Ex Life Boat

[Alan de Enfield]

2 minutes ago, Athy said:

Like a yellowhammer, but dafter?

Close, but no cigar.

[Jon johan]

17 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:

Give it time, give it time.

 

edit - That said - on the flip side though you might earn some brownie points on there for 'standing up to the old farts on CWDF'.

 

PS - I'm not sure you are in a strong enough position to be calling others facile names like 'sofa surfers' are you? What are you if not a 'sofa surfer'.

There are quite a few on here who need to grow up a bit. Mr shouty, mr angry etc etc

The telltale sign of course is the fact you need moderators. Just that in itself speaks volumes.

 

[Machpoint005]

17 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Awesome word ?

 

Shame it wasn't used entirely accurately.

 

 

 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Jon johan said:

There are quite a few on here who need to grow up a bit. Mr shouty, mr angry etc etc

The telltale sign of course is the fact you need moderators. Just that in itself speaks volumes.

 

You assign facile stupid names to others and say THEY are the ones that need to grow up?

 

Do you not realise how dumb that makes you look?

 

Moderation on here these days tends not to kick in unless to remove obscenities, spam etc etc.

 

 

[Machpoint005]

5 minutes ago, Jon johan said:

There are quite a few on here who need to grow up a bit. Mr shouty, mr angry etc etc

The telltale sign of course is the fact you need moderators. Just that in itself speaks volumes.

 

Said he, with all the vast experience of nine posts behind him.

Perhaps it's the volume of traffic on this forum that necessitates filtering out the more extreme examples of rudeness and intolerance?

 

[Mike Todd]

1 hour ago, David Yule said:

Like I said 

Ultracrepidarian 

Google its meaning Victor Meldrew?

In my limited experience of special interest forums, such as this, Ultracrepidarian is written into their DNA. After all, if you wanted really expert advice, you would have to pay a significant amount of money for it! When you get here is like all freebies - you take what you want and quietly leave the rest alone. 

[Graham Davis]

1 hour ago, Jon johan said:

There are quite a few on here who need to grow up a bit. Mr shouty, mr angry etc etc

The telltale sign of course is the fact you need moderators. Just that in itself speaks volumes.

 

Hypocrite

[Thomas C King]

Does no-one else like how the boat looks? I'd change the colour to white, make it look the 60s vision of the future. In any case, aesthetics not really a reason not to do it, canal boats often don't look nice to me (especially the ones covered in moss).

Edited January 5, 2021 by Thomas C King

[Chagall]

1 hour ago, The Happy Nomad said:

If you think you have had a hard time on here dude you will likely have your head ripped off good and proper on Thunderboat.

 

No mods. over their to stop people stating what they really want to say about you I'm afraid.

Actually, quite a few of the head rippers have left! 

[restlessnomad]

8 minutes ago, Thomas C King said:

Does no-one else like how the boat looks? I'd change the colour to white, make it look the 60s vision of the future. In any case, aesthetics not really a reason not to do it, canal boats often don't look nice to me (especially the ones covered in moss).

I dont like the orange colour, but it will look good in different colour

 

Edited January 5, 2021 by restlessnomad

[TheBiscuits]

Just now, Thomas C King said:

Does no-one else like how the boat looks? I'd change the colour to white, make it look the 60s vision of the future. In any case, aesthetics not really a reason not to do it, canal boats often don't look nice to me (especially the ones covered in moss).

 

I quite like them, but they are really not suitable for use on the canals.  That's not a criticism of them, they were just designed for a totally different job.  I think the main appeal is that they are cheap, and because they are ex-lifeboats they are perceived as being well built and safe.

 

There are quite a few of them on the Northern canal network, and watching people trying to jump on and off them near locks or swingbridges is quite educational - the access is quite awkward.

 

I see Navvie's Ark already had a mention in the thread, here's more details and pictures:

 

https://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/homes-gardens/interiors/navvies-ark-the-lifeboat-that-brings-luxury-to-lancashire-s-waterways-1-4207373

 

[GUMPY]

It's not a lifeboat anyway, it's an escape podule.

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[TheBiscuits]

3 minutes ago, restlessnomad said:

I dont like the orange colour, but it will be nice if somebody can repaint it in a different colour

 

[restlessnomad]

1 minute ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

I have seen this one, all over the news... dont really like it, sorry... am partial to a bond villain look.

Edited January 5, 2021 by restlessnomad

[matty40s]

44 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

Is that Dave Moore scumbling?(sorry Dave).. ???looks like that are respecting the traditions of the canals to me.

[ditchcrawler]

10 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Is that Dave Moore scumbling?(sorry Dave).. ???looks like that are respecting the traditions of the canals to me.

Wrapped

 

[TheBiscuits]

56 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Is that Dave Moore scumbling?(sorry Dave).. ???looks like that are respecting the traditions of the canals to me.

 

46 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

Wrapped

 

 

Nah, it's painted.

 

David Crossley did it up at Garstang on the Lancaster.

 

https://bigwhitefrog.com/

Edited January 5, 2021 by TheBiscuits
Add a bit

[ditchcrawler]

On 04/01/2021 at 11:34, PD1964 said:

“George Clarke’s Amazing spaces” has a lot to answer for.

  

 

He is doing one on More 4 at this moment

[Sea Dog]

4 hours ago, restlessnomad said:

I dont like the orange colour, but it will look a different colour in different colour

 

Fixed that for you...

[ditchcrawler]

7 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

He is doing one on More 4 at this moment

There are even a couple of "composting" toilets 

[Ray T]

4 hours ago, Thomas C King said:

Does no-one else like how the boat looks? I'd change the colour to white, make it look the 60s vision of the future. In any case, aesthetics not really a reason not to do it, canal boats often don't look nice to me (especially the ones covered in moss).

Not all narrow boats covered in moss are intentional.

At the time the owner of this boat was terminally ill and unable to clean his boat.

Whaley Bridge 2007.

[Tracy D'arth]

5 minutes ago, Ray T said:

Not all narrow boats covered in moss are intentional.

At the time the owner of this boat was terminally ill and unable to clean his boat.

Whaley Bridge 2007.

I remember it well, tried to buy it at the time. Up the arm at Whalley Bridge. I think I have seen it since, cleaned up.

[Midnight]

6 hours ago, nicknorman said:

Now see what you have done, the annoying one has appeared on TB. I don’t normally hold grudges but on this occasion I’m prepared to make an exception!

Eeeeek!
You can beat me, rub me down with sandpaper and pour boiling oil over my parts but please, please don't make me join Thunderboat - I'm scared.

[peterboat]

Their has been one of these lifeboats in Thorne [stanilands for ages] its on the hard no idea whats happening with it if anything at all

[blackrose]

On 04/01/2021 at 09:45, nicknorman said:

So you just want somewhere cheap to live, never mind blighting the canals with a very unsuitable and ugly boat, and you want to bend or break the law. You are not interested in boating. I hereby warn you that you are about to receive a lot of hate.

 

I don't really take either side in this. David Yule is a tad naiive to think that he could live as a bona fide CCer on a converted lifeboat. I've seen quite a few of these vessels on the waterways and he would probably soon realise it's unsuitable and he needed a mooring. However, on the other hand there are much more pleasant ways of talking to people and there's really is no need for the hate which was promised and then delivered by some on this forum. Once again it highlights a rather blinkered view of boating. As usual anything out of the ordinary that's suggested is chastised and castigated. Is this how you talk to people in real life?

 

Actually, boating in a broader context is not the humdrum mono-cultural activity that some of you seem to think it is. It's different for different people. Personally I enjoy living on bigger rivers where one sees a diversity of craft of all shapes and sizes. So what if David Yule isn't interested in the waterways in exactly the same way as you are? I know people with narrowboats who haven't got a clue and aren't really interested either! Should they be denied access too? Boating is for everyone in whatever way they wish to do it (within the rules) and someone else who has a different type of boating interest has just as much right to enjoy it in their own way as you do.

 

It's fine to criticise someone's suggestion if you think it's a bad idea or they suggest breaking the rules, but there's really no excuse for hate. 

Edited January 5, 2021 by blackrose