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Length 29' Prior Names
Year Built 1953 Build Number
Beam 10' 2" Hull Construction
Draft 2' 9" Deck Construction
Engine Make Chrysler Crown & Parsons/Ford Superstructure Style
Engine Size Number of Berths
Engine Fuel Type Location
 
     
 
History
 
Sports cruiser. Open rear cockpit. No wheelhouse roof.
Built for an owner based in Tewksbury, and originaly moored at the confluence of the Severn and Avon.
Main engine Chrysler Crown 6Cyl., 58-103 HP @1600-3200 RPM into a 17"x18" prop through a 2:1 reduction drive.

 

Auxiliary Engine : Parsons/Ford C4M, 10-24 HP @ 1500-3000 RPM direct into a 9" x 10" prop.
Same design as "Riri"
SOURCE : Motorboat and Yachting 1953. PHOTO ON FILE
 

 

 
       
   

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