Lily Joyce was built for a customer who knew exactly what he wanted. He remembered seeing a boat in Exeter Maritime Museum 30 years ago, a Bucks Ledge Lugger, a small working boat from the North Devon village of Bucks Mills. 

A bit of research was required to track the boat down to get a good idea of how she looked. After the Exeter museum closed she went to Eyemouth in Scotland. thankfully a chance conversation revealed she had since been bought back to North Devon. 

The lines of the original boat Flying Foam were taken and used to build Lily Joyce. Lily Joyce differs in that she has a standing lug rig and she is clinker built. Using carvel lines to build a clinker boat can be problematic and in this case I judged the curve of the planks by eye where the carvel lines proved to tight for clinker construction. 

The combination of research and historical links has made this a very interesting project. the result is an eye catching little boat, much admired wherever she goes. 

Lily Joyce is planked in Sitka Spruce and Mahogany with oak frames and fit out along with an Elm transom.