1960 dolphin 20

[ollyoke1]

hello all. i`m new to the site so sorry if this is in wrong place
i have a 1960 ish dolphin 20 i am rebulding it has a fibergliss hull and wodden top side . i am trying to find out all what i can on the boat but getting nowhere can any one shed some lite on my boat
thanks olly

[Ken_Irby]

i couldn't resist replying to this. dolphins were made by a firm called brooklands aviation. they made their boats originally in marine ply but the later ones had grp hulls. yours is obviously one of these. the range was from 16ft to 24ft and both centre and aft cockpit versions were made in all sizes although the centre cockpit boats were rarer. most were outboard powered but the really posh ones had a sterndrive, usually an enfield. the reason i responded is that my first boat was a predecessor to their dolphins, a solent 16 which had a cold moulded ply hull and because of it's flat bottom for half of it's length slammed a lot at sea. keep your old girl going, the 24 was the best looking by far. the worst place for rot was the front corner joins between the deck and the superstructure.you might find:- http://www.theartistsweb.co.uk/artwo...t_-_kingfisher interesting
Chas on Kentrina's log-in

[Refueler]

Yours must be a later version as in 1968 they were still listed as Cold moulded Marine ply on Mahogany frames ..... >



The above bein g the Dolphin 20 and 23 as can be seen. The other Dolphin available at that time being the Dolphin 19. Main design difference being that 19 had 2 windows each side of cabin top, the 20 having a long single window each side. The two boats being very similar outwardly apart from this.

Later part of production put to GRP

[DownWest]

Not mentioned in the ads there, but my father Alan Eckford designed the 20ft and possibly the 23ft (as it looks like another one off he did for the original Daily Express ofshore race, but not finished until some years later)
Andrew

[Refueler]

Yes it's unusual that the Designer name is not mentioned - most boats that I have sheets for do list the actual architect name.

[ollyoke1]

hello all
thanks for the info . i`ve been looking for info on the boat for quite a while and got no where.a big thanks to you all.
on the picture of the dolphin 20 the roof hight looks to be lower than mine dose any one have drawings so i can compair with what i have .
thanks olly

[skipper_stu]

Nige
"most boats that I have sheets for do list the actual architect name"
Is there a side to you we dont know about? Collector? Anorak? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Stu

[Refueler]

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Nige
"most boats that I have sheets for do list the actual architect name"
Is there a side to you we dont know about? Collector? Anorak? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Stu

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Boats have been a serious part of my life as long as I remember .... I was dragged onto an Enterprise dinghy as 5 yrs old after tripping over a breakwater at HillHead, Solent.

I have various books, mags, all sorts from my years as a surveyor of Yachts in UK and abroad. But my two main 'bibles' will always be Bristows.