Drascombe Cruiser Driver Triple Keeled Shoal Draught
Unique Whyte Drascombe Driver
- Boat REF# · 274466
- LOA · 5.49m
- Year · 1994
- Construction · Wood laminate
- Underwater profile · Shallow Long with Bilge keel
- Berths · 2
- Engine · 1 x Diesel 6hp, Farymann 15/18W ()
- Lying · Neyland, Pembrokeshire
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Extra Details
| Designer | John Watkinson |
|---|---|
| Builder | Norman Whyte, Quality Boats Ltd, Findhorn. |
| Lying | Neyland, Pembrokeshire |
Mechanical
| Engine | 1 x Diesel 6hp |
|---|---|
| Engine make and model | Farymann 15/18W () |
| Engine Hours | Not Recorded |
| Engine Cooled | Indirect |
| Steering | Tiller |
| Drive | Shaft |
| Prop(s) | 2 blade fixed |
| Fuel consumption (approx) | 1.0 ltr /hour At Cruising Speed |
| Cruising speed (approx) | 5 knots |
| Max speed (approx) | 6 knots |
Engine serviced and reported to be reliable and easy to start.
Dimensions
| LOA | 5.49m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 1.85m |
| Draft Min | 0.43m |
| Draft Max | 0.43m |
| Displacement | 330kg |
| Headroom | 1.00m |
| Storage | Ashore |
Rig
Yawl rigged Honnor Marine Wood spars () with stainless steel standing rigging ()
Sails
| Mainsail | - Slab () 1 Reefs |
|---|---|
| Headsail | - Furling () |
| Other sails | Mizzen () |
Sails show some fading but we believe the rolling reefing and foresail to be more recent than the others.
Electrical Systems
12 volt battery, 1 batteries charged by: engine
Construction
| Construction | Wood laminate |
|---|---|
| Underwater profile | Shallow Long with Bilge keel |
| Finish | Paint finish |
Very nice, proper little ship, cabin finished to Yacht Standard with room for a porta potti between the berths.
Accommodation
| Total # of berths | 2 |
|---|---|
| No. of single berths | 2 |
| Cabin(s) | 1 |
Accommodation
Nav Equipment
| Compass | |
|---|---|
| Speed | |
| Log | |
| Chart plotter | |
| Echo sounder |
Safety Equipment
| Life jackets |
|---|
1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 Electric)
Fire fighting equipment
Broker's Comments
A One-Off, this Drascombe Driver Cruiser 'Egeria' (Egeria was a nymph attributed a legendary role in the early history of Rome as a divine consort) was built in Scotland by the highly regarded Norman Whyte of Findhorn, to the requirements of one Stephen Schlemmer, himself a highly regarded Drascombe enthusiast. Approximately 55 Drivers were constructed by several builders between 1974 - 78, however this one was built in 1994 to special order, by arguably the best of the wooden Drascombe builders.
She is marine ply lapstrake construction coated inside and out with two coats of woven rovings and West System epoxy and finished in epoxy two pack paint. Despite a few scuff marks externally we consider her to be in exceptional condition for her age plus her cosy double berth cabin interior is immaculate and shows very little sign of wear or usage.
With sweet hull lines, think of a shortened Longboat, inboard diesel and proper pintle hung rudder like the Drascombe Dabber, the Driver is reputed to handle sweetly under motor or sail power. She has a cosy cabin not as spacious of that of the Drifter but one up from the Longboat Cruiser. With her signature Drascombe Yawl split rig (although with her Mizzen stepped fractionally ahead of her rudder post she probably qualifies as a ketch!) she is sure to attract admirers in any harbour or anchorage. Truly a 'one off' to be proud of!
These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.