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| Name: | "Aeolus IV (ex Lismore) |
| Serial nr: | 180 |
| Contruction date: | 1973 |
| Location: | Eastbourne |
| Hull colour: | blue |
| Alterations from original: | I'm her third owner.
She was originally sold to an English family as "Lismore" in 1973,
who kept for for just 2 years, before being sold to a Dutch gentleman in 1975.
Jan Hofstede re-named her "Aeolus IV" and sailed her extensively throughout
Europe until his death in 2001. I found her for sale in Brighton marina in the UK while looking for out first yacht. When I first saw her, I felt that this was the prettest boat I had seen in over a year of looking at yachts, and before even stepping on board knew that I would buy her. A year later I have had the hull completely treated for Osmosis (which was rather advanced), replaced the Volvo MD2B engine with a Yanmar 3GM30F (keeping the offset propellor shaft), new standing rigging and Furlex (keeping orignal mast and boom). Although I have had only a half season of sailing I'm delighted with how she sails, and takes care of me even when the weather is not ideal. I have had many comments from other boat owners in Eastbourne Harbour on how pretty she is. |
| Previous owners: | Jan Hofstede - ? - ? |
| e-mail: jefferson.penfold@orange.net |