rrb Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Its been a while since I've posted, recently a relative purchased a wooden sailboat and wanted to see if I could find any history. So far my searches haven't turned anything up so I'll post the information that I could find. Below is his description Its about 12 to 14 long and it was made in England, Hamble, Hants. serial no. 26 by the FAIRLEYMARINE COMPANY, I under stand that this is the same company that produced some Military aircraft for Engand during WWII. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave R1 Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 I'm not going to be much help but I would guess it is Fairey Marine not Fairley. This is an 18' boat built by Fairey Marine. Fairey made the Huntress, a classy power cruiser, among others. Here's a link to the Fairey Owners Club. They might be oof help. http://www.faireyownersclub.co.uk/default.asp?content=boats&type=huntress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Sylvester Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 You might try the WoodenBoat board. There are a few UK members who might know. John R Smith comes to mind as he seems to enjoy the history of boats in England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb Posted October 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Thanks for the help. I suggested to him that it might be Fairey not Fairley-- that seems to coincide more with what he had told me. We're slowly getting closer to the bottom of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekender SNUPI Builder Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Yup . you're right on the money ! "Fairey had WW 11 aircraft plants throughout canada & the UK AND they did buil;d boats ! here's a lead to the info you're looking for . All the best, ... Graeme http://www.boats.com/boat-articles/Design+and+Construction-109/Fairey+Boatbuilders/1184.html http://uboat.net/allies/aircraft/swordfish.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekender SNUPI Builder Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Both of these URLS are EXACTLY as on the Fairey sites. I entered "Fairey aircraft boats" into google and thar they were ! The Swordfish was the plane used by the UK allies in WW11 . I would not be surprised if you had some Cold molded areas of your hull ! Anywho ....... there is your answer and leads to more info. ENJOY ! :wink: :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Graeme! How is your conversion work coming along? Haven't had an update for a while! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekender SNUPI Builder Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 SNUPI is in the "prime & sand & prime & sand and on and on and so on stage ! I haven't bolted the ballast segments to the keel yet. That will have to wait until she's seen some H2O. The sail system is waiting until I have SNUPI out the door again for a final paint job at my son's industrial refinishing business. Definitely going with white polytarp while I "far_" around with some designs. Regardless, at least one 20 ~ 22' free standing mast is the order of the day. That way I can put any number of variant systems up the stick, including a gaffer. ! I discovered during this summer's Mahone Bay Wooden Boat festival that there were a "Bunch" of birdsmouth masts , wrapped with 6 oz. f-glas cloth and running free standing. A few were rotating on aluminum 3 to 4' support stubs with solid block vinyl bearings . ! Most of these were running sprit and lug sails, however there were 3 such gaffer rigs encoultered out beyond the sheltered part of Mahone Bay. The majority of these boat owners I talked with were happy as hell with unsupported masts and had been serious reservations in the past about the system.! Most of these were on 16 to 22' hulls ! VERY IMPRESSIVE to watch them race hard without a mishap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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