Liam Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) Interesting... just found this on ebay...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BIG-RICKY-72ft-Narro...1QQcmdZViewItem Edited October 29, 2007 by Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy-Neil Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Interesting... just found this on ebay...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BIG-RICKY-72ft-Narro...1QQcmdZViewItem Page Not Responding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiomariner Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) Try this: BIG-RICKY-72ft-Narrowboat-circa-1938_W0QQitemZ280167769297QQihZ018QQcategoryZ69834QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQr 1QQcmdZViewItem If it does not work fo to e-bay and just type in BIG-RICKY in search Edited to say "What the heck" carlt has got it! Edited October 29, 2007 by Radiomariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Big Ricky Clicky Third time lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Moored offside near Bugbrooke I think. 2 cylinder Perkins?? Intriguing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel carton Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 chance to expand your fleet Carl! you interested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickleback Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I've often looked at that and wondered just what it would cost to restore? It looks large and pretty decayed - must cost a packet to turn into a tiptop boat again? Will it be used as a residential or as a working boat`? Stickleback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Anybody know which ricky butty it is? Paul H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted October 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Paul, I've contacted the seller asking for the boats name. Currently awaiting a reply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I think its called TAPLOW according to the information on the page now. She spent some time known as WILLOW WREN as far as I know before sinking on the T&M before being raised and sent to Charity dock for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I think its called TAPLOW according to the information on the page now. She spent some time known as WILLOW WREN as far as I know before sinking on the T&M before being raised and sent to Charity dock for work. definitely not Taplow, I owned her for a while and she hasn't got a front end. Someone torched Usk this afternoon, btw, will write more when I've calmed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaffra Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Moored offside near Bugbrooke I think. 2 cylinder Perkins?? Intriguing.. Yep, thats what I reckon as well, it certainly was earlier in the year anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzyduck Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Someone torched Usk this afternoon, btw, will write more when I've calmed down. Bugger mate, sorry to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Yep, thats what I reckon as well, it certainly was earlier in the year anyway. If it's Taplow then someone's faked bows because there was nothing there when I last floated it. It's a Petter PH2 btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 definitely not Taplow, I owned her for a while and she hasn't got a front end. Someone torched Usk this afternoon, btw, will write more when I've calmed down. Oh no Carl, thats awful anything I can do to help just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Oh no Carl, thats awful anything I can do to help just ask. Sadly she's a bit beyond help (double edged sword these tar boats). At the risk of merging three disparate topics I'm afraid I've dumped rather a lot of ash in the cut and I'm just relieved it was kids who did it and not Finch setting fire to himself (which was my first thought). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 definitely not Taplow, I owned her for a while and she hasn't got a front end. Someone torched Usk this afternoon, btw, will write more when I've calmed down. This is desperately sad. For anyone who looks at the forum as obsessively as we do your boats get to be like old friends, Carl. Apart from the loss of one more wooden boat what does this say about English 'society'. SteveE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Kids have been setting fire to stuff since we started playing with fire. My school was the target of arsonists several times in the 70's (though we were far more traumatised when some nasty piece of work slaughtered the school tortoise). Never as successfully as the scrotes who totally destroyed Newbold school a couple of years ago though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 How much is the boat worth? I can't find a thread about your boat Carlt or isn't it posted yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teadaemon Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 How much is the boat worth? Is that monetary, historical, sentimental, or practical value? My condolences Carl, I can't think of anything else to say (well I have some opinions on what should happen to those responsible, but I don't think I should post those, as people probably wouldn't like me as much if they knew what I was capable of thinking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Is that monetary, historical, sentimental, or practical value? My condolences Carl, I can't think of anything else to say (well I have some opinions on what should happen to those responsible, but I don't think I should post those, as people probably wouldn't like me as much if they knew what I was capable of thinking). Monetary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Sadly she's a bit beyond help (double edged sword these tar boats). At the risk of merging three disparate topics I'm afraid I've dumped rather a lot of ash in the cut and I'm just relieved it was kids who did it and not Finch setting fire to himself (which was my first thought). Really sorry about your boat, that is very bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 How much is the boat worth? I can't find a thread about your boat Carlt or isn't it posted yet? I swopped it for a 28' springer, which I'd swapped for a stage1 V* land rover, did some work on it, got it legal and sold it for a grand. It was docked and we put some wood in her but bodged up the disintegrating bows, temporarily. This 'temporary' fix fell out a few years later and she had holes in the bows you could climb through. If these have been fixed then she's a strong boat. She was built in January 1937 (not 38) and rebuilt in 1958, by Willow Wren, as an 'exhibition' boat. The company who had her converted sold her soon after, back to Willow Wren who set up a separate company based around hiring her out for corporate functions and exhibitions. She was rebottomed in '58 with 4" elm (rather than 3) and this was still over 3.5 " when we docked her. Her back end is very strong and the Petter is bulletproof. How much is she worth? If the bows have been done, I'd say £5 or 6k, if not and they've been rebodged, still a grand. Not started an usk topic yet. Will do soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I've never met Usk but over the years I have learned so much about her and wooden boats generally through you postings, Carlt. I'm so sorry to hear of your sad news. Is she now beyond all hope? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I've never met Usk but over the years I have learned so much about her and wooden boats generally through you postings, Carlt. I'm so sorry to hear of your sad news. Is she now beyond all hope? Chris I shall start a new thread rather than hijack this one, if that's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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