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Fairmile B "Western Lady", £70,000

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Topic: Fairmile B "Western Lady", £70,000
Posted By: dgray
Subject: Fairmile B "Western Lady", £70,000
Date Posted: 16 February 2006 at 9:25am
Details are at: 

http://commercial.apolloduck.co.uk/feature.phtml?id=35637


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Don


Only a number, not even a name. How shall posterity hear of thy fame?


Replies:
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 11:47am

Hi Don

The choice of two is either W.Lady III or IV.I wonder why W.Lady is not also up for sale(she's been laid-up for a long time).I'd be surprised if they really can manage 12 kts with 2 Gardner 6LX's!(Dad's RML had 2 GM 180hp motors and just about managed 9 kts on a flat day with a clean bottom).I do hope they go to a good home,they are very well priced.

Kind Regards

Christian

Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 7:45pm
Re question of speed,if they are running 3:1 reduction boxes apparently 12 knots IS attainable.Efficient hull form eh!

Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 23 April 2006 at 7:33pm
Price has been dropped to under £50k now.

Posted By: stevep
Date Posted: 28 July 2006 at 1:57pm

Hi,

regarding the Western Lady former RML's of Torbay. I am trying to contact as many interested parties as possible with the view to forming a preservation society (or similar). This is probably the only hope we have to preserve the last 3 (yes there is a third one) Fairmile B's in existance in the UK that remain almost un-altered from the original RML state. It would be a terrible shame if these well-known and loved boats were sold and converted to the extent that they are effectively lost forever.

Please see http://savethewesternladies.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - http://savethewesternladies.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

or email me at mailto:western.ladies@channel-two.demon.co.uk - western.ladies@channel-two.demon.co.uk

or call me on 0845 868 8880 (local call charge) - leave your details if the answer-phone kicks in - I WILL call you back.

Thanks and regards, Steve Powell.


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