Sold our 42' Stowe hill built boat in 1998/9 at crick XENOPUS would love to see her again l know it's a long shot probably had name change! When sold had name LE &M Cooper on the side ,dark green livery tug front trad stern.dose this mean anything to any one?.

 We have dozens of photos of her but not one shows her reg number .fingers crossed someone will read this and message me . Mavis Cooper  [email protected].

Nothing with that name appears on the boat listing on Canalplan.  Well it does, but that's a 22ft Freeman on the Thames.

Not many 42ft Stowe Hill boats listed on the boat index can you remember the engine HP that might narrow it down.

Just put Stowe Hill in the makers search box Below

https://canalplan.org.uk/boats/boats.php

To list all registered Stowe Hill boats

 

Wey Out Built by Stowe Hill Marine in 1987 - Length : 12.8 metres ( 42 feet ) - Beam : 2 metres ( 6 feet 7 inches )
Powered by an Inboard Diesel engine with a power of 33 HP. Registered with Environment Authority - Thames Region number R2489 as a Non Hire Annual Private Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Thursday 23rd May 2013

 

Varlebena Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 12.8 metres ( 42 feet ) - Beam : 2.08 metres ( 6 feet 10 inches ) - Draft : 0.01 metres ( 0 feet ). Metal hull N/A power of 26 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 46472 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013

 

Alice Rose Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 12.8 metres ( 42 feet ) - Beam : 2.13 metres ( 7 feet ) - Draft : 0.5 metres ( 1 foot 8 inches ). Metal hull N/A power of 30 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 50202 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013

 

Helleborus Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 12.8 metres ( 42 feet ) - Beam : 1.97 metres ( 6 feet 6 inches ) - Draft : 0.76 metres ( 2 feet 6 inches ). Metal hull N/A power of 33 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 74038 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013

 

Hilly Billys Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 12.8 metres ( 42 feet ) - Beam : 2.08 metres ( 6 feet 10 inches ) - Draft : 0.01 metres ( 0 feet ). Metal hull N/A power of 30 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 72700 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013

 

Fiddlers Green Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 12.8 metres ( 42 feet ) - Beam : 2.07 metres ( 6 feet 9 inches ) - Draft : 0.6 metres ( 2 feet ). Metal hull N/A power of 30 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 72588 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Friday 20th April 2012

 

 

Edited July 23, 20206 yr by Loddon

I've looked through the Stowe Hill history listings since 1984 and it shows no Xenopus, 42 footer or Cooper as a buyer. !!

Do you have a photograph of the boat that you can scan or post on here??

More paperwork...

Original owner Prior 

Boat length with fenders 47 feet actual length of steel 44 feet.

Part fitted.

Built 1987

 

Boat number 034 TG4 (done before the proper craft reg numbers came in 1990). Stowe Hills 34th boat, 4th tug that year.

 

There was also a model commissioned of the boat in 1998

Edited July 24, 20206 yr by matty40s

Oh Matty that is the. Boat  Mr Prior had the hull built to his spec as he had a daughter in a wheelchair ,doors wider etc. But after 9 months realised was not working so put Xenopus up for Sale ,that is when we bought her .now all I need to do is find her.

Having gone through the listing looking for 47ft boats with 1998/9 registrations there is only one

 

L'atalante Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 14.33 metres ( 47 feet ) - Beam : 2.08 metres ( 6 feet 10 inches ) - Draft : 0.61 metres ( 2 feet ). Metal hull N/A power of 35 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 502477 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Google search shows the owner of L'atalante 4 years ago as a member on here (who hasn't visited since 2016).

 

Also Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dswUgOaEQWI

49 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Google search shows the owner of L'atalante 4 years ago as a member on here (who hasn't visited since 2016).

 

Also Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dswUgOaEQWI

Someone has welded the windows up and fitted portholes if the drawing was correct

 

1 hour ago, Loddon said:

Having gone through the listing looking for 47ft boats with 1998/9 registrations there is only one

 

L'atalante Built by Stowe Hill Marine - Length : 14.33 metres ( 47 feet ) - Beam : 2.08 metres ( 6 feet 10 inches ) - Draft : 0.61 metres ( 2 feet ). Metal hull N/A power of 35 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 502477 as a Powered Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Different boat

1 minute ago, matty40s said:

Different boat

Ok I tried being a dectective

Is the new name known?

 

5 minutes ago, Loddon said:

Ok I tried being a dectective

Is the new name known?

 

No, not yet.

All I can think is that the boat was originally owned by someone (from Rushden), and ended up on the Nene or Middle Levels where records were either sparse or non existent. 

Maybe at some point the boat has been renamed and subsequently come to CRT territory, or EA after better record keeping was deemed necessary

...or is still out there moored up somewhere that it doesnt really matter.

This is a very old photo....

I think taken in Whilton Marina ...

 

yes Whilton marina .It must be the lockdown that is making me nostalgic and wanting to find out what became of her we are now in our late 70sand have traveled a lot but still put our time narrow boatingas as the best time .photo first trip out. 

Varlebena was at Welford, the name changed to “golden eye” it’s not long been sold and gone to London as far as I know. 

It doesn't look like Fiddlers Green - spacing to side hatch all wrong

https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTc2WDEwMjQ=/z/QOAAAOSwfRdZGYPF/$_86.JPG

19 hours ago, matty40s said:

No, not yet.

All I can think is that the boat was originally owned by someone (from Rushden), and ended up on the Nene or Middle Levels where records were either sparse or non existent. 

Maybe at some point the boat has been renamed and subsequently come to CRT territory, or EA after better record keeping was deemed necessary

...or is still out there moored up somewhere that it doesnt really matter.

This is a very old photo....

I think taken in Whilton Marina ...

 

There is a reg plate on there

 

Just been tinkering with Photoshop on those images in in the hope of deciphering the reg number but sadly there is not enough detail to pull anything from.

Thanks for trying will keep looking she must be somewhere was pretty a boat for someone not to love her even at her age 25 or thereabouts.

   kind regards and happy boating Mavis .

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 23 July 2020 at 19:14, Loddon said:

Varlebena