Hull: Wooden

Length: 10.30m

Beam: 3.00m

Draft: 0.50m

Licence:
none (but did have fishing license)

Engine:
65hp Perkins 200 Series

Hydraulics:

Electronics:
Bilge Pumps, Electric Start, Fuse Box, Gauges

It is with real sadness that I offer my beloved coble, Glad Tidings (BH111), for sale. We purchased her just before COVID and began an extensive, sympathetic restoration that brought this remarkable vessel back to her former glory. Increasing work commitments over the last two years mean she now deserves an owner with the time to give her the continued care she merits. ** after a couple of years whilst I have been working abroad she now needs some tlc from a new owner, particularly around the stern transom planking and some new re-nailing – she is currently out of the water for full inspection at Royal Quays Marina, North Shields (by appointment only)We have dozens of photographs and videos documenting every stage of the restoration between 2020 and 2022, including:
• Hull stripping and repainting
• Timber replacements and internal rebuild
• Engine removal, installation and alignment
• New Perkins engine and gearbox installation
• Electrical upgrades
• Structural works and re-planking
. Glad Tidings originally carried a 45hp Lister, later a heavy Ford 4D. She now benefits from what is arguably the perfect coble engine:
Westerbeke 63C (Perkins 200 Series) – 65hp 4-Stroke
• Virtually new when installed
• Legendary reliability and smooth, quiet running
• Starts instantly and “runs like a sewing machine”
• Mounted on a newly fabricated subframe with modern vibro-mounts
• Laser-cut galvanised engine brackets
• New HDPE fuel tank installation
• Modern wiring loom, plug-in instrumentation and controls
• Provides an impressive ~10 knots — fast for a coble of her size