b'Sweet Myrhh - a fast motor launchLOA 27ft. Beam 6ft. Draft 18ins.Built circa 1912 by S.E Saunders at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Two layers of Mahogany planking copper-sewn Consuta patent construction onto steam bent copper-riveted ribs. Mahogany deck and fit-out.Restored/rebuilt 1997/1998.This launch came from a short-lived era of fast displacement launch development pioneered by Sam Saunders. He had invented the Consuta patent construction technique on the Thames but was unable to adequately test fast launches in the shallow tranquil river.This prompted his move to Cowes in 1912 and the start of an extraordinary programme of research and development. Sweet Myrrh was built in this early period, which ended when hydroplaning hulls emerged as the next generation of fast boat design.Surprisingly for a launch so lightly built Sweet Myrrh had ended up as a boatyard work boat on the Norfolk Broads. The hull had been reinforced with heavy timber and glassfibre sheathing and the deck and cockpit had been radically adapted to suit her role as a tug. There was very little evidence of the original deck and cockpit arrangement although the delicate hull shape was intact beneath the modern additions.80'