Dickies - Designed By Fife Gaff Ketch

Dickies - Designed By Fife Gaff Ketch - Offers Invited

PRICED REDUCED JANUARY 2015

After undergoing an extensive refit, \"Colena\" is being offered for sale and is available for the coming season. A one-of-a-kind classic  William fife design and built by Dickies.

The current owner re-discovered her in poor condition on the Clyde in 2002 and undertook  on an extensive restoration project before being re launched in 2003. During Colena’s refit everything you could possibly think of was done, new teak decks laid over marine ply, new rudder made in epoxy/glass sheathed ply fitted with hydraulic steering, all new electrics, new Lancing Marine Ford 85hp engine and much more… Viewing highly recommended.

Owners Comments

The engine has a large flywheel and therefore swings a big prop at low rpm which means that she is just ticking over at 7knots and therefore very economical to run. I also like the full headroom bow to stern and the aft berths behind the engine giving 8 berths in total. The rear access below decks from the dog house is a great feature together with the mid ship access.
Finally the ride in a rough sea is superb. Only a wooden boat gives the combination of weight and natural buoyancy to smooth out the \"bounce on the bow\".

Planked in 1 1/4.\" teak all copper and bronze fastened to 3\" x 2 1/2\" oak frames in pairs at 3\'3\" centres with 1 steamed intermediate timber on an oak back-bone. Angle iron strap floors side bolted to the frames to eliminate contact of the floor bolts with the exterior. External iron ballast keel secured with  10 galvanised bolts all renewed in 2003

 1 1/2. tons internal lead ballast. Small self draining cock-pit aft with traditional teak spooked wheel to hydraulic steering, teak grating and teak side seats to stowage under the side decks. A varnished teak grating seat is placed across the push-pit to protect the hydraulic rams

Varnished teak coach-roof and dog-house with twin doors, seats either side and a shelf across the forward face with navigation instruments. Steps to below

The coach-roof is fitted with opening bronze port holes each side, a midships sliding entrance hatch with sky-lights forward and aft all in varnished teak. Teak grab rails each side. Varnished teak fore hatch on the fore deck

New straight-laid teak over ply deck with varnished teak cover-boards and toe rails. Re-galvanised stanchion posts, pull and push-pits. Galvanised steam head fitting with fore stay attachment point and twin chain rollers

The teak planking was completely refastened with 1,400 2 1/2\" silicon bronze screws

A new laminated stem was made and fitted with new breast hook

A number of frames were replaced in laminated timber

The whole hull was caulked and the seams below the waterline payed with Sikaflex, the seams above waterline payed with putty

80% of the starboard beam shelf replaced

A new rudder made in epoxy/glass sheathed ply and fitted with new Wills Ridley hydraulic steering gear. All new deck beams and knees

New deck laid in teak over a marine ply sub deck

The dog-house roof was replaced in canvas sheathed t&g pine

The vessel was rewired with all new electric gear and fittings

Internal ballast replaced in lead

Much of the interior was rebuilt

All new equipment, tanks etc supplied and fitted

80 gall s/s fuel tank under the cock-pit sole

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