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daboss_uk |
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Hi, pic of my lovely Broom Bosun on the Avon, thanks
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Nice picture, thanks. Here's one from 1981 at Geldeston Locks
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Lovely pics, both of them.
We narrowly missed out on a Broom Bosun ( and I think there are only 3?) that came up for sale on the Thames about 4 or more years ago. We were going on hols and thus had to arrange a viewing with the owners for our return, by which time she had already been snapped up by a viewer before us. Lovely boats.
We had previously made an offer on a Boson on the Broads when on brokerage, quite a few years back, but despite being what the broker called a good offer, close to the asking price, it was not accepted. Seems we are destined to stick with our bit of plastic fantastic , lol. Easy to maintain at least, and most definitely what I call a "wash and go" boat.
Karen
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Hi Both,
I think thats my boat @ Geldeston Locks (still have that flag) and it was the one for sale 4 years ago, there were 3 built, one was destroyed on a bridge, there is another called Vagabond and then mine, so only two left sadly.
Lovely boat and and feel very lucky to own her.
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Andy
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Is this the same boat that was on hire in the late eighties by Compass Craft at Horning?
The one we hired was called Compass Prince.
Howard
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I think they were Bournes, not Brooms. Will have to dig around on Craig's database ( Horning.org) tomorrow if at get a min. You can take a look yourself - use the "links" link at the bottom of the page , then choose boats of the Norfolk Broads. If Craig has the details there may also be a pic for you. It's possible to search by boat name, even part name, as well as boatbuilders.
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Thanks Karen - have checked and it looks like you are correct. From Craigs database there were 3 boats called Compass prince. 2&3 have a sliding head which I remember so we must have hired one of those. The Ocean 30 hull spawned quite a few variations - Herbert Woods also used them for their version of the Broom Skipper/30. I will have to dig out the old photo's and see if I can confirm the reg number of the boat we had.
Howard
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If anyone has any more images of N529 (Bosun) that would be great. 
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Well, running a serious risk of boring everyone else on the Forum, but here goes:
Another view at Geldeston
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