Mirror on steriods or a Sidney Harbour Skiff?

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Mirror on steriods or a Sidney Harbour Skiff?

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Certainly no 18 footer in that although transom bowed skiffs weren't unknown... Some sort of marsh/punt ancestry perhaps?
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And I thought it was a skip.
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It looks a bit like an old Watchet Flatner - a flat bottomed boat used by fisherman, key characteristic being the flat bottom that enabled it to be dragged over the mud at low tide. the flatner had centreboard/keelthings on both sides so it could be sailed across the shallows too.
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Certainly ugly, certainly not worth the asking price.
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I recognise her from somewhere, but I just can't think where. As for ugly, why? And a big 18 foot boat for less than £500? If that is what is wanted, a bargain. There are certain boats regared as good looking that I can't see what the fuss is about, so I'm not sure the word "certainly" can be used in that context.
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So you are bidding then?
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Rupert wrote:I recognise her from somewhere, but I just can't think where. As for ugly, why? ...
....I'm not sure the word "certainly" can be used in that context.
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jpa_wfsc wrote:So you are bidding then?
I did say IF that is what you wanted...
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Not a flatner. A rare boat but there's several at the Watchet Boat Museum. They have a sharp bow and stern on the larger boats (similar to a dory) and a transom stern on the smaller ones but still a sharp bow.
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I used to live just up the road from Watchet Boat Museum. Free entry and well worth a visit if you're in that neck of the woods. Small, but some interesting stuff.
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