Hello to Colvic Watson Owners

[Tynesider]

Hello All
I have been monitoring this site for a few weeks and reading some of the interesting forum posts I thought I would join as 'I might' be able to help some members, also many people do not even know about our small group.

I am the Archivist for the Colvic Watson Owners Group (in the UK) which has free membership and open to all flags and Nationalities.
cwowners : Colvic Watson Owners

I have messed with boats for over 55 years and sailed for halve that and currently sail in the Costa 'North Sea'

Also for those interested after five years research I wrote two papers on 'History of the Colvic Watson Motor Sailer' anyone wanting a copy please PM me.

[Tynesider]

Guess not many people know what a Colvic Watson is!!
They have a pedigree second to none and look like this!

[anjou]

Hello and welcome.
Colvic Watson had a great reputation back in the hayday

[NotQuiteLost]

That boat looks badass. I love the defiant bow, and the hard enclosure of the cockpit. Speaks volumes about how it was designed.

Never seen one before, but first impressions being what they are, I'm a fan.

[Tynesider]

Originally Posted by NotQuiteLost

That boat looks badass. I love the defiant bow, and the hard enclosure of the cockpit. Speaks volumes about how it was designed.

Never seen one before, but first impressions being what they are, I'm a fan.

Many thanks for you kind comments.

The Colvic Watson motorsailer's basic hull designed is from lifeboats (Watson, Waveney, Maclachlan,Arun and Waveney Class) all designed by G L Watson & Co, if your are realy interested read my History of the Colvic Watson Motorsailer, part 1 & 2 which can be found here:
.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cwowners/files/History/

It took me five years to research my two papers and I met some wonderfull characters, and you will see the Colvic Watson Motorsailer has a pedigree second to none!

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!
Very good seaworthy looking boat.
kind regards,

[rtbates]

damn that's a beauty!!!

[NotQuiteLost]

I was talking with my girlfriend yesterday about general 'impressions' you get from first viewings of certain boats. We looked at a MacGregor 65' and she said "sexy, that's a sexy boat." We then looked at a Roberts aft pilothouse schooner, and she said "thats a classy, party boat good for socializing with the big foredeck and old-school sails." Then we looked at my boat, and she said "your boat doesn't look sexy, classy or social. Your boat looks like it's ready for a fight, and it's going to win that fight!"

I laughed pretty hard, but that's pretty much how I view my boat. I think I place this Colvic Watson in that same category. It's ready for a fight, and it's going to win that fight.

[Tynesider]

Originally Posted by NotQuiteLost

I laughed pretty hard, but that's pretty much how I view my boat. I think I place this Colvic Watson in that same category. It's ready for a fight, and it's going to win that fight.

Thanks for all your kind comments and yes if your going to fight the North Sea being in a Colvic Watson Motor Sailer would be my choice every time.

I wrote the History of the Colvic Watson Motor Sailer after researching for over five years and their basic design principle is based on the original lifeboat design's of G L Watson & Co who designed the famous Watson,Aran,Barnett and MacLachlan class lifeboats and a high bow, low midships and high stern is part of that design.

Mike

[Cocklebosun]

Originally Posted by Tynesider

Hello All
I have been monitoring this site for a few weeks and reading some of the interesting forum posts I thought I would join as 'I might' be able to help some members, also many people do not even know about our small group.

I am the Archivist for the Colvic Watson Owners Group (in the UK) which has free membership and open to all flags and Nationalities.
cwowners : Colvic Watson Owners

I have messed with boats for over 55 years and sailed for halve that and currently sail in the Costa 'North Sea'

Also for those interested after five years research I wrote two papers on 'History of the Colvic Watson Motor Sailer' anyone wanting a copy please PM me.

Dear Mike, Please contact me as I have a '79 CW 25'6" on hard standing down the coast from you at Saltfleet/North Somercotes. I would greatly appreciate any makers/owners manual copies, specs, layout etc. Anything at all. I only have the BMC1800 engine manual. She is sound but am working on fettling bilge plates and rudder plate/post assembly/linkage etc. Many thanks. Patrick

[Tynesider]

Hello Patrick

Sorry not to have replied earlier but I was in Turkey and did not have my pass word with me to log in.

Send me you e-mail address to me mike@colvicwatson.com
and I will send you some information no problem.
What's the name of your boat and do you know the hull number.

Do you know what model the engine is?

Best regards
Mike

Dear Mike, Please contact me as I have a '79 CW 25'6" on hard standing down the coast from you at Saltfleet/North Somercotes. I would greatly appreciate any makers/owners manual copies, specs, layout etc. Anything at all. I only have the BMC1800 engine manual. She is sound but am working on fettling bilge plates and rudder plate/post assembly/linkage etc. Many thanks. Patrick