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Linnet and Humphrey. Don't forget him
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those photographs were taken a long long time ago, do not expect it look that nice now.
Those were taken when Ian was first for sale at Crick; about 2 years before Linnet went up for her work, making them around 2006ish
I quite like the Backcabin. It's neglect over the last few years makes it look ironically "lived in".
The squishy bits at the front are of concern, the stern is much easier as long as the counter block isn't mush and even then it is much more straightforward than the bows.
The counter block was definitely on the spongy side when she was at Crick.. I second that the backcabin is quite attractive. A bit grubby perhaps, but show me a backcabin that isn't grubby and you will be showing me a ornamental one
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I think that what is actually "historic" is in the eye of the beholder.
I think my boat is historic because it was an early Broads hire boat and the last of its kind (though rumours of a sister boat surviving on the Cam are intriguing).
Unfortunately, at only 28 feet long, it fails the NHSUK's test of historicocity on length, not age or merit.
You could probably get her on the National Small Boat Register. Tishy got sent there from NHSUK because of her length
http://www.nmmc.co.uk/index.php?/collections/content/national_small_boat_register/
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The boat was overpriced for far too long.
I think if it had been put up for sale at £25k 4 years ago it would have been sold for £20k or more very quickly.
The problem is the owner poured far more into it, over the years, and expected to get a better return than was feasible.
Despite my love of wooden boats, for £20k (although I expect the owner will be looking for more than I think it's worth) I'd take Columba.
They originally were looking for something around the £65k mark. This was when she was back at Crick, and dad inquired after she sunk the first time (we've never been able to resist knackered things
)She underwent a few running repairs there, that involved an awful lot of plywood, sikaflex and spraying things like de-icer into planks.
Does anyone know what kind of repairs have been done at Brinklow?
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Linnet, with Humphrey (ok, not historic in a "traditional" sense, but sort of historic in that he's probably all that's left of the Warington Gas Works
) are going.I believe Madely is going too
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If it's any comfort, I've lived all my life on a boat and I turned out fine (No snidey comments to that please
)Mum and dad were in the pontoon boat Humphrey when I first arrived (on account of Linnet still being finished off) and the cabin space there is only about 15ft. I slept in a basket on the chair and everything
.Mum's told me to add that her advice is to make sure that, if you've got a solid fuel stove, to make sure the fire guard is a solid, heavy piece of equipment that can't be shifted by small people. If necessary, tie it down.
Apparently when I started rolling about and crawling around, I kept getting behind the fire guard...
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Come on Martin, its a bit of fun. No harm done and no inconvenience to anyone else.
Boating is after all supposed to be a fun passtime
Well said
Who's got the book running on how long this thread will last without being whacked by a mod?
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As has previously been mentioned in post, Joe/BCN 108 was broken into at Red Bull, and taken from the boat was a sleeping, a mug, food, firelighters, matches, a wind up torch, a donkey jacket (Liam's) and all my jewellery in a whiskey tin.
The police were informed, and the case has now been shut as there's no way of following it.
BUT
The police are concerned that this is the beginning of this seasons vagrant break ins as last year, at roughly this time, there were six boats broken into within the Kidsgrove area and all that was taken was bedding, food and booze.
Not that this helps me get my stuff back, but perhaps other people can avoid the same fate..
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May i ask some of you 'old hands'for a few pointers on the above? On my first and only canal holiday, even though i had read the boaters handbook, there were a couple of instances where i felt i was being given the sideways look, presumeably for having transgressed ! Although i am at a loss as to what. I was told at one stage that hirers were not accepted into the canal cameraderie by owners, but i cannot say i experienced anything like.Although were that the case i would have no trouble accepting that. Are there any unspoken norms by which everyone is expected to abide ? basic rules i understand, slowing when passing - allowing those in favour at a lock to go first etc. Appreciate any pointers so as i am better prepared next time . Many thanks .
Most stuff is common sense and courtesy, which quite a few boat owners themselves don't use!
The only thing that I'd offer, advice wise, is don't peer into the backcabin of an old boat if you see one. A backcabin is the complete home, so anyone peering in is staring right into the bedroom/bathroom/kitchen etc.
Especially don't step onto the boat and stick your head in to have a look
The amount of times people have done that when I've been getting changed...Not that I'm saying a hire boater is more likely to do that, ordinary boat owners should take note of this rule. In fact, boat owners especially should take note of this rule!
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Joe (BCN 108) and Ariel will be going to EP, so that brings the old boat tally up a bit
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A picture or description might help! I left you with a positive lead on the original name of "Linnet" did you ever follow it up??
I've been tracking it back and it's pretty much 99% certain that that's the right name. I'm having difficulty persuading some people to pass on phone numbers and messages, which is causing a backlog on the searching front. I'll let you know as soon as I can find anything new out!
Ta Alan. That's my girl
I'm not fussy, I'll take any pictures that are going
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Title says it all really
Has anyone got any old pictures of Joe? -
I was thinking it was JESTER that Mr Fincher was referring to
All the big rickys out tonight eh. Jester was one the cards to be taken on by a waterways project, but the last they heard about her was in October. Possibly a communications failure, or possibly some of the planks fell off
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Not Taplow, by any chance?
I thought she'd joined Lichfield in the breakers yard??
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Has Kez got a (another) new butty?
On lease, yeah, BCN 108, or 'Joe'.
Well I was going to announce it myself, but it appears that certain people just couldn't help themselves (again)
I have indeed taken on Joe. She's going to work alongside of Ariel pricipally, but scoot up and down where she's needed. She's not a replacement for Butty, she's there to keep the strain off her!
I intend to have both of them running around behind Ariel this year
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Seeing as everyone else is doing it, perhaps I can throw my (only) 2 castles into the pot for examination
Sorry about the photo quality, I was using my phone to take the pictures
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When a BCN boat was re-guaged, would she have been given a new plate?
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Taking down the old lawn mower control, that had been 'temporarily botched' with a shoe lace after it snapped towing Emily Anne last December!
I prefer the term "jury rigged", I avoid botching things
Ariel's been Compo-ed!
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I was boating along the Rugby straight when out the corner of my eye I saw someone give a cheerful wave. I turned to return the gesture and nigh on ended in the bushes as I was treated to the full frontal of an elderly man.
The trees weren't the only wood there that day
While I was acclimatising the ponies to the towpath, I walked them down towards Yelvertoft and there was a young man fishing. He got up to let us past and quick as a flash; the younger of the two ponies whipped the poor lad's baggy cargo pants down, revealing that he had chosen that day to do commando.
He stood there shocked, and didn't say a word, and I went blank, panicked and did what most English people do to fill conversational gaps and started talking about the weather.. namely "Bit cold today isn't it?"
Luckily, when he regained the power of speech he laughed it off and there were no ill feelings (I was going to say 'hard feelings but that might be too much inuendo)
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Allow me to introduce my own selection of pets:
Baby Murph
Paddy the Boating Bunny
Sunday (Nearest the camera) and Zigzag
There are also 2 interchangable goldfish actually onboard the boat; the current incumbants are Stevie and Patch.
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A good weekend I thought
Linnet and Sickle played some klaxon games a few times (such classics as 'whos got the loudest' and 'kaxon mexican wave' although nobody seemed to want to join in the latter
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All being well, Linnet will be going again
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No it doesn't is the simple answer
Even horse boating is frowned upon in the modern age. Too many moored boats complaining they're ariels have had to come down a bit, too many fisherman complaining there's a dirty great horse on the towpath and too much risk of the horse owner demanding the towpath be fixed up
edited to add: There's few horse riders who would use the towpath any way. There's too much risk of the horse going in
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I don't know if it helps, but I remember that Samuel Coleridge burnt his shoes in a boatmans hovel at loch katrine; in that context it was a ferrymans hut I beleive, so a lengthsmans hut?
Or maybe something to do with the bridge itself?
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BCN108
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Yep, that's old Joey
For full info have a look on Phobox Ltd's site