Do you know the story of the ‘Blackwater sloop’ Gadfly II?
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Gadfly II awaiting restoration by Simon Papendick Clacton-based wooden boat builder and restorer Simon Papendick is looking for information about a 1939 gaff sloop that he’s...
View ArticleCan anyone help with the history of AH Comben’s Nosila, built by HB Hornby?
(Top) Nosila, (above) Nosila stern, Gadfly II in the mid-ground This seems to be a week for folks appealing for information – but that’s just fine with us here at Intheboatshed.net Towers. In fact,...
View ArticleMore information about the Kent-built ‘Blackwater sloop’ Gadfly II
We've had a short message and a few more photos of Gadfly II from boatbuilder and restorer Simon Papendick. 'Since I contacted you last on the website, I have found out more about the boat’s history...
View ArticleNick Gates & Co, of Thornham Marina
[ad#intheboatshed-post] From top: Lady May; SCODs ; and Girouette Nick Gates & Co is a traditional workshop based at Thornham Marina, near Emsworth in Hampshire. Set up in 1999 by boatbuilder Nick...
View ArticleGadfly II – coin evidence could make her older than originally thought
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Gadfly II under restoration – she may be considerably older than originally thought Simon Papendick, who is working on Gadfly II (see earlier posts here and here), has written...
View ArticleF B Cooke on Single Handed Cruising
[ad#intheboatshed-post] The mystery of Gadfly II’s origins and her link with the Blackwater sloops reminded me of yachting author F B Cooke, who I seem to remember owned a Blackwater sloop in the...
View ArticleGadfly II restoration makes progress
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Simon Papendick and family make progress on their project to restore Gadfly II I’m grateful to Simon Papendick for getting in contact to report on his progress in bringing...
View ArticleThere’s more on the Gadfly II story – but can anyone fill in the ‘missing...
[ad#intheboatshed-post] The Kent-built Gadfly II Simon Papendick has written to give us an update to the earlier posts about the small cruising boat he’s currently restoring, Gadfly II, and to ask for...
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