This Weeks Featured Boats

Ive had a nice run of bookings come through in the last couple of days. This Broom 50 Hardtop at Norfolk Yacht Agency in Brundall - 2005, 2 x CAT 710hp diesel engines. 3 cabin layout. Big spec with: electric hardtop, chart plotter, radar, autopilot sat TV, bow thruster, generator, teak cockpit and decks, electric davits, leather saloon and dinette, air con, diesel heating and the blue hull. The last one of these I inspected was at Brooms about 6 months ago.. impressive boats...Price: £319,950.

Ive not seen one of these for years- the last one i saw was in the City of London ...so will look forward to this one- a 1979 Nauticat 33 Mk II Ketch rigged, long keel motor sailer moored at Lowestoft Boat Sales in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Looks like a nice example of this highly sought after Mk II model with Yanmar 88hp 4JH2-DTE diesel. Six berths in three cabins with good headroom throughout. Inventory includes- bowthruster, portable generator, Autopilot, DSC VHF, Raytheon 620 plotter, new fridge, liferaft, teak decks and much more. Just reduced by £5000 to £49,950.

I will be BLOGGING on these two next week with more details on the day...

 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

Moonfleet Marine

I had a trip to Moonfleet Marine this morning to Survey a Bermuda 34 River Cruiser for Pre-purchase. This little beauty caught my eye and was in the shed getting a completley new bottom! Built i guess in the 40's by Moores of Wroxham... I think she is the Moorhen Class. They have traditional boatbuilders still at Moonfleet Marine.. so if you need some planking work done...give them a ring.

Beautiful craftsman ship... new keel..hog, frames, stem.. planking in Larch...

 

Ill keep you updated about Moonfleet Marine... now they have been taken over by Richardsons and will be re-vamped to home the new bigger Hire Boats like Broadsman... they are also introducing a break down service across the whole of the Broads... watch this space!

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

Boat Safety Examiner on the Norfolk Broads

I’m off to Lowestoft and then back to Upton Dyke on the Norfolk Broads today to carry out a number of Boat Safety Examinations. I am a member of ABSE, and one of a number of examiners on the Broads, but unlike the majority of them I am not connected with a marina or marine engineering business and therefore I don't offer any remedial engineering work as part of the examination. This means that the owner can do any work himself, or choose his preferred engineer to effect any repairs.

 

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What is the Boat Safety Scheme? The Boat Safety Scheme is jointly owned by British Waterways and the Environment Agency. It's designed to minimise the risks of fires or explosions on boats cruising the UK's inland waterways network, by specifying a set of requirements that most boats must meet before they can be granted a navigation licence. The Scheme also recommends a number of 'safety best practice' measures which enhance the personal health and safety of those on board privately owned boats.

As licensing bodies, British Waterways and the Environment Agency have a statutory duty to insist that all boats on the waterways they care for are as safe as possible. This helps to minimise the risks of fires and explosion which can kill or seriously injure visitors to the waterways network. It's in every-one's interests to help ensure the waterways are as safe as possible.

Thinking of getting a BSS test carried out and need help? Call me. I carry out tests on all types of boats, and I will assist you to getting that Certificate. Contact me at your earliest opportunity at:
steventruss1@aol.com

Featured Surveys

The Surveys are booking in nicely again now the snows melting. Its been four years since Ive seen this very rare boat… my absolute favourite wooden Yacht on the Norfolk Broads. ‘Loyalist’ built by Ernest Woods in 1931... Looking forward to seeing her again and those beautiful lines. Keep your eye on my BLOG for some recent pics…

 

Storebro Royal Cruiser 34

I had a trip to the IBBC in Lowestoft today to Survey this lovely classic motor cruiser. Built in 1982 in Gothenburg in Sweden from fibreglass with a wooden superstructure by renowned Storebro (Swedish for Big Brother).

Surveyors comments generally: Well worth getting a Survey carried out on these lovely old cruisers. Very well Swedish built -the fibreglass hulls are renowned to be solid. However, the wooden superstructure and the decks need to be thoroughly checked. Its worth getting permission to pull down some of the linings inside so you can get access through to the deck beams and plywood sub deck. Check all the corners of the coach roof for leaks inside and out. If she needs new decks its going to cost!

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