can anyone please help identify this small UK powerboat

[Dixieman]

Hello all. I have just bought this power boat shell and am desperatley trying to find out its make/model so can can find accesories,parts and the correct engine. Can anyone help identify this boat as I cant do much with it until I do.
Many thanks
Paul

[pistnbroke]

well it looks like an outboard well at the rear ..just missing an aluminium bracket for the motor ....If you tell us the length and use we might guess at a HP .....if its on a canal 5 hp will be fine ..so what do you intend to use it for ???

[Dixieman]

Hi and thank you. The length is 17ft. We intend to use her on the sea for a spot of fishing and general pleasure stuff. We were thinking of a 50hp. The boat renovation has begun and shes looking great so far.
We had a mecury 50 on our last boat which was a 18ft fast fisher, again refitted from just a shell> Its weight was a lot more than this one but it seemed to push us along quite nicely so were hoping a 50 will be more than enough. We have no intentions to do any skiing or anything like that...
Many thanks
Regards
Paul

[pistnbroke]

well in australian terms we would be looking at 115 or 140 hp but we can do 40 kts on our rivers...and a 115 at half throttle is a lot quieter then a 50 going wot......If 50 hp got your old boat onto the plane and it was heavier then you should be happy with 50 hp on this one...

[capt littlelegs]

There are so many small manufacturers and without any history you'd be hard put to identify it. From a basic shell all the parts required would be off the shelf anyway so take your pick. Sowester Marine would be a good start and fendering can be bought from the manufacturers who's name escapes me in Tollesbury Essex. A 50 HP Mercury would be fine two up with the right prop pitch and fast enough for choppy sea conditions.