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Good job I polished the brass that morning😁

Well I know what they are* but I bet there's not many on here who do. *I do have the advantage of having grown up in Wellhouse.

After a shrewd guess which turned out to be on the money I know where it is. Go north and keep going north until you run out of likely places.

If it’s brass and t section, which it appears to be, then it looks like an original. I have a big Woolwich boat which would go with it rather nicely. My current one is flat steel which I found down the side of the diesel tanks many years ago (is it really 40?); at the time I believed was original but have since been told not. Send me a message if you would like to pass it on and it can stay with the boat should I pass it on to someone else.

Any true devotee of the Premier Line knows that Joy is the only way to go. If only for the name.😁

Was with Pete two hours ago but won't see him again until Monday. I could ask then.

That's Ian steering! From behind it could be Chris Stubbings but I'm sure there are many other people who fit the bill.

Well if you're feeling lucky on all three counts I'll see you in The Bell in Adderbury on August 16 2054. Unfortunately the ship has almost oops, already (just checked my bank statement) sailed on the 5 covering a pint of Hooky. Anyone prepared to speculate on whether the 10 would cover it in 2054?🙂

But, but, but….. It’s all oak and will go black. It might take thirty years but five gets you ten it’s gone black by then. To add to the name confusion, how about “Admiralty skylight” which was on a plan we have used in the past. Size was more appropriate to a man of war so a certain amount of scaling was necessary. ps. Doubt I’ll be around to collect or pay out if anyone cares to take up the bet😀

According to the date on this photo it was taken on July 10th 2001. The young chap sat on the slide is taller than me nowadays.

Just the steelwork. Add to that fitting out and painting the cabin, an engine plus installation, shutts & running gear and all the rest of the titivation.

Well I’ve just had a word with my sparky chum down the other end of the yard (Dave Ross) and the thirty second, ball park figure is £60,000 for a boat like Arundel, no rivets, false or otherwise.

Stockton Dry Dock Company at WFBCo

I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the report of bicycle thrown against the cabin side, cabin shaft grabbed and used to smash the portholes, reported to the police and the police not interested. What led up to the incident would only be baseless speculation on my part.

Sadly Arthur I have to agree with you though I hope I fall into the (not always) category. Frequently people will offer to let me through locks in front of them on the grounds that I must be “working”. I will usually point out that I’m just out for a jolly the same as they are; just occasionally, out of either devilment or sensing an opportunity to get ahead of someone working really slowly I’ll take up the offer without further comment. I would certainly never claim any sort of priority over anyone else.