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- Birthday 07/16/1987
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Trip boat skipper
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'Severner' Willow, Bantam IV
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Can I play as the Great Mattress of the Tame Valley?
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FadeToScarlet started following Historic Boats for sale online
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So the back cabin on my boat wasn't proper, then? ? edit: and even more pedantically, butty back cabins aren't "proper" either?
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And I believe the stern end was tied up next to it over the weekend, as it is now the foreend of a new boat.
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Braunston Historic Boat Rally 2019
FadeToScarlet replied to David Schweizer's topic in History & Heritage
How about a BW year- boats in BW blue and yellow, or blue, or green, regardless of original company? That would be interesting. -
MILTON, ex-MILTON PRINCESS, is still very much carrying today- albeit self-loading cargo. It handles nearly as well as PERSEUS.
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Half open the first, pause for a second until the flush bounces off the bottom gates and the boat moves forwards again, then fully open it.
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That's not in their risk assessment!
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Between the 5 of us at the wharf, we have 11 boats..... And some canoes.
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Filance Lock on Staffs and Worcester has Shrunk
FadeToScarlet replied to cuthound's topic in General Boating
Can't remember where the nearest winding holes are, but is it worth going down backwards? -
Filance Lock on Staffs and Worcester has Shrunk
FadeToScarlet replied to cuthound's topic in General Boating
We took Willow through (7' 3/8" at the widest point) with no problems about 5-6 weeks ago. It's worth a go! -
Blacking & the relevance of the base plate
FadeToScarlet replied to Ex-Member's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
It's much easier to overplate a baseplate rather than the sides. -
You need: -A suitable boat, and the gear for it (Merchant on the Thames cost nearly £200,000 all in!) -A patch or round that isn't already covered. The margins are thin enough without people competing. Failing that, an area such as London where there's enough customers to support more than one. -A Boatmaster licence (CRT requirement for hazardous cargo) -to become a Registered Dealer in Controlled Oils and know all the paperwork requirements Enough savvy to use social media to contact your customers and arrange your deliveries Places to load (Harder
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That's a straight 30 oil, a monograde, rather than the multigrade 10w/30 which is thinner when it is cold for easy starting and then thickens as it warms up.
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Bargus (technically Beta - argus) - Small Woolwich. Owner is a member here- Jay4472 but rarely posts.
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#notallexworkingboats