I've bought my last boat

[Huntsman]

I've decided after 25 years and 4 big rebuilds that I'm done with wooden boats.

It had to be a Fairey, so Ive bought a Spearfish. All GRP. Plan is to keep it 20 years.

[Neil1300r]

Love that. Very cool looking boat

[happygoron]

Need more pics!

[Arnold Cunningham]

I plan on my next and last boat also being a Fairey

[Huntsman]

Arnold Cunningham said:

I plan on my next and last boat also being a Fairey

Excellent.

You might already know that I run a brokerage for Fairey boats.

[Huntsman]

Coming on a truck to my local boatyard today, big weekend of checking and polishing and antifouling.

Hope to launch next week.

[AnotherGuy]

My yacht is based at Suffolk Yacht Harbour and there always seems to be a bunch of Fairey's moored here (I don't know the collective name for a number of Faireys )

Pretty things in that very distinctive 1960s British kind of way.

[Gargamel]

AnotherGuy said:

My yacht is based at Suffolk Yacht Harbour and there always seems to be a bunch of Fairey's moored here (I don't know the collective name for a number of Faireys )

Pretty things in that very distinctive 1960s British kind of way.

The collective noun is a Cottingley

OP - you know you will buy another wooden boat, why try to fool yourself.

[Huntsman]

AnotherGuy said:

My yacht is based at Suffolk Yacht Harbour and there always seems to be a bunch of Fairey's moored here (I don't know the collective name for a number of Faireys )

Pretty things in that very distinctive 1960s British kind of way.

All good mates of mine, the "Suffolk Fairey Mafia"

[Huntsman]

Gargamel said:

OP - you know you will buy another wooden boat, why try to fool yourself.

Retire in 4 years. Maybe. There was 19 Bruce Campbell Christinas built on a 23ft Fairey hull, and 2 Huntsman 28 speedboats with a flat deck, maybe one of those.




My Spearfish arriving in Cowes.

[hidetheelephants]

Ready to travel back through time to the 1950s on the Redfunnel tardis.

[Huntsman]

A lot of polishing and general faffing later, some issues are resolved.

Launching Friday.

[Huntsman]

Short vid of the noise at idle.

https://youtube.com/shorts/zJXv1D7Ha1c?si=OgV7Z8Nw...

[LimmerickLad]

[Arnold Cunningham]

Absolutely lovely.

[dhutch]

Happy days!

[ApOrbital]

Can we see the inside please.

[hidetheelephants]

ApOrbital said:

Can we see the inside please.

Imagine a cramped two berth caravan with a toilet cubicle in the corner; like that but with real wood trim and nothing wobbles when you lean on it because none of it has been made of cardboard.

[Caddyshack]

Gargamel said:

AnotherGuy said:

My yacht is based at Suffolk Yacht Harbour and there always seems to be a bunch of Fairey's moored here (I don't know the collective name for a number of Faireys )

Pretty things in that very distinctive 1960s British kind of way.

The collective noun is a Cottingley

OP - you know you will buy another wooden boat, why try to fool yourself.

I always thought it was “a bunch of faireys”

[AnotherGuy]

Caddyshack said:

Gargamel said:

AnotherGuy said:

My yacht is based at Suffolk Yacht Harbour and there always seems to be a bunch of Fairey's moored here (I don't know the collective name for a number of Faireys )

Pretty things in that very distinctive 1960s British kind of way.

The collective noun is a Cottingley

OP - you know you will buy another wooden boat, why try to fool yourself.

I always thought it was a bunch of faireys

Apologies for the side tracking of this thread - although it is related, I was at my boat at the weekend and whilst Huntsman is putting his back in the water (Congratulations, it looks lovely), the Suffolk Mafia are taking theirs's out...