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MOONRAKER ex TWYFORD MARINER

Moonraker 1 - Twyford Marine

Type/Class Motor > Narrow Boat

Designer: F C Morgan-Giles

Builder: Stone Pier Yard Warsash

Year: 1975

Ship statusNot registered
Yard Number916
Home PortCurrent location: Ashby Canal
Known History

Orderd 26th October 1974, Delivered and launched at Castle Mill Boatyard, Oxford 12th February 1975 as Twyford Mariner.

Used as a Hire boat by the Aynho Canal Cruisers near Banbury, Oxfordshire.

ConstructionLaminate hull with Mahogany Keel
LOA43ft 6in
Beam6ft 10in
Draft 2ft 1.5in
OwnerGary Walton
Previous Ownership

Original Owner. Morgan Giles. AYNHO Canal Cruisers

Alan Thompson. Dates unknown

Angie Seddon. Dates unknown

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