-
Posts
2,366 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Gallery
Blogs
Store
Posts posted by stagedamager
-
-
My two penneth......
If the epoxy is sound then i'd re-cover in that, we have so many new hulls through where customers have paid extra for epoxy blacking and the boats haven't been prepped properly and the 2 pack is just stuck to the millscale and it all falls of when the hull is washed off. If howerver, it is fine, wash, prep, key and 2 pack away!
many manufacturers do a surface tolerant primer these days which doesn't require the hull to be blasted to whatever BS EN grade it needs to be and we have seen favourable results with it as a base coat.
Failing that a good quality high build bitumen would be fine. Good bitumen is better than bad 2 pack!
Kind regards
Dan
- 1
-
3 minutes ago, agg221 said:
Tom didn't fancy single-handing her down then?
Alec
Oh, quite possibly, i just need to finish the fit out!!!!
-
Sadly a 6 week trip to Sydney put pay to my plans to join this year with Judith Ann, next year we are hoping to be there all being well!!
-
As a boatyard operator, and the owner of historic craft, including butties, and pleasure craft, we fall into several categories, there are times where it is easier, when towing, if the situation allows to try and keep the butty behind the motor but if the pound is low or the cut is busy, then we would split the tow as the situation dictates. We assume no hierarchy on the cut, and if people are inexperienced we help where we can, just as others have helped us when moving a pair with just two of us. Also, hirers have just as much right to be on the cut as anyone. It winds me up hearing of stories of elitism on the cut. And, let's all be thankful that the shouty likes of the Reverend are no longer out and about.
- 4
-
Still at Buckby top?
-
Oak and Ash are still very much on the cut but not trading...... probably for the best.......
- 1
-
Although not strictly historic, and slightly longer, Harrier currently on brokerage at ABNB is a nice tug style with a Kelvin J2 at a fair price.
- 2
-
9 hours ago, agg221 said:
Was it Virginis which ended up at Foxton for ages?
AlecShe is now under Tim Carter's custodianship.
- 1
-
Where are you taking them for the work?
Keep an eye on the leading profile of the stem Post that you don't need to reprofile the stem iron.....
- 1
-
On 07/01/2022 at 18:33, Mr Lister said:
I can quite happily reassure you that CRT are not planning to "Break up" Ariel. That is just another unfortunate rumour in circulation at the moment.
I shall dispel a few of those rumours soon.
Ariel is moored at long Buckby VM moorings where she unfortunately sank after a someone stole the bilge pump battery's from the bow and stern, while I was dealing with Hesperus at the drydock.
Ariel is due in drydock soon where she will undergo a complete inspection and a long term plan drawn up for her overhaul, Hesperus, Is having new Bow knees made along with a stem post and I am currently sourcing the oak for the planking for the bow on her.
Mr Lister
As someone who is not totally up on these things, Ben, can you explain how you can make a stem post when the boat is not out of the water, and how you can make new knees if you intend to reprofile the lines of the bow without removal of the old planks and careful spiling to get the new shape?
- 2
-
2 hours ago, magnetman said:
I noticed that Laurence Hogg was mentioned.
Got me thinking. He was incredibly knowledgeable and had a lot of hard copies of very useful stuff related to canal boats.
What happened to all of his stuff?
It's sad if it all ended up getting binned. One would hope that this sort of knowledge base would get looked after. Possibly by a museum but I know they put things in drawers and frequently sell them off.
His boat plan diagrams must be somewhere.
Most of the drawings he got from the crt archives and where needed, re-drew them. I don't know what happened to his collection, I agree it would be a shame if it was lost.
-
Or Ade and Andy at Alvecote.
-
The latest word on the street is CRT are looking to break up the Ariel and retain the metalwork....... has anyone heard anything?
-
Can you not get a tow to a ĺocal yard? How are you broken down?
-
Parts have been sent and hopefully arrive today..... a fuel pipe failed at the injector pump. Luckily we had a few lying around!!
-
I think that is the Hardy, being looked after by Tooleys.
-
Yep, that's the motor. Mr. Frost recently acquired it and it was docked last month at Tooley's. Faceache showed a photo of her shortly after on the bottom outside the dock.
- 1
-
8 hours ago, Captain Pegg said:
That caused me to check my photos of my trip to London and back. I generally snap any notable boat I pass but Ariel doesn't appear.
Nothing snapped between some of the usuals at Dodford and then Effingham to the east of Braunston Tunnel and that was in mid to late October. I'm not disputing it was there, just thought I might be able to corroborate with photographic evidence.
I can lend you a photo if you want to fill in the gaps!!! 🤣
The photos I was sent showed her up Braunston on the 27th Sept and moored at Buckby 29th.
Kind regards
Dan
-
Been there since the end of September.
-
Obviously I would recommend Langley Mill....... however, if you're at the Northern end of the T and M, Northwich would be a good shout, and my choice. Let us know however if you would like us to check availability for you.
Kind regards
Dan
Langley Mill Boatyard.
-
9 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:
That means nothing to me ...
You're not the first to say that.....
-
I have several twin exhaust manifolds........ give me a shout, although I'm currently working in Vienna until the end of Nov.....
-
looks great, i love it!
We still have your art in pride of place by drydock. I hope you are both well?
-
I didn't I'm afraid. Before my time.
Narrowboat storage
in General Boating
Posted
If you decide to keep her in the water for whatever reasons, we're quite cheap at Langley Mill if you need somewhere to store her, failing that Redhill is the best local hardstanding price wise but can flood quite easily, and as Alec says, a tad run down.
Kind regards
Dan
Langley Mill Boatyard