Sail boat on canal?

[Murflynn]

6 hours ago, Man 'o Kent said:

Not really such a good idea, bilge space is limited, concret "only" weighs in at 150lbs/cu.ft. Lead weighs about 700lbs/cu.ft, well over three times as much and can be easily cast to fil the bilge spaces, furthermore if/when the boat is scraped the lead will still have a market value. ,Second best would be to cut up the iron keel, at least the material is available and at 450lbs/cu.ft. even allowing for bad fit would weigh in at twice that of concrete.

I was being practical - methinks you are being an idealist.

no need to lecture me on the density of materials - he needs about 5cu.ft. of concrete - not too difficult to find that amount of space.

 

 

 

there seem to be a lot of folk making this project a lot more involved and difficult than it needs to be.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Murflynn

[Sea Dog]

12 hours ago, Murflynn said:

there seem to be a lot of folk making this project a lot more involved and difficult than it needs to be.

I agree. It's simple: don't buy a yacht to use on the canal; don't buy a 60 quid yacht; don't cut the keel off.

 

[matty40s]

Here's another reason not to buy a wooden yacht.

Surprised its gone down this far as it's not moved for years and must have been sat in silt. 

The one just past it isnt going to stay afloat much longer without some serious work doing either.

[Wanderer Vagabond]

2 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Here's another reason not to buy a wooden yacht.

Surprised its gone down this far as it's not moved for years and must have been sat in silt. 

The one just past it isnt going to stay afloat much longer without some serious work doing either.

There is an old sailing adage that if you hate someone, give them a boat ( https://moneyweek.com/33522/403-if-you-dislike-someone-give-them-a-boat-13717/ ) but if you really hate someone, give them a wooden boat

[Murflynn]

19 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Here's another reason not to buy a wooden yacht.

Surprised its gone down this far as it's not moved for years and must have been sat in silt. 

The one just past it isnt going to stay afloat much longer without some serious work doing either.

that is a lovely hull - it may be a Royal Navy steam picket boat, 45 or 50ft long.  it deserves a proper restoration.

https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/40/steam-pinnace-199