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Length 20' Prior Names
Year Built 1958 Build Number 20/4
Beam 7' 6" Hull Construction Double diagonal mahogany
Draft 1' 6" Deck Construction
Engine Make Ford Watermota, recently replaced with diesel Superstructure Style Open aft cockpit
Engine Size 1200cc (75 hp), now replaced Number of Berths 2
Engine Fuel Type Diesel, previously petrol Location Wargrave
 
     
 
History
 
1958 One of only five 20ft Starcraft, she was built at a cost of £2,676, taking 6 months to build. She was sold for £2500, a loss of £176.
May 21, 1994 On the occasion of the Richmond Lock and Weir Centenary, she was spotted by Diana Bates and purchased from Jeff Chipps, Commodore of T.Y.C. that very day.
She has been restored for Diana by Terry Dann, who served his apprenticeship with W. Bates & Son in 1961. He stayed with the company for 23 years until they ceased production in 1983.

 

Originally powered by a Morris Vedette.
Sold in 2003 to Tony & Gloria Mayes of Wargrave.
 

 

 
       
   

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