NorfolkNog Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Anyone got a spare £32,800 they could let me have? My all time favourite hire boat is up for sale http://www.broadlandyachtbrokers.co.uk/boats/39 The very rare 32 foot centre cockpit version. Built by Alphacraft but with many Swancraft improvements including bow thrusters, new engine, stainless tanks, front deck repaired, new cleats, inverter etc etc Lovely boat to handle and ran on fresh air. Very roomy inside, really good layout. Looks to have been well looked after since being sold by Swancraft in 2014 Very nice boat for some lucky person! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I'll purchase an extra Euro lottery ticket on Tuesday. If the jackpot comes my way, then you will have your tupperware Alpha 32. There, I've said it and it's in writing Griff 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said: I'll purchase an extra Euro lottery ticket on Tuesday. If the jackpot comes my way, then you will have your tupperware Alpha 32. There, I've said it and it's in writing Griff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Sorry, Howard. If I had the money I would buy the boat :) .... Looks lovely 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBerkshireBoy Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, NorfolkNog said: Anyone got a spare £32,800 they could let me have? My all time favourite hire boat is up for sale http://www.broadlandyachtbrokers.co.uk/boats/39 The very rare 32 foot centre cockpit version. Built by Alphacraft but with many Swancraft improvements including bow thrusters, new engine, stainless tanks, front deck repaired, new cleats, inverter etc etc Lovely boat to handle and ran on fresh air. Very roomy inside, really good layout. Looks to have been well looked after since being sold by Swancraft in 2014 Very nice boat for some lucky person! See you have the £200 balance, do you have a boat to sell? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Comparing it to any other Alpha 32/35’s ive looked at in the past condition wise it looks like it easily puts them to shame. When you look at some of these ex hireboats which yard they came from really makes a difference in overall appearance and condition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 7 hours ago, OldBerkshireBoy said: See you have the £200 balance, do you have a boat to sell? Only Mrs Nog's piggy bank! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Hmmm ... if only setting up a syndicate were possible ... this does look like a great boat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 You could set up a syndicate of 12 owners each paying £4000.00 which would get 4 weeks allocation and at £4000 per share there would be enough money in the pot to deal with all the running costs for the first year. If anyone wants advice on how syndicates work do not hesitate to contact me or look for advice on www.boatshare.co.uk Regards Alan 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Sound advice Alan. I'm personally not keen on the standard syndicate model of weeks/seasons/drawn allocations but I'm sure there would be other options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I have it all summer and you can have it the rest. ;) 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 14 hours ago, NorfolkNog said: Built by Alphacraft but I thought that was not a Swancraft build! Susie and I are looking to buy a boat at the moment so I went to see this one this morning. Let's just say that the photo on the website must have been taken a few years ago, presumably in 2014 when Swancraft sold it. My guess would be that it hasn't been out of the water since. A good proposition at the right price, but not in running order at the moment, I fear. 1 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Sound advice Vaughan, respect your opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 The Alpha centres were 29, 32, 35 & 42. One thing that puzzled me was that one boatyard (Anchor Craft I think) advertised theirs as 34ft. Possibly length at waterline rather than length overall, but I would have thought there would have been more than one foot difference. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 There is a way to differentiate between the 32 and 35 versions. I think it's down to the roof profile at the rear - I think the 35 slopes up at the back, the 32 is flat. I stand to be corrected as always though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, NorfolkNog said: There is a way to differentiate between the 32 and 35 versions. I think it's down to the roof profile at the rear - I think the 35 slopes up at the back, the 32 is flat. I stand to be corrected as always though! That's correct Howard. Also the 35 is a bit longer... 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, Broads01 said: Also the 35 is a bit longer... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 All of these Alphas are based on the hulls of the Wilds Bermuda and Caribbean, so the lengths just depended on how Langford Jillings "tweaked" the mould tool. The 42 ft tool took on a bend at one time, so all of the later mouldings off it, have a list to port at the bow, but are level at the stern. Nothing you can do about it - they were just built that way! I am glad my comment this morning was appreciated, as it is difficult to make such a criticism without being seen as "knocking" either the owner of the boat, or the sales broker. I think it is a bit naughty all the same, to post photos of the boat for sale, which do not genuinely represent the condition of the boat as it is now. It just makes for a wasted journey for the potential purchaser. I also suggest it would have been a simple matter for the broker to have put the batteries on charge (it is fitted with shore power) so that I would not have come on board and immediately realised that both battery banks were "shot". For me, that takes 2000 off the asking price before I even look for any other problems. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I know nothing about the boat and have not viewed it but in fairness you can tell from the photos that they were shot in the broker's slipway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 I've found a couple of photos which show the slight difference in roof profile which I mentioned earlier. These are Tower Bridge (35) and Swan Royale (32). The 35 slopes upwards right at the back of the roof. The Royale photos were taken in 2014 in the last year of hire with Swancraft. I appreciate the comments made - if anyone is in the vicinity of Sutton they could maybe pop in and have a look!!! I was kindly alerted of the sale but didn't get chance to have a look when we visited recently. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Ray said: I know nothing about the boat and have not viewed it but in fairness you can tell from the photos that they were shot in the broker's slipway. Yes, where the boat has also been moored for the last few years! If in doubt, why not go and have a look for yourself, and make your own comparisons? You also may find it a wasted journey. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 No need, just thought it may be helpful to note It's never a wasted journey going there, I moor there and live 20 minutes away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptinKev Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 26/05/2019 at 20:24, NorfolkNog said: Anyone got a spare £32,800 they could let me have? My all time favourite hire boat is up for sale http://www.broadlandyachtbrokers.co.uk/boats/39 The very rare 32 foot centre cockpit version. Built by Alphacraft but with many Swancraft improvements including bow thrusters, new engine, stainless tanks, front deck repaired, new cleats, inverter etc etc Lovely boat to handle and ran on fresh air. Very roomy inside, really good layout. Looks to have been well looked after since being sold by Swancraft in 2014 Very nice boat for some lucky person! For me if you add a couple of eyes at the front, Thomas the tank engine would be happy to have the river run alongside the railway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Anyone got a spare £32,800 they could let me have? I purchased an extra lottery ticket as promised. Both of them performed as per the norm - Nowt - Sorry Griff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Aw thanks for trying Griff Bet some lucky blighter has snapped it up already However just in case........... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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