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Hi All, Does anyone out there have a SM Hudson boat 57' plus, with engine room and boatmans cabin built within say the last 5 years and would allow me to view there boat to help with a boat build on my unfinished Hudson shell? Would be very much appreciated. Regards John

Thanks Richard, Re Ecky Thump, build diary, some useful info there. Regards John

Hi nicknorman, Thanks for your replies, my reference to your recommendation was for the potential contact for Kenton, hopefully I will be able to private message soon. Regards John Further to last posts, I never met Tony the electrician at Hudsons, does anyone know of him or have a contact details, the administrators have not been helpful, data protection was mentioned more than once. regards John

David Schweizer, in reply the 2 boats you saw have been there since I collected my boat in early april, they were both more advanced than mine and hence were started long before mine, however they are either still in negotiation or possibly being auctioned, there was also possibly 2 other boats being worked on in more advanced stages than the 2 you saw, my understanding was that these boats were being finished. I had a contract but since probate submission showed no real assets, the administrators offered me the boat with minimal further work as I had made advance payments, or my boat being held on auction then quite possibly I could have received a refund of sorts but only a percentage of what I paid. I was one of many creditors, so I cut my losses or risked losing more. Thanks for your reply, I really appreciate your comments. Thanks to all members recommending nicknorman. Regards John

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Dear nicknorman I will message you in due course, I would appreciate contact with Kenton, I met him in July 2014 at Hudsons open day and took some pictures of his boat, I think we have the same tug deck style with electro-pneumatic opening hatch.

Hi All, This is my first post, I have one of the last SM Hudson shells built by Steve Hudson. My boat was started in June 2014 and the build was suspended upon Steve's unfortunate death in December 2014. The company went into administration and we only had brief contact at the end of January to say the intention was to complete all the boats in production then cease trading, to my understanding only a few boats possibly 2 were completed as they were quite advanced in their build stage. I received a letter from the administrators a few weeks later asking me to collect the boat in its current unfinished state. My boat was the last shell built that was fitted out to a first fix stage, insulated and lined, the 2 very last shells built by Hudsons after mine apparently went to Pipers to be completed, I wouldn't have thought they were far advanced beyond steelwork. I had a very bare Lister JP3 engine block and cylinder head, Flywheel and original fuel delivery unit unserviced, fitted with some serious negotiation with the administrators representative, We also had to have a considerable amount of Roof and Cabin lining boards replaced as they were bowed and pulled away from the framing. We could not get the administrators to agree on getting the engine completed or obtain the parts required without considerable extra cost, we had lost a considerable amount of money, and they expected us to pay further! I have currently had the lister taken out with a RNDM2 about to be fitted by another builder, whom I might add has not asked for inflationary stage payments but instead only requests payment upon satisfactory completion of works. Now for the nitty gritty. Can anyone help with Wiring plans? or electrical details? for a 67 foot or similar hudson with boatman's cabin and engine room, shower/wc room, cabin, galley and forward saloon. The boat has a design very close to Nb Brigand recently reviewed in Canalboat, All the first fix wiring is in but the administrators rep would not help us with wiring layouts or diagrams, he said the electrician fitted it all from memory! I dont doubt with a good electrician and a lot of time we could deduce all the wiring hanging out of the walls and ceilings but a diagram/layout would be a great help. Also does anyone know the capacity size and location of the Calorifier? I had great admiration for Steve, his boats stand out with his quality marked on them, unfortunately the administrators couldn't bring my boat to the standard he always achieved, I remember standing at the back of the boat when it was a half built shell, Steve said to me "Look at those lines, perfect" he was very passionate about his work, and I for one will miss him. John