Valuation Survey in Birdham Marina
This 1999 Hustler 32 is berthed just a few metres away from Sundew, my Westerly GK24, down in Birdham Pool Marina, Chichester. The Hustlers were very spacious compared to other 32 footers of that era, yet they were fast race boats too. The fact that she has a cast iron keel with additional lead at the botyom of the keel, combined with her racy lines, suggests that this was the designer's original intention.
I have just spent the last few hours inspecting her as part of a valuation survey for her owner. She has been very well fitted out and well maintained. The inventory is certainly biased towards single-handed sailing, with a lot of attention given to safety. The only downside of the boat is that the local birdlife population must be roosting in her rigging, and on a diet of blackberries too!
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