Houseboat Map of West Mersea. Boats in full outline are current as 12 August 2006 when mapped and photographed by Nick Hall and Philip Simons.
Boats in dash outline are those that were there in 1959 Jack Botham aerial view JBA_265
| A | Dolphin | c35ft Self righting Pulling Lifeboat, original Identity unknown |
| B | Danegeld | c45ft Pinnace |
| C | Pandora | c35ft Steel Lifeboat |
| D | Selby Linda | 97ft Motor Barge built by R. Dunston, Thorne in 1954. (renamed MoJo) 145gt, on 186672, reg Hull. Built for BOCM Paull, last in service on charter to Humber Barges (Geoff Fusedale) |
| E | L'Esperance | 75.8ft Yawl, Camper & Nicholson, Gosport 1891 |
| F | Othona | ex Lady Ruth, 60ft Cutter, Luke & Co, Hamble 1893 was a Houseboat as early as 1929. BU 2-21 |
| G | Lorna | ex Vera ex Lorna ex Antilope, 62.5ft Yawl, Camper & Nicholson, Gosport 1875. Owned by Martin Cole, Brighton |
| H | * | LCA Landing Craft (Now a sunken hulk) |
| I | Puffin | ex Marali 37ft ex RNLI O.N.465 "Sarah Jane Turner" (1901) Sold 1931 |
| J | * | c30ft Motor Cruiser |
| K | CK2 | c25ft Fishing Boat, may be the "Maude" (A15581) retired 1994, 1gt |
| L | Tous Jours | ex Cyanus, 28.9ft Motor Cruiser, ARC Marine Ltd, Littlehampton 1949 |
| M | * | c25ft Motor Cruiser |
| N | Silver Fox | c25ft Motor Cruiser |
| O | * | Big Steel Barge |
| P | Hotspur | 76.5ft Yawl, M.E.Ratsey, Cowes 1874 |
| Q | Mulroy | ex Zephyr, 50.8ft Aux Ketch, Chambers & Colby Lowestoft 1897 |
| R | Albacore | c50ft MFV |
| S | Integrity | c65ft MFV built 1948 David Howarth, Scalloway. Golden Eagle WK359, BF 77, then Integrity WA47, FY100 & CO127 |
| T | Nadine | 78ft Kreigsfischkotter ex Mecklenburg ex Hecht IV ex NC414 ex Bx 438 ex Waltraut ex 544? Built Germany c1940 |
| U | Columbine | Built 1891 by J.G. Faye & Co., Southampton, designed by G.L. Watson. Composite 80ft yawl in 1900 her owner was A.F. Fynn |
| V | Britannia | c50ft MFV yacht, may not be permanent houseboat, looks seagoing, built 1953, George Thompson Buckie, Britannia INS68, BF178. B.U. 1-23 |
| XX | Sceptre | originally a ship's lifeboat, and for many years a workboat for Clarke & Carter servicing ships laid up in the river. After being laid to rest on the saltings for many years, she was rescued by Graham Lovegrove and extensively rebuilt. Never actually a houseboat (update 4/8/19) |
| X | * | c35ft hulk, converted clinker ships lifeboat/houseboat |
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| 1 | Hispania | 63.5ft Cutter, Astilleros Karrpard, Pasages 1909 (Replaced by Nadine and taken to Fairlies at Southampton in 1997 for restoration) This was built as a yacht for H.M the King of Spain |
| 2 | Columbine | Possibly ex Silver Foam ex Columbine 45.5ft Yawl, J. Allen, Poole 1890 in registers till after 1955 but before 1959 |
| 3 | Spray | "Tinker" Wood's Houseboat |
| 4 | Mulroy | ex Zephyr, 50.8ft Aux Ketch, Chambers & Colby, Lowestoft 1897 |
| 5 | Diadem | Shepherd design 54.9ft Yawl, White Bros, Southampton 1907 (Went to Brest for Restoration) |
| 6 | Kismet | Possibly the40.6ft Cutter, W.Fife & Sons, Fairlie 1899. In the Classic Boat Article late 90's given as 8m but photo shows larger vessel. |
| 7 | Artemis | 81ft Yawl, Summers & Payne Ltd, Southampton 1900 (rescued and taken to Germany 1994 in a floating dock) |
| 8 | Hotspur | 76.5ft Yawl, M.E.Ratsey, Cowes 1874 |
| 9 | Ark Royal | was a flat bottomed converted lighter. The local customs man, a Mr Lungley lived on her in about the 1960/70s. Burnt |
| 10 | Gracie | Fishing Smack owned at this time by Vic Herbert |
| 11 | * | WWII Landing Craft |
| 12 | Mary Rose | is the former Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Mary Rose |
| 13 | Vera | ex Vera ex Lorna ex Antilope, 62.5ft Yawl, Camper & Nicholson, Gosport 1875. Owned by Martin Cole, Brighton 01273 5507 |
| 14 | Othona | ex Lady Ruth, 60ft Cutter, Luke & Co, Hamble 1893 |
| 15 | L'Esperance | 75.8ft Yawl, Camper & Nicholson, Gosport 1891 |
| 16 | Meg Merrilies | Possibly the 45.1ft Aux Cutter, C.Hansen & Sons, Cowes1876 ex Linnet ex Parasite, disappears from registers after 1925, before 1932. |
| 17 | * | Dutch Barge owned by Mr Heathcote |
| 18 | Seahorse | 114ft oa Steel Screw Schooner, Day, Summers & Co, Southampton 1891 (Arrived 1936, moved to roadside berth in1949, broken up in 2005) |
| 19 | Peggotty | 60.5ft Aux Screw Schooner, S.J.Dewdney, Brixham 1902. Broken up 1970/71 |
| 20 | Avel | 50.8ft Cutter, Camper & Nicholsons, Gosport 1896 (Rescued 1993 after 70 years as a houseboat. Restored by 1994 and featured in Classic Boat, Jan 1995) |
| 21 | Dolphin | original Identity unknown |
| XXX | * | c50ft Motor yacht / houseboat? Not mentioned on 1960's photograph. |
