Description

45ft Thames Barge yacht 'Blackthorn'. Built in steel by Owen Emmerson. Well maintained. In Good condition for cruising, racing or as a live aboard.

BUILDER: Owen Emerson. Upnor, Kent.
DIMENSIONS: LOA 45' 13.71m LWL 45' 13.71m Beam 12'6" 3.8m Draft 3'6" 1.1m
ELECTRICS:
Alternator charging to 4 x 12v batteries. 240v shore power with RCD. Galvanic isolator. Solar panel.
DECK GEAR:
Wheel steering, GRP dinghy with Honda 2hp outboard motor, Fisherman main anchor with 100 fathoms of chain, manual anchor windlass which is also used to raise/lower the main mast, mooring warps and fenders.
PLUS – 2 Leeboard winches

Specifications

Accommodation

Main saloon, heads compartment and two forecabins. Morso solid fuel stove in saloon. Double berths in each forecabin and a bench seat in the saloon that converts to another double. Space in the saloon for further bench seating/berth which could be added. Galley with gas cooker with 4 burners, oven and grill, 24V refrigerator/icebox, pots, pans, cutlery and crockery, hot & cold water water supply to sink. Hot water via engine calorifier or 240v immersion heater. 150 gallon water tank. Separate heads compartment with marine toilet and wash basin (hot & cold water). 150 gallon holding tank. Saloon table with bench seating and 2 chairs.

Saloon

Saloon

Galley

Cabin 1

Cabin 2

Cabin 2

Saloon

Saloon

Saloon

Heads

Construction

1993. Steel construction of 6mm and 5mm mild steel, blasted and epoxied 2019, straight stem and flat transom, wooden lee boards, flat bottom. Steel deck. Steel rudder. Wooden rail. Large cockpit. 6 berth internal layout.

Lockdown 2020

Scrubbing 2022

Scrubbing 2022

Equipment

DECK GEAR:
Wheel steering, GRP dinghy with Honda 2hp outboard motor, Fisherman main anchor with 100 fathoms of chain, manual anchor windlass which is also used to raise/lower the main mast, mooring warps and fenders.
2 Leeboard winches
ELECTRICS:
24v alternator charging to 4 x 12v leisure batteries and 2 x 12v engine starting batteries. 240v shore power with RCD. Galvanic isolator. Solar panel.

Navigation Equipment

Clipper fluxgate compass, Clipper echo sounder, DSC VHF radio, Lowrance chart plotter, GPS, clock and barometer, navigation lights, steaming light, tricolour masthead light and anchor light.

Engine(s)

Ford 90hp inboard diesel engine. Approx 150 gallon fuel tank with a consumption per hour of around 2 gallons. Indirect cooling. Shaft drive to bronze propeller. Cruising speed under engine around 6 knots. Two cooling water sea cocks. New oil heat converter 2019. New alternator 2022.

Ford Engine

Engine Room

Sails & Spars

Traditional Thames sailing barge sprit rig with mizzen. Main and top mast in wood mounted on mild steel tabernacle. Painted aluminium main sprit. Wooden mizzen mast and spars. Mainsail (North Sea Sails 2014/5). Topsail (North Sea Sails 2014/5). Mizzen (2003). Foresail (North Sea Sails 2014). Staysail (2003), second staysail.
Stainless steel and galvanized steel rigging.

Pin Mill Barge Match 2022

Safety Equipment

Fire extinguishers, electric and manual bilge pumps. Life rings.

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