Name Failte

FAILTE was designed by Ian Nicholson and built in 1964. She is unusual in that she has an aluminium coach roof, for lightness, over standard timber construction. This has subsequently been relined during her refit to add insulation and to eliminate condensation. The hull used traditional carvel construction techniques of the time using 1 inch mahogany planks on oak frames with splined plank jointing. Stainless steel bracing plates have been employed on the oak frames that transmit the rigging loads to the hull. The two inch by quarter inch frames have a variable separation averaging out at 9 inches between centres. Frame doubling has been employed on most of the large frames amid ships. The hull was in excellent condition and required only minor works during her refit prior to painting.  There was no evidence of earlier plank replacement although that cannot be ruled out. FAILTE's engine was replaced with a Beta Marine 3 cylinder 25hp diesel, with a new shaft and a 3 blade propeller.