1947 Broads Half Decker with Cuddy Cabin & Trailer

• Wood carvel construction
• Pine on oak
• Fin and bulb keel
• Rudder re-designed by Andrew Wolstenholme (pre 2002) making boat light to handle and very responsive
• Tiller steering
• Cuddy cabin
• Storage locker under aft deck
• Seating to either side in cockpit
• Last afloat 2014 and shed stored since
• No recent survey

• 3.5hp Tohatsu 2 stroke outboard motor (in need of service prior to use)
• Side mounted outboard bracket (can be mounted to either side)

• High Peaked Gunter rig
• Wood mast/spars
• Bowsprit
• Wood tabernacle for easy mast lowering/raising
• 2 x sheet winches
• Mainsail (used for only about 1 season, Jeckells, slab reefing)
• Jib (good condition, roller reefing)
• Spare old mainsail
• Sails stored at vendor’s home

• Single axle trailer (used only for yard storage and very short trips to launching point for last 10 years)
• Fitted cushions for seats and cuddy floor (latter to facilitate overnighting)
• Cruising awning with rails (reasonable condition)
• Fitted low/tonneau-style cover (reasonable condition)
• Quant pole
• Mudweight
• Various ropes
• Various fenders

Purchased by the current owner in 2010, this attractive traditional Norfolk Broads half decker has been shed stored on her trailer since 2014. With her unusual cuddy cabin and cruising awning, she offers scope for use for overnighting/camping, all in a 20ft craft lessening potential ongoing mooring and maintenance costs. Indeed, this boat could easily be trailed home for winter storage should space allow (although it should be noted that the vessel’s present trailer has only been used for yard storage and very short trips to/from the launching point under the current ownership).

Topsail had the pleasure of offering this half decker for sale back in 2002, at which time we remarked that she had “been superbly well maintained, almost without regard to cost” and concluded “We believe this to be the best half-decker we have had on our books and recommend early viewing. Absolutely beautiful.” High praise indeed! And it would certainly seem that this lovely half decker has continued to be very well looked after by all subsequent owners and prior to being laid up in shed storage at the end of the 2014 season.

PLEASE NOTE: Photos 1-5 show the vessel as-is in 2022. Photo 6 (under sail) dates from c. 2014 and photos 7-14 (afloat on mooring) from c. 2002.