Cockatoo 

An Invited Friend of the Harrison Butler Association
Waterbug One Design by JW & A Upham Ltd 

The Salcombe Waterbug
Cockatoo was owned for at least 22 years by Dr ED Morgan who kept her at Salcombe, in Devon. Other than that very little is known about her. She's one of the sixteen Upham's Waterbugs that we know existed, but have scant information on. If you can help fill in her story, please get in touch.

Cockatoo Statistics
Built : 1954 by JW & A Upham Ltd of Brixham
LOA : 24' 3"
LWL : 21' 0"
Beam : 8' 3"
Draught : 4' 6"
Displacement : 6 tons TM

Cockatoo Custodians & Home Ports 
Mr & Mrs CJ Ball (?-1980-?) Salcombe
Dr ED Morgan (?-1955-1977-?) Salcombe

Cockatoo Links
• The Waterbug; A Derived Design?, HBA Journal, New Year 2016 
• Pedigree of The Waterbugs, HBA Journal, Autumn 2016 

Page last updated : December 2017

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