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Thanks so much! I’m actually in that group but never saw a post about it. Really appreciate the time
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This is great info, thanks! I wonder how on earth this system landed on my boat. I do quite like having something a bit rare
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Sorry - should have been clearer. It’s certainly an unusual system, never seen it before. But I think that’s why I like the boat- a whole lot of character and charm, hopefully not to the detriment of actually driving her!
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The steering wheel is on the right in this picture. This picture was taken facing towards the left hand side of the boat
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My boat is UK-made wide beam narrow boat, but does have a few dutch barge elements. Thanks for the suggestion! Thanks so much for the info! Yeah, my boat has a gardner engine. I’ve not been able to find anything like it on google so this is great to know, thanks
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I think I’ve posted before about this wheelhouse but don’t know much about this wheel specifically yet!
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Anyone ever seen this before? My boat has an old metal astern / ahead wheel to control the forward and reverse in driving, with a separate revs stick behind. This is alongside the steering wheel. She is currently out of the water at a marina while I work on her, so I’ve not been able to try a cruise yet. Just interested in if anyone has seen something similar, because I’ve not. Either way I love the look of it!
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helpful- thanks! i imagine the current roof is wayyyy to heavy to lift on my own (though i haven’t tried). in which case i’d really need it replacing. Canvas could work though I like to use the wheelhouse as kind of an extra room, so ideally i’d have something like thin wood i can take off in panels. I’m also a little confused about how the metal porthole bits are removed as they are not hinged .
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It’s metal (not sure what kind though)
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I would love to replace it with a fold down type of one but I have no idea who could help with that or how much it would cost.. It definitely was collapsible. There is a picture of the boat when it was first built - the roof looks different in it. And the wheelhouse sides don’t budge now- there is no way of opening them or using the hinges This kind of thing would work well- I’ll have to look into someone who could help with that for a reasonable price
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I have inherited a wheelhouse that looks like it was formerly collapsible - all the sides are hinged. However, it seems that the roof has been replaced and bolted on . How would I go about making the roof easily removable to make the wheelhouse collapsible again?
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yes is a slightly wider beam narrowboat. a touch of dutch barge about her with the wheelhouse, bow thruster and bow roller the pipe is an exhaust- agree it’s slightly oddly positioned, might get it changed eventually but according to survey not unsafe in non-tidal waters one of the most unusual parts is the vintage ahead / astern wheel to control propulsion, as well as the steering wheel
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france! that’s the dream
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90 hp sorry (big difference haha). the engine is a gardner 4lw. i’ve lived on a narrowboat in london for the past year and plenty have much bigger boats than this! she’s only 40ft long as well. she has a vintage astern/afoot throttle wheel as well as a big wooden steering wheel cheers! *correction*: it’s actually 60hp, still enough to be getting on with
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it’s an exhaust, yes. the boat is very undusual- somewhere between a dutch barge and a narrowboat. 9ft wide, with wheelhouse and a 9 horsepower gardner engine!
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In the process of buying this wonderful broad narrowboat built by A&B Wroe. Taken out the water and she has a little heart on the rudder - anyone seen this before? Is it common?
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I do have boating experience - I have been continuously cruising in London for about 6 months on a friend’s boat, but I don’t have experience buying a boat of my own. So this is all really really helpful. I am going to go and view it on Saturday and will feed back what is found then - all going well will book a survey on it. Thanks again
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There is a pic of one but it looks like it’s on the way in and not very near the tiller- not ideal! I wonder how easy it is to change that. Also no solar panels which will be fun to install I’m sure!
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Isn’t she lovely! Fell in love immediately. My sister is currently studying at Oxford so would have to take her for a visit…
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Oh right- the seller said something different then, and was referring to the size of the rudder. Would it be fairly easy to change the rudder pivot point or is that a bigger task? Isn’t she gorgeous!
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Oh yeah was definitely planning on doing that! The prev owner was apparently moored up for ages without moving her so they are doing “engine work” at the moment which I will have to enquire more about… No photos below the waterline annoyingly, though this is another good thing to ask when I view it next week. All it says about the hull is that it’s flat type and black in colour- v helpful hahahah. Cheers
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This is so informative, thanks! I’ve attached a pic- think you’ve absolutely nailed the type of boat it is. Doesn’t actually say hull material, only that it’s been overplated recently (2020). Length is 40 foot and beam is 9 foot 3. When I spoke to the seller on the phone earlier today he said exactly what you have about the rudder being too large for purpose, but said that is fairly easy and cheap to replace so I was planning on doing that. He didn’t mention cross wind issues, but I will be mainly driving her single-handedly so that’s definitely something to consider. But good to hear the age isn’t an inherent issue! Reassuring to hear! The popcorn link made me chuckle
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It’s slightly wider than I was originally looking at (9’ 3”) but only 40 foot in length which is exactly what I was after. I’ll be cruising mainly in London so the widensss of the canals isn’t really an issue; it’s mainly fitting into small mooring spots because the canals are crowded
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How old is too old? I have been on the hunt for a boat for several months now, and have found what looks like the perfect one to continuously cruise around London. It is a converted Dutch Sailing Barge, built in 1914 by an unknown manufacturer in Holland. It was surveyed in 2020 and the hull was overplated as a result. Speaking to the brokerage, it is allegedly in good condition other than that (but I would obviously get an independent survey done). My question is: is there anything inherently wrong with buying a boat this old if a surveyor confirms it all looks good. Is it higher risk? Does the value go down faster? What are some of the other dangers? Thanks in advance!
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water pump has v suddenly started making a constant, loud hum, like a muffled drilling type noise. water is running but at lower pressure than normal. has something got clogged in the system? it’s just weird how sudden it was
