1935 Ernest Woods River Cruiser Class - £14,900 Offers Invited

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Ernest Woods
LOA : 8.53m (28ft 0in)
LOD : 7.63m (25ft 0in)
Beam : 2.43m (8ft 0in)
Draft : 0.84m (2ft 9in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Wood carvel construction
• Lifting cabin roof
• Fully restored with no expense spared
• Major structural works completed 2014 at a cost of nearly £18,000
• Beautifully presented throughout
• Wintered ashore annually in shed
• No recent survey (in same ownership for last 20+ years)

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff rig
• Wood mast/spars
• Mast counterbalanced for easy lowering/raising
• Bowsprit
• Second bowsprit with self tending jib and boom (not currently rigged)
• Standing and running rigging all recent and in good condition
• New shroud plates 2014
• Wooden blocks throughout (all recently reconditioned)
• Mainsail
• Furling jib
• Heavy weather jib (little used)
• Mainsail cover
• RCC handicap -15%p (not raced for 20+ years)

Mechanical & Electrical

• Torqeedo Travel 1003 electric outboard (equivalent to 3hp conventional outboard, 2012, fully serviced 2016)
• Spare Torqeedo battery
• 3.3hp Mariner outboard motor
• Side mounted outboard bracket (enabling easy control of outboard from helm)
• Tiller steering

Accommodation

• 2 berths in 1 cabin
• Occasional 3rd berth on stretcher bed in forepeak
• Berth cushions in very good order (about 5 years old and reported to be very comfortable!)
• Space in cockpit locker for stove (vendor currently uses a portable camping-style stove)
• Original paraffin stove (not currently fitted, requires reconditioning as unused for some time)
• Sea toilet (recent, no holding tank)
• No freshwater system installed
• Paraffin lamp (with chimney glass, not shown in photos)
• Lots of locker storage throughout cabin, plus shelves under side decks
• Lifting cabin roof (hinged forwards)

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to September 2025
• Cruising awning with windows and zipped entrances (used for approximately three seasons, very good condition)
• Forepeak cover
• Cockpit cushions (good condition)
• Quant pole
• Boat hook
• 3 x mast crutches (2 x low, 1 x high)
• Mud weight
• Pair of rhond anchors
• Various warps
• Various fenders
• Clock and barometer

Remarks

Simply exquisite... and we are reliably informed that she sails as beautifully as she looks! Purchased by the current family over 20 years ago, this yacht has undergone a thorough renovation in recent years and has been meticulously maintained since. Reluctantly offered for sale, the family are looking for an enthusiastic new custodian who will look after and appreciate this special yacht for the next 20 years! Fast, responsive and a joy to sail, this is a thoroughbred by Broads yacht standards - and one that won't disappoint!