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Having spent most of the year calling in at the place, and being denied by other boats which beat me to it, I finally managed a short berth at Halfpenny Pier, Old Harwich, A trip accompanied by mum, we stopped off at the pier cafe for lunch and a ramble around old Harwich, before sailing back to base. F3 gusting 4/5 south westerly winds.
Things are becoming rather damp aboard. Sadly it may be coming towards that time when I might have to call time on a wonderful season.
11.0 nm today, which brings the total to 432.1nm.
I notice that your Coaster has round 'portholes' rather than the rectangular windows I've seen on other Coasters. Do you know how your Coaster came to have 'portholes' - was it built that way?
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in buying a coaster and think the 'portholes' look much more attractive than the other variety so I'm curious!
Best wishes
Hi "anon"
ReplyDeleteThere were a few wooden Longboat Cruisers which had round porthole windows - look on the wooden drascombe website (link from my blog). So, I can only presume that the original owner knew of these, and specified these windows from the builder - which was the older incarnation of Honnor marine (1997). They certainly weren't retro-fitted.
I know of at least two other fibreglass Coasters with this style. One was at last year's Broads rally - you might find pictures on the Drascombe site. Another has three portholes on either side - I think this boat is based on the south coast - solent area - and also pops up at various Drascombe rallies.
I understand that there is at least one other recent build with these windows, built on the back of seeing either my boat, or one of the others.
I agree. I much prefer these to the usual type, although it wasn't a consideration for me when I bought the boat from its previous owners. I was just glad to find a Coaster!
Many thanks for that information.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like I'll be hard pressed to find a second-hand Coaster with portholes. But DaisyII does look super!