n/a

Current boat name

n/a

Boat class

6844

Function

Sports and Leisure

Type

Length (m / ft)

4.65 / 15ft 3in

Beam (m / ft)

1.46 / 4ft 10in

Leeward

None

Propulsion

Engine

Designer

Albatross Marine

Date of build

1959 c

Place of build

Great Yarmouth

Present use

Museum

The Albatross was designed and built by Albatross Marine Ltd of St Olaves. Built from aluminium, the light flush rivetted hull was initially powered by a Ford 100E petrol engine and soon became very popular in the UK and abroad. Two sizes were built, 2 or 4 seaters. Later Mk II versions, built from 1959 onwards, featured a redesigned bow and a larger Ford 122E engine as standard. It is estimated that 800 2 seaters and 400 four seaters were built with 80% of the boats being sold abroad. Some 163 MK Iis were fitted with the lighter and more powerful Coventry Climax 1200 cc engine. This Continental MkII is fitted with a Ford 1600cc engine. GH 20 July 2010 Remove seat back and check serial number next time this boat is cleaned. GH Sept 2014