London No. III

Her Registry was closed 2010-04-26. This vessel is no longer registered in Canada.

In 2017 this vessel was photographed at Alert Bay BC and in 2019 at Shelter Island Marina. Greg Johnson (Email to Nauticapedia 04/01/2024) stated "I am the current owner of London III, and have owned her since March 1980. I was a shipwright for Nelson Bros./B.C. Packers at the time, and completed her conversion, to what you see now, in March 1983, and subsequently moved aboard. I basically took her apart down to the waterline, and for the most part gutted the hull inside, leaving bulkheads, most decking, fuel tanks, Wagner hydraulic steering, and inline GMC 671. all fuel, hydraulic, and any plumbing was removed, and all wiring and electrical. This vessel had 4x 8 volt batteries and all 32 volt system. I took the 671 somewhat apart, and rebuilt the blower, new fuel pump, pan off and new oil pump, all main bearings were good and still running well after about 4000 hrs since 1983. All new exhaust with cowell muffler at engine and silencer in the new stack. Installed all new 12 Volt System with starter, alternator, batteries, and all new wiring DC and now a complete AC system as well, with Inverters etc. removed PTO from the front of the 671, and remounted with front cover only, so I could move the focs’l bulkhead aft about 20 inches to accommodate a larger single bunk etc. all new hydraulic plumbing with electrostatic clutch. Only a new Queensborough Marine hydraulic anchor winch now. Anchor was pulled from a line down the stb side through a snatch block and over to the deck winch. As I had intended to live aboard, I insulated the ceiling, and 2x4 walls, and installed all windows with double glazing. Installed a Dickenson Antarctic oil stove below, and ran 1/2 inch copper tubing from stem to stern for hot water heating system. Below, in what was the fish hold, is now a 70 gallon holding tank, oil stove, lots of storage, Torrid hot water tank, electric and heat exchanger off the 671. Also Installed an older 3K Onan Genset, still running. 10 new 33 gallon plastic water tanks in the Laz, connected together for 330 gals fresh water. About 330 gals of fuel as well. The boat is 48 ft LOA, 12.5 ft beam, draught 5.6 ft. Since 1990, I have continued maintenance, most recently replacing about 15 Cedar planks on each side, with twice as many ribs (not full length). Early 1990s I designed and installed “rolling chocks”, as well as 20 inch by full length gumwood sheathing for ice and logs etc. "