Exterior Pictures - Hull

Leonie - Exterior Pictures - Hull

All pictures taken August 2010

Launch, mid-August 2010, Suffolk Yacht Harbour, R Orwell.

Stbd quarter, lovely lines, fair hull. Topsides painted with International Brightside, thinned with owatrol (to keep a wet edge) and then applied with roller, tiped off with brush.

Port side

Stern to port

Transom, note unique wineglass transom (we are not aware of any other Lion with this)

Transom again showing lovely fair lines

Port side close-up

Stbd side looking aft showing run off to transom

Bilge closeup showing faired underwater hull. Paint is standard International Cruiser Uno antifouling, two coats

Dariglow three bladed folding prop

On her trailer ready to leave for the coast and launch

Ready for the off... Trailer comes with the boat. Note Plastimo liferaft mounted on deck fwd of cabin entrance

Launched and ready to have the sails bent on

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Nigel Talbot, Chaparral 285 SSi - Lake Maggiore, Italy

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James Auld, 1972 Bertram B31 Sports Fish - Edmiston Company, Monaco

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Peter Godsell, Bayliner 185 - UK

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Age Dahl - Mekanikk og Elektroservice, Norway

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Tim Luffingham, MacGregor 26M power sailer - Antibes, France

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Steve Miglin (seller) 2002 Bayliner 2855 SB - Toms River, NJ, USA - imported for UK dealer

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George Cullen 2007 SeaRay 260 Sundancer - NATO, Germany

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