oldgit
Well-Known Member
As some may recall purchased last year something called a Transocean 36.Basically a typical for the period twin engined flybridge cruiser which came complete with a concise detailed history of its build,ranging from the invoice for each engine right down to the last stainless washer.The boat was featured in MBM a few years ago with pictures of the boat being hoisted over the then owners house onto a low loader ready for the move to owners new home.It took 30 years more or less to finish the job before it was sold on and fell into my hands for a few finishing touches.
Having contacted the original owners son by email received from him the last few bits of paperwork to finally complete the story after 38 years..
The idea of the boat was conceived by Mr Herbert Woods who was a big player in the boat hire business on the Norfolk Broads and although the mould was built by Aquafibre on what appears to be a Bennet designed Broom hull he put it all together.
Testing the hull
The full sized prototype was displayed at the Southhampton boat show and was tested by a well known boat magazine,the boat was taken from Norfolk to the boat show by water.
The test report....and it actually appears to be mainly about how the boat handles at sea ....
Am pretty certain that the owner of my boat spotted it there and decided he wanted one
however the price was bit steep,so self build seemed the answer.
Moving the boat in build.
Eventually she ended up here at Essex Boatyards with 50 hours on the engines
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Can only find one other example similar to mine in ......Australia of all places and it appears to have those same stripes on the prow as in the pictures, there is amazingly an aft cabim version down here on the Medway.
Any further information of any description would be much appreciated.
Having contacted the original owners son by email received from him the last few bits of paperwork to finally complete the story after 38 years..
The idea of the boat was conceived by Mr Herbert Woods who was a big player in the boat hire business on the Norfolk Broads and although the mould was built by Aquafibre on what appears to be a Bennet designed Broom hull he put it all together.
Testing the hull
The full sized prototype was displayed at the Southhampton boat show and was tested by a well known boat magazine,the boat was taken from Norfolk to the boat show by water.
The test report....and it actually appears to be mainly about how the boat handles at sea ....
Am pretty certain that the owner of my boat spotted it there and decided he wanted one
however the price was bit steep,so self build seemed the answer.
Moving the boat in build.
Eventually she ended up here at Essex Boatyards with 50 hours on the engines
Can only find one other example similar to mine in ......Australia of all places and it appears to have those same stripes on the prow as in the pictures, there is amazingly an aft cabim version down here on the Medway.
Any further information of any description would be much appreciated.
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That is about £5000 in todays money! Life raft equals £1700, davits £2000. Looks like things are cheap now!
