01-05-2008, 06:53 PM
#1
Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Swanage
Occupation: Sad boat sales person
Interests: Motorcycles, Guitars, Booze
Boat name: "Merlin III"
Boat make: Wooden Sorcerer 16.5' 1968ish
Engines: 85Hp Yamaha o/b (Old)
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Swanage
Posts: 11
Kelvin Sorcerer Merlin 3 1968
Here are some pictures of our 16.5' Sorcerer for those who like these old beasties.
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02-05-2008, 07:27 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
Been on that slipway a few times!
Do you know if this is a Rod Juffs build? if it is,i'm sure he'd like to know it's still alive.
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02-05-2008, 08:30 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Swanage
Occupation: Sad boat sales person
Interests: Motorcycles, Guitars, Booze
Boat name: "Merlin III"
Boat make: Wooden Sorcerer 16.5' 1968ish
Engines: 85Hp Yamaha o/b (Old)
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Swanage
Posts: 11
Rod and Bill
Both Rod and Bill Maloney have been to see her and I'm pleased to say that Rod recognised his own hand writing within the bow compartment. His original markings and measurements are still visible. However that was about 19 years ago when we first restored Merlin III. I suppose he might be surprised to learn that she's still around. Are you in contact with him?
04-05-2008, 07:06 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Shafty
Both Rod and Bill Maloney have been to see her and I'm pleased to say that Rod recognised his own hand writing within the bow compartment. His original markings and measurements are still visible. However that was about 19 years ago when we first restored Merlin III. I suppose he might be surprised to learn that she's still around. Are you in contact with him?
Yes, and Bill.
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27-05-2008, 05:46 PM
#5
Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Swanage
Occupation: Sad boat sales person
Interests: Motorcycles, Guitars, Booze
Boat name: "Merlin III"
Boat make: Wooden Sorcerer 16.5' 1968ish
Engines: 85Hp Yamaha o/b (Old)
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Swanage
Posts: 11
Contact
Dear Jon
Did you get a chance to speak to Bil and Rod yet?
27-05-2008, 06:47 PM
#6
Registered User
Country: United kingdom
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Grease Monkey
Interests: Makin my boat faster!
Boat name: S.B Racing
Boat make: Ocke mannerfelt canopied B23 / Zapcat
Engines: Merc 200XS Gen 2 / Tohatsu 50
Cruising area: littlehampton/Southampton
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 2,656
Didnt one of these enter the brass monkey a few years ago or is that a different model of boat? i know it was wooden whatever it was?
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29-05-2008, 11:02 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Swanage
Occupation: Sad boat sales person
Interests: Motorcycles, Guitars, Booze
Boat name: "Merlin III"
Boat make: Wooden Sorcerer 16.5' 1968ish
Engines: 85Hp Yamaha o/b (Old)
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Swanage
Posts: 11
Not me
It wasn't mine and I don't know of any other Sorcerers, except Bewtiched, that are still in the water.
29-05-2008, 11:13 AM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
I think Simon Everitt who writes for Sports Boat and Rib magazine might have done a race?
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02-09-2020, 04:16 PM
#9
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 2
Mayby its the one of 12
Hello
This is my wooden boat which I wants to rebuild. Can you help me to find the type od this boat and its producer. I read aboat the Marlin 3 and I look some similarities between. My boat is 4,3 metres long.
Thanks for some opinion.
25-09-2020, 09:23 AM
#10
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 98
That's a nice boat you have. I like the design, so classy.
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