We have decided to sell our much loved Broom Ocean 34 "Sea Opal". I believe her to be the only 34 with a command bridge to be fitted with a 200hp Volvo Penta Engine which gives her a Wide Open Throttle speed around 13 knots and a happy cruising speed of 10.5/11 Knots. This is sufficient to plane (although not on the River Severn !) She was built to be exported to Germany where the river currents are a little less predictable than here so the extra power was a wise precaution. I believe three of her sisters had twin 125 hp Volvos whilst the remainder were all fitted with a single ... read more