Lyle Hess Bristol Cutter For Sale

(NOW SOLD)- FOR SALE
LYLE HESS 24 FT CUTTER Ships name Mathew J 31 ft Length over all including bow sprit and bumpkin.
LAUNCHED 2003
24 ft [on deck] beam 8 ft 11 inch draft 4 ft 8 inch
Mathew J is built true to the plans [ Sister ship to Lyn and Larry Pardys Serrafyn]
Displacement 4.5 tons
Construction is strip plank composite construction
19 mil Kauri pine then 2 layers of diagonal hoop pine all glued with west system epoxy and glassed with double bias cloth and west system epoxy resin
The laminated ribs are Tassie oak at 200 mil centres
Back bone stem, keel and stern post are all old growth QLD Maple as is the rudder.
Fit out timber consists mainly of Australian cedar, Australian black wood, Kwila, Jarrah and QLD Maple.
Deck beams are Tasmanian black wood
Mast and boom = laminated clear Oregon [ Douglass fir]
Transom Stern Is double planked Tasmanian Black wood
Fastenings are all bronze, as are the forged [ heavy duty ] chain plates, plus opening bronze port holes
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[@schuttrostig5729]

Looks phantastic, dream of a ship gratulations to the new owner.

[@randylahey7343]

Wow, just wow

[@saxophool]

Someone bought a floating museum piece it looks like. I hope they sail it.

[@jeremy000]

Yep sailed regularly

[@Thebonesoftrees]

amazing

[@stuartsutherland7664]

Where was the toilet?

[@ĶČXXĻ-ĀxÐ]

It’s in the boxed off section before the v-birth. The movable table top is hiding it in the video. It is also covered with the trapezoidal shaped fill in cushion. That matches the settee’s.

[@bfogel10]

What was the $?