£85,000 Yacht Tour : 1989 Broom 40 Ocean 

Its crazy how they changed boats and yachts over the years. Thank you Nick.

This broom swept me away with it's ageless charm. What's particularly nice about this yacht is someone else has not had their way with her. Too often in the used boat market, there's that one guy, the owner which has taken it upon themselves to tackle the updates and mod.'s. The result being a boat that was a a classic vintage 1980's giving you an impression it's original build was in the 60's, and that it was ravished sometime in the 70's by a blind man in his 90's..

Technology has come a long way in the yachting industry. I’m glad you include older models in your videos!

What an amazing combination of 80s styles in the interior. Floral upholstery, gold hardware and nicely turned woodwork right next to a retro-futuristic and almost synthwavey helm with period state-of-the-art tech like that chart plotter.

This Broom's layout is astonishing and space saving. I guess other manufacturer's designers were sweeping under a rock. The weed/rope cutters near the propeller is a brilliant idea, never heard of them before. Love the spiral staircase and the double helm positions. That aft cabin is huge! As always, Thank you for the tour, Mr. Nick.

The interior is immaculate. Very few 32 year olds are that well kept.

For a 32 year old boat that is very good. Interesting to see how the tender was held. Strange spiral staircase entrance. Louvred door cabinets are very 80’s. Cabins aren’t bad. The green sink is very dated. No Miele in the galley. Funny seeing old cathode ray portable tv and VCR 😊. Totally original equipment. Love the radio handset 🤣 Aft cabin is good. Decent boat ! Thanks Nick 😊

Well that was a great tour .. WHAT an old fashioned buwt !!! I bet that was one HELL of a buwt in 1989 .. Some might smile but without the ingenious designs these older boats thought up ..we wouldn't have hi low platforms and massive cockpits and especially cushions and now SEATING at the bow ..🙆... Brilliant 😁👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This looks amazing. Great design for the age. It is classy.

Brooms from a,sadly forgotten time. Straight lines.Right angles and that gorgeous companionway art deco flowing staircase,as per even older Broom Crown 37's. I'm drowning in my nostalgia.

Well I’d have to say that tour is a clean sweep. Ideally love the round staircase at the entry to the salon. I’d be very proud to own such a classic as this.

Just stumbled on this tour. Very much appreciated. The super yachts are great, but it's great to see boats closer to our price range. Your knowledge is encyclopedic, which adds to the quality of your commentary, Nick. Your total lack of pretension puts you that much further ahead of the others trying to do what you do. Thanks!

I really like this boat.You're right, a load of space at 40', there are so many comfortable places to go. The variety of boats you showcase is why I so appreciate you - the balance between the Cote d'Azur and out-of-the-way places like this is fascinating. Thanks so much.

I want to watch back to the future on that TV!

The old fashioned vhf radio definitely required that old fashioned joke... Thanks for the video Nick 👌🏻

What a fab boat! I love seeing these old cruisers.....I would buy her without hesitation.

I found that the older boats have a better lay out than the newer ones.

I love the old boat tours. More of pre 1990 please!

I hope you do more of the older boats! very interesting to see how things evolved

Fascinating tour, and what a testament to Broom to see that the quality of the boats stood the rest of time. Brilliant.

Fantastic value for money, lots of space and an ideal holiday retreat. Great video 👍🏻

Brilliant, I could see my boat in the background of a few of your shots at the fantastic Val Wyatt Marina.

Sometimes nice to go back down memory lane to see how things have progressed

A lovely older boat Nick. Sorry to hear that Broom have stopped making boats. I was on a few of them a couple of years back at the Boat Show and they were well priced and impressively finished. Sad to see them gone

Kinda like the layout of this boat, feel lot of space and the interior is amazing, the gold colour things all around in the detail and the old fashion berth cover, old fashion is alway the best for me.

“The Love Booaat, exciting and neww” would be on repeat as i putter down the coast in this beautiful old boat.

Wow that’s a lot of boat for the money! Moreover throw another £25-30K at it for tech upgrades, interior refinishing, decor etc & you would have something VERY nice for still a superb price! Great find Nick 👍🏻

Another couple of years and this will be very cool and on trend! £85k plus another £40k for updates and that would be a great investment. It will last forever! Another brilliant and different tour. Thanks again Nick!

That layout was very popular In the US 🇺🇸 manufactured by Chris Craft, Pacemaker, Owens & Egg Harbor. Great boat, Good Looking, single handed handling, easy live aboard for any guy. Thxs Sir Nick 👍

Thank you for this blast from the past. I grew up near Wargrave and we had a freeman 26 at Clifton Hampden. My dad would go weak at the knees when we’d pass a Broome. The 30 was the dream boat. Love these old river cruisers. Such class!

That master cabin is lovely, and its great to see how the technology was 'back in the day' too. A lot of boat for £85k.

Wow, Love this older boat. She is still pretty sexy. I also like how that wood looks like a matte finish instead of all the super high gloss finishes on newer boats today. I would love to have this boat.

I love the ancient television! Actually all the old stuff on this boat is cool. Thanks for the tour. :)

I absolutely love the interior look and the vintage stuff is very nice for a museum of sorts

Wow Nick just around the corner from me . Lovely older boat .

Very interesting to see a older boat very nice interior.🚢🚢🚢

I can just make out a faint 'Guernsey CI' on the back, another cameo of my home in an Aquaholic video

Bought a Hallberg-Rassy 352 from 1986 last year, it has the original Volvo Penta 2003T with 4500 hours and the original autopilot: Autohelm 5000 both still going strong. As always, great video Nick!

Really like the design and the space that the boat provides. Nice classic boat. 👍🚣🚣

I love the way the stairs go almost continuously from the aft deck down to the master cabin. I also like the layout of the master cabin.

The broom puns.. and the the old TV! With VCR! That'll be the centerpiece of the dining table! XD

Ahhh, love when you drop your videos, right after I wake up in the morning!

I can imagine that some people are enchanted with the vintage look, but personally I can very much notice how modern layouts and architecture have improved in the 30 years that have passed since this boat was built. Primarily, not having eye-level windows in the main cabin looks like living in the basement floor of a house. (Which is not an advantage) Thanks for the video, Nick! Excellent as always! 🤗

Thanks for the tour! Beautiful boats you guys have over the pond there. Really unfortunate that the Broom family doesn't make boats anymore but I guess that's what makes it even more special and a true classic for sure. Cheers from NYC.

The space is incredible. So retro and stylish. Cheers Nick

Tardis of a motor yacht. Quality cabinet work and beautifully preserved.

This is a real time capsule boat. I'd love to see it kept as original as possible. Plenty of old shabby interiors that can be modernised - this is pristine!

Deep joy 🌟 As a child spending many weeks at Bell boats Brundall.... running errands for Arthur Bell, anti fowling the hulls of the hire fleet, sailing and occasionally creeping onto the new Moonrakers and Aquabells being built and tested. The yards were next door to Brooms..... some of the hulls were shared amongst the builders for hire craft, like the Broom Ocean 30, AKA the first Moonraker... I digress 🙂 Dated, yes.... but I don’t think you can beat the layout and accommodation on these aft cabin, flybridge boats..... One day...... if I live long enough....🙂🇬🇧

Absolutely can not wait to see finished job . 👏

Very spacious but definitely of its age..love the green sink

My goodness what a time capsule! Thanks for this that was wicked funny! Being a product of that era I felt right at home! Especially loved the avocado colored sink in the day heads!

That would be a great little boat for a first time yacht buyer. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it, it’s spacious, comfortable and downright charming.

I gotta say, I am in love with this boat. I really wish I could afford it and live in it

Plenty of space on this one! Thanks for showing us this one, Nick. Someday you'll have to give us a tour inside the shoulder bag we always see in your videos. You are a suberb guide through every nook and crannie of boats but you've never shown us what's inside the satchel you always have with you, haha (I remember seeing a white canvas bag and now we see a brown leather one). We are a curious lot so come on now, let's see what's in the bag...a lunch perhaps...don't keep us guessing forever!

Total vintage quality. I like the boat too! Seriously - the personal history and knowledge you brought to this was fab. X

It's amazing how much you can get in a small area on a boat. Dated but as you said it has an air of elegance, I love all of the interior. Thanks.

Happy to see how you enjoyed making this video as I enjoyed watching it. First time I am looking for pricing to update a boat. Because yes, what a huge amount of space to play with. Thanks!

Spectacular and 6 double berths and well priced. Also a possibility as an inshore boat too.

What a cool older retro boat mate thanks as always for the tour Nick 👍🇨🇦

One word to describe this Broom: charming! Good entry price into boating and I just love that master cabin. Would not look out of place on a 60 footer. Obviously needs a little TLC but still got plenty of life in the old girl! Cheers from a rather sweaty Otford, Kent...

Love the spiral staircase. Great that it's still original, part of me would want to keep it that way.

I love this layout, the separate galley is fantastic

Interesting how this boat stayed in time. Nothing has been revamped, keeping it intact. As if it was brought to this time and age in a time tunnel....thanks for the tour Nick.

Nick that Broom was 20years ahead of it's time. Love the separate shower and that spacious stateroom. For the DYI not a difficult job to up date and modernise. A great buy!

Why anyone would choose a narrow river boat over this is beyond my comprehension. You get a two bed (london sized) flat with river and ocean capabilities. The amount of updates required makes me feel like £85k is a bit steep but not too far off. Nice vessel indeed!

Love it! It makes me wonder what some of the 80's large and super yachts look like and cost.

Wow Decca navigation. That takes me back a bit.

That is a cracking boat. You know I wouldnt change anything about it. Thank you so much Nick from bringing this video to us

What a lovely old vessel 😎🇳🇿

😲 That is in great nick for a thirty year old boat! Not too much effort would turn this into a little stunner. Love the layout. Great vid.

The interior looks beautifully made

What a great tour!! Really can't wait for the next one.......

One upsides of those old CRT TVs is you can play vintage video game consoles on them directly, the older Sega and Nintendo. EDIT: Oh. And AVOCADO sinks with gold taps!! That made for a great Mitchell & Webb sketch. (It's on YT, Mitchell Webb Avocado Bathroom - well worth a watch).

Congratulations on 300,000 subscribers. It will be great to see you get to 500.000.

A⛵ blast from the past.Great to hold 80ts themed parties on River Thames 🍹 🎊🎉

Like the oldies as they have proven their metal! Good value for your money. Good crew space too!!!!

That’s a really interesting one Nick, a wonderful snapshot of a bygone era. However I think it’d be worth spending money and updating her. The actual layout is great and being a Broom I’m sure she basically sound.

Really liked this one Thanks !

My first boating memories are in the slip next door to this boat. used to be neighbours! remember this one fondly!

Nick you never fail us

Interesting to see how the idea is swimming off the back deck has changed.

Had a 1991 Princess 35, real comfy old boat and built like a tank. Miss it a lot 👍👍

The avocado basin says it all!!

That's so cool, Nick. A little TLC/updating and you'd have a lovely little vessel at a very modest price. Thanks for sharing.

Great layout and wood replace sinks and all fabric would be a real nice boat

Oo er that Decca is a bit modern, served my time installing and repairing Decca Navigators for Decca Radar Ltd., back when everything was good old valve technology. Lovely boat Nick and thanks for the guided tour.

Took me a minute to realize the holes for opening the drawers were a feature to keep drawers from getting musty. Actually a great idea!

Lovingly cared for - it shows! Aloha!

Great video Nick. Showing life in the old dogs can exist! Whether it's a super yacht or dingy your content is always informative and immaculately presented. A pleasure to watch.

As an ex harbourmaster on the Norfolk broads saw a lot of them in the late 80’s early 90’s lovely boats

It wouldn't take all that much for someone with a little bit of money and a lot of skill to turn this boat into something very retro-chique. That could be a ton of fun! Thanks for the tour!

That's one of the last built, as it was one of the boats I helped to build. Good to see that is still quite good for her age, as with many of the Broom boat Good review

Fantastic tour Nick. Love the channel. Nice to see such a variety of boats too. I was lucky enough to have occasional use of a Broom 37 crown on the Thames a few years back so this bought back some great memories of a brilliant boat and fun times.

That upholstery is awesome! Lol. Seems like a much better design than the new boats where you pay a lot of money and 15% of the length is a ginormous swim platform.

This is the second time I've watched this and I didn't realise what a gem of a boat it is. Love the seats on the fly bridge that reminds me of my old addidas gym bag I had for sport at school in the 70's. Would try and keep as original as possible, with sensible upgrades if I own it. Come on premium bonds.

This would make a good setting for a Hammer Horror Film 🍿

Nice boat, and what a great master cabin. 👍

I'd love to own this boat but I can't grow a proper moustache unfortunately.

Looks to be a good layout. Dated but you can always refit it at your leisure. Something like this would be ideal for tootling around the Peel/Harvey Estuaries in Western Australia with excursions up the Murray and Serpentine Rivers.

I love it! Amazing amount of space. It's obvious, with all of its originality, this boat has been well loved and cared for its entire life. Most boats of this type and age are a stained and mildewed mess inside and rusted everywhere unpainted steel appears outside. Fascinating 35 year old state of the art electronics. I noticed the tuner/amplifier on top of the 'fridge in the galley complete with a foot long analog tuning window and a big knob you spin to get your favorite FM station! Just fantastic and a huge return for a first boat owner willing to pony up $100,000...diesel engines with less than 600 hours on them included. Thanks Nick...great walkthrough choice.