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Name: Bubbles
Design: Uffa King
Designer: Uffa Fox
Year built: 1950
Build type: Amateur
Builder: P. R. Brookman
Construction: Clinker
Hull type: Single Bottom
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ntoa 15-Mar-2007 |
The life of N823 Bubbles. Design: Uffa King, designed by: Uffa Fox in 1936. Built by Peter Brookman and William Brooks. |
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ken goddard 29-Jul-2011 |
N.823 "Bubbles" was built by Peter Brookman, father of Michael. In 2002 I was invited to go and look at this boat by Andrew Stowe, a Sea Scout, and the boat was at the Loughborough Sea Scouts building. Andrew is the son of Paul Stowe who at the time was the owner of N.1550. N.823 is a ribbed boat and I found her to be in rather poor condition. The hull was reasonably sound but the plank next to one of the garboard planks had a long crack in it, about a millimetre wide. All the ribs seemed to be okay. The varnish throughout was in very poor condition and there was some need for re-decking. The heavy wooden mast looked to be sound . There was a fixed rudder. There were two suits of cotton sails; the jibs had galvanised luff wires. Andrew Stowe was considering restoring this boat but it would be a long job. He would be a rather mature scout at the end of it! I have no idea of what happened to the boat after my visit. Ken Goddard |
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