Looking for a boat that isn't there....

Falling Star said:
Trying to find the next one now, but what to go for? I know that all boats are a compromise so we won't get it exactly right but there doesn't seem to be much choice.
Looking for:
More than 10 but less than 12 metres
Shaft drive
Low air draft so flybridge boats and aft cabin are out
Single engine prefered but would consider twin
Don't mind low power engine/engines but must be big enough for coastal hops
Budget up to £150k

Some we have thought about but are not for sale at the moment:

Haines 34 with 135hp or larger engine
Dutch steel boat with a large enough engine for coastal passage
Nimbus 365 but not a favourite as it has a larger cockpit and smaller saloon
Marex 370/375 but probably over budget anyway

Any ideas welcome!
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Swift Trawler, sedan version.
 
And you may be very lucky if you fin a Nordic Tug or American Tug as well. Terrific boats. Same goes for the now discontinued Nordhavn 35
 
Falling Star said:
That is a possible but perhaps I should have mentioned that one of the reasons for selling our previous Broom, a 345, was the ladder at the stern. Getting a bit much for us now, especially with the dog and being over 70. (Us that is, not the dog.)

The longer Brooms have steps instead of a ladder but then we will have the air draft problem.............

Sorry for knocking everything back. I'm not doing it on purpose. Honest!
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The air draft of many Brooms is very similar (we have owned two) and at the right tide should get under the bridges at Gt Yarmouth, although the addition of some wooden bits on the underside of the bridges has reduced things a little. A Broom 35 might work as it has stairs to the bathing platform. Most are a single 135hp so displacement speeds only but perfectly capable of coastal passages. One or two had twins but don’t become available often.

We do the opposite to you - based on the southern rivers of the Broads and do our cruisng south to the Orwell etc. We haven’t been to the northern rivers for years - primarily because it is way to busy with hire boats and it is virtually guaranteed that you will get one or more ‘bumps’. We find that constantly looking out and not wanting to leave the boat unattended on moorings takes all the fun out of it. We aren’t alone in this view as many think the same and friends, when they last went up there, bailed out quickly and vowed never to return. I only mention this because by sticking to an air draft for one set of bridges and a short stay cruising ground that you might not actually like restricts the choice of boat significantly.

We recently opted for a Hardy Commodore 36 - a lovely ‘proper’ boat that is very easy to work and move around but perhaps marginal if you are set on doing the northern rivers. Someone who recently took a large Sunseeker up there thinks we could do it but would need to be spring tides.

The Greenline mentioned by Dino is not a bad option - we considered them and nearly went to view the one on with De Valk but ultimately decided that we wanted the option of helming outside as well as a good inside helm position. A coastal version of the Haines 35 would also be worth considering if you can find one within budget.
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Some lovely boats suggested. Thank you. We will have to keep looking and try to find the best match.

Greg2 mentioned some issues on the Northern Broads and I don't dispute this. In fact that reminded me of the only time we were ever stuck in a boat "traffic jam". This happened a few years ago on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Horning. A complete log jam on the river by The Swan Inn. No-one could move anywhere until eventually the Broads Authority boat sorted it.
 
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