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LilMissMolly

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  1. you mean it’s not like bumper cars on water?!?! guess I’ll have to save the bumping for the locks then!
  2. Haha this is actually an aspect I’m rather excited about!!! 😂 already have a list of things I want to do - and I imagine for every 1 thing I cross off, I’ll find 3 more to add!! shouldnt wish my life away but cannot wait for the next two weeks to speed by so I can start my life afloat! hopefully will be seeing some of you out and about! 😁 always good to put faces to screen names!
  3. I’ll be moored at White Mills, Earls Barton. 😊 good links to get to work and highly recommended by my colleague who is already moored there! Haha yes, did think I’d be facing my problems with the Nene - unforgiving mistress that one!
  4. So little update - I ended up going for ole gal 😅 I really do want to thank you all; certainly gave me a lot to think about and it seems keeping her going isn’t something totally beyond my skill or capabilities - got to be a bit more mindful of things than I would a newer boat for sure but ultimately it seems she stands a good chance as long as I stick to my word on keeping up with maintaince! (There’s always a risk with boats anyway!) Should be sailing her away on the 14th if everything goes to plan and the River Nene plays nice! - then the lovely cosmetic work begins to really put my stamp on her! Haha
  5. I think that’s a very fair question. from looking back over the survey: “The aft most 0.5m section of the base plate was found to be 12mm thick plate as is the bow and counter plates plus a good deal of the central base plate although there did appear to be some sections constructed from 10mm plate.“ It just seems to be a really odd Hull in all but rather “Tanky” if a little uneven. I do think she was at one point a hire boat based on her build but the multi fuel stove has me thrown a little - so I’m guessing she was refurbed at somepoint? Ultimately though, if I get her, I don’t really plan to part with her for the foreseeable future - I fully expect maintainance as she’s an old gal anyway but as I said, there’s maintaince and there’s fighting a losing battle, as long as she isn’t the latter, I’m in for the long haul and not expecting or looking for a profit! 😅
  6. oh wow!! yeah definitely not the boat I’m looking at!!! for that price I could get something a lot younger and less needing of modernising! 😂
  7. Oh I have absolutely no doubt about that!! It can be pretty brutal around here for sure. (I also hope Tree managed to sort things out and return to boat life! Absolutely devastating what happened there) I’m just trying to decide with the things I do have some control over really! A new boat would be grand but my bank account says I need to forget about that idea at this stage in life - if old gal can provide me with a good amount of years without draining my finances well beyond the “general” expectations, then I’m rather happy with marching on ahead with the plans to make her home. Certainly took some time overcoming the idea that not all overplated boats are destined to sink in a short space of time and that pitting can be somewhat expected! Plus it’s being realistic about things when the market is booming with no signs of slowing down - they sure do sell like hotcakes at the moment!!! just wanted to make sure the Hull wasn’t a complete write off beforehand and the equivalent of flushing my money down the toilet tomorrow! 😂 If you think the odds are promising in my favour, I’ll certainly trust your judgement - always good for us newbies to run things by those who have a lot of experience! So thank you, really do appreciate it! ohhhh if they do, it just means different perspectives and things to think about, not necessarily a bad thing for me to do either as a first time boat buyer! 😅
  8. To be fair, there’s always a risk when it comes to boats in general it seems! So ready for some form of risk but don’t want her to be inevitably sat at the bottom of the Nene anytime soon! - 25 years is good in my books, beyond that would be fabulous, although never guaranteed I know! unfortunately due to the nature of my job, I’m going to be stuck in a Marina most of the time - the odd adventure out when I’m lucky enough to get some time off was the plan and I’m a bit of a stickler for regular maintaince as don’t like to tempt fate more than I need to! - plus it’s good to take pride and look after things in general right? So in that sense, I do plan on keeping up with the blacking and monitoring when that time comes and hopefully can extend her life somewhat by living a less adventure fuelled life! I just don’t want a situation where in the near future I’ll be paying out the arse on trying to keep what wants to be dead alive if the risk was extremely high and evident from the start! - if she’s looking like she stands a good chance of being around in 25 years but goes tits up, I can chalk that up to crap luck for me and I’ll have to take it on the chin. They don’t say Bring Out Another Thousand for no reason after all! 😂
  9. Hey all! first of all I just wanted to thank everyone who helped me last time I posted - gave me a lot to think about and there was some really great advice! obviously I’ve decided to go for it! I’ve potentially found a boat, she’s an old gal - 1986 colecraft that’s 54ft. New BSS and recently blacked this year. bit dated on the inside but nothing I can’t change, everything is in working order. I just want to make sure the Hull is okay before going all in. She has been overplated and I was wondering if someone would be so kind as to help me out regarding what came back in the survey - I know most people say avoid overplated boats like the plague but I’m limited when it comes to my budget and making sure I’m not stretching myself too thin (no pun intended). from reading on here, it seems like as long as the overplating has been done well, there shouldn’t really be much to worry about on that front? Here’s the key points regarding the Hull: - fully welded and constructed using a combination of 12/10/8/6/4 plates, has been overplated and spot welded in some areas. - 4.5m x 20cm steel strips of 6mm plate have been welded just above the base plate around both sides of the swim. The base plate in this area (beneath the engine bay) has also been over-plated with 6mm plate. - The sacrificial edges around the base plate have generally worn to around 5mm in thickness. - there are a number of short sections of 'D' section steel strips which have been welded in place just above the base plate where those edges have worn thin. - reports that it’s likely that further sacrificial strips will need to be welded in place to protect the welded seams in future (no indication of when this will be most likely) - the surface of the underwater base plates were found quite 'undulating' with wear and pitting consistent with the age of the vessel, the bow and stern were found less uneven. - There has been a good deal of spot welding to the side plates over the years where pits have been filled to re-instate thickness levels. - The welded seams between the base and side plates were found sound and continuous. - Visual inspection of the underwater hull did not reveal any signs of major damage or repair and plate thickness readings were carried out using a TM-8811ultrasonic point residual thickness gauge calibrated to an accuracy of 0.01mm. - base plate pitting came back at 3.5mm (the highest in the survey) but the thickness measurement was between 9.5/12.7. - bow base plates were 2.0mm for pitting but between 11.1/12.5 for thickness. - engine bay baseplate which was overplated came in at 0.5 pitting and 5.9/6mm thickness. - port side plates 1.5 and between 6.7/8.2 thickness. - port side swim plates 1.0 and between 5.4/5.9 thickness the overplated lower (20cm) for this was lesser than 0.5 with thickness reading 5.9/6.0. - port bow sides 1.2 with 6.7/7.5 thickness. - starboard side plates 1.5 and between 6.7/8.2 thickness. - starboard swim side plates 1.2 and 5.5/6.1 thickness. the overplated lower (20cm) for this being lesser than 0.5 with thickness reading 5.9/6.0. - starboard bow sides 1.2 and between 6.7/7.3 thickness. - counter base 1.5 and between 11.0/12.3 thickness - no pitting for superstructure (3.4/3.5) or coach roof (3.4) so whilst above the minimum steel thickness - I am simply too much of a newbie to grasp if this is a boat worth investing in or if it’s going to be more of a money pit than a boat already will be. My Surveyor said its not uncommon to see overplating on a boat this age and ultimately what’s came back wouldn’t be enough to make it a dealbreaker in his eyes. (From my research, it seems that she at one point in her life was a hire boat, which could somewhat explain the overplating?) What do you all think? worth going ahead or run for the hills? many thanks if you read my essay and really do appreciate any advice you can throw my way!
  10. Definitely going ahead! Still on the search for the perfect boat! There’s one that’s a strong contender but overall, the market doesn’t seem that fab currently - so hoping it picks up over the next few months and I have some more options to choose from. in all, I got some really good advice here; like what to look out for when searching, as it’s so much more than just a solid hull and engine! the more technical side seems to be a case of learning as you go, the general consensus is you can’t learn everything beforehand but what you can do is give yourself a good advantage by learning what is a decent buy! I was also put in touch with a members niece, so got to go out and see them on their boat and ask questions, their water pump gave up the ghost whilst I was there and they said they only got it replaced less than a year prior!! - so certainly understand the notion of bring out another thousand now! 😂 there’s always the potential of a cost around the corner! I also discovered that one of my new colleagues lives on a boat and has done for the last 6 years! - so I now have the advantage of picking his brain; decided against billing for mooring as apparently the sewage can be a bit of a problem and instead been suggested somewhere else, going there tomorrow to hopefully put a holding deposit down (he said they held his for over 6 months whilst he was looking back then!) so fingers crossed! Hoping in all to be purchased and aboard by May - but I’m being incredibly optimistic with that! best of luck in your search!!! x
  11. I’m actually currently looking at taking the plunge this year! 😁 In the process of boat hunting!
  12. well ain’t you a darling! 🥹 certainly gives me a good idea of what’s about!!! - happy to see my preferences aren’t out of the realm of possibility with my budget too!!
  13. That is amazing! Thank you - this was one thing I was worried about when it comes to the time of starting to look, It would be a great help taking someone with me! I imagine you all know what to look out for! will certainly keep you in mind 😁 will even take you out for a few pints and a meal as a thank you minimum - imagine I can think up a better thank you when the time comes! oh 100% That was in part just my warped sense of humour 😅 Met many wonderful people in Northampton! Hehe Funnily enough, NHS nurses do tend to know each other in a roundabout way 😂 always get spooked when we get a new nurse from a new area in and it turns out they know ex colleagues etc! sadly do not know Trish Reynolds though! ahhh Gladys Emanuel - I hear she’s open all hours that one 😉 ooof at the use of used to 😭 I actually did my training with Berrywood! (Although not the old Crispins hospital but the Berrywood hospital that they built in 2010) ironically the end goal is to eventually move over to Australia! - still got a good couple of years of UK life left in me though! This was so detailed and full of really great tips - thank you! I was thinking more in the range of 45-50 myself! It’s just a case of finding the right boat! I was thinking more cassette toilets - I heard pump toilets can cause some issues down the line? Not sure how true that is but I’m happy doing the dirty work anyway! I know compost toilets seem to be on the rise but I haven’t really heard many peoples experience with them yet! I’ll certainly start reading up on engines, electrics etc 😀 did think about doing a few courses in basic welding, carpentry etc - the more I can do myself, I imagine the better! (Or at least get some confidence and understanding in tools and such)
  14. That’s pretty standard for a fair amount of Northamptonians sadly, whether on boats or in general 😂 not saying it to be mean, I guess it just comes down to how people grew up or what they were exposed to - and what they are willing to learn! I grew up on farms down south, preparation was key and hard graft was the norm! My mind is often blown by people here!
  15. what sort of budget would I be aiming for in regards to an all steel to avoid the leaky problem? Fortunately my budget can be a bit flexible for the right boat - extra shifts are easy to get with how things are currently and sadly I can’t see that changing anytime soon. Happy to take the grind in my stride! thank you for the tip also! I’ll be sure to add it in my list! Most of the time people have said about the hull, engine and bilge! So always good to get a few extra pointers when it comes to the search! x
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