Rather More Uplifting Images From Our Walk.

[alan_fincher]

After getting in a grump seeing the "don't drown your car" measures BW have installed near us, we saw a much more pleasant sight as out walk neared it's end.

 

Don't this pair just look fantastic, and not ones amongst the boats with a load on that I'd normally spot around here.

 

Not knowing much about them, I'm curious where so much bagged fuel is heading. There didn't seem to be the usual selection that most coal trading boats offer - I wasn't really paying attention, but all the bags looked the same.

 

So who knows about these boats, and where that fuel will end up, please ?

 

 

[AMModels]

Im pretty sure Im right in saying thats clover and fazeley oft seen in Captain cargo colours and latterly in South Midland Fleet colours but now owned by someone else....so not a lot to go on lol.

 

 

As interesting is the wooden boat on the off side any pics of that one??

 

edit - to add the fore end on Fazeley is gorgeous and is as close as you will see to Steve Hudsons fore ends imo

Edited September 5, 2009 by AMModels

[Speedwheel]

Owned by Michael Pinnock. Based on the River Lea.

 

The fuel (most of) is going to my dads at Cassio. 20 tonnes in total. Will be unloading tomorrow.

Edited September 5, 2009 by Satellite

[alan_fincher]

As interesting is the wooden boat on the off side any pics of that one??

No pictures I have taken, (but I could at some stage - perhaps when I'm going back with a chainswa for those posts....)

 

It has been discussed before, and although some seemed adamant that it had been a wide beam of around 9' 6", I think the alternate version given in the thread below that it is a Big Ricky is the correct one.

 

I'm only lifting it from previous descriptions, but it is said to be one of a batch taken to the Basingstoke for conversion to a static houseboat. It still bears a board referring to Basingstoke Canal, and the name "Jester", but the consensus before was that it started life as "Tilbury".

 

Previous Thread About Boat

 

I have no idea of it's status - it has been there as long as I remember and without demolition is too high to be taken anywhere to dock, except possibly Herts & Middlesex. It seems to stay afloat well enough, and I have never seen evidence of pumps at work. I have also never seen evidence of life aboard, but suspect it probably is still somebodies home.

edit - to add the fore end on Fazeley is gorgeous and is as close as you will see to Steve Hudsons fore ends imo

Blimey! They are not proper Hudsons then? Really?

 

I could almost have convinced myself they are real Hudson's not just a Hudson replica ?

 

I guess the clue is in the way they have had to bodge the rivets by making them long things that go right through the plating and hammered over on the other side - a purist will understand that correctly they should be tack welded or glued to the outside only.

 

 

 

 

Owned by Michael Pinnock. Based on the River Lea.

 

The fuel (most of) is going to my dads at Cassio. 20 tonnes in total. Will be unloading tomorrow.

Many thanks - I knew somebody would know!

 

Curiously enough we sat at dinner trying to estimate what tonnage was on there, and I concluded that it had to be at least 20, probably more.

[the grinch]

Owned by Michael Pinnock. Based on the River Lea.

 

The fuel (most of) is going to my dads at Cassio. 20 tonnes in total. Will be unloading tomorrow.

 

didn't know that mike had them now, i used to moor at South island so know mike & maureen really well haven't seen them for a few years now.

[carlt]

No pictures I have taken, (but I could at some stage - perhaps when I'm going back with a chainswa for those posts....)

 

It has been discussed before, and although some seemed adamant that it had been a wide beam of around 9' 6", I think the alternate version given in the thread below that it is a Big Ricky is the correct one.

I think Andy was referring to the boat opposite Clover and Fazeley, not Jester/Tilbury.

[alan_fincher]

I think Andy was referring to the boat opposite Clover and Fazeley, not Jester/Tilbury.

Ah yes!

 

I forgot which thread I was in.

 

Simple answer then is, I've no idea, but I'll see if it's still there next time I'm that way.

[Tim Lewis]

After getting in a grump seeing the "don't drown your car" measures BW have installed near us, we saw a much more pleasant sight as out walk neared it's end.

 

Don't this pair just look fantastic, and not ones amongst the boats with a load on that I'd normally spot around here.

 

Not knowing much about them, I'm curious where so much bagged fuel is heading. There didn't seem to be the usual selection that most coal trading boats offer - I wasn't really paying attention, but all the bags looked the same.

 

So who knows about these boats, and where that fuel will end up, please ?

 

Picture from the National

 

[m589]

No pictures I have taken, (but I could at some stage - perhaps when I'm going back with a chainswa for those posts....)

 

It has been discussed before, and although some seemed adamant that it had been a wide beam of around 9' 6", I think the alternate version given in the thread below that it is a Big Ricky is the correct one.

 

I'm only lifting it from previous descriptions, but it is said to be one of a batch taken to the Basingstoke for conversion to a static houseboat. It still bears a board referring to Basingstoke Canal, and the name "Jester", but the consensus before was that it started life as "Tilbury".

 

Previous Thread About Boat

 

I have no idea of it's status - it has been there as long as I remember and without demolition is too high to be taken anywhere to dock, except possibly Herts & Middlesex. It seems to stay afloat well enough, and I have never seen evidence of pumps at work. I have also never seen evidence of life aboard, but suspect it probably is still somebodies home.

 

Blimey! They are not proper Hudsons then? Really?

 

I could almost have convinced myself they are real Hudson's not just a Hudson replica ?

 

I guess the clue is in the way they have had to bodge the rivets by making them long things that go right through the plating and hammered over on the other side - a purist will understand that correctly they should be tack welded or glued to the outside only.

 

 

 

 

 

Many thanks - I knew somebody would know!

 

Curiously enough we sat at dinner trying to estimate what tonnage was on there, and I concluded that it had to be at least 20, probably more.

The pair had just under thirty ton at the national, fazeley was loaded 15ton dead at boxmoor and i should think clover still had about 10ton on it then, all unloaded day after pic and traveling light again! Boats are backs at south island at ponders end with the rest of fleet.

[DHutch]

Also seen at braunston.