YM E16 Shiralee
Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009, 11:23 am
Hello!
I'm not sure if this is right place to post this! I'd like to find out what happened to my Dad's old boat. She had sail number E16 and was called Shiralee (it means my burden and the building of it had been a bit of a burden!) He built her in the garden during the 60s, moving from Kent to Surrey in the middle of the build - she went in the back of a large lorry! He launched her in 1970 at Chichester Yacht Basin (as it was then called), moving her to Ridge Wharfe at Wareham a few years later. He was forced to sell her in the early 80s (1981 or 1982) when the house went on the market and Mum insisted that having a boat parked in front of the door wouldn't encourage any prospective viewings! From memory she was bought by a man who planned to moor her on the Thames at or near Reading. My brother still has the original plans and of course there are photos and cine footage of the launch but I just wonder what happened to her.
Regards, Lesley
I'm not sure if this is right place to post this! I'd like to find out what happened to my Dad's old boat. She had sail number E16 and was called Shiralee (it means my burden and the building of it had been a bit of a burden!) He built her in the garden during the 60s, moving from Kent to Surrey in the middle of the build - she went in the back of a large lorry! He launched her in 1970 at Chichester Yacht Basin (as it was then called), moving her to Ridge Wharfe at Wareham a few years later. He was forced to sell her in the early 80s (1981 or 1982) when the house went on the market and Mum insisted that having a boat parked in front of the door wouldn't encourage any prospective viewings! From memory she was bought by a man who planned to moor her on the Thames at or near Reading. My brother still has the original plans and of course there are photos and cine footage of the launch but I just wonder what happened to her.
Regards, Lesley