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For Sale
Tinker Traveller &
4hp Outboard
£750 o.n.o.
Harrow, NW London
(ad placed 24/09/2024)
Mid 90's Tinker Traveller, sail number 5516, with 4hp outboard motor.

Great condition (garage stored), no repairs and lightly used.

Photos taken and inflation tested in August '24.

Comes with full sailing kit, oars, anchor and launch wheels (wheel frame has some paint flaking and rusting).

The gudgeons for the rudder appear to be missing as the boat was mostly used with the outboard.  Replacements are readily available and inexpensive (£6.00 each, two required).

Also comes with with a 4hp Johnson Sea Horse outboard motor with emergency cut-out fitted.  Has been stored in a garage with the boat.

I have not tested the motor as I'm unfamiliar about how to do so safely after being stored for a long period (boat and engine have been inherited), but it was well maintained and put away functioning.

Price £750 o.n.o. - cash or bank transfer.

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For Sale
Tinker Tramp
£675 o.n.o.
Warwickshire
(ad updated 24/09/2024)
Tinker Tramp, sail number 5587, manufactured 1996.  Very good condition.

Very light use - dry stored.  Owner's manual.

All standard equipment, main and jib like new, plus oars and Tinker trolley, & original storage bag.

Pump not included (these are readily available from boat chandlers).

Inflation tested 28/8/24.

Buyer collects.

Price £675 o.n.o.  Cash or bank transfer.

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For Sale
Tinker Traveller
£250 o.n.o.
Mercury 3.3 HP outboard
£400 o.n.o.
GL7 5QW
(ad placed 03/09/2024)
Classic Tinker Traveller, sail number 92.  A veteran but still serviceable after 46 years.

She has had one upgrade in her life.

She is complete with sails, oars, and an anchor.

She was bought and shipped to the Bahamas and has been sailed there and in Scotland and around England.

She has been much loved but unfortunately, we are downsizing and can no longer keep her.

There is also a Mercury 3.3 HP outboard for sale.  It dates from 2000 but has been hardly used, probably less than 20 hours running.

Buyer collects .

Price - Tinker Traveller - £250 o.n.o.  Mercury 3.3 HP outboard - £400 o.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Traveller
£475 o.v.n.o.
North Devon
(ad updated 21/08/2024)
Tinker Traveller, sail number 4978, purchased new in 1993.

Little used, mainly garage stored, & not sailed for many years.

Includes mainsail and jib, mast, boom, tiller and rudder, oars, boat and kit bags.

4 new valves, documents and instructions.  There is 1 small patch repair.

Will require cleared payment or cash payment prior to release.  Prefer buyer to collect but would consider delivery depending on distance.

Price £475 o.v.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Tramp
& Mariner 2.5 HP outboard £600 o.n.o.
Lochwinnoch, 20 miles
west of Glasgow
(ad placed 12/08/2024)
We purchased our Tinker Tramp, sail number 2411, when in Grenada in the Caribbean in 2014.  Since then we have circumnavigated the world with her ('with' her not in her!).  We arrived back in Scotland in June last year.

She is for sale with one set of Sanders sails, oars, rudder (which has an aluminium tiller), daggerboard, dyneema standing rigging, two bags for the vessel and the mast, dagger board and oars.  She also comes with the original pump. I replaced two of the screw in valves which came with their fixings which I didn't need to fit.

She is equipped with stainless steel fittings and has a four point bridle to allow hoisting onboard our yacht using a halyard.

With our Tinker we include a Mariner 2.5 HP two stroke outboard.  The outboard was last serviced by me about two years ago.  It started third pull yesterday.  It has been an extremely reliable engine.

We sailed her in many of the countries we visited some of the photographs below were taken there.

She is in amazing condition considering her presumed age and she has outlived our Avon RIB and it's aluminium replacement!

Price £600 o.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Foldaway RIB
£500

Proceeds to charity
(Prostate Cancer UK)

Boat located in Romsey, Hampshire
(ad placed 04/08/2024)
Tinker Foldaway RIB, red tubes, dark blue fibreglass floor.  Sail number 6907, manufactured in July 2000.

Excellent condition.

Owned by Olympic medallist, Keith Musto, she has been very well looked after and set up so she sails beautifully.  She has only rarely been used, just occasional racing between Keith and his friends when cruising.

Set up as a tender, she is fitted with davit lifting points.

Comes with:
  • 3 piece tracked mast & boom & all rigging
  • Mainsail, battens, & jib
  • Rudder & daggerboard
  • Oars & paddle
  • 2 chamber Bravo 10 foot pump

Price £500 with proceeds going to charity:

Prostate Cancer UK

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For Sale
Tinker Foldaway RIB
£750 o.n.o.
Arundel, West Sussex
(ad placed 28/07/2024)
Tinker Foldaway RIB - Yellow - Folding, Sailing, RIB.

Sail Number 6777 - Manufactured June 1999 - with Certificate of Conformity.

Good condition considering its age.  Tubes have no patches and no leaks. Just pumped up and tubes held pressure OK for 3 days.  Hull stays dry.

Complete boat, sails, daggerboard, rudder, oars and pump.

Was a great tender to our boat in the Med, but did have one incident which cracked the bow section of the GRP.  I repaired this and reinforced the area so is as robust as before.

Oars could do with a lick of varnish.

Price £750 o.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Traveller
£400
Yamaha Outboard
£300
Near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
(ad updated 29/06/2024)
Classic Tinker Traveller Sailing inflatable complete.  Sail number 1582, with 4HP Yamaha outboard engine (4AS) with separate fuel tank.

The boat was purchased 1988.  The Yamaha outboard was purchased in 1986 & was transferred to the Tinker from being an auxiliary engine on the sale of a Shetland cruiser.   The Tinker has been kept inflated over the years hanging up in roof of garage (see below).  It was last used in 2011, as pictured below.

The outboard was serviced and refurbished that year.  In total it has probably less than 12 hours run time.  Was test run recently.

All items include oars, dagger board, rudder, mast.  Trolley, foot pump, mainsail & jib.

Several fender buoys, pulleys, homemade transom mount for engine & daggerboard slot plug and some cordage will be included along with 2 * buoyancy aids, lifejacket+ childrens, repair kit, all manuals, 2011 engine receipt.

Price - Tinker Traveller Sailing Inflatable £400, Yamaha 4HP outboard £300.

All inclusive.

Delivery will be paid or delivered by seller.  COD or bank transfer on delivery.

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For Sale
Tinker Star Traveller Sailing Rig
£500
Tinker Launching Trolley
£70
Dunoon
(ad placed 06/06/2024)
Top of the range sailing kit for later model Tinker Star Traveller circa 2001, sail number 7182.

Includes mast, mast step, boom, dagger board, rudder, rigging, sails (dark blue) with battens, and rigging.

Sailing kit only used about 6 times.  Seems a shame to have the sailing kit in the loft when someone else could use it.

Also available is the Tinker specific launching trolley.

Price - sailing kit £500, launching trolley £70.

I can deliver to any port or marina in mainland Argyll (not islands, sorry, but can take it to the ferry) or on Clyde Coast.  Otherwise, you would have to collect, or pay for it to be delivered to you.

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For Sale
Tinker Super Tramp
£440
Stubbington, Fareham
(ad updated 06/06/2024)
Classic Tinker Super Tramp, sail no 2152, manufactured in late 1980's/early 1990's.

Comes with the performance sailing kit - tiller extension, kicking strap, & bulkhead (which stiffens the tubes).

Has been carefully maintained over the years, visiting RIB Repair whenever necessary.

Full sailing rig:
  • Mainsail with three battens, Jib, plus sheets.
  • Mast, breaking down into four sections to be storable on mother ship or to fit into an estate car.
  • All spars, daggerboard, rudder, tiller and extension and oars.
  • Launching trolley.
Last used three years ago when we sold our Hardy.  Thought I would use her but age has caught up!

The original foot pump is missing, but these are easily sourced from chandlers (Bravo 2 or Bravo 8 - 6.5 litre foot pump).

Can be viewed by appointment in Stubbington, Fareham.

Price £440.

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For Sale
Tinker Star Traveller
£395
East Grinstead
(ad placed 28/05/2024)
I am reluctantly selling my classic Tinker Star Traveller as, despite fitting comfortably in the car, she is just a bit heavy for me to get to and from the water by myself.  Much easier with two people, but not generally an option for me!

She is in good condition for her age - sails, rigging, spars and floor are all good.   There is a slow leak from the inner tube (rear) valves, it is no problem for a few hours sailing but if you are staying on the water all day you may wish to replace the valves.   Alternately the inside tubes can be left deflated and just the outer tubes used, but of course with less redundancy if you hit a particularly sharp rock!

The only other known minor problem is the tiller extension has come off the tiller at the rubber universal joint, and these are readily available from a chandler - see here.

The sale includes the hull, daggerboard and rudder/tiller, oars, standard sailing rig (mast, boom, two mainsails (one with slight damage), and small jib) and the performance sailing kit (furling masthead jib, bulkhead, 2 x bow bracing beams, kicking strap, and tiller extension).  Plus the inflation pump, blue spars bag and red sail bag.

Also has extra brackets at the rear of the tubes aft of the transom and the rudder.  These are for mounting a second "dummy" transom to take an outboard.

Could possibly deliver locally (within an hour of East Grinstead) by prior arrangement.

Price £395.

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For Sale
Tinker Star Traveller
£425 o.n.o.
Crowborough, East Sussex
(potential to deliver to SE section of the M25)
(ad updated 08/05/2024)
Classic Tinker Star Traveller, sail number 1805.

In good condition for its age.  Holds air for at least 72 hours (didn't test any longer).

Dry stored.

Everything included as pictured - no known faults.

Sails crisp and in very good condition. Main, jib and furling jib.

Performance sail kit (mast beam etc).

Leafield A5 valves in great condition having been replaced by previous owner.

No air pump (these are readily available from chandlers - Bravo 2 or Bravo 8 6.5 litre foot pumps).

Price £425 o.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Tramp
£850 o.n.o.
Poole, Dorset
(ad updated 07/05/2024)
Tinker Tramp, manufactured in 2000, sail number 6979.

Excellent condition and well cared for over the years.

Comes with full sailing rig, oars, launching wheels, davit lifting points, skirt with lacing eyelets on top of the tubes and bow dodger (handy for tying day packs and dry bags to), stowage bags, pump, instruction book and original paperwork.

Price £850 o.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Star Traveller
£650
Southampton, Hampshire
(ad placed 28/04/2024)
Tinker Star Traveller, sail number 7015, manufactured in 2000.

Comes with performance sailing kit - furling masthead jib, floor beam, tiller extension, kicking strap.

Used regularly as a tender.  Stored below deck when not in use.

Holds pressure very well.
  • Sailing rig includes mainsail, small jib, and furling masthead jib (genoa)
  • Oars
  • Foot pump
  • Bag for mast storage
Can be viewed by appointment in Swanmore, north of Southampton.

Price £650.

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For Sale
Tinker Traveller
£500
Taunton, Somerset
(ad placed 23/04/2024)
Classic Tinker Traveller, sail number 1207.  Built by Alan McQuoid at Henshaws Inflatables & purchased new in the early 1980's.

The starboard inner chamber leaks into the main chamber but other than that both side tubes hold air well and it does not affect sailing capability.

Comes complete with sailing kit consisting of:
  • Main sail
  • Jib
  • 3 sectioned mast with forestay & shrouds attached
  • Boom
  • Pair of oars
  • Daggerboard
  • Rudder
  • Foot pump
  • Various ropes
  • Bag for mast storage
Not been used for 20 plus years & stored in a dry garage.

Selling on behalf of retired Tinker sailer.

Price £500.

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For Sale
Tinker Foldaway RIB
£750
Malvern, Worcestershire
(ad placed 19/04/2024)
Tinker Foldaway RIB, manufactured in February 1999, sail number 6629.

Excellent condition.

Price £750.

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For Sale
Honda 2.3hp Outboard
£350
Clevedon, North Somerset
(ad placed 24/02/2024)
Honda 2.3hp outboard (short shaft).  Used about 10 hours.

In good condition.

Can consider delivering to anywhere in UK or Ireland.

Price Honda 2.3hp outboard £350.

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For Sale
Tinker Traveller
£575
Twickenham, West London
(ad placed 15/02/2024)
Classic Tinker Traveller, manufactured in 1987.  It is in good condition for its age.  It was last used about a year ago.

It comes with a mast, mast extension, 2 sails, inflation foot pump, rigging, sheets, 2 centre boards, rudder, tiller extension, oars, storage bag and a life raft conversion kit.

The liferaft kit has not been serviced for some years.

Price £575.

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For Sale
Tinker Traveller Rig
£100 o.n.o. plus postage
Aberdeen
(ad placed 10/02/2024)
I have a rigging set for a Tinker Traveller, which I would like to sell, donating the proceeds to charity.

The set includes a mainsail, jib, mast & boom, rigging as well as a daggerboard and rudder.  The sail no is 2171, as shown in the photos.

Price £100 o.n.o. plus postage - offers considered.

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For Sale
Tinker Funsail
£750 o.n.o.
Weymouth (could transport to Southampton)
(ad placed 04/08/2023)
Tinker Funsail, in good condition with full sailing kit - mainsail, jib, mast, boom, daggerboard, rudder, and pump.

Holds air very well.

Price £750 o.n.o.

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For Sale
Tinker Tramp
£425 o.n.o.
Saxilby near Lincoln
(ad updated 16/07/2023)
Tinker Tramp No. C31142.  Comes with rowing oars and sailing kit.

Old but in good usable condition.  The outer tubes hold air well, the inner tubes don't - but this does not affect the abilities of the boat on the water.

Price £425 o.n.o.

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