Wooden Drascombe

Name: Teazer

Type: Lugger

Builder: John Elliott?

Year: circa 1980

Owner: Bob Wheeler

Quote from Bob:-

"Photo of 'Teazer',a wooden Drascombe Lugger I renovated last winter is attached. I believe she was built circa 1980 in Yealampton, Devon and she is now in Findhorn, the other end of the country !"

Another quote:-

"Your remarks confirm the boat's origin, as I had to remove the original varnish, which had suffered over the years, but apart from a few knees supporting the gunwale and parts of the endgrain of the plywood damaged by water, due to the boat being laid up in a garden for 5 years, she was in good condition , a credit to her builders and any lady of her age needs a little powder and paint ! I named her Teazer after a T class Destroyer I was on and thereby hangs a tale. At her launching, my neighbour asked why she was so named and it transpired that she was at the commissioning of H.M.S. Teazer in 1943, with her late husband, who was the ship's doctor.....a small world ! "

Last updated: 6 December, 2006

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