1935 Chumley & Hawke Reverie Class - £4,750 (All reasonable offers considered!)

Status : FOR SALE

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Albert Yaxley
Builder : Chumley & Hawke, Horning
LOA : 6.71m (22ft 0in)
LOD : 6.1m (20ft 0in)
Beam : 2.02m (6ft 8in)
Draft : 0.77m (2ft 6in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Wood carvel construction
• Pitch pine on oak
• Shallow fin with cast iron ballast
• Substantially restored c.2016/17 by previous owner, including:
  • Approximately 250 foot of new planking
  • New ribs from forepeak to stern locker
  • Some new deck beams
  • New epoxy coated decks covered with Trakmark
  • New cabin sides
  • New lifting cabin roof
  • New mahogany panelled bulkheads
  • New mahogany cockpit seating
  • New cabin doors
  • New rubbing strakes, cant rails and toe rails
  • New oak tabernacle
  • Rudder sandblasted and rudder assembly reconditioned
• Further works professionally carried out under current ownership, including:
  • Further replanking and rib repairs
  • New mast counterbalance lead
  • New varnished ply deckhead panels
  • New berth cushions, cockpit cushions, lifting roof side panels, awning and awning rails (see below)
  • New bowsprit 2020
• Wintered ashore annually
• Last surveyed December 2018
• Understood to be in good structural order throughout

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff rig
• Spruce mast/spars including bowsprit
• Counterbalanced mast stepped in tabernacle for easy lowering/raising
• New standing rigging c.2016/17
• Running rigging renewed as required
• 2 x traditional sheet winches (one not yet fitted, previous Barlow 15 winch still in situ and included in sale)
• Bronze Wykeham Martin furling gear
• Mainsail (tan, reasonable serviceable condition)
• Jib (white, reasonable serviceable condition)

Mechanical & Electrical

• No Engine
• Removable outboard bracket
• Tiller steering
• 1 x 65Ahr 12V battery

Accommodation

• 2 berths in 1 cabin
• Berth cushions (2018)
• Stainless steel gas locker (c.2016/17, gas system since removed)
• Separate heads compartment providing sea toilet (no holding tank) and original porcelain washbasin (cold hand pumped supply) installed above mahogany vanity unit (c.2016/17)
• 50 litre/11 gal (approx) polyethylene freshwater tank (in forepeak)
• Lifting cabin roof (new side panels 2017)
• Drawers under berths and lockers under cockpit seating and aft deck
• 12V cabin lights (not currently working with wiring fault suspected)
• Carpet (wool blend)

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 2025
• Full length cover/awning (2018, Bailey & Stone, taupe)
• Pair of awning rails (2022)
• Cockpit cushions (2018)
• 12V auto bilge pump
• 12V manual pump
• Wooden paddle
• Mudweight
• Various warps
• Various fenders

Remarks

This little traditional river cruiser class Broads yacht has been the subject of considerable restoration works in recent years, most recently completed professionally by Grebe Boats, and she is now consequently understood to be in good structural condition throughout. Whilst in need of an exterior re-varnish and repaint, her accommodation is in good clean and tidy condition with recent new berth cushions, awning, etc.

Her owner says: "Mother Goose is a lovely classic 'reverie class' broads sailing cruiser. I have been sailing Mother Goose single handed, It has been easy to rig and handle and a joy to sail in all weather conditions also when sailed with crew. I will be very sorry to part with her."