Miller Fifers were built in sizes
ranging from 28 feet to 65 feet - this one being nominally 33 feet
in length. Actually she is about 34 ft length on deck, and with
davits astern and her anchor stowed on the bow roller, approximately
35 feet overall.
They are all solid, heavy boats, with excellent
sea-keeping qualities. They are best described at 60/40 motorsailers,
the accent being on power as the primary propulsion, with the sails
giving additional drive, a steadier motion and reduced fuel consumption
on offwind passages, as well as an emergency propulsion system.
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The interior layout comprises a small open cockpit aft, with
bench seats for four. From the cockpit, a door leads into the
enclosed wheelhouse, with two "helmsmans seats" and
the wheel position.
Steps down from the wheelhouse lead into the main cabin, with
the heads door to port, and the galley to starboard. The main
cabin also has a single settee berth to port, and a dinette (
converting into a double berth ) to starboard. A common feature
of Fifers is an interior deck headlining made of perforated panels,
allowing ventilation to the timbers.
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The engine room is under the cockpit and wheelhouse floor: in
this example the engine was a Ford Parsons 56 bhp, with plenty
of room to work around it
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