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Updated:
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Halcyon - A Half Decked Gaff
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Halcyon in 1912
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Halcyon as Mamie. Post war |
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| This Halcyon, the younger
sister of the oyster skiff
"Halcyon" (1904), is a very pretty half decked gaff
cutter which was built around 1912, by Paynters of St Ives in Cornwall, for Samuel Turner, who
as Sir Samuel Turner also had the 90ft yacht of the same name built in 1929.
He had been taught to sail by Dan Paynter
in the original oyster skiff
"Halcyon" and had this "Halcyon" named after the original which
had been sold to the Isles of Scilly. Later he had the 90ft yacht built
and, in order to retain the name, gave the gaff cutter to Dan as a
wedding gift, renaming her Mamie, after Dan’s bride. Thus he kept
the name Halcyon for the new yacht, commemorating the original St
Ives fishing boat of that name in which he was taught to sail.
Click on the thumbnails for a larger image |
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| We will be
restoring Halcyon to her former glory including re-fastening the iron
ballast keel, replacing the old centre plate, new planking below the
waterline and a new laid deck. A new mast and boom will also be made
for the new rig, which will be taken back to something approaching
the original. |
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Now under cover in
the S130 shed, the ballast keel has been removed and her garboards
taken out. Removal of the ballast keel was not before time as can be
seen from the wasted condition of the original iron keel bolts. |
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The stem, replaced
during a previous refit, was delaminating in places so it has now
been removed along with the apron, the original part of which was
showing signs of age.
Considerable fraying of the hood ends
can be seen, no surprise really given tell tale signs of epoxy
filler, so quite a few additional plank replacements are on the
agenda. For this purpose a log of best quality German boat skin
larch has been purchased. |
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