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The 43 foot 6 inch Thames cabin cruiser hull for Burt Bushnell in 1965 at Maidenhead on the Thames
One of the Thames cruisers showing Sam Searle, Tim Dack, Clive Lee and a very young Paul Mears in the late 1960's
Showing off the lines of the Thames cruisers
Launching of a completed 28 foot 6 inch Thames cruiser at Bushnell's yard
Thames cruiser under way on the Thames
The 21 foot carvel "Shirley Ann" for Davy Newton in 1968 on Beer beach (still used on the river Axe today)
The 24 foot clinker hull for a man at Uffculme who fitted her with a Rolls Royce engine (Philip Lush, Derek Jones, Steve the Tramp)
The 24 foot clinker hull for a man at Uffculme who fitted her with a Rolls Royce engine
The 35 foot carvel (13`6" beam) "Western Seas" for Aberystwyth in 1969 as a Crabber
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