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Butler Mouldings: british builder of small offshore sailing yachts. NAMMERT insures a Butler Mouldings regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

sailing boats and sailing yachts

Typical sizes

7 to 9,1 m

Premium from

from €39 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Butler Mouldings; cover, cost and conditions

Butler Mouldings was a British glassfibre boatbuilder founded by the designer Chris Butler. The company started out moulding products outside the marine world and moved into leisure boats in the sixties, working from Gowerton near Swansea in South Wales. Its name is tied to the Achilles range, small and sturdy cruising yachts meant for open water yet easy to handle. Oliver Lee and Chris Butler drew the Achilles 24 in 1968. Not every boat was finished at the yard: amateur builders could buy kits from Butler and complete the boat themselves. Production came to an end in the eighties.

Our model records list four designs, all carrying the Achilles name: three sailing yachts and one sailing boat. The Achilles 24, classed as a sailing boat, has the longest run, 7.24 metres long and recorded from 1967 to 1984. The Achilles 7m, exactly seven metres, appears from 1972 to 1978, and the Achilles 9, at 9.11 metres, from 1972 to 1984. Last to finish is the Achilles 840 at 8.4 metres, listed from 1975 to 1987. None of the lines reaches recent build years, so every boat is now close to forty years old or more. All four sit between seven and just over nine metres.

Buying an Achilles today means buying a boat of real age, and condition varies widely. Check the hull for osmosis and the deck for soft areas around fittings, chainplates and the mast step. Standing rigging that is more than ten years old should be replaced rather than trusted. Because some Achilles were completed from kits by amateur builders, ask who finished the boat and look closely at the joinery, the hull to deck joint and the keel attachment. Engines in boats of this era have often been swapped; find out what is fitted and how many hours it has run. A well kept Achilles still makes a capable small cruiser for coastal passages.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

Who designed the Achilles 24?

For Butler Mouldings: Oliver Lee and Chris Butler drew it in 1968.

In our model records the Achilles 24 is classed as a sailing boat of 7.24 metres,

listed for the years 1967 to 1984.

Are there home-built Achilles yachts?

Yes, for Butler Mouldings too: Butler also supplied kits that amateur builders finished themselves.

With a used boat it is worth asking who completed it and having a survey done.

The cover that fits

For Butler Mouldings: What matters for sailing boats and sailing yachts is the same across every

brand; engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.

The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, Butler Mouldings included.

Insuring sailing boats and sailing yachts, every brand and every condition

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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters

Licence

A powerboat licence (inland or coastal) is required from 15 hp (11.03 kW).

Registration

Registration from 3 hp; for trips abroad carry the boat certificate or flag document.

Waters

Inland, coastal and abroad; plan fairways, bridge clearances, draught and tides.

Equipment

Lifesaving gear, fire extinguisher, anchor, signalling equipment and correct navigation lights.

Cruising range

The agreed cruising range is stated in the policy and can be extended at any time.

Weather

Check wind force in Beaufort and wind direction before casting off, and allow for gusts.

General guidance, not a complete account;

what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Butler Mouldings.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Butler Mouldings, build years and cover

Achilles 840

Achilles 840 is a sailing yacht from Butler Mouldings, built from 1975 to 1987.

Achilles 9

Also a sailing yacht, built from 1972 to 1984.

Achilles 24

Achilles 24 is a sailing boat from Butler Mouldings, built from 1967 to 1984.

Achilles 7m

Achilles 7m is a sailing yacht from Butler Mouldings, built from 1972 to 1978.

What this means for the cover

For the Achilles 840, Achilles 9,

Achilles 24 by Butler Mouldings and 1 more series there is no list price left.

That is why we work with an agreed value: you state the figure, we agree it,

and in a total loss exactly that amount is paid, with no deduction for wear.

For the Achilles 840, Achilles 9, Achilles 7m by Butler Mouldings series:

On sailing yachts the rig and the underwater hull are the expensive parts:

a dismasting quickly costs a quarter of the boat,

and osmosis counts as wear and is covered by no hull policy.

For the Achilles 24 by Butler Mouldings series:

On boats this size the condition of rig and fittings decides.

A dismasting is covered, worn terminals after years are not.

All series at a glance

The Butler Mouldings range in figures

These figures come from the model records we keep for Butler Mouldings: boat type,

build years and length, nothing estimated.

sailing yacht: 3 models, 1972 to 1987, 7 to 9.1 m
sailing boat: 1 model, 1967 to 1984, 7.2 m

Which model was built when?

Sailing boat Motorboat RIBEach bar is one Butler Mouldings model, running from its first to its last year of build. The colour shows the type of boat.

What does a used Butler Mouldings cost?

We hold today’s price ranges by year for 4 models by Butler Mouldings.

The table shows what boats in average condition are worth,

from the oldest to the youngest year on record.

Choose your exact model, year and condition in the calculator.

Model	Years built	Range today
Achilles 24	1975 to 1981	€7,000 to €9,300
Achilles 7m	1975	€5,600 to €7,100
Achilles 840	1978 to 1984	€8,300 to €13,400
Achilles 9	1975 to 1981	€11,400 to €15,100