Boat Register
F517
Details
Name
Nutshell
Usage
Varnish
Location
Not Known
Builder
Fairey Marine
Build date
July 1948
Condition
Not Known
Hull Number
Deck Colour
Redecked, varnish Mark I
Hull Colour
Redecked, varnish Mark I
More Information
Extra Details
Additional Build Notes
Current Owner
Present owner not known
Known Owners
.
Initial YRA measurement – 20 July
Hull number – 486
Hull weight – 160lb
Constructed mould number 2
Delivered to Itchenor SC 23 July 1948, first owner uncertain
c1962 – Miss S and Miss B Rouse, perhaps Tamesis Club.
Undated – ARK Hardcastle, London SW7, perhaps Tamesis Club
June 2010 – Tom Moore “Not much is known, first sailed in Itchenor and she is known to have lived in London sometime in the 60’s. A large gap exists until the previous owner in Cornwall who passed her on to me for renovation”.
May 2017 – offered for sale, Prestatyn, renovated, re – decked Mark I layout and bow buoyancy tank.
May 2023 – advertised for sale, South Devon, www.apolloduck
*** advertised as F486, almost certainly an error of identity, muddle between HULL number and SAIL number ***
History
NFA 05/2023
Residing Club
Region
South West England
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