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Specifications
Sidney 1993
Right Royal was designed by Robert Clark and built by
J. I. Thorneycroft & co, Woolston in 1951. She was kept in class to Lloyds
Register until 1964.
Hull planking is of Honduras Mahogany, splined, on Canadian Rock Elm timbers, fastened by copper nails and roves. Deck is of
Western Red Cedar, and coachhouse and doghouse are of plywood. Deck, coachhouse and doghouse are sheathed with fibreglass/epoxy.
She has a Lead keel.
Sept 2009
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
46ft |
14m |
| Length on Deck |
39ft 2ins |
11.94m |
| Waterline Length |
28ft 7ins |
8.71m |
| Beam |
9ft |
2.74m |
| Draft |
6ft 9ins |
2.06m |
| Displacement |
9.1 tons |
9250kg |
| Thames Tonnage |
11 |
Known work required
 | The galvanised rigging is due for replacement |
| The navigation lights on pulpit and pushpit need replacement |
Accommodation
| Single / cosy double berth in the forepeak with lockers / sail stowage opposite |
| Heads |
| Main saloon with Dinette to port and settee / bunk and galley to starboard |
| Raised dog house with Quarterberths either side |
Rig, Sails and Spars
| Masthead Cutter rig |
| Painted alloy spars |
| Stainless steel forestays |
| Galvanised shrouds (due for replacement) |
| Mainsail Cranfield ~23 mē 1980 Good |
| Mainsail Brown ~23 mē 1996 Good |
| Slab reefing on mainsail - three reefs - jammers at gooseneck |
| 3 x winches at mast for halyards |
| Jib no 1 Grainger ~22.5 mē 1992 Good |
| Jib no 2 ~17.5 mē 1982 Good |
| Staysail North ~20.8 mē 1993 Good |
| Staysail 2 ~11mē old usable |
| Spitfire jib Ratsey & Lapthorn tiny old, Usable |
| 4 x sheet winches in cockpit |
| Aries Windvane self steering gear |
Deck Equipment
| 2 x 15kg plough anchors stowed in bow rollers |
| 65m 3/8" galv chain and 100m 24mm dia warp on one |
| shorter length 3/8 chain + 50m warp on the other |
| Bronze manual windlass |
| Bruce 15kg Kedge with warp carried on pushpit |
| Suunto steering compass |
| Cockpit awning can be carried under sail upo to force 8 |
| Boom awning |
| Boat hook |
| Spinnaker pole |
| Fenders |
General Equipment
| Clock |
| Barometer |
| Gimballed 2 hob gas cooker with oven - includes flame failure
device |
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Gas locker drains into Self draining cockpit |
| Refrigerator |
| Manual pumps at galley sink for fresh water, sea water and to empty sink |
| Halvorsen sea toilet (need new seat) |
Engine
| Volvo MD2 15.5bhp twin cylinder diesel (1964). |
| Drives three bladed propeller |
Tankage
| Water - 200 litres in three tanks |
| Diesel - 100litres in two tanks |
| In addition up to ten x 20litres plastic containers can be carried under
the bridge deck. |
Electrics / Electronics
| 2 x 12Volt batteries |
| Room for additional two batteries |
| 2 x solar panels |
| Switch / fuse panel |
| VHF Radio telephone |
 
| Space age electronics echo sounder |
| VDO log |
| JRC GPS (1994) |
| Mast head nav light |
| Deck level nav lights need replacing. |
Safety Gear
| 2 x lifebuoys - one with light |
| Harnesses |
| Stainless steel boarding ladder |
| Radar reflector at masthead |
| 3 x fire extinguishers |
| 2 x manual bilge pumps |
| Liferaft - long out of service. |
Shore Gear
| Plywood dinghy |
| Inflatable dinghy |
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