I had a day at Johns Yard at Wayford Bridge Marina yesterday. This lady is the largest of the Dawncraft marques, and was used in several of the hire fleets for a few year, but was not popular because it could not navigate a number of the Broadland bridges. There are still a few around in private ownership. The white one at the bottom of this page is ‘Illusive Dawn’ and belongs to my Surveyor friend Garry Holmes and is the twin engine version… up for sale at around 40K. Speak to John at Wayford Brideg anyone interested, its on his Brokerage.
This one today has the 90HP Ford diesel......
Not sure how true, but I did hear a story about two that were built by Dawncraft and fitted out by John Clabburn. These were ordered by the Pakistani Navy and shipped out on a container ship. Unfortunately the crane gave way in the dock and both boats were destroyed and written off.
Production years were 1977-80.
Dimensions:
Beam: 11ft 6ins ( 3.51m)
