15ft Gaff rigged clinker wooden sailing dinghy, MFOB 1950 Tern

   

 

Price Details

Price: £6,000 GBP
Location: Maldon, Essex. CM9
Make: Open Clinker wooden sailing dinghy.
Year: 1950’s
Condition: Restored and well maintained.
Category: Traditional Sail
Class:  Antique and Classics

Description

Painted clinker construction with wooden centreplate, she carries a gaff rig. This example was built by a Shipwright Johnny Milgate of Peldon, Essex.

Mersea Fisherman’s Open Dinghy (MFOB).  Traditional lines, wooden clinker sailing dinghy she has been used for Class racing, off Mersea Island, Essex.

She has competed in the MFOB/ Winklebrig Fast Fleet, achieving some good results.  Kept ashore in sailing condition.

Measurements

Nominal Length: 4.57m   Length Overall: 5.49m

Beam: 1.83m   Keel Up: 0.46m   Keel Down: 0.91m

Air Draft: 5.49m     Displacement: 300kgs

Builder/Designer

Builder: Johnny Milgate of Peldon, Essex.
Boat Name: Tern

Sails and Rig:

Gaff Rig,  mast stepped on the keel.  small fixed bowsprit , gaff and boom,  Spars of Pine varnished / painted.

White sails:  White  main sail with Blue canvas main sail cover, extends over the spars.

No 1 Jib, No2 Jib both white, used condition.   A red Spinnaker and alloy spinnaker pole.

Ratchet sheet blocks, Harken blocks. Main sheet block with jammer and swivel.

Vessel has been rigged out for racing. Coloured synthetic lines.  s/s wire standing rigging.

Navigation Equipment:

Tiller steering – Wooden tiller and extension. Wind vane for top of mast.

Wooden rudder blade , stainless steel fittings. Wooden centreplate.

Equipment.

A Bailer, a portable manual pump.

2 x fixed whale bilge pumps, outlet through the transom.

Fitted overall weatherproof canvas cover.

Fender.  Tow/ mooring line.

 

 

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