Classic Bruce Campbell Christina Motorboat 1960, United Kingdom

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8,100 EUR

(6,900 GBP)

ex. EU Vat.

Nicolle Associates
Martin Hasker
IP3 0BN Ipswich
United Kingdom
+44 23 8115 7012
+44 78 6736 2225

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FOR SALE BY OWNER/BROKERAN EXCITING PROJECTOFFERS INVITEDBlue Blazes A Christina by Bruce Campbell Ltd on a Fairey Marine Huntress hullBlue Blazes is a Bruce Campbell Ltd 'Christina' power boat, hull number 13, built on a Huntress hot-moulded hull supplied by Fairey Marine of Hamble (hull design by Alan V Burnard). First sold in 1960 with a 125hp General Motors Detroit Diesel 4 cylinder forced induction engine and recorded on the UK Ships Registry with number 302058.The second owner of Blue Blazes was Mr J Atkinson who bought this Bruce Campbell Ltd Christina in January 1964. There is evidence that he changed the engine and entered a power-boat race on June 6th 1964 organised by the Cresta Yacht Club, Newhaven. The race report in Yachts & Yachting on July 10th 1964 refers to Blue Blazes having a 280 hp Graymarine engine, probably a V8 petrol unit. (Evidence was found during renovation of twin exhausts, shown in one of the pictures). From that report the race number was probably 46.Years later, with the Detroit Diesel engine re-fitted and the boat in the Channel Islands Blue Blazes sank in the harbour at Alderney, was hauled ashore and then stripped.Subsequently purchased by this Owner as a bare hull and legally imported/repatriated into mainland UK for renovation. Initial work done in a yard's work-shed on Hayling Island included:*Making and fitting additional deck-supports*New marine ply fore-deck fitted. *Well-known improvements of extending the 'hog' and lengthening the engine bearers in the engine bay were carried out*A number of holes for multiple exhaust systems and fuel pipes were filled and a bulkhead doubled-up for strengthening.Subsequently, in a yard near Ipswich and closer to home, more work was undertaken by a skilled shipwright commissioned by the Owner as the renovation gathered pace including but not limited to:*1 a new transom*2 using the Owner's Agba veneers to make repairs to the starboard and port aft quarters*3 small repairs to the cabin and elsewhere*5 sheathing cabin sides*6 sheathing some of the new decks*7 closing some small skin-fitting apertures in the hull using Agba veneers*8 extending the spray rails as advised by an ex-Fairey Marine employee who had assessed the spray rails as being 'race-boat' wide.A substantial investment was made in taking out the existing 'keel' and fitting a new 'keel' with a reverse shear into the stem.Thus, Blue Blazes is for sale as a bare hull with some desirable loose items such as: original aluminium framed windscreen with green-tinted 'Sundym' glass; original rod steering system; spare rod steering system; steering wheel; dash panel; rudder; navigation lights; windows; mast; P bracket and drive-shaft.Main picture credit: PHOTO BEKEN(Image purchased by Owner and used with permission)