Any One Fancy A Woodie.

[BrundallNavy]

Seen this on gumtree. 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/boats-kayaks-jet-skis/vintage-1938-wooden-broads-cruiser-currently-located-in-horning-norfolk-uk./1349706865

Not been out of the water for 11 years so apart from new cabin sides will need work underwater for sure which I think makes £40k seem expensive.  

[marshman]

I suppose the zebra mussels may have grown to a size, where the sale to a restaurant, may defray some of the inevitable cost!!!!

[Smoggy]

Should be a few takers from here, it has a "Grumpy old git on board" badge in the window.

Very pretty but not for me.

[Springsong]

She makes Katinka look a trifle expensive.I was on board a few years ago and she is extremely comfortable with a gentleman's club feel to the accommodation which may not suit  everyone,it does me and if I had a spare lump of cash I would take a punt.

[charlesa]

Where would you estimate airdraft guys, 7ft ?

[Chelsea14Ian]

Lovely boat sadly not for me.If I had lots of time and skills may consider it.

[grendel]

if I had lots of money (and time) i might consider it.

[Victoryv]

Big boat to sink Peter !

[grendel]

thats the easy bit, its stopping them sinking that is the trick.

[WherryNice]

Very much up my street this one, love the interior decor and style but alas it would take a substantial lotto win for me to be able to take her on.

She was for sale a while back as I seem to recall?

[Polly]

Sorry? Wooden boat not lifted for 11 years?  RUN!!!

[BrundallNavy]

7 minutes ago, Polly said:

Sorry? Wooden boat not lifted for 11 years?  RUN!!!

You’ve seen Sedgemoor 

[Polly]

I have indeed seen Sedgemoor and it was summat to keep ye awake o’nights! 

[ChrisB]

I would want it lifted at the owners expense and risk for survey a wrong lift could end in tears. 11 years is one long time between lifts for GRP never mind wood.

[LizG]

Where would you estimate airdraft guys, 7ft ?

She can get under Wroxham. The day they did it was a bit of a squeeze whereas WR was easy. Lives opposite at Horning. Lovely boat and deserves a good home

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[Guest]

Lovely looking boat, but I would suggest possibly at an unrealistic price. If I recollect correctly she was for sale through an online broker quite recently at somewhere near £60k. By and large woodies just don't sell at these prices (there are always exceptions for exceptional boats). Mind you, 11 years without a lift out is mighty impressive!

[ChrisB]

I wonder if she has or had anodes fitted?

[BrundallNavy]

21 minutes ago, Spider said:

Lovely looking boat, but I would suggest possibly at an unrealistic price. If I recollect correctly she was for sale through an online broker quite recently at somewhere near £60k. By and large woodies just don't sell at these prices (there are always exceptions for exceptional boats). Mind you, 11 years without a lift out is mighty impressive!

Sedgemoor was originally up for sale at over £30 k, it two had not been lifted for around 10 years and it definitely shows, I believe it was eventually sold at sub £5k.

[Springsong]

I could well be wrong but I feel she may well have a teak hull, this of course does not make her unsinkable but reduces the risk of terminal rot as with mahogany.

[expilot]

Sadly, there are many myths about woodies.  Broadland Swift has an iroko (poor man's teak) hull.  After more than fifty years of being in the wet stuff, (only being lifted for a quick antifoul and tar varnish) she has recently had to have some strip planking at her stern replaced.  Please note, however, that the iroko planking had rotted from the inside not the outside.  It was rainwater that did the damage.  I would venture to suggest that woodies rot and sink due to poor initial design and/or poor workmanship and/or cheap materials and/or poor maintenance.

 

[ChrisB]

1 hour ago, Springsong said:

I could well be wrong but I feel she may well have a teak hull, this of course does not make her unsinkable but reduces the risk of terminal rot as with mahogany.

I used to live opp a Dr. of Wood!! who was a Director of T.R.A.D.A. in Knaphill, when I lived at Bledlow Ridge. He told me Teak best for salt water, Mahogany for fresh. apparantly if you want teak to rot let moss grow on it.

[grendel]

actually a very good wood for wet environments is greenheart, it resists rot and beetle attack by being poisonous and is nasty stuff to work, many years ago myself and a mate got given a couple of offcuts from where they were replacing the groynes at a local beach, i have a raised bed made from some of it that has been out in the weather for about 20 years now and still as good as ever, the big problem is that it gives you splinters like nothing, and within a few hours (if you havent got them out) they begin to fester something horrible (trust me you can get splinters from this stuff by looking at it too hard). the sawdust is poisonous, and its heavy (doesnt float). it is generally used for piling and groynes.