The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Brookes 1929 Open River Launch

£0 Sold / Unavailable
  • Boat REF#  ·  30376
  • LOA  ·  6.77m
  • Year  ·  1929
  • Construction  ·  Wood carvel
  • Underwater profile  ·  Full-displacement
  • Engine  ·  1 x petrol 10hp, Morris Vedette 4 Cylinder (1950)
  • Lying  ·  Norfolk
Boatshed Norfolk
Boatshed Norfolk

The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Extra Details

Designer JW Brooke & Co Limited
Builder JW Brooke & Co Limited
Lying Norfolk
Fuel capacity 6.5 ltr (1.4 G) Total - 1 Tanks

Mechanical

Engine 1 x petrol 10hp
Engine make and model Morris Vedette 4 Cylinder (1950)
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Direct
Steering Wheel
Drive Shaft
Prop(s) 3 Blade prop
Fuel consumption (approx) 3.0 ltr (0.7 G) /hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx) 4 knots
Max speed (approx) 5 knots

The Morris Vedette engine can be electric or hand started. The owner also has in his possession the original Brooke Empire engine which is stripped and awaiting a rebuild.

Dimensions

LOA 6.77m
Beam 1.78m
Draft Min 0.46m
Draft Max 0.46m

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 1 batteries charged by: engine

Construction

Construction Wood carvel
Underwater profile Full-displacement
Finish Paint finish

This boat was built in 1929 by Brooke in Lowestoft as a yacht tender. The boat remains as it left the yard in 1929, comprising wood carvel construction of English Oak and American Elm framing, with larch planking and teak trimmings. The keel, stem and other structural components are constructed from English Oak.

Accommodation

As an open launch the boat offers comfortable seating for 6 persons, from an aft bench seat, a centre seat and a number of free standing chairs

Accommodation

As an open launch the boat offers comfortable seating for 6 persons, from an aft bench seat, a centre seat and a number of free standing chairs

Deck Gear

All-over cover
Warps
Fenders

1 anchors
(Mud Weight)
5.00m of warp
The boat comes with 8 traditional rope fenders

Nav Equipment

Navigation lights

Safety Equipment

2 bilge pumps (1 manual / 1 Electric)

Broker's Comments

This boat defines the word classic. It is not simply the age of the boat but it is the fact that we know everything anyone could want to know about her as a result of the owner’s research. We have original specifications from 1929, the original entry from the builders accounts records and a list of owners since new.
So what about the boat itself? A 1929 open launch originally built as a yacht tender. The boat is as original now as the day it left the yard. The current owner is still in the process of preparing the boat for the season, and our photographs show this.
This boat will continue to turn heads whether it remains cruising the Norfolk Broads or finds a new home on the Thames, either way it offers a real slice of boating history for its new owners.
The boat now has a full BSS Certificate.

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

This Brookes 1929 Open River Launch has been personally photographed and viewed by Will of Boatshed Norfolk. Click here for contact details.
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