Fairliner Torpedo

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Fairliner Torpedo

Fairliner Torpedo

Boat REF# 104430
Price removed from sale/
LOA 5.18m (17'0")
Year 1949
Construction Wood
Underwater profile Planing
Berths 0
Engine 1 x petrol 4 stroke 150hp, Gray Fireball 6 (1949)
Lying Norfolk Broads

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Extra Details

Designer Dair N Long
Builder Western Boatbuilding Co. Tacoma, Washington, USA
Lying Norfolk Broads
Fuel capacity 1 x 227.3 ltr (50.0 G)
Water capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Holding tank capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Last survey Not Recorded

Mechanical

Engine 1 x petrol 4 stroke 150hp
Gray Fireball 6 (1949)
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Fresh Water
Steering Wheel
Drive Shaft
Prop(s) 3 Blade Bronze
Fuel consumption (approx) Not Recorded
Cruising speed (approx) Not Recorded
Max speed (approx) 38 knots

Dimensions

LOA 5.18m (17'0")
LWL 5.02m (16'6")
Beam 1.83m (6'0")
Draft Min 0.46m (1'6")
Draft Max 0.46m (1'6")
Airdraft 0.80m (2'7")
Displacement 0kg (0.0lbs)
Headroom 0.00m (0'0")
Storage Ashore

Electrical Systems

12 volt, 2 batteries charged by: engine

construction

Wood construction with Planing underwater profile,
Mahogany on spruce with double bottom. Bright varnished to the waterline and antifouled below with a green boot top and chrome rubbing strips.

Accommodation

Handbasin 0
Shower 0

Nav Equipment

Speed tick    

Deck Gear

All-over cover tick Warps tick
Fenders tick Road trailer tick
0 anchors
0.00m (0'0") of chain
General arrangement: Distinctive 'Torpedo' shaped hull with pronounced tumblehome and retrousse stern, foredeck of laid spruce planking with white caulking mahogany king plank with chromed bronze mooring cleat, navigation lamp and spotlamp.

Safety Equipment

Searchlight tick    
1 bilge pumps (0 manual / 1 electric)

Broker's Comments

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A Rare Western Fairliner Torpedo De Luxe Sports Runabout Length: 5. 18m(17ft.) Beam: 1.83m(6ft.) Draft: 0.46m(1ft.6in.) Built by the Western Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington, USA, in 1949 of mahogany on spruce with double bottom. Bright varnished to the waterline and antifouled below with a green boot top and chrome rubbing strips. Engine: Gray Fireball 6, 150hp petrol. Twin batteries, instrumentation includes revolution counter, speedometer, ammeter, oil pressure and water temperature guages. General arrangement: Distinctive 'Torpedo' shaped hull with pronounced tumblehome and retrousse stern, foredeck of laid spruce planking with white caulking mahogany king plank with chromed bronze mooring cleat, navigation lamp and spotlamp. Split windscreen on chrome pillars to forward cockpit, with Fairliner logo to either side. Wheel steering to starboard, hand throttle and floor gear shift. Polished mahogany dashboard with chrome instrument bezels. Fitted with a full-width bench seat upholstered in dark green vinyl. Rubber tread plates to either side before the aft cockpit, fitted with an upholstered full- width bench seat. Aft deck of laid spruce planking, caulked in white and mahogany king plank, fitted with chrome cleat, fuel filler, chrome vents to either side and ensign socket. Double chrome edged doors lift open for access to engine compartment. Inventory includes warps, fenders. On a custom built two wheel road trailer. Founded in 1913, The Western Boatbuilding Corporation initially concentrated on fishing boats, but after World War ll they turned their attention to the leisure market and at the end of 1946 launched the Fairliner Torpedo, designed by Dair N. Long and described as a 'De Luxe Sports Runabout'. This boat has the larger of the two engine options available and originally sold for $3,475, with a top speed in excess of 42mph. Production ceased in 1956 and a serious boatyard fire around 1960 destroyed the plans and building jigs. It is believed that only 35 of these stylish and stunning craft were ever constructed and that as few as six may still remain today.
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Disclaimer
The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed, these particulars are not a part of any contract or offer and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be through Boatshed Brokerages, who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of a business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical.
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