Regal 3560 American Sports Cruiser

I Surveyed this attractive Regal American Sports Cruiser today down at Brundall on the South Broads. Norfolk Yacht Agency owned the boat.

First impressions was she was highly styled, with an impressive bow, a radically raked stem, and a swept-back radar arch. Moreover, the detailing in the cockpit looked crisp.

Cat B boat for trips upto 500 miles off the coast.... this is no ordinary Sports Cruiser!

For engineroom access, the whole back deck lifts electrically, but in contrast to most boats the opening faces aft. This offers the advantage of keeping greasy mechanics, parts, and tools out of the cockpit! The aft opening hatch makes the engines more accessible, and the engine room is spacious and offers above-average access to all equipment.



On the 3560 all of the bed inserts have dedicated storage. In the main saloon, the settee seat lifts to reveal a permanently mounted extension. At bedtime, the whole thing hinges out in one piece with legs that fold down for support. In the morning, lift up the seat and flip it back under.

COCKPIT The bow is accessed through a hinged centre windshield panel, with steps moulded in next to the helm to make it an easy climb up to the windshield. To the left of the helm, the semi-circular settee offers plenty of storage beneath, including custom chocks for the dining table when it is not in use. This storage area can also be accessed from the cockpit. On the starboard side just aft of the helm, the wet bar features a sink with built in BBQ, Isotherm refrigerator, concealed tip-out bin, and a storage locker fitted with shelves and fiddles to organise items inside.

Clean gas automatic engineroom fire fighting..

The machinery spaces impressed me with an electronic lifting hatch, there is a convenient, aluminium-diamond-plate walkway between the engines, with steps on the aft end. Up forward, on either side of the inboard engine bearers, quality cranking batteries are secured in hold-down trays, white-painted floor panels, and the house battery, a big 8D, is contained inside a giant, plastic battery box on the port hand, with an easy-to-remove lid. To offset the weight of the 8D, the optional genset, a 7.3-kW Panda, was installed to starboard, inside a thick soundbox. Also a 60-amp Charles Industries battery charger on the forward firewall and a thorough job of glass-encapsulating the stringers and transversals that strengthen the 3560’s vinylester-resin-permeated hull.

Surveyors comments: I have to agree with the Broker on this one, I thought it was quite simply a stunning boat!!

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GRP / Timber Centre Cockpit Cruiser

Yesterdays assignment was at Horning, the boat was owned by Norfolk Yacht Agency and was stock.

I know very little about this marque… apparently she originates from a Spring Craft design, and was a relative of the Bourne 35. I was unsure about this as the transom and aft keel were different to the Bourne family of cruisers… anyway, suggestions or comments on her history would be much appreciated.
Dimensions:
Length: 34ft 6ins ( 10.52m)
Beam: 10ft 6ins ( 3.20m) Design: Type: centre cockpit cruiser
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Love Your Landscape event at Hickling

The first in a series of free community events designed to raise people’s awareness about the landscape they live in was held by the Broads Authority at Hickling on Saturday 28 April, 12.00-4.00pm.

Lesley Marsden, Landscape Officer for the Broads Authority, wants to find out what local people feel and value about the area where they live.

“She said: “Often those of us who are fortunate to live in and around the Broads lose sight of what a special landscape the Broads is. We hope through events such as this we can ignite or re-ignite interest in the wonders of our local landscape.”

Love Your Landscape was a trial event which will help shape ways of gathering information around the Broads. It was held at Hickling Barn in Tate Loke, and included an exhibition of children’s landscape paintings and a prize giving, the results of a photographic workshop and mobile phone photo competition and historic photos of Hickling. People were asked to bring their old photos and memories along and to identify and map special aspects of their landscape.

There was also a children’s activity with a Broads Authority ranger and displays by local organisations.

Searay 240 Sports Cruiser

Today I was inspecting this Searay 240 Sports Cruiser in Horning on the Norfolk Broads. It was a 2001 model with a V8 petrol engine. I was really impressed with this little boat. I have Surveyed four US Sports Cruisers this month. Two Bayliners, a Glastron and a Welcraft and I must say I thought this was the best.

An impressive boat with the looks to match the horse power

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5 litre Mercruiser Petrol Engine

Ferry Marine washing her off before Survey

Surveyors comments: I think these are great value. A good 2000 model costs around 23K