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Anyone heard of them/know anything about them? Possibly Irish? Google didn't throw up anything about the manufacturers but did point to one model, a 395, on sale on apolloduck. Grateful for any information.
 

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I used to be the distributor for them many years ago, built reasonably decent stuff if a little on the basic side, no known faults really just did what it said on the tin.

Company still exists in Ireland now run by the son John McAdoo but concentrate on engineering work and refitting interiors of railway carriages.

Find a good one and you souldnt have any problems. Which model are you looking at ?
 

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Thanks for that. One that I have seen for sale which might be of interest to me is a fairly well equipped, single-engined 395, about four years old. Any thoughts?
 

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Many thanks for that. Don't know why I couldn't find that. I did try (honest!)
I think you're right about the Broom 39 connection - a proper-looking boat IMHO, not this latest jelly mould styling. So there may be some link with Aquafibre perhaps? If so, this could give some indication of its basic build quality if not the fit-out. I could go for a Broom 39 directly but am really interested in a single-engined boat, mainly for use on inland waterways with only the occasional foray to sea.

ps just noticed - if I had spelt the name right it might have helped /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 

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Oceanfroggie *may* be able to help you. He has a Broom, and IIRC when he was in the market to buy he tested out many of the Broom lookalikes. Maybe PM him, he won't bite
 

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Didnt realise they are still building but I imagine probably mostly to order, I remember they built a lot of hire cruisers and they are still chugging up and down the shannon many years later.

I had one of the little 196 open boats as a family boat years ago and it was a brilliant little sea boat went through some hairy stuff off lambay island no problem.

I would suggest giving John McAdoo a ring, very nice chap and I am sure he would give you the history of the boat in question.
 
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