humber class

  my parents live on a humber class launch named friends folly she moored at thorne near doncaster.  the diesel tank is stamped 1927 but we cant find any serial number doe any body no were they are if any as we are trying to pin the age of the boat down .the diesel tank looks like the original brass one .like the blue print show on the web site. we have owned it for the last 15years and before that she was at york. she as been on the humber and out to sea a few times in the last 15years. also does any body no how many are left cant be many?.

p.s our first boat was an sea plane tender named ivy t

thanks christian i new about one called avon that was moored at york or on the trent i think some were. then was sold to some one down south. i now friends folly must be an early one .she matchers the blue print  spot on from the ribs and cross lace bearers and the diesel tank is in its original spot .even the baffals in the tank are the same as the blue print .the diesel tanks were made by serik as friends folly as its original maker and date plate on it.she still as the heren bone front deck and sky light any way thanks christian will try the other fellow to try and research her some more

Hayle in Gib in the 60s.Broken up at Tangiers.

Moonstorm in Gib a few years back.She retains this appearance but spends much of her time half submerged.

Edited by Christian

Hi Phil

Unfortunately she has not been seaworthy for a number of years and is probably not going to last much longer.I should think whatever engines she has are useless by now.She is ripe to be taken over for restoration,perhaps she could go to the UK with RTTL 2753 ! (see The Trust-Boat Share)

Avon?

 http://www.apolloduck.com/display.phtml?aid=60080

wow! what a bargain...