Henry Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Erebus the ice breaker has been completely stripped welded cleaned and under coated Foam sprayed and now ready for the fit out Where is the new little 24 horse fitted in the front end 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Have walked past this boat many times wondering what the story was behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Did she not have a cartridge start engine? im back in uk looking for pictures of her. Came to mind in last few days. Not found yet they have been in store for 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted June 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Hi yes if you find any that would be very appreciatedHi yes if you find any that would be very appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 33 minutes ago, roland elsdon said: Did she not have a cartridge start engine? im back in uk looking for pictures of her. Came to mind in last few days. Not found yet they have been in store for 25 years. Eight years ago I said This 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted November 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted November 29, 2019 Report Share Posted November 29, 2019 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Erebus in the water for the first time in about 18 years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Well done sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 I've been following, and contributing to this thread due to knowing Erebus and Peter in the early 80s. I've been meaning to ask why the title is Little Erebus? I've always known it as Erebus is the Little just an affectation or an addition to its name or did The Ashby Canal Co. originally name it such and I've been wrong? I can overthink things so it's probably just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Because the boat is so small Peter will be at Brinklow Boat serviceson Wednesday 5.2.2020 round about 1230 having a look at the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 I'd love to meet him again, sadly I'm no where near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) Nice little boat Erebus. I had a look at it in the mid 90s when it was for sale. At the time it had a beautiful Ailsa Craig single right up the front and I remember a Taylor's gimballed paraffin cooker in the back cabin. Nicely done inside at the time. Cabin was a bit tall I thought liable to make the boat more tender but as the prop shaft went under all the accomodation I suppose it was necessary to have a tall cabin to get any internal headroom. No idea what the hull was like as it was in water. £9k at the time I think it was asking. As I was looking for a boat to live on I decided it was little small being only 5ft8 beam. And rather tender as well being an ice boat. Very nice little boat though. Good to see it restored. I remember Ivor Bachelor the coal boat man commenting on it having a tendency to get wet gunnels and back deck being so low in the water. I'd be tempted to fit some sort of raised edge around the bottom of the back doors if not already done to prevent water ingress. Edited February 5, 2020 by magnetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brightley Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Erebus for sale in Waterways World May 1981- Canal Leisure was Malcolm Pearson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malp Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Interesting to see this Erebus advert again 40 years on! Going through some old papers today I came across possibly the last remaining copy of the "full descriptive particulars" together with a couple of drawings of the then layout. The particulars note that ".. conversion was completed in 1979, since when EREBUS has completed an extensive journey around the canals of northern England". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 I'm always pleased to learn of this boat's progress. Although in my thoughts she will always be sans fore cabin, RF1 powered and steered by Peter in a black Crombie overcoat and French beret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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