1928 Brooke Seacar Electric Launch - £17,995 Or Best Offer!

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : Cambridgeshire - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Brooke Marine of Lowestoft
LOA : 5.18m (17ft 0in)
Beam : 1.68m (5ft 6in)
Draft : 0.61m (2ft 0in)

Construction

• Wood construction
• Mahogany on oak
• Ash decking
• Chromed deck fittings
• Comfortably seats six
• Fully restored by Cox's Boatyard 2009-13
• Recently re-varnished and antifouled
• Always stored in wet or dry shed over winter
• In current ownership since 2009 and not surveyed during this time

Mechanical & Electrical

• 2.5kW Best motor (supplied by Rupert Latham, installed by Cox's Boatyard 2012)
• Control panel with battery charge indicator
• 8 x 6V batteries (2018)
• Victron battery charger (2018)
• Cruising range 6-8 hours at 4-6 knots
• Shore power
• Wheel steering

Equipment

• Bespoke single axle, unbraked storage/launching trailer with full hull support (not road legal for boat of this weight)
• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 10 July 2024
• Overall cover (Jeckells, dark green in Top Gun material)
• Navigation lights
• Electric bilge pump
• Horn
• 2 x mooring lines
• 4 x fenders

Remarks

The Seacar was Brooke Marine's answer to the Chris Craft runabouts popular on the Great Lakes in the USA. Built in 1928 at Lowestoft and named after John Brooke's granddaughter, Jemima was fully restored by Cox's Boatyard between 2009-13, and was then used lightly on the River Cam for four years before returning to Norfolk, and then once again back to Cambridgeshire, this time on the Great Ouse. Fitted with chromed cleats and fairleads, ensign socket, Brooke roundels, mats, navigation lights, etc. all re-manufactured using the original castings by John Brooke, the great grandson of the builder, and with chromed trim to the engine room bomb bay doors and splash screen, this is a highly spec'd and very authentic vessel. With an electric propulsion system that requires hardly any maintenance (recent new batteries and charger), and an overall cover which fully protects the varnished deck and hull, this fabulous launch is understood to be in excellent condition throughout and ready for the summer season! Purchased by the vendor in 2009 for restoration, this electric motor launch is now for sale due the's vendor's imminent relocation.

The owner informs us that he intends for this launch to be sold on or before 30th June 2021 to the best offer received by that time!