Classic Boat – Barn Find

The launch – Oscar according to her tme listing was built in 1970 by Sam Ford, which I suspect is wrong – Sam would have been a very old man at that stage – maybe it was built then to an old SF design.

All that aside Oscar could be the project boat buy of the year – last I looked the reserve had been meet at $11, yes eleven.

She is approx. 34.5’ in length, double skin diagonal kauri and powered by a 165hp Perkins.

The tme listing (thanks Ian McDonald) states – Oscar has been neglected for the past several years, languishing unused on a mooring, she’s in need of loads of TLC to bring her back to her prime. She recently developed a leak, we haven’t identified where it’s coming in.

Currently on the hard at Pier 21, Westhaven. Sold As-Is, Where-Is, the new owner to take delivery within three days of auction ending.

22-12-2023 INPUT EX STEPHEN FORD – Sam, my grandfather did infact start the build on Oscar origonally  SHIMCA , from memory hull, decks and combings, but due to his death my father Trevor Ford , Sam’s son quit his job and completed the build of Shimca at Sam’s yard and resedence 12,Arthur’s  st Ellerslie for the owners Hugh & Inness? Abbot hence the name Shimca , Samual,Hugh, Iness M??? Abbot. I don’t know the year she was built but I remember I was at high school 4th form I think when Sam passed and I was born in 1952. Unfortunately my father passed away 10 years ago and a lot of history went with him whilst I know a few things about the build if anyone wanted to know, I do know she Oscar is at masden cove having some mechanicals sorted

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