Broom 37 Continental

Alicatt said:
Test sail booked for Friday afternoon, so a nice early start to drive to the Hollandsch Diep.
The lock where the boat is is called Hellegat or Hellhole in English :)
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There’s nothing scarier than a really deep lock...where the water enters really fast...and there’s a huge rusty commercial cargo carrier next to you
 
Bouba said:
There’s nothing scarier than a really deep lock...where the water enters really fast...and there’s a huge rusty commercial cargo carrier next to you
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Reading the chart, first lock is at 68km from the start and a 9.8m rise, so we have a little time to get used to the boat before reaching there, but oh boy those barges take no prisoners. Casper is smaller than Hunter but both have the same nominal draught, Hunter is about 1m wider and 4m longer and with two engines. Need to get some longer ropes too I think.
 
harvey38 said:
Photos, photos and more photos please👍
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You know this was the only one I didn't take any pictures in!
We spent the longest time on board her too, we were there from 1pm to 6pm 4 of those hours were spent on the boat, we had all the carpets up and every hatch opened we could find, the floor hatches above the engines were the heaviest of the three boats we looked at, they had sound proofing under and high density 1" thick foam on top of the panels then the carpet on top, not heard the engines on this one yet, the broker did not know the starting procedure and the owner was unavailable at the time, so it is Friday before we get to hear her.

The test sail is a go/no go check point as is the haul out. But looking at documentation along with seeing the workmanship on the engines then I am confident all will be ok.

I was warned to check the oil feed to the turbos as those lines can split and cause fire, well all the lines and pipework have been replaced, the engines look clean and there was no sign of water of oil in the bilge, the thru hulls have been replaced too by the look of them.
There are pics of the boat in the top link on post #14 by @Dino

One interesting thing was that the crockery is from HMS Victorious, looks like from the officer's mess/wardroom lovely blue and gold banding with the HMS Victorious in gold around the rims, got me wondering about the history of this boat!
The Sailor radios are a blast from the past, I used to install those on fishing boats for Decca Radar in the 1970s.
 
Alicatt said:
You know this was the only one I didn't take any pictures in!
We spent the longest time on board her too, we were there from 1pm to 6pm 4 of those hours were spent on the boat, we had all the carpets up and every hatch opened we could find, the floor hatches above the engines were the heaviest of the three boats we looked at, they had sound proofing under and high density 1" thick foam on top of the panels then the carpet on top, not heard the engines on this one yet, the broker did not know the starting procedure and the owner was unavailable at the time, so it is Friday before we get to hear her.

The test sail is a go/no go check point as is the haul out. But looking at documentation along with seeing the workmanship on the engines then I am confident all will be ok.

I was warned to check the oil feed to the turbos as those lines can split and cause fire, well all the lines and pipework have been replaced, the engines look clean and there was no sign of water of oil in the bilge, the thru hulls have been replaced too by the look of them.
There are pics of the boat in the top link on post #14 by @Dino

One interesting thing was that the crockery is from HMS Victorious, looks like from the officer's mess/wardroom lovely blue and gold banding with the HMS Victorious in gold around the rims, got me wondering about the history of this boat!
The Sailor radios are a blast from the past, I used to install those on fishing boats for Decca Radar in the 1970s.
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Is it original crockery from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious ?.....if so then it’s well worth preserving....the carrier had an amazing war...fighting in both theatres....including multiple attacks on the Tirpitz
 
Bouba said:
Is it original crockery from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious ?.....if so then it’s well worth preserving....the carrier had an amazing war...fighting in both theatres....including multiple attacks on the Tirpitz
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I'll grab some photos of it when we get back on board,
There are other things on board like a plaque to a commodore but that could be a sailing club or such, they are at the chart table.
The bucket chair in the pic is also original that came with the boat from new
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Alicatt said:
I'll grab some photos of it when we get back on board,
There are other things on board like a plaque to a commodore but that could be a sailing club or such, they are at the chart table.
The bucket chair in the pic is also original that came with the boat from new
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She has a real old world charm😀....get us a closeup of the plaques as well and we can harness the research powers of the forum
 
Great work @alicat, she looks like a lovely boat. She will be a nice boat to tinker with and improve, rather than a big project.
When it comes to older boats, always buy the best. They are great boats that allow you to travel everywhere. One guy I know in Ireland did a full lap of Ireland in one a few years ago. MBY, covered it in a really good article.
 
Alicatt said:
I'll grab some photos of it when we get back on board,
There are other things on board like a plaque to a commodore but that could be a sailing club or such, they are at the chart table.
The bucket chair in the pic is also original that came with the boat from new
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I hope the trial goes well today. She looks like a great example. My family had the 1971 London Boat Show Ocean 37 which we bought in 1975 and our first trip was from Newhaven on the South Coast of England straight to the Netherlands for a 3 week holiday. Best boat we had and we did more in her than any other, both bigger and smaller. I hope you have similar adventures! Looking forward to reading more.
 
SP2 said:
I hope the trial goes well today. She looks like a great example. My family had the 1971 London Boat Show Ocean 37 which we bought in 1975 and our first trip was from Newhaven on the South Coast of England straight to the Netherlands for a 3 week holiday. Best boat we had and we did more in her than any other, both bigger and smaller. I hope you have similar adventures! Looking forward to reading more.
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Kind of our plan too - though somewhat in reverse, as coming from Belgium/Netherlands to the UK for a cruise :)
 
Alicatt said:
Just home, we get the boat on Tuesday, officially signed over then, but we have to leave her ther until we can get her de registered in Holland and re registered in Belgium, should be about 10 days or so.
Pics and video will be later as guests turned up and I can't sit on the PC just now :)
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That’s interesting....because I thought that most forumites were like me....and get told to ‘go play on your forum’ when guests arrive 🤷‍♂️🤔
 
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