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History
DAPHNE is a Windermere slipper saloon launch of timber carvel construction. Her hull, which is original, is of Honduras mahogany and larch underwater. Her present engine is a Gardner 4BCR petrol. She was built in 1908 by Borwick and Sons of Bowness. The vessel was one of the early motor launches on Lake Windermere that replaced the bigger steamboats. Her hull is based on the racing beaver stern slipper launches of her day. She has been in the same ownership for 30 years and has been regularly maintained. She is now cruised on Inland Waterways throughout the UK
Key dates
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1908
Built by Borwicks of Bowness,Cumbria as a Winderemere Slipper Saloon Launch
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1908-1930
Used as a Motor Launch on Lake Winderemere
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1930s
Morris Navigator engine fitted
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C1980
Bought by the present owner
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2003
Electric motor fitted
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2005
Gardner 4BCR engine fitted
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2015
Vessel is thought to be at Preston Brook, Cheshire, in good condition, and used as a Private Leisure Craft
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