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Cleaning and Preparing Gratis Commences
gratisaustralis/May 13, 2017/Boat Work,  Europe and European Waterways,  Germany 2017
Cleaning and Preparing Gratis Commences
Bob down the hole working on the fridge
Stern view
Getting on with doing the outside
Gratis is a solid fibre glass pilot house 48ft Roberts Spray, based on Joshua Slocum’s famous original. Gratis has a displacement of 18 tons, beam of 14’6”, and is rigged as a mast head cutter with twin fore sails for downwind legs. Undertaking her third world trip, Gratis is a comfortable home, especially in some of the ugliest seas.

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