1910 Admiralty Harbour Launch – 16m teak houseboat with diesel propulsion: Classic double-diagonal Burmese teak hull, Deck sealed with fibreglass (2017), two cabins, office saloon, galley, bath/shower, and Separett composting toilet. Proven holiday-let income (VRBO #1820836) and transferable private mooring (not included). Historic yet practical, ready for new custodianship.... read more

The Admiralty specification written in 1925 was for a clinker-built wooden craft. In 1961 it was updated to allow construction of the external hull (only) in the then new GRP, and in 1975 (in consultation with Bossoms Boatyard) a shift to full GRP construction was approved. She is all GRP. The age of this vessel is unknown, she has been converted from the sailing rig and her keel has been removed as she is now used purely as a launch. BUILDER Bossoms Boatyard, Oxford. DIMENSIONS LOA 5m 16? 6? Beam 2.03m 6'7" Draft approx 0.3m 1'0" Well-appointed outboard powered motor launch "Joanna", ... read more

Carimuda (RAF Pinnace 1272) is the sole surviving 60-ft Special Duties Pinnace Mk I, built in 1943 by the renowned J. Samuel White & Co. of Cowes during the Second World War. One of only nineteen constructed, she offers an exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a genuine piece of British maritime and aviation history. Her hard-chine, double-diagonal mahogany hull remains largely original and is protected with copper sheathing installed for tropical service, reflecting the design lineage that supported the RAF’s wartime Air Sea Rescue operations. Originally allocated to RAF Gibra... read more

Admiralty Lighters make fantastic houseboats! They are dumb barges (no engines) so all the space is usable as accommodation and they are solid, heavy and built to withstand a working life. We're not sure of her previous history, however this particular lighter has been a permanent home for at least the last 30 years, occupying a Crown Estate Commissioners mooring with a Houseboat Mooring Licence. She comes with a plot of land including road access, outbuildings, garden, parking, a slipway and a jetty, the plot is on an annual lease costing £6499 per year (a £500 admin fee to re-assign to ... read more