Boat Blaze

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

If so, it is lucky to have survived this long! They were built with Perkins 4107 diesels mounted on solid metal engine beds. The vibration was so excessive that on two of them, after a couple of years, the transoms of the hulls fell off and they sank!

And this I do know is that boat had a 4107 in it , so looks like it could well be a old wind boat .

[Vaughan]

I am just off to bed now but in the morning I will scan a catalogue photo, so you can see if it compares.

[JennyMorgan]

How does this one compare?

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Boat_Photograph&photo=465c_19196&style=Cncd-C&returnpath=Boat_Details&classname=Windboat_26_(Southwind)

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Boat_Photograph&photo=465c_19196a&style=Cncd-C&returnpath=Boat_Details&classname=Windboat_26_(Southwind)

[Guest]

50 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said:

How does this one compare?

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Boat_Photograph&photo=465c_19196&style=Cncd-C&returnpath=Boat_Details&classname=Windboat_26_(Southwind)

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Boat_Photograph&photo=465c_19196a&style=Cncd-C&returnpath=Boat_Details&classname=Windboat_26_(Southwind)

Bang on , right colour style everything , wasn't this boat the subject of a restoration thread elsewhere once upon a time ? 

[BrundallNavy]

One being restored in the Wetshed at Rico’s. 

[Vaughan]

Yes, that's the one!

They were hired by A.G.Ward in the first year of the Jenner Group, as "Sea Zephr" or "Tranquility".

By 1974 they were named "Sweetheart" at Hearts Cruisers and "Sparkling Stream" at Southgates.

Can't remember what Windboats used to call them, but it may not have been repeatable!

[BrundallNavy]

Maybe they could do this one next.

(Photo curtesy of C Slawson)

[JennyMorgan]

Has the transom fallen off that one?