Carl Ryan

Are there any other knobsticks left apart from Sweden. Carl

Here is a picture of Farmworth from the early eighties as a trip boat at Uxbridge Carl

The lime juice came in at Tilbury and was shipped to Brentford in lighters which were unloaded on the wharf. It arrived in the autumn presumably after it was picked in late summer. We then loaded by crane. Mostly the drums were filled with pulped limes but there was also an occaisional drum which iirc was full of lime oil and had a much higher value and needed extra care. I thought I had been told they came from Ghana but the wikipedia article does not mention africa at all. Carl

Tam Do you have the original photo. I think i am steering the Stevens barge. I suspect you are steering Cadellis . Not sure who is steering the lighter. Carl

Riverwey Two of the river Wey barges, I think Speedwell and Perseverance were used by Balfour Kilparticks as workboats to lay the electrity cables under the towpath in London in the early eighties. I worked at the time for T & D Murrell who had the contract to service these boats. loading supplies and towing them around. i did this for a few years. Slightly later, maybe 1983-4 I worked for John Woolley and we rebuilt one of these barges at Eel Pie Island on the thames. This boat at the time was owned by the museum of London. We spent many months on this boat. Unfortunately I do not seem to be able to find any photos of this but if I remember correctly the museum team came from time to time to see how it was progressing and took photos. if you can get copies I would love to see them. The only photo I have is a scan of a postcard that Tam & Di produced which shows one of the Stevens barges being brought back to Bulls Bridge at the end of the contract. I think it eventualy sank and I think this is the one John rebuilt at Eel pie. I suspect it is Perseverence as Speedwell is as Ellesmere port. Hope this helps Carl

I was going through some old photos yesterday and came across some old phots of camping boats. I know there are fans on the forum. I know where and when the first two shots were taken, not sure about the second two. Carl

I was trying to post a photo but cannot get bucket to work. bilth I used to be a wooden boat builder so I do know what a narrowboat looks like. It is strange because its top two planks start to come in at the front of the engine ole. By the back cabin they have come in by at least a foot. This does not affect the swim as it is above the waterline. The only thing it affects is the width of the cabin and therefore the lack of tumblehome i.e none therfore odd looking cabin sides. As for PhilR I am sure the bus left from the car park and the landlady took the money but cannot remember which market or which day of the week it was. Still the question, does anyone have a photo. Carl

Went to Bollington on Sunday. Good to see a couple of wooden boats. What is the history of Joel. Very strange conversion, not very wide at the stern. Visiting the Macclesfield reminded me of the Bird in hand at Kent Green. Does anyone have a photo from the 70's. We moored outside for a few nights in 1976 iirc. My old Nicholsons guide describes it as an unmolested pub with entertainment from the conversation in the bar. That certainly was true and the landlady was the bus conductor on the bus to Macclesfield market. Carl

It was Adelaide dock and it has this much old boat in it. ">http:// Carl

i seem to remember that one of the early Mikron shows concerned Tommy notes. It may be worth contacting them. Carl

If its Johns yard at the Ham it is before the early eighties as by then there was a large concrete wall which was part of the flood defenses. I seem to remember aussie John built a steel yacht perched on top of the wall. I recently visited the Ham but could not work out where the yard was as it had changed so much. I still wonder what happened to him. I last saw him in Bristol where he was rebuilding a German yacht with stainless steel knees and teak planks cut from huge baulks which had been salvaged from the bottom of the Bristol channel Carl

Many thanks. I thought that is what it is called but could not find it in a dictioanary. Not going senile then. Carl

This should be an easy question but my memory has deserted me. What is the name of the rake used to remove rubbish from behind lock gates. Carl

This rather poor quality photo was taken at a similar time to the last and as you can see the boats moved around the yard. I seem to remember that they were often sunk and then pumped out again. Carl

I thought this picture was taken in the mid seventies. I took it but did not write down the date.

Does anyone know if there is any parking. Carl

Does anyone know if there is any parking available. Carl Sorry replied to the wrong topic. Carl

I steered this Hancock and Lane boat in 1975. It went well I seem to remember. Carl Ryan

Strangely I posted pictures of Rigal at Adelaide dock on a different post last week. I did not think it was 70ft at the time. So I guess it has been lengthened since. At the time I thought it looked proportionate. Carl Ryan

i worked on this boat in the early 1980's. I think it may have been Rigal. perhaps Tam will remember. Those were tyhe days when Elm was available. Seem to remember draging this up the slipway with my series one Landrover and Gerrie's Austin Champ Carl Ryan

At risk of going off topic. What happened to the other Saturn. I asume it has been broken up many years ago Carl

I took these in the late 1970's. I would think they were taken near Warwick. Did not take a note of which boats. I am sure someone will know what the pictures were. Carl

Do we know which boat it is ? Cannot see any name in the advert. Carl

As far as I remember FMC Carp was sunk at John Woolleys yard on the Ham in the early eighties. I suspect there was little left at that stage. Carl

Now it is all clear. A boat called "That 70's boat" not a boat selling things in the 1970's. many thanks Carl