Fairey Duckling Hull Moulding Numbers

[wilfbishop1]

I have stripped & veneer repaired the Fairey Duckling that a friend very kindly gave to me to restore for teaching my two young granddaughters to saicl and I have found the number 977 punched into the inner face of the wooden transom immediately below the stern seat thwarts. Would this be the hull build number does anyone think? I would have guessed that perhaps Fairey Marine actually built over 1000 Ducklings? But thinking about it a thousand boats is rather a large production run? Does anyone have any information please?

If this is the actual hull number then perhaps I should have this number put onto the relatively new sail that my friend also provided? I would appreciate any comments that members could make?

Thanks,

Wilf Bishop
Cornish Cormorant "Clarice Annie" (GRP) S/N 78
Cornish Cormorant Wooden Protptype "Dorothy" S/N 1 (in restoration)
Fairey Duckling (Sailing Version) "Dora" S/N 977 maybe? (in restoration)

[Rupert]

I'd have thought that there were many more than 1000 Ducklings built - not sure who would have the info now.

Chances are that the number you have found is a hullnumber, and will probebly be different to the sail number, as Faireys built in batches.

[Ed]

Inner side of transom is a typical place for a Fairey Shell number.

I guess there could of been a thousand Ducklings made......I wouldn't of guessed that many, but it is certainly possible.

cheers

eib

[wilfbishop1]

I came across an old Fairey Owners Club posting reporting that over 2000 Fairey Ducklings had been made - this information evidently came from Charles Currey who was Fairey Marine's Technical Director I think?

Cheers,

Wilf Bishop

[Ed]

Well.....there you go...

There must of been an awful lot of bonfires....

you would of thought a few more of them would of survived really...but hey ho. lets keep the ones we have

eib

[Rupert]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Much-loved-Du ... 231cc4af56

Here's one... bit hopeful on the price, though.

[Garry R]

It does include delivery!!!!!!!