First owner Oliver Hook
-
1946
sold to Arthur Rundell Guiness
-
1950
Sold to Leonard Haworth
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