Wooden Ships Comments on this Centreboard Bermudan Cutter
Built by E. Williams of Cowes, reputedly in 1908.
Found in a poor state by a local shipwright in Chichester Harbour, the boat was refitted and bought by the current owner after Covid. Since then she has been kept on a drying mud mooring in Chichester Harbour and used for local sailing. She has been a wonderful boat for her owner, pottering about the harbour and visiting the various pubs in the area.
She has the benefit of being shallow draft with a dagger board so she can access shallow creeks with ease. She can also take the ground, meaning cheaper drying moorings are accessible to her, reducing annual running costs.
The boat has been used with a heavy duty yard trailer but could easily be towed on the road with a suitable road trailer, again giving the option to reduce annual running costs with the ability to take the boat and store for free in winter months.
A pretty little boat with 2 berths to spend nights aboard and explore shallow areas, a perfect weekend camping and exploring boat.

Specifications

Length on Deck: 20’

Length Overall: 25’

Beam: 5’

Draft: 2’6”



Construction
Hull
Carvel planked in what is thought pitch pine.
Copper rivet fastened to fine steam bent oak timbers.
Dagger board arrangement in a mahogany case, raised and lowered by hand.
External lead ballast keel with bronze keel bolts.

Decks and Cockpit
New deck fitted at some point in the not too distant past, exact date unknown.
Marine plywood deck screwed to pine deck beams. Sheathed externally in epoxy glass cloth and finished in cream deck paint. Large oak hanging knees supporting the deck.
Small varnished mahogany rubbing strake all round.
Spacious cockpit with varnished mahogany coamings and thwarts. Scrubbed pine cockpit sole boards.
Engine box with a varnished mahogany top serves as a cockpit table.

Superstructure
Coachroof with varnished mahogany coamings. Single bronze portlight each side.
Sheathed marine plywood coachroof deck.
Varnished mahogany sliding companion hatch.

Rig
Spars
Bermudan cutter rig on a deck stepped varnished pine mast. Newly fitted compression post under the deck.
Varnished pine boom, bowsprit and bumpkin.

Standing and Running Rigging
Stainless steel standing rigging to external bronze chain plates.
Staysail and jib on roller furling headsail systems.
Lazyjacks and StackPack system on the boom enable the mainsail to be simply dropped without it falling in the water.

Sails
Mainsail, staysail and jib.
Mainsail is from an X-Boat so of very good quality.

Machinery
Engine
Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine.
Serviced annually. New starter motor and fuel pump plus injector service 2025.
Centreline 3 blade fixed propeller.

Tanks
20 litre portable plastic tank in the lazarette locker with a water separator filter.

Batteries and Electrics
12 volt 95ah battery. Charged from engine alternator and a solar panel with charge regulator. All new electrical wiring.
Single 12 volt interior light in the cabin.

Accommodation
Berths
2 single berths.

General Description
Companion hatch removes to give access into the cabin, battery box to port.
2 single berths with nice quality cushions, 1 either side of the dagger board case.

Equipment

Mainsail
Staysail
Jib
Headsail furling systems
Boom StackPack system
Cockpit cover
Cockpit cushions
Beaching legs
Boarding/swim ladder
Fishermans anchor
Mooring warps
Fenders
Boathook
Auto electric bilge pump
95ah battery
Solar panel
Photonic Universe PU0512EU solar charge controller
Masthead navigation light
Fuel tank with filter
2 x berth cushions

This 1908 E. Williams Centreboard Bermudan Cutter is listed for sale in West Sussex, England. With a 20ft layout, inboard engine setup and used condition, this boat is suited to buyers looking for sail options in this location. View full details, photos and specifications for reference RB696071 on Rightboat.