Hardy Seawings 277

I was back in Brundall today Surveying this Hardy Motor Cruiser for Pre-purchase. These boats are built locally about 3 miles from my home.

Hardy Marine has now delivered well over 4,000 boats worldwide and the build quality and owner support shows in the resale values when owners decide to change.

It all started in 1976 with John Hardy building small motor sailers designed by Colin Mudie in North Walsham. In 1977 a new site, also in North Walsham, was purchased and a purpose-built factory was constructed and in 1982 extended to its current size and layout.

The early and mid 1980’s was a particularly busy time for the company and in the late 1980’s Andrew Wolstenholme designed the Seawings range of sports cruisers to augment the smaller cruiser and fishing boat designs.

The guys at Broadland Boat Centre lifting her out for Survey

All the recent Hardy boats have been designed by Andrew Wolstenholme who is arguably
one of the best in the business in the UK and involved with many boat designs built here on the Norfolk Broads.

Apollo 32

I was back on the Northern Broads today at Weyford Bridge carrying out an Insurance Survey and Valuation on this Apollo 32 Motor Cruiser. She is undergoing Osmosis Treatment at the moment. She was 'peeled' about a year ago when I took some moisture meter readings.. she has now dried sufficiently and is ready for re-laminating.

The Apollo 32 is Dutch built, quite unusual and built by Klaus Baess in Copenhagen. It is very similar to the Jupiter 30, which was designed by Knud Olsen. These two guys used to make the Jupiter range up to 1971, until Klaus went on his own and made the Apollo 32. He also made many of the sailing boats that won the Olympics in 1984. I shouldnt think there are to many of these on the Norfolk Broads... a good strong well built sea boat.

 

Reedham Marina

I was working at Reedham Marina yesterday morning carrying out two Boat Safety Tests.

Reedham Marina is run by Keith Alison and his wife. I have known Keith now for about 5 years….he often puts BSS buisness my way. His Marina is located on the edge of the village of Reedham in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, between the City of Norwich and seaside towns of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, providing easy access to both the Northern and Southern Broads and the North Sea. He offers annual moorings for up to 30 privately owned boats, situated away from boat yards and industry, in a secluded well dredged basin with floating pontoons. They have car parking, dusk til' dawn security lights, electricity, water and excellent toilet and shower facilities which means you can have all the comforts of home by the peace and quiet of the river 365 days a year.

Keiths boat which i was working on today is a Falcon 35. Its a total 'one off' as far as we know. Falcon Sportsboats started building boats in the early 1980s based in Brimbelow Road, Hoveton (Wroxham), moving to Griffin Lane Thorpe around 1991, where they continued to produce craft through the 1990s. A number of the designs are now produced by other builders, including Sheerline and Quayline.

Check out Keiths Website for more details about the Marina

Halmatic DS11O in Norfolk

I was at Goodchild Marine today in Burgh Castle Gt Yarmouth. Goodchild Marine provide a full range of marina and marine support services to boat owners and boating enthusiasts enjoying leisure time on the eastern Norfolk Broads.

I was Surveying this Power Boat today. A 36 ft Halmatic DS110 built in 1972 with twin Ford Sabre 300HP straight six turbo diesels. Top speed about 35 odd knots.



Not many of these were built... i have not Surveyed one before. This one raced in the Cowes Torquay Powerboat races and probably use to compete against the Fairy Huntsman designs.



Lots of grunt........ a real classic boat

Broom 9/70

Decided to work the bank holiday Monday!!

I was in the service shed at Brooms Boats today carrying out an Insurance Survey.

This Broom 9/70 was designed to give the maximum possible space in a 32 footer whilst still providing a safe sea boat with the traditional good handling qualities of Broom craft. A slightly more compact version of the 10/70, the 9/70 was based on a John Bennett hull, with the superstructure designed by Andrew Wolstenholme, who also worked with Broom's own design team to provide the interior layout.

The aft cabin has a double bunk against one side, and incorporates an en-suite shower and toilet. The forward cabin was fitted with V-berths as standard although this could be replaced with a second double if preferred. Adjacent to the galley, a forward toilet served for day use and for guests. The design retains the twin helm positions, and as with the 10/70 there is no sliding door access to the saloon.

The standard specification provided for twin 62HP Volvo MD31s although a more typical configuration for river and coastal use was twin 110HP Volvo TAMD30As.

This was next door... a Classic Wooden Broom 45... what a beauty! 

The 'Albert' was built by Brooms, based upon an Arnott Fowler hull with a Martin Broom designed superstructure.

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