Hi I have just bought a Broom speedboat the same as yours and intend to completely restore it as well, but having trouble finding any information about them. Are there any sites/information about the boats anywhere as I would like to know the history and if you can get parts anymore.(I also need a windscreen)lol. If you have any information I would be very grateful.
John - sadly not much info at all on the web - the links here are about as good as it gets:( I'm not a great authority on the marque but as an enthusiast have acquired quite a bit of knowledge - just ask away and I'll try to answer any questions you may have. Let me know if you find a windscreen - looks like I'm going to have to fabricate one from scratch - hey ho! Cheers, BroomBroom
The following is somewhat sketchy and I make no guarantees as to the accuracy! Indeed, if anybody can provide any further information or correct anything that follows, please get in touch...
I understand the company started as Jack Broom Boats and although from the same family as C.J.Broom (also of Brundall on the Norfolk Broads), it was an entirely separate and independent business. At some stage John Broom (Jack's son?) must have taken over as the business has been known as John Broom Boats for quite a while. Until fairly recently (the last year or so) there were plans to develop the business and build a new Marina. This work appears to have been undertaken - but when complete, John Broom sold out in 2007.
Popular Jack Broom built boats seem to have been the Viking and the Javelin - traditional wooden 'runabouts' and forerunners of the later, better known Brooms.
The majority of Brooms still 'out there' tend to be one of the following fibreglass constructed models:
The Gemini - A traditional 12'6" Runabout, available in both Standard and Deluxe Version
The Saturn - A 13'9" Runabout featuring a swept screen
The Scorpio and Scorpio Deluxe - A 15' Runabout, the deluxe version featuring a skiff type screen
The Pisces - similar to the Scorpio but boasting an inboard engine.
I believe these represent the majority of the Brooms built. There are a lot of Scorpios still in use on the Broads, including those with the sliding canopy, which could be fitted as an optional extra.
Later Brooms include the much more contemporary styled Aquarius and the Capricorn - which were manufactured from the 80's through to the late 90's (The last Capricorn was a V8 engined inboard built in 1998)
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Hi
I have just bought a Broom speedboat the same as yours and intend to completely restore it as well, but having trouble finding any information about them. Are there any sites/information about the boats anywhere as I would like to know the history and if you can get parts anymore.(I also need a windscreen)lol.
If you have any information I would be very grateful.
Thanks
John
John - sadly not much info at all on the web - the links here are about as good as it gets:(
I'm not a great authority on the marque but as an enthusiast have acquired quite a bit of knowledge - just ask away and I'll try to answer any questions you may have.
Let me know if you find a windscreen - looks like I'm going to have to fabricate one from scratch - hey ho!
Cheers,
BroomBroom
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