I Surveyed this Birchwood 22 today down at Boulter Marine in Horning on the Northern Broads. The Birchwood 22 is a clever design of an open plan cruiser, offering generous accommodation for her size.
The Birchwood 22 first came out in 1970 and featured an open plan cabin arrangement for four people. The reasonably sized cockpit has a GRP hardtop fitted. About 100 were built up to 1980.
The hull shape is medium V. Various makes and powers of diesel and petrol outdrives were fitted. The mould was also used for the Birchwood 22 Interceptor.
The first models were called the interceptor range, had a shorter wheelhouse hardtop and were all outdriven.
The 22 version featured a longer hardtop and most models had inboard engines, with conventional shaft drive. The shaft was some what protected by a tunnel moulding in the hull.
Engines in the early Interceptor versions features Volvo 115/130 petrol outdrive engines. Later Birchwood had Wortham Blake petrol shaft drives. This one had the Seawolf 30HP petrol engine fitted.
Surveyors comments: The hull mouldings are thick and solid. Because of the thickness of the hull, some osmosis blistering will be normally seen across the underbody. One common misconception is that blisters seriously weaken and/or damage boat hulls. In years of surveying and examining various hulls with differing types of blistering I have seen very few cases that have resulted in serious structural degradation of a hull where it has weakened to a point where some type of failure was imminent.
Check for window leaks and water damage to internal bulkheads.
Thinking of Buying a Boat and Need Help? Call Insight Marine Surveys Ltd. I specialise in Boats of all types, and I will assist you to make an informed decision. Contact me for a detailed and comprehensive report at: steventruss1@aol.com
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The hull shape is medium V. Various makes and powers of diesel and petrol outdrives were fitted. The mould was also used for the Birchwood 22 Interceptor.
The first models were called the interceptor range, had a shorter wheelhouse hardtop and were all outdriven.
The 22 version featured a longer hardtop and most models had inboard engines, with conventional shaft drive. The shaft was some what protected by a tunnel moulding in the hull.
Engines in the early Interceptor versions features Volvo 115/130 petrol outdrive engines. Later Birchwood had Wortham Blake petrol shaft drives. This one had the Seawolf 30HP petrol engine fitted.
Surveyors comments: The hull mouldings are thick and solid. Because of the thickness of the hull, some osmosis blistering will be normally seen across the underbody. One common misconception is that blisters seriously weaken and/or damage boat hulls. In years of surveying and examining various hulls with differing types of blistering I have seen very few cases that have resulted in serious structural degradation of a hull where it has weakened to a point where some type of failure was imminent.
Check for window leaks and water damage to internal bulkheads.
Thinking of Buying a Boat and Need Help? Call Insight Marine Surveys Ltd. I specialise in Boats of all types, and I will assist you to make an informed decision. Contact me for a detailed and comprehensive report at: steventruss1@aol.com
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