34' Lello Full keel

[TonyGP]

Has anybody heard of these boats and would anybody care to share some info about them?

[boatman61]

S African boat from the 70's.. first build were timber then they transitioned to full glass hulls with glass over ply decks and timber coach roof.. solid seaworthy boats.. saw one in SMX 10yrs or so back.. rugged sea boats by all accounts. Sweet lines but very basic by todays standards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-vwtpCGmns

A Lello in the Southern Ocean..

[TonyGP]

Thanks for the info boatman, a friend of mine was asking me about them and I had to confess that I knew nothing about them. He was going to look at one that was up for sale in Durban, I think it is.

[barnakiel]

Agreed. We too noticed one hull (can't recall the size though) while in RSA. Very very classic hull lines. Hell to sail and pleasure to look at. The hull looked steel. IMHO one of best looking boats I have ever seen. CLASSIC

b.

[boatman61]

Hull Type: Long Keel Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 34.08' / 10.39m LWL: 28.50' / 8.69m
Beam: 9.00' / 2.74m Listed SA:
Draft (max.) 6.33' / 1.93m Draft (min.)
Displacement: 15500 lbs./ 7031 kgs. Ballast: 6000 lbs. / 2722 kgs.
Sail Area/Disp.1: Bal./Disp.: 38.71% Disp./Len.: 298.92
Designer: Byan Lello
Builder: Henry Vink Boat Builders Pty Ltd (SA)
Construction: FG Bal. type: Lead
First Built: 1975 Last Built: 1985 # Built:

NOTES
A heavy displacement, ruggedly built, ocean cruising yacht from South Africa. Dimensions shown here are only approximate.
Early version (1975) had the deck around the coach-roof in plywood with fiberglass overlay and the coach-roof itself made out ot wood.
Image and more information has been promised.
Apparently there was an earlier wood version.
Thanks to 'Nerites' for additional information.

[SaltyMonkey]

Ptui. Dont like that Yankee tail and swallow rudder and large boomy boom/main sail area. Need a barn door directly from a full transom transom with a tiller.

[boatman61]

Almost the same setup as mine Salty.. big mains were all the rage back then..

[SaltyMonkey]

::: WARNING! UGLY BOAT THREAD! WARNING! :::

(at least yours had a mini rear garage boaty)

[Barney Post]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Hull Type: Long Keel Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 34.08' / 10.39m LWL: 28.50' / 8.69m
Beam: 9.00' / 2.74m Listed SA:
Draft (max.) 6.33' / 1.93m Draft (min.)
Displacement: 15500 lbs./ 7031 kgs. Ballast: 6000 lbs. / 2722 kgs.
Sail Area/Disp.1: Bal./Disp.: 38.71% Disp./Len.: 298.92
Designer: Byan Lello
Builder: Henry Vink Boat Builders Pty Ltd (SA)
Construction: FG Bal. type: Lead
First Built: 1975 Last Built: 1985 # Built:

NOTES
A heavy displacement, ruggedly built, ocean cruising yacht from South Africa. Dimensions shown here are only approximate.
Early version (1975) had the deck around the coach-roof in plywood with fiberglass overlay and the coach-roof itself made out ot wood.
Image and more information has been promised.
Apparently there was an earlier wood version.
Thanks to 'Nerites' for additional information.

And where did this information come from I'm wondering?

[StroopCookie]

Originally Posted by boatman61

S African boat from the 70's.. first build were timber then they transitioned to full glass hulls with glass over ply decks and timber coach roof.. solid seaworthy boats.. saw one in SMX 10yrs or so back.. rugged sea boats by all accounts. Sweet lines but very basic by todays standards.

A Lello in the Southern Ocean..

This is the thread...

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by StroopCookie

This is the thread...

And that is the limit of my knowledge, have never owned, sailed or been on one.. sorry mate.

[boatman61]

https://sayachts.blogspot.com/2016/02/lello-34.html?m=1

Might be worth contacting this guy..
https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/mark-sinclair/

[StroopCookie]

Originally Posted by boatman61

And that is the limit of my knowledge, have never owned, sailed or been on one.. sorry mate.

Understood. Appreciate the response.

Last question: any idea where you learned that early
Lello’s were wood? Can’t find that bit info anywhere but I’m curious where you may have picked that up.

[boatman61]

Vaguely remember someone saying the first couple (late 60's) were wood and a mould was taken from one for the hull, thereafter they were glass hulls with ply deck and coach roof.. but as with most web info a pinch of salt needed.

Folkboats matured in a similar fashion I believe.