View of the deck head in the forecabin. Remember, this boat is over 80 years old and very original. All the frames and floors have been replaced and the entire boat refastened with copper rivets and bronze screws. 99% of the pitch pine planking is original as is the deck and beams. Structurally this is a new boat.

Waif's galley. Spacious and bright. Lockers and shelves everywhere.

Waif's beautiful, light and spacious interior. Very few small classic yachts can offer this kind of volume. There is full standing headroom in the entire saloon.

Port side settee bunk. Opening portholes throughout the boat. All are solid bronze and have been completely restored with new hinge pins, seals and glass. Note also the custom made stainless flue on the wood stove with large locker/coal/wood store. The woodstove makes Waif an extremely autonomous and cosy wooden boat. Her original decks are ply and epoxy sheathed so she is an extremely dry and warm boat.

Looking aft from the bows. The open plan look is created by opening up the bulkheads. In order to maintain the strength curved oak inlays have been fitted. These are not laminated, they were steamed into place!

A close up view of the double oval bulkhead. There is a huge amount of storage in Waif, lockers and shelves abound.

All the pictures on this page were taken in January 2013