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[quote][i]Originally posted by Mad Harold[/i]
[br]Having now sold "Hereward" my Norman 20,I have been looking around for a nice Norman 23,but nearly all the best ones seem to be on the Broads with no water access to the canal network,unless you go down to Great Yarmouth and follow the coast into The Wash to the Great Ouse and eventually reach Northampton.Road transport to my neck of the woods is well north of �1000.I don't fancy doing either of these.
 I have looked around two steel narrowboats,but was unimpressed especially as for the price of a rough narrow boat,you could buy two or even three really nice Normans.Last week I was glumly looking around a nearby marina [I do that a lot now that I am boatless]and came across a boat with a "for sale"notice on it,and although it had a Norman badge on it I didn't recognise it as one I had seen before.Checked the NBAS Norman range and found that it was a Norman 24.Rang the owner and went to have a proper look.
Original gelcoat but dirty,loads of room inside compared to My Norman 20,but the whole boat had an air of neglect.The price I thought was rather topside,the engine a ford diesel with an Enfield sterndrive.The  sterndrive didn't look like ones I have seen before.These have a rounded hinged top,with balljoints on the mounting plate and at the back of the unit.This one just had a straight rod from the mounting balljoint to a balljoint on top of the unit.It also looked as though it had been bashed against the canal wall a time or two. Started the engine and the noise,vibration and smoke put me right off.The outboard on my Norman 20 was whisper quiet,and I think half an hour on this boat would drive me mad [der]
Decided that I wanted a Norman 24 [but not this one] but they seem to be as rare as rocking horse droppings. Perusing the Jones boatyard website it stated that when Norman closed down,the moulds for the 24 were bought by Atlanta,and the Atlanta 24 is virtually a more modern Norman 24.These boats seem to be more plentiful,although a little pricey because they are newer.
Does anyone have any information about the Atlanta 24?
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Mad Harold	Posted - 08 Sep 2017 : 21:01:30 Having now sold "Hereward" my Norman 20,I have been looking around for a nice Norman 23,but nearly all the best ones seem to be on the Broads with no water access to the canal network,unless you go down to Great Yarmouth and follow the coast into The Wash to the Great Ouse and eventually reach Northampton.Road transport to my neck of the woods is well north of �1000.I don't fancy doing either of these. I have looked around two steel narrowboats,but was unimpressed especially as for the price of a rough narrow boat,you could buy two or even three really nice Normans.Last week I was glumly looking around a nearby marina [I do that a lot now that I am boatless]and came across a boat with a "for sale"notice on it,and although it had a Norman badge on it I didn't recognise it as one I had seen before.Checked the NBAS Norman range and found that it was a Norman 24.Rang the owner and went to have a proper look. Original gelcoat but dirty,loads of room inside compared to My Norman 20,but the whole boat had an air of neglect.The price I thought was rather topside,the engine a ford diesel with an Enfield sterndrive.The sterndrive didn't look like ones I have seen before.These have a rounded hinged top,with balljoints on the mounting plate and at the back of the unit.This one just had a straight rod from the mounting balljoint to a balljoint on top of the unit.It also looked as though it had been bashed against the canal wall a time or two. Started the engine and the noise,vibration and smoke put me right off.The outboard on my Norman 20 was whisper quiet,and I think half an hour on this boat would drive me mad [der] Decided that I wanted a Norman 24 [but not this one] but they seem to be as rare as rocking horse droppings. Perusing the Jones boatyard website it stated that when Norman closed down,the moulds for the 24 were bought by Atlanta,and the Atlanta 24 is virtually a more modern Norman 24.These boats seem to be more plentiful,although a little pricey because they are newer. Does anyone have any information about the Atlanta 24?
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morgaz20	Posted - 29 Sep 2017 : 21:07:20 I have a Norman 24 for sale if you're interested. Follow link... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172891299844?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
stratford4528	Posted - 09 Sep 2017 : 18:12:04 The out drive on my Callumcraft is a Sonic with an hydraulic tilt
Mad Harold	Posted - 09 Sep 2017 : 15:18:15 Thanks for the replies fellas,I take the point about earlier boats being made with a thicker layup because fibreglass was largely an unproven material in the 70s.The same thing happened with early fibreglass gliders,because steel and aluminium stress life could be calculated,and predicted,fibreglass at this stage could not. Searching the web for a boat,I have been confused by the descriptions.Some I dont think are what they say they are.A Norman described as a 22,according to the NBAS Norman range I think is actually a 23 mk1.Another advertised as a Norman 23 is I think a Callumcraft 22.A nother advertised as a 24 looks like a 22mk3.The 24 I viewed recently was described by the owner as a Norman 25.I am going by the window configuration on the NBAS Norman range. This is not a matter of any great importance as the condition of the boat is what counts. I am going to view the Callumcraft tomorrow as it is closest to me and from the photos,looks OK.
trevork	Posted - 09 Sep 2017 : 14:31:56 Indeed they are! http://www.sillette.co.uk/
df	Posted - 09 Sep 2017 : 11:04:50 That outdrive sounds more like an old sillette, did you take any piccies of it while you were looking?(I believe sillette are still about) Earlier boats were always layed up thicker as grp was an unknown material and they were not expected to last long but the years have proved that theory very wrong. With diesel inboards check theres not a smell of diesel through the whole boat as it's not a smell to get rid of easily and sometimes any leakages and smells can run all the way under the floors to the cabin. NBAS--The communal colostomy bag of the boating community. Visit leomagill.co.uk
trevork	Posted - 08 Sep 2017 : 23:30:00 You have probably seen the information available on Jones website. GSA Marine make these but I don't know if they still exist. Don't give up on the idea of a Norman. What you will find is that the newer the boat, like Atlanta, the thiner the grp layup is. The older Normans are far more sturdy and robust. Transport wise, have you tried Tony Tugboat? I can't imagine his prices are anywhere near north of a thousand! He shifted my Safari 25 from Norfolk to Yorkshire for less than half of that!

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