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Typecast
Please find attached an old
advert for MBY that I chanced
across in my extensive motor boat library.
It’s a little tongue in cheek for nowadays
but the man looks a bit like me and I’d gladly
pay three shillings for my next issue. Can’t
see any room for you, Jack et al in the boat
but one thing’s for sure – your claims still
hold good today! Hope it raises a smile.
David Adams, Wessex Marine
The scariest thing about that advert is the
‘fortnightly’ reference in the bottom right-
hand corner. It’s hard enough getting an
issue out once a month let alone
every other week! Hugo
Bye bye Broom!
I was so sad to read in
your latest issue that
Broom has stopped
building boats. I know
that some people
consider the styling of
their aft-cabin craft a bit
dated but there’s more to
a good cruising boat than cutting-
The shots the MBY team
would rather you didn’t see
BEHIND
THE
SCENES
edge looks. You only have to spend a day
or two at sea in a Broom to appreciate just
what safe, practical, well-built boats they
are. Thomas Brandt
Having spent many happy days cruising
on board a Broom 39 KL when Motor Boats
Jack enjoys a busman’s
holiday on a Linssen
charter in Belgium
Meanwhile, art
bod Neil heads
upwards as far
from water as
he can get in
his brogues
Monthly used to run its own cruises in
company, I know exactly where you’re
coming from. Hugo
Call of duty
I’m wondering what will happen after Brexit
if I want to buy a secondhand motor boat
from a European country. The boat will
already be VAT paid, but then will I have to
pay VAT again on importing it into the UK?
Stephen Copson
As far as I’m aware, both parties are still
some way off agreeing the basics of what
import tariffs and taxes will apply. We can
only hope that common sense wins over
and a deal is done to respect each other’s
VAT-paid status. Hugo
Formidable Fabio
According to his Wikipedia entry, Fabio Buzzi
set the new world water speed record for
diesel powered boats at the age of 75. As
far as I’m concerned, anybody who is still
Hugo’s dog fi nds an
alternative use for the
April issue of MBY
Edited by Hugo Andreae
This old advert for MBY
gave one reader a chuckle
We tried to print this
photo last month but it
must have been zapped
by Martek Marine’s new
drone-blocking system!
Thomas Brandt is sorry
to see the end of Broom’s
excellent cruising boats
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