1960s Bourne 35 Centre Cockpit Motor Cruiser Project - £5,950

Status : SOLD

Lying : Essex - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Herbert Woods of Potter Heigham
LOA : 10.67m (35ft 0in)
Beam : 3.2m (10ft 6in)
Draft : 0.86m (2ft 10in)

Construction

• Composite construction
• 1960s Broads-style motor cruiser, believed to be a Bourne 35 built by Herbert Woods of Potter Heigham, Norfolk
• GRP hull and decks (paint finish)
• Wood cabin sides and cockpit/wheelhouse (varnish finish)
• Epoxy sheathed coachroof (paint finish)
• Centre cockpit
• Wooden hinged screens/folding wheelhouse to allow vessel to pass under low bridges (top roof bars present, but top canvas section needs replacing)
• Air draft with wheelhouse lowered approximately 1.93m (6ft 4in)
• Decks understood to have been replaced
• Requires full programme of cosmetic works externally, plus attention to cabin corners and replacement sections of rubbing strake, toe rail, deck beadings, etc.
• Many original features, fixtures and fittings internally
• Afloat Essex (estuary/river) since c. 2014 when relocated by road and river from Uxbridge
• Dimensions provided above are approximate

Mechanical & Electrical

• 36hp BMC Captain diesel inboard engine (was in good running order but not started for 2+ years)
• Shaft drive
• Wheel steering
• Single lever control
• Engine instrumentation at helm
• No batteries currently fitted or included in sale but all 12V wiring believed to be in place
• 230V shore power

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 2 cabins
• Forecabin and separate heads compartment forward of wheelhouse
• Saloon and galley aft of wheelhouse
• Forecabin provides V-berth (converts to double with infill)
• Heads compartment provides chemical toilet (spare cassette included), ceramic hand basin (hot & cold pressurised supply), worktop and mirror
• Separate shower compartment with teak grate
• Saloon provides single settee berth (converts to double)
• Galley provides gas stove (4 burners & oven), stainless steel sink (hot & cold pressurised supply) with drainer, fridge (12V/230V, only used on 230V by vendor), worktops and dedicated storage
• Hot water believed provided by calorifier (not used/tested by vendor)
• Gas locker with space for two bottles
• Believed to have gas powered cabin heating (not used/test by vendor)
• 12V cabin lights throughout (not currently functional due to lack of battery)
• Opening side windows
• Escape/ventilation hatch over forecabin
• Roof vents in forward and aft coachroof
• Berth cushions for all berths
• Floor coverings and window dressings where fitted
• Lots of storage space throughout
• Maximum headroom approximately 1.88m (6ft 2in)

Equipment

• No current Boat Safety Scheme certificate (as not required in current location)
• 2 x 12V bilge pumps (not used/tested recently)
• Wooden handrails on coachroof
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Small anchor
• Various fenders and warps
• 230V fan
• 230V radiator/heater
• Inverter (connected to fridge)
• Spare wheelhouse side panel frame
• Some loose sections of metal rubbing strake
• Wood burner made by Glastonbury Wood Burner Company available by negotiation (asking price £85, as new, never been fitted)

Remarks

Believed to be a Bourne 35 and probably originally built to serve in a Norfolk Broads hire fleet, this centre cockpit motor cruiser offers huge amounts of potential to be restored for use as a family river cruiser or liveaboard vessel (as was the vendor's original intention). Boasting lots of original features, fixtures and fittings, she has a lovely spacious interior providing 4 berths, a good sized galley and heads with separate shower. Externally she needs full restoration, but with her GRP hull, the structural works required are kept to a minimum. This could be a really superb classic motor cruiser or home!

We understand that this vessel needs to be moved as soon as possible (with some flexibility). The vendor has offered to arrange for the vessel to be towed approximately 200m to enable a lift out (at the purchaser's cost) and transfer on to a lorry with hiab for transportation. Boatyard services are also available locally, should the buyer require nearby hard standing, etc.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: The vessel's current location is NOT interconnected with the UK's canal network and so the vessel will need to be transported by road if she is to be moved elsewhere in the country.

History: It's believed that this boat is one of a class of six Bourne 35's built in the mid to late 1960s by Herbert Woods Ltd., Potter Heigham, Norfolk and based on an earlier Herbert Woods design which was built in timber (four known examples). Originally operated in the hire fleet at Southgates of Horning as Glistening Stream 1-6, all of the boats returned to to Herbert Woods In 1980 due to a luxury housing development and were renamed Glistening Lights. In 1990 five Bourne 35's were sold to Richardsons Pleasurecraft, Stalham, to be hired out by their sister yard, Hearts Cruisers at Thorpe, Norwich, as Glistening Hearts (the four wooden boats going their separate way at this time). Hearts Cruisers closed in 1994 and the boats all returned to Stalham before being sold into private ownership. From records available on Broads.org.uk, it seems likely that this boat was originally either Glistening Stream 2, 3 or 6.