The Turf Hotel, Exeter, Devon EX6 8EE
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The Turf Hotel, Exeter, Devon EX6 8EE
Spot On (40ft catamara)
12m LOA.
5.2m Beam.
Twin engine reliability 700hp.
Fast cruising speed of 17-20knots.
3000 litre fuel capacity for serious long range fishing.
33.2m of gunwale space.
Side boarding door for easy access on and off the boat.
Huge deck area along with unique bow viewing foredeck.
Inside seating for 12 passengers inside a heated anglers cabin.
Full galley including hot water boiler, microwave, halogen oven, sink and tap.
On deck easy accessible electric toilet.
Separate skipper and crew wheelhouse with all the latest electronics consisting of 4 x 12" raymarine axiom pro RVX all interfaced with sounder, radar and autopilot.
6kva generator.
3 station flyby wire electronic controls making for safe and easy operation at all times.
Flybridge for BIG GAME fishing and wildlife spotting.
Insulated fish hold and purpose built bait/filleting table.
Fully licensed and insured for up to 12 passengers and 2 crew for up to 60 miles from any safe haven.
Email: spotoncharters@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07878 668662
Spot On (40ft catamara)
12m LOA.
5.2m Beam.
Twin engine reliability 700hp.
Fast cruising speed of 17-20knots.
3000 litre fuel capacity for serious long range fishing.
33.2m of gunwale space.
Side boarding door for easy access on and off the boat.
Huge deck area along with unique bow viewing foredeck.
Inside seating for 12 passengers inside a heated anglers cabin.
Full galley including hot water boiler, microwave, halogen oven, sink and tap.
On deck easy accessible electric toilet.
Separate skipper and crew wheelhouse with all the latest electronics consisting of 4 x 12" raymarine axiom pro RVX all interfaced with sounder, radar and autopilot.
6kva generator.
3 station flyby wire electronic controls making for safe and easy operation at all times.
Flybridge for BIG GAME fishing and wildlife spotting.
Insulated fish hold and purpose built bait/filleting table.
Fully licensed and insured for up to 12 passengers and 2 crew for up to 60 miles from any safe haven.
Email: spotoncharters@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07878 668662
Spot On (40ft catamara)
12m LOA.
5.2m Beam.
Twin engine reliability 700hp.
Fast cruising speed of 17-20knots.
3000 litre fuel capacity for serious long range fishing.
33.2m of gunwale space.
Side boarding door for easy access on and off the boat.
Huge deck area along with unique bow viewing foredeck.
Inside seating for 12 passengers inside a heated anglers cabin.
Full galley including hot water boiler, microwave, halogen oven, sink and tap.
On deck easy accessible electric toilet.
Separate skipper and crew wheelhouse with all the latest electronics consisting of 4 x 12" raymarine axiom pro RVX all interfaced with sounder, radar and autopilot.
6kva generator.
3 station flyby wire electronic controls making for safe and easy operation at all times.
Flybridge for BIG GAME fishing and wildlife spotting.
Insulated fish hold and purpose built bait/filleting table.
Fully licensed and insured for up to 12 passengers and 2 crew for up to 60 miles from any safe haven.
Email: spotoncharters@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07878 668662
Remains of two vessels near Turf Lock at the confluence of the River Exe and the Exeter Canal, one of which is a barge and the other is a possible lugger/fishing boat.
DUFOUR CLASSIC 41
Name:OCEAN HOUND
Flag: United Kingdom
MMSI:235023403
Call sign:MHKS5
AIS transponder class:Class B
General vessel type:Sailing Vessel
Sailboat Specifications
Hull Type:Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Rigging Type:Masthead Sloop
LOA:41.00 ft / 12.50 m
LWL:32.67 ft / 9.96 m
S.A. (reported):882.00 ft² / 81.94 m²
Beam:13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Displacement:17,790.00 lb / 8,069 kg
Ballast:5,620.00 lb / 2,549 kg
Max Draft:6.50 ft / 1.98 m
Construction:GRP
First Built:1989
Builder:Dufour Yachts S.A. (FRA)
Designer:J & J Design / Olivier Poncin
Auxiliary Power
Make:Volvo
Type:Diesel
HP:50
Fuel:49 gals / 185 L
Accommodations
Water:97 gals / 367 L
Sailboat Calculations
S.A. / Displ.:20.79
Bal. / Displ.:31.59
Disp: / Len:227.76
Comfort Ratio:25.68
Capsize Screening Formula:2.00
Hull Speed:7.66 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion:1,517.54 pounds/inch
Official list entry
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1097037
Date first listed: 12-Feb-1987
List Entry Name: THE TURF LOCK
Statutory Address 1: THE TURF LOCK
Location
Statutory Address: THE TURF LOCK
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish: Exminster
National Grid Reference: SX 96372 86041
Details
Ship canal lock between the Exeter Canal and the Exe estuary. 1825 by James Green, C20 repair. The lock buttresses and walling of grey limestone ashlar, pair of timber lock gates. In 1825 the Exeter Canal was extended south to Turf Reach and Turf Lock was built at the new entrance. James Green, the engineer, was Surveyor of Bridges and Buildings for Devon 1818-1841. The construction of the lock posed a number of technical problems. "Mr. Telford, who saw the work in progress, declared he had never seen so troublesome a foundation" and he "highly approved" of the methods adopted to overcome the difficulties. "Memoir of the Canal of Exeter", "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" (1845), quoted in A. Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations and Concrete Works by E. Dobson (1850), p27.
© Historic England 2025
Official list entry
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1097037
Date first listed: 12-Feb-1987
List Entry Name: THE TURF LOCK
Statutory Address 1: THE TURF LOCK
Location
Statutory Address: THE TURF LOCK
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish: Exminster
National Grid Reference: SX 96372 86041
Details
Ship canal lock between the Exeter Canal and the Exe estuary. 1825 by James Green, C20 repair. The lock buttresses and walling of grey limestone ashlar, pair of timber lock gates. In 1825 the Exeter Canal was extended south to Turf Reach and Turf Lock was built at the new entrance. James Green, the engineer, was Surveyor of Bridges and Buildings for Devon 1818-1841. The construction of the lock posed a number of technical problems. "Mr. Telford, who saw the work in progress, declared he had never seen so troublesome a foundation" and he "highly approved" of the methods adopted to overcome the difficulties. "Memoir of the Canal of Exeter", "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" (1845), quoted in A. Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations and Concrete Works by E. Dobson (1850), p27.
© Historic England 2025
S.V. Crievagh of Christchurch CSC
Remains of two vessels near Turf Lock at the confluence of the River Exe and the Exeter Canal, one of which is a barge and the other is a possible lugger/fishing boat.
Official list entry
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1165341
Date first listed: 11-Apr-1979
List Entry Name: TURF HOTEL
Statutory Address 1: The Turf Hotel, Exeter, Devon EX6 8EE
Location
Statutory Address: The Turf Hotel, Exeter, Devon EX6 8EE
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish: Exminster
National Grid Reference: SX 96396 86086
Details
Hotel, formerly inn at the Turf Lock of the Exeter Canal. Circa 1825 by James Green. Slate-hung brick with a hipped slate roof and rendered stacks to the main range, gabled slate roofs to rear wings. Overall U plan with a single depth main range and rear left and right wings (the left wing shorter) which are said to have been stables and outbuildings. Projecting water tower in angle between rear right wing and main range. 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5 window front with a single-storey central entrance extension of the late C19 and a central front door, second square headed doorway with fanlight and boarded door to left of centre. Boxed 12-pane hornless sashes except for first floor window right which is a 3-light bow window with 3 12-pane sashes. On the right return of the main range is a 2-storey canted bay window with 12-pane sashes to the sides and central 16-pane sashes. The rear right wing has a lower roofline and irregular fenestration, mostly of small pane C20 casements. The end wall of the wing is brick and may have been rebuilt. The rear wall of the main range has a small projecting rectangular shaft for a service lift, no longer in use; the water tower, in the angle with the rear right wing is slate-hung. Interior: Modernized for hotel use but retaining some original doorways. A handsome example of a slate-hung building on an impressive site. The large windows on the right hand corner of the main range overlook the estuary. In 1825 the Exeter Canal was extended south to Turf Reach and a lock (qv) was built at the new entrance. James Green, the engineer, was surveyor of Bridges and Buildings for Devon from 1818-1841. He had worked under Rennie on various projects and was the engineer of the Bude Canal, begun in 1819. Harris, H and Ellis, M., The Bude Canal (1972)
© Historic England 2025
Spot On (40ft catamara)
12m LOA.
5.2m Beam.
Twin engine reliability 700hp.
Fast cruising speed of 17-20knots.
3000 litre fuel capacity for serious long range fishing.
33.2m of gunwale space.
Side boarding door for easy access on and off the boat.
Huge deck area along with unique bow viewing foredeck.
Inside seating for 12 passengers inside a heated anglers cabin.
Full galley including hot water boiler, microwave, halogen oven, sink and tap.
On deck easy accessible electric toilet.
Separate skipper and crew wheelhouse with all the latest electronics consisting of 4 x 12" raymarine axiom pro RVX all interfaced with sounder, radar and autopilot.
6kva generator.
3 station flyby wire electronic controls making for safe and easy operation at all times.
Flybridge for BIG GAME fishing and wildlife spotting.
Insulated fish hold and purpose built bait/filleting table.
Fully licensed and insured for up to 12 passengers and 2 crew for up to 60 miles from any safe haven.
Email: spotoncharters@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: 07878 668662
Official list entry
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1097037
Date first listed: 12-Feb-1987
List Entry Name: THE TURF LOCK
Statutory Address 1: THE TURF LOCK
Location
Statutory Address: THE TURF LOCK
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish: Exminster
National Grid Reference: SX 96372 86041
Details
Ship canal lock between the Exeter Canal and the Exe estuary. 1825 by James Green, C20 repair. The lock buttresses and walling of grey limestone ashlar, pair of timber lock gates. In 1825 the Exeter Canal was extended south to Turf Reach and Turf Lock was built at the new entrance. James Green, the engineer, was Surveyor of Bridges and Buildings for Devon 1818-1841. The construction of the lock posed a number of technical problems. "Mr. Telford, who saw the work in progress, declared he had never seen so troublesome a foundation" and he "highly approved" of the methods adopted to overcome the difficulties. "Memoir of the Canal of Exeter", "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" (1845), quoted in A. Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations and Concrete Works by E. Dobson (1850), p27.
© Historic England 2025
Official list entry
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1097037
Date first listed: 12-Feb-1987
List Entry Name: THE TURF LOCK
Statutory Address 1: THE TURF LOCK
Location
Statutory Address: THE TURF LOCK
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish: Exminster
National Grid Reference: SX 96372 86041
Details
Ship canal lock between the Exeter Canal and the Exe estuary. 1825 by James Green, C20 repair. The lock buttresses and walling of grey limestone ashlar, pair of timber lock gates. In 1825 the Exeter Canal was extended south to Turf Reach and Turf Lock was built at the new entrance. James Green, the engineer, was Surveyor of Bridges and Buildings for Devon 1818-1841. The construction of the lock posed a number of technical problems. "Mr. Telford, who saw the work in progress, declared he had never seen so troublesome a foundation" and he "highly approved" of the methods adopted to overcome the difficulties. "Memoir of the Canal of Exeter", "Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers" (1845), quoted in A. Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations and Concrete Works by E. Dobson (1850), p27.
© Historic England 2025
Specification
Designer: Percy Dalton
BuilderGaffers & Luggers
Lying: Topsham, UK
Fuel capacity: 60.0 Ltr (13.2 G) Total - 1 Tanks
Water capacity: 20.0 Ltr (4.4 G) Total - 1 Tanks
Mechanical
Engine1 X Diesel 18hp
Engine: Volvo Penta 2000 (1987)
Engine CooledDirect
Steering: Tiller
Drive: Shaft
Prop: 3 Blade Fixed
Fuel consumption (approx)1.8 Ltr (0.4 G) /Hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx)5 Knots
Max speed (approx)6 Knots
Dimensions
LOA7.01m
LWL6.86m
Beam2.39m
Draft Min1.37m
Draft Max1.37m
Displacement5,000kg (11,025.0lbs)
Headroom1.70m
Rig: Gaff rigged Wood spars
Sails
Mainsail
Furling
Staysail
Headsail
Topsail
Storm Jib
Cruising Chute
Electrical Systems
12 volt battery, 2 batteries charged by: engine
Construction
Construction: GRP
Underwater profile: Long Keel
Finish: Gelcoat Finish
Accommodation
Total # of berths: 2
No. of single berths: 2
Cabin(s): 1
Heads1 Heads (Manual)
2 burner gas cooker/stove
Turf Locks Navigation Lights
Rusting Mooring Bollard Turf Locks Exeter
The Turf Hotel, Exeter, Devon EX6 8EE