BenC
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I think he was referring to the amount of remedial work that may have to be done on the hull so that an insurer would insure it(?)...... not the premium
Thanks Proper Job
I might be stupid! but I'm not 5 to 10 grand to insure stupid!
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Sorry if you were expecting me to write such a guide! We are hoping to buy a historic boat (to live on) sometime this year, all going to plan, and I wondered if anyone had written any words of advice on the subject. Seems not! So, please, if you have any experiences that you think others could learn from, do contribute them here. Thanks!
From our experience you can waste a lot of money umming and ahhing about whether to but a boat or not. But in the back of your mind, no matter what, if you love it you’ll buy it anyway.
Research the boat, find out what other people have done to it in the past, ask people if they know the boat and have any info about it. Other people tend to know more about the past of historic boats than the owners sometimes do!
We wasted loads of money hiring a crane for the day, having Banstead taken out of the water at a yard with no lifting equipment. The survey came back highlighting problems, we bought it any way! We could have put all of that money into repairs. I think that most Historic boats could easily have thousands thrown at them if you had it, but if you haven’t then you can patch them up until you or someone else can afford it in the future.
If you are brave enough, the buy the boat without a survey (knowing a little about the boats past would be wise) use the fact that you are buying the boat without a survey to barter down the price, but know that you might have to spend 5 to 10 Grand just to get it insured
Just my advice! Others may disagree.
Take a chance and good luck
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What a great clip. Just want to leave work and go and play on my boats in the ice now!
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I will try and do a bit of dog walking down Winkwell way, when time permits.
It always rather impressed me that prior to ending up there "Jester" had apparently always stayed afloat quite well with not much apparrent evidence of pumps running on a regular basis. I doubt any maintenace had been done on the hull in many years.
I have heard no reliable reports about its condition, other than it clearly stayed in one piece when lifted out.
Anybody know anything more ?
I might be wrong, but I think that Jester had been lined, concrete maybe? There’s no way that it’s been relying on the wood all these years. I used to hold my breath when passing breasted up and pray that it didn’t sink!
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They should try going through a tunnel without a splitter on the chimney!
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It's turned out for the best all round then as we couldn't be more happy with Bakewell. I'm so pleased that Bodmin has also found a nice big Woolwich motor to pair up with.
PS. Where are you based?
In Kings Langley, have known Bodmin for years, just missed it last time around! Now have to sell our much loved but mismatched modern Butty, 3 boats at the moment!!! Bit tricky at locks!
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Welcome to the joys of owning a butty.
Thought it was time I came clean and owned up to buying Bodmin the other month! Sorry Chertsey, but it all worked out in the end. She is already well loved and undergoing a refit at the moment (Well needed). Great fun single handed towing for the first time the other week (if a little scary).
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working boat tarpaulins
in History & Heritage
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Original traps were made of canvas and then painted with a tar based product hence Tarpaulins. I believe that these were originally rented to boats, maybe why the company’s logo used to be stamped on them, or maybe this was a later form of advertising.
I know that Banstead (Big Woolwich) was run for a while with blue tops.
Ben