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| The Broom Continental was launched in 1968 and 186 were built |
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| Designed by John Bennett the hulls were actually moulded by Aquafibre... basically the same boat as the 37 Crown but with a restyled interior |
Well that was my last job for 2012...and a trip to Penton Hook Marina in London to Survey this Broom Classic TSMY. They have a reputation as immensely sea-worthy and bringing together all the key layout features that have characterised Brooms boats ever since, the 37 Continental can fairly be said to be the grandmother of "Aft Cabins - Forward Thinking"!
Twin v-berths in the forward cabin and two singles in the aft cabin provide permanent berths for four, whilst the settee in the saloon converts to another double berth. All boats feature interior and exterior helms and have sliding doors on both sides of the saloon giving access to the side decks.
Power is provided by twin 145hp turbo-charged Perkins 6.354 diesels.
Surveyors comments: It inevitable that you might find some small osmotic blisters on the underbody. As long as these have not reached serious proportions they should not affect either the structural integrity, value or seaworthiness of the boat... and no remedial action is usualy neccessary.
Window seals on a boat of this age will normally show some signs of leakage and you may also come across some damage to the interior wood panelling around the windows.
To stop windows leaking you may have use a non-hardening caulking so that the caulking can move with the expansion. To deal with this problem, you may have to remove the frames, rebed them and refasten them less tightly than they were previously installed. This can be expensive so it’s a good idea to get some costings before proceeding with the sale. I must say the window seals on this boat were very good, and this was an Insurance Survey and not for Pre-purchase.
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