How can a Piper Boat be Recognised?
Although David Piper boats bear certain common features, the majority were built for private customers, fulfilling their own particular specifications.
David Piper boats may have some or all of the following characteristics:
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Traditional Style (up to 1997)
Headlamp on a cranked free-standing pipe in front of cratch. |
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Square water-tank lid, hinged at forward end. Water in the bow storage tank can be viewed by lifting the lid. |
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| Steel grab-rail continuous with cabin sides. Similar wooden rail on earlier boats. |
Particular livery design across back doors. |
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Hopper windows. Some older boats with a round hopper window for the bathroom. Curved-top Dutch barge type windows on some later boats. |
Sliding hatch at fore end as well as at rear. Slide rails were solid wood faced with brass. |
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| Wooden seats on foredeck cut in a radius to facilitate the opening of the cabin doors. |
Wooden pigeon box over sleeping cabin. |
Other features
Facility of boat-handling – light and easy to steer.
Gas locker lid below back deck, shaped characteristically.
Air venting for front cabin area via front locker.
Roof angled in ribs in older boats.
Built-in storage area beneath side-hatch steps.
Calorifier system
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Cruiser Style (Up to 1997) |
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Decorative wooden strip along cabin side above windows |
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Engine controls on rear bulkhead. |
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Hopper windows. |
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Deeply curved roof, especially on later boats in this series. |
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Shape of front cabin. |
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Grab rail with discontinuous plates to roof |
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Simon Piper Boats (From 1997 approx) |
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Dot is happy to answer any questions about Piper boat verifications; Dot Piper
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