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You have a Colvic 26'6", it is unfortunately not a Northerner! The Northerner Sealion was built on an Ardleigh Laminated plastics 'Colvic' 26'6" hull at West Stockwith basin, Misterton, Nottinghamshire by Northerner Boats, mainly in the early to late 70s. the company was owner by a guy called John Morgan and as well as the Northerner they built the Atlanta 32 motorsailer based on the Colvic 31 motorsailer hull. John also built a fleet of 40' canal boats which ere hired out via Hoseasons. Northerners were very highly appointed and the craftsmanship and materials that went into the genuine items was exceptional thus making them a sought after vessel by anyone who knew, it also lead to people calling their vessels Northerners even though they don't have the provenance! Yours looks like a well built boat but too many details are wrong, cabin windows, strakes, stempost, wheel house layout..... We had a 1972 Northerner until around 1990 so remember it fondly!!