`ATLANTIS OF RHU`
`This is how I found Atlantis of Rhu`. The vessel to the left of her is `Duchess` as I found her! See the `Duchess` restoration project here.
`Motoring in Loch Long`
`Atlantis undergoing restoration`
`ATLANTIS OF RHU` WAS BUILT IN 1946 BY ERNST EVERS OF NIENDORF IN GERMANY FOR REAR ADMIRAL ALEC GROMAN OF THE ROYAL NAVY. SHE WAS BUILT TO LLOYDS 100 + A1. SHE WAS DESIGNED BY `JACK` LAURENT GILES THE FAMOUS LYMINGTON YACHT DESIGNER. SHE WAS NAMED `LADY EVE` WHEN BUILT BUT WAS RENAMED `ATLANTIS OF RHU` A FEW YEARS LATER. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL OTHER NAMES SINCE. SHE IS PART ONE BRITISH SHIPS REGISTERED.
HER DIMENSIONS:
LENGTH OVERALL 41`4" - LENGTH AT WATERLINE 31` 0" - BEAM 10`6" - DRAFT 5`10" - GROSS TONNAGE 11.71 - REGISTERED TONNAGE 8.83
HER CONSTRUCTION:
ENGLISH OAK PLANKING (CARVEL) WITH GREEN OAK FRAMES, COPPER NAILED AND ROVES. SHE HAS A SOLID TEAK LAID DECK, TEAK COACH HOUSES AND AN IRON KEEL WITH IRON KEEL BOLTS.
SHE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A MAJOR RE-BUILD IN MY WORKSHOP IN TORTWORTH, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. SHE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RE-FRAMED THROUGHOUT AND IS CURRENTLY BEING RE-PLANKED. ALL IRON STRAPS HAVE BEEN REMOVED, RE-GALVANISED AND RE-FITTED. A NEW STERN POST IS BEING FITTED. THE HULL HAS ALL NEW FASTENINGS THROUGHOUT. THE DECK WILL BE RE-BUILT SHORTLY. SHE IS BEING RE-BUILT TO THE ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION AND WILL BE FITTED OUT TO SUIT THE NEW OWNER WHEN COMPLETE THIS COMING SEASON.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS VESSEL`S PAST HISTORY? IF SO PLEASE E-MAIL ME webmaster@traditionalsail.co.uk
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY HER COMPLETE? IF SO E-MAIL ME. BY PURCHASING HER NOW, YOU WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT.
Would you like more information then please telephone 01454 269696 or 07710 175871 or E-mail enquiries@traditionalsail.co.uk
The pictures below are of `Atlantis` when I bought her. Keep going down the page to see the progress as work has continued! Click on the picture to enlarge it!
LATEST PHOTO`S
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KEEP WATCHING THIS WEB SITE AND YOU WILL SEE THE PROGRESS REPORTS PUT ON AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
Would you like more information then please telephone 01454 269696 or 07710 175871 or E-mail enquiries@traditionalsail.co.uk
Contact Information. The 'Duchess' Re-build. The 'Atlantis of Rhu' project. The 'Skag of Lorne' project. Boat advert application form. Boats for sale listing. Boats for sale page. Past projects. Thames rowing skiff construction photo's. Thames rowing skiff complete! Links page.
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