Key details
- Current boat name
- 1898 Motor Boat
- Boat class
- 7323
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 4.88 / 16ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.22 / 4ft
- Leeward
- Keel
- Propulsion
- Engine
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1898
- Place of build
- USA
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/LAT
History
Built in 1898 in the USA and shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1899. Then brought to Windermere. The design is believed to have originated in the United States and these boats were built for a period of around 15 years. It has a variable pitch propellor to enable it to be reversed. This boat was found on a compost heap in Windermere in 1955. April 2008