Wanted,broom 30 Aft Cabin

[mikeyboy1966]

Sorry my mistake,

I misread and was thinking of the Pedro 33 at Pedro boats

my apologies

[OldBerkshireBoy]

3 minutes ago, mikeyboy1966 said:

Sorry my mistake,

I misread and was thinking of the Pedro 33 at Pedro boats

my apologies

No worries.

[mikeyboy1966]

That ticks all the boxes,

shame I can’t afford it yet

[Davydine]

Just saw this Broom 30 on Apollo Duck… not connected to it in any way but thought of this thread…

https://motorboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/broom-30-for-sale/692517

[mikeyboy1966]

Thanks for posting,

Spoke to the owner today,

ticks all the boxes apart from  no twin engines and no upper helm,.

might pop for a looksee ,

But ,I think those two are fairly high on  my list.

[Salmar]

Saw this one when buying from the bbchandlery.

Not sure if this one ticks your boxes?

 

https://www.boroughbridgemarina.com/motorboat/broom-30/6361

[mikeyboy1966]

That’s the one I went to view,

described as a “ credit to its owner”

leaking windows,rotten woodwork,

not good!

[mikeyboy1966]

Went for an external looksee yesterday at the single engined non flybridge boat,

im back down for a proper look next week with the owner.

after some phone conversations etc,

im first on board and it looks very nice,

live got to convince myself that twin engines and flybridge are not essential,

low air draft,and better fuel economy is good 👍 

just need to learn to drive it.

[mikeyboy1966]

Well,a deal was struck,subject to the usual stuff,

wasn’t able to take it onto the river yesterday though due to the high winds.

 

[Jbx5]

Looks a well looked after boat enjoy ! 
 

John

[Lulu]

Very similar to our Broom Skipper. Excellent choice! 

[CambridgeCabby]

Lovely boat , congratulations 

[tjg1677]

On 16/03/2022 at 15:49, BroadAmbition said:

Chuffin Eck 

Anyone would think you lot are trying to get rid of me. 

Boston, Trent, Humber, Hull, Witham, Fosdyke, Wells, Lincoln, Gt Ouse, York, Kings Lynn, Ely, St Ives, Cambridge

Am I tempted?

Hmmmm, Maybe but not this year, too much on in both our social and 'B.A's diary

Griff

And if you do Griff, dont forget to visit us on the ancholme, got a great clubhouse, bbq's oh!  and a bar too. 🍻. 

Trev

[mikeyboy1966]

Well,

it’s bought and paid for,

needs a few bits doing to get the the survey up to spec,

tomorrow will be first time on board,lots to do!

[Smoggy]

Congratulations on your new moneypit,  ignore anything about osmosis, we all have it (except them biodegradables).

[Guest]

7 hours ago, mikeyboy1966 said:

Well,

it’s bought and paid for

Congratulations mikeyboy1966, welcome to the no money club. I hope you create many happy memories on your new boat 

[PaulN]

Congratulations, hope you have many years enjoyment like the rest of us.

Yes, as people have said above, boats are not cheap to maintain in top condition. But life is to enjoy, who wants to be the richest man in the cemetery!

[mikeyboy1966]

I’m sat aboard,as I type,

marina has excellent WiFi.

as much as I’d like to go for a cruise,

I’ve  some jobs to do,not easy with a small Norfolk terrier.

so he’s heading home tomorrow with the good lady,

two days to get to grips  with things,

main problem is the propshaft centre bearing needs some tlc

the wooden bearer is loose in the hull ,only by about 1 mm but once the drive is loaded it’s moving around ,so I’ve got to chop off the old fibreglass and refix it.

plus a lot of cleaning under the decks,

 40 years of muck,

im a bit OCD,I restore classic motorcycles,I ,unfortunately need spotless.

lol,

might take a while

[mikeyboy1966]

Good news tho,

live got the d4 eberspatcher running,

the boats been on mains hookup for years so not much use for the independent systems,

after a dozen or so start ups the blown air is running with a lot less smoke.

last night was cold,brrrrrr

[Vaughan]

Congratulations on your new boat!

5 hours ago, mikeyboy1966 said:

the wooden bearer is loose in the hull ,only by about 1 mm but once the drive is loaded it’s moving around ,so I’ve got to chop off the old fibreglass and refix it.

This sounds like the thrust bearing and if its mounting has come loose it is not doing its job properly.  This is where the thrust from the prop is taken up by the boat, so that bearer must be glassed in very solidly.  It must also be done ensuring that the prop shaft is properly aligned with the tube when you do it.  Afterwards you must check that the engine is properly lined up to the prop shaft.  I would advise you to talk to a boatyard about it.

You can still drive the boat at the moment - gently - but it means that the thrust from the prop is being taken up by the engine mountings and not by the thrust bearing.  It also puts a severe strain on the gearbox.

[mikeyboy1966]

15 hours ago, Vaughan said:

Congratulations on your new boat!

This sounds like the thrust bearing and if its mounting has come loose it is not doing its job properly.  This is where the thrust from the prop is taken up by the boat, so that bearer must be glassed in very solidly.  It must also be done ensuring that the prop shaft is properly aligned with the tube when you do it.  Afterwards you must check that the engine is properly lined up to the prop shaft.  I would advise you to talk to a boatyard about it.

You can still drive the boat at the moment - gently - but it means that the thrust from the prop is being taken up by the engine mountings and not by the thrust bearing.  It also puts a severe strain on the gearbox.

The mount/bearer is not very heavily “glassed “ in,

im guessing the ( what looks like) mahogany has just shrunk a bit over the 40 plus years.

I think I’ll start a new thread in the correct section for my restoration/repairs/upgrades as there’s a fair few jobs to attend to.

[Vaughan]

Photos of these things are always a great help.

[stevo33]

I have broom 30 for sale ( mod edit to remove personal details.  Please use PM ) steve on Thames  sunbury boat name mylianne