Liverpool Class Lifeboat –

”The Always Ready”

Dimensions.

Please note that all dimensions / measurements are approximate & no guarantee can be given.

Length: 35’6” / 10.82 m   Length at Waterline: TBC

Beam: 10′ /  3.04m

Draft:  2’10”/ 0.90m

History:

”Built in 1933 by J.S. White and Co in Cowes in 1933.  She was placed on service at Brunswick in 1933. In 1934 there was an accident where the coxswain got crushed between the lifeboat and the ship she was saving someone from. The coxswain later died in hospital. The vessel was renamed Robert Patton The Always Ready in his honor. His widow received The RNLI gold medal for his gallantry. She was sold out of service by the RNLI in 1954 and was replaced by a Twin screw Liverpool class lifeboat (which I also restored).

She was converted into a pilot boat at Charles Kimbers yard at Highbridge and was sold to the port of Sharpness and became their pilot
boat until the mid 1970s. She carried out over 8300 acts as a pilot boat.

After her time as a pilot boat she was used as a house boat on the Gloucester to Sharpness canal. I bought her in 2007 and removed the
existing cabin and wheelhouse and started again with just a bare hull and the original shelter.” – Craig Glassonbury, Marine Surveyor, Restorer & Owner.

Construction & Wheelhouse:

Central helm position, Port & Starboard excellent visibility!
Single lever Morse control, Double helm seat, waterproof, P.V.C. sole.
Her wheelhouse provides access to her 12v, mains & switch panels.
Blue Sea 230AC switch panel for her Victron Battery Charger / Inverter.
Multi compact 12v / 1600 providing 16Amp capacity.
Mains to cabin Cutlets.
Mains water heater / Calorifier.
Consumer Unit & R.C.D.
Blue Sea 12V 8 Gang switch panel for: Refrigerator, Fresh Water Pump, Lights, Engine Room Blower & Bilge Pump.
Beta Marine control panel with oil, water, coolant, battery alarm, voltmeter, oil pressure & temperature gauges.

Engine Bay:

80HP Ford
Delphi Fuel Filters & Separator.
Separate Oil coolers.
2x 110AMPH batteries / Start & House.

Mains Electrics & Heating:

Webasto 12v / 12Kw Diesel central heating to Saloon & Wheelhouse located in engine bay.

Navigation:

WP4000 Autopilot.
Raymarine 54E V.H.F DSC Radio.
A.I.S Radar.
Raymarine A60 Chartplotter.
Autohelm Personal Compass.
Sterntube greaser.
Mizzen & Mainsail stowed beneath rear deck with superb access to her steering gear.
Engine Hours recorded by CYS 27th July 2026 at 349.
12v Cigarette charging port.

Galley:

Waeco Fridge to Portside cabinet works.
Her Starboard side galley provides for a Voyager 4500 two-burner hob, grill & oven.
Stainless steel left hand drainer / sink, with a traditional style hot & cold faucet.

Saloon:

Comfortable crushed blue fabric to all upholstery to her Port & Starboard seating.
Starboard & port side make to another small double berth.
Stowage beneath.
Escape hatch.
Concealed lighting.
Stowage below drop leaf Saloon table.

Forward Cabin:

Petit V-Berth measuring 7Ft by 7Ft by 7Ft allows for a snug sleeping quarter.
Wooden bulkhead between Cabin & Saloon.
All beautifully finished throughout to a very high standard and not what you would expect from the outside looking in!
Predominantly white painted finish throughout with Timber framework & structure in a dark varnish.

Heads:

Offering a shower, ceramic wash hand basin, again with traditional hot & cold pumped water, Jabsco manual toilet & holding tank.

On Deck:

Manual anchor windlass with 3/8” galvanised calibrated chain.
24KG Galvanised plough anchor secured to her deck chocks.
Solid Steel bow rail.
Dorade deck vent to locker below.

Aft Deck:

All decks in sound condition and in a grey non slip coating.
Solid steel rail to cabin top.
Jack Stays running fore & aft.
Deck mounted foremast to galvanised tabernackle.
Steaming & Anchor light.
Deck plug to mast base. All new Uphaul & Bungees.
Stainless Steel rigging & tensioners.
Houdini Hatch to Saloon with Acrylic canvas cover with clear viewing window.
12mm 3 Strand Poly-hemp safety lines to topsides.
2x 36” approx Perrybouy life rings (Port & Starboard) retrospectively.
Brass portlight to Saloon.
Dorade vent to Saloon.

Midships:

Her Midship offers access to the Saloon via a solid wooden hatch doors with a sliding hatch top. Again with Acrylic cover to companionway & doors. Stainless Steel turnbuckles to secure. Wheelhouse superstructure with Alloy marine windows, all sealed bar her central forward opening window.
Port & Starboard navigation lights.
Searchlight.
Single trumpet Horn.
1x 1.5m V.H.F Aerial

Wooden Mizzen mast with timber boom, Top mast Hag Staff, Stainless Steel rigging & new running rigging for her stay sail & radar reflector. Top sails are in good serviceable condition. Steel safety rails to side decks and wooden grab rail to rear of wheelhouse giving extra safety while working on her stern.
2x Solid bollards to Port & Starboard respectively.
Acrylic cover to wheelhouse doors.
Dorade vent to engine bay central to her cockpit.
Pump out deck socket to her Port side deck.
Diesel fuel filler to Starboard side deck.
Water filler to Starboard side lower deck.
Kedge anchor securing chocks to stern.
External rudder / Emergency Tiller.
Gas locker with 2x 4.5Kg Propane bottles to Starboard midship / lower deck.
Engine hatch cover doubles as cockpit sole & entry to Saloon.

Brokers Remarks:

As a wooden vessel you would expect your annual T.L.C programme may be slightly heavier than those with steel or G.R.P! But it is an absolute delight to explore and present such a dry wooden vessel of this calibre & capability.

Disclaimer:

Channel Yacht Sales Ltd offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Please note that as the broker/agent, we cannot guarantee or warrant the serviceability of any safety equipment included within the inventory, including but not limited to the condition, operation, or service dates of such equipment. It is the responsibility of the buyer to thoroughly inspect and assess the condition of all safety equipment prior to purchase.