Horsey Mere Open Regatta

Horsey Mere Open Regatta 11th and 12th May.

The first time this Regatta has been held on Horsey since the turn of the early 1900's. All classes welcome to the multiple allcomers races over the weekend. Ale, food and entertainment at the Nelson Head Saturday evening. East Norfolk Trading Cider bar at the Regatta for the weekend.

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Horsey Mere Open Regatta 11th and 12th May

Horsey Mere Open Regatta 11th and 12th May.

The first time this Regatta has been held on Horsey since the turn of the early 1900's. All classes welcome to the multiple allcomers races over the weekend. Ale, food and entertainment at the Nelson Head Saturday evening. East Norfolk Trading Cider bar at the Regatta for the weekend.

Broom 37 Continental

I was carrying out an Insurance Survey today. When you want to insure a boat, or have to renew an existing policy, your insurance company will need an Insurance Survey in order to determine its insurability for the intended use. This type of survey is often referred to as a Condition and Valuation Survey.

The Broom 37 Continental was launched in 1968 and was succeeded by the Broom Crown, basically the same boat but with restyled superstructure and interior which remained in production up to 1986. The boats were designed by John Bennett, moulded by Aquafibre and fitted out to high standards by CJ Brooms & Sons of Brundall where I was at today. Brooms produced 186 Continentals and 83 Crowns.

With 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 almost invariably provided by twin 145hp turbo-charged Perkins 6.354 diesels.

 
 

LOA:	37ft 0in / 11.28m
Beam:	12ft 4in / 3.76m
Draught:	3ft 0in / 0.91m
Min. Air Draught:	8ft 6in / 2.59m
Hull/Deck:	GRP
Hull Form:	Semi-displacement
Cruise Speed:	10 knots
Max. Speed:	17 knots
Fuel Capacity:	2 x 100 gals / 454ltr
Water Capacity:	100 gals
Build Period:	1968-1978
Number Built:	186
Previous Model:	?
Successor Model:	Broom 37 Crown
Market Value:	£55,000 - 65,000

Surveyors comments: Older Brooms models may have windows seals that are leaking and causing damage to internal woodwork. 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.
 
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Alphacraft 35

Today’s assignment was at Barnes of Brinkcraft in Wroxham Surveying one of their older boats an Alphacraft 35. Yet a further extension of the 29' with a longer aft cabin normally outfitted as a four/five berth. The main body of the boat can either be on one level like the 32' or with a normal raised cockpit area. They tend to Survey well... popular cruisers. A ‘Fold back’ electrically operated roof allows open air living, and access to the majority of the inland water ways.

Barnes Brinkcraft have added new cruisers to its fleet every year for the last six years resulting in a range of 35 high quality modern cruisers and a total fleet size of 100 operated from a modern base in Wroxham, the capital of Broadland.

Thinking of Buying a Boat and Need Help? 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

Hunter Horizon 26

I had a trip out to Loddon on the South Broads today to Survey this Hunter Horizon Yacht for pre-purchase. The Hunter Horizon 26 is a David Thomas design for Hunter Boats, intended to be a slightly larger, more cruising-orientated version of the 25 foot Hunter Delta, itself a development of the very successful Hunter Sonata 24 foot one design cruiser-racer.

Introduced in 1984, the Horizon 26 design was one of the first small British-built boat to have what was then the unusual feature of an aft cabin and aft heads. The design was a success, with about 160 built in four years, and led on to the later Horizon 27, 272 and 273 variants. Although fin and lift-keel Horizon 26s were built, the majority were twin bilge keeled, these twin keels being fairly deep and giving good performance under sail. The Horizon 26 design remained in production until 1988.

The Horizon 26 was designed to have the choice of an outboard in a cockpit well, typically 6 to 9 hp, or a small inboard engine - usually a 9 hp Yanmar like this version.

 

 

If an inboard is fitted it is often a Yanmar 1GM. The alternative outboard is fitted in a well in the port side cockpit locker. As this means this cockpit locker is of little use for fenders etc. the under-companionway space occupied by an inboard become locker space