1908 Brit 31 River Cruiser Class #72
General Specification
Construction
- Wood clinker construction
- Larch planks on oak frames
- White painted hull with varnished topsides
- Non-slip painted decks
- Hull last painted winter 2024/25
- Last antifouled 2026
- Superstructure last varnished winter 2025/26
- Wintered ashore annually
- Maintenance done professionally each year as recommended
- Hydrofoil keel & rudder designed by Andrew Wolstenholme
- 2025 full survey available on request
Mechanical & Electrical
- 6hp Tohatsu (2015) long shaft petrol outboard motor (serviced annually)
- Transom mounted outboard bracket
- Remote fuel tank
- Tiller steering
- Leisure battery (topped up by outboard engine)
Rigging & Sails
- Gaff rig
- New mast (2024)
- New boom (2010)
- Wooden bowsprit
- 2 x sheet winches
- Block and tackle on topping lift
- Mainsail (Jeckells, 2013, as new condition)
- Jib (Jeckells, 2013, as new condition)
- Rollerfurling jib
- Spare suit of sails (mainsail repaired, serviceable)
- Stainless steel standing rigging in good condition
- Running rigging in good condition
- RCC handicap : -6%
Accommodation
- 4 berths in 2 cabins
- V-berth with extra long berths (6’6″ long)
- Settee berths in main cabin (6′ long)
- Separate heads compartment with Baby Blake sea toilet (no holding tank)
- Full length hanging locker with additional shelving
- Cabin doors of heads and hanging locker can be closed to create separate area & separate cabins
- Galley area with gas stove (2 ring-burners, grill and oven) and stainless steel sink with cold manual pump tap
- Sliding hatch above galley area providing standing height when open
- Large cockpit which could provide an additional occasional berth if required
- Mainsheetman’s hatch
- Skylight providing excellent light and ventilation to forward cabin (and additional height)
- LED cabin lights
- Brass clock and barometer
- Interior headroom approx. 5ft
Equipment
- Boat Safety Scheme certificate to June 2028
- All-over winter cover (2017, good condition)
- 2x Fire extinguishers
- Carbon monoxide alarm
- Manual bilge pump
- Quant (2022)
- high and low crutches
- 2x Mudweights
- Various fenders
- Various mooring warps
Remarks:
This iconic Broads River Cruiser is the perfect all-rounder.
Built in 1908 by G. Hart & Sons of Thorpe Island, she benefits from two cabins with four extra long berths (6′ minimum), a separate heads compartment, full length hanging locker with shelving, nearly new sails and large cockpit.
Fully restored by Greenway Marine in Loddon (previously Worsley Craft) in 1988 who also fitted out the interior, she has been professionally well maintained by a reputable boat yard throughout her current ownership of nearly 40 years. She has been well loved with her hull and superstructure painted or varnished on alternate years, the engine serviced regularly and any works reported being done.
Her owner says:
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