Sue Verrell

Just trying to get to grips with this forum as new: Ben Hope is mentioned several times here - I have lived on her since 1998 - she is a comfy houseboat with most mod cons now and is moored at Hoo in Kent. sue

I have found this thread on the Internet and decided to join the forum - its great to see that my Vokins barge is mentioned - I have lived aboard Ben Hope since 1998 - she was converted to a houseboat many years ago and we love our life aboard. I do know the history of her - there were apparently 24 Bens built for Vokins and one of them is a sort of landing stage off Gravesend which we were delighted to go on after a barge race on the Thames - I thought the shape was familiar lol - I can't recall its name but will have to now trawl back through the pics I took at the time. We are moored down at Hoo in Kent on the River Medway. sue