2007 GRP Broads Thurne-Type Sailing Cruiser
General Specification
Construction
- Composite construction
- GRP hull (original gelcoat finish)
- Built on adapted Martham Boatbuilding & Development half decker hull
- Very similar to (and often mistaken for) Thurne Restricted Class but with slightly raked transom
- Privately commissioned (only two owners from new)
- Marine ply, glass and resin covered decks
- Varnished mahogany cabin and cockpit
- Contrasting maple cockpit sole
- Fin keel
- Fixed cabin roof
- Overwintered ashore annually since new (in shed throughout current ownership)
- Professionally maintained throughout current ownership
Mechanical & Electrical
- Minn Kota 24V electric motor on through-hull drive
- Cockpit mounted control head
- Tiller steering
- 2 X 12V 110AHr AGM gel batteries
- Built in Curtis Figaro HF battery charger
- Circuit trip protection and battery isolator switch
- Shore power cable
Rigging & Sails
- Gunter (high peak) rig
- Rig very similar to Yare & Bure One Design rig (allowing easy acquisition of secondhand sails)
- Canadian maple masts/spars
- Mast counter balanced and stepped in wood tabernacle
- Paired shrouds
- YBOD mainsail with additional slab reefing to first reefing point (pre 2013, good condition)
- Spare YBOD mainsail (previously used for just 1 or 2 seasons on racing YBOD and unused by vendor, very good condition)
- Self tacking jib (used YBOD sail of unknown age, good condition)
- Wykeham Martin headsail furling gear
- All lines led back to cockpit for easy single handed sailing
Accommodation
- 2 berths in 1 cabin
- Bunks installed in approximately 2016 (previously used ‘camping style’!)
- Berth cushions (2018, excellent condition, little used)
- Two burner Origo alcohol/spirit stove
- Fixed cabin roof
- Headroom approximately 0.91m (3ft)
Equipment
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate to July 2021
- Custom made cover (2017, by Stormforce, blue)
- Cockpit cushions (2014, good condition)
- Boom crutch
- Mud weight
- Various warps
- Various fenders
- Full history including comprehensive photographic record of build
Remarks:
This is a rare opportunity to purchase a privately commissioned Broads yacht based on the eminently popular Thurne Restricted Class. An attractive little sailing cruiser, she combines the traditional lines of a Broads river cruiser (but in miniature!) with the easy maintenance of a modern GRP hull and electric motor. Offering two berths, she’s ideal for those wishing to both day sail and also spend an occasional night on board enjoying the peace and tranquillity of the Norfolk Broads. Purchased by the current (and only second) owner in 2013, she is now regretfully for sale due to lack of time.
MOORING: This vessel’s very desirable northern Broads mooring (with electric hook up) is paid for the 2021 season and can, it’s understood, be transferred to the purchaser.
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