frangar Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Just seen this on facebook https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/618632773049588?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment A 1984 48ft Springer for £52K!! Blimey.....Are things really this mad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 The Squirrel flue was not cheap and have you seen the price of pianos that you cannot remove? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 That will sell to someone that likes that sort of refit. Still on an old hull though. But springers can last for more years than others. I don’t like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted September 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Im guessing its been overplated and its certainly got a trendy london interior that appeals to those wanting a flat that floats rather than a boat that travels but even so!! Seeing what sells at somewhere like ABNB is interesting....it seems back cabins and a proper engine count for little even when in a shell from a top rate builder....yet paint a bit of sterling board in white emulsion and they go in an instant. Apparently the lack of appeal of back cabins is why its now hard to find brass fittings in places like Midland Chandlers....everyone wants chrome or stainless....sad times for a traditionalist like myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Great lighting though, that is worth £50k on its own. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Is that the guest bedroom in the kitchen? Be very handy for any Sweeney Todd wannabees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: and have you seen the price of pianos that you cannot remove? Yes! Sadly proper pianos are virtually worthless nowadays, unless they are something special like previously owned by someone famous or built by a top flight maker, e.g. Steinway. One usually has the pay to dispose of them, rather than sell them. Maybe the whole boat sale is a fiendish scheme to get rid of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, MtB said: Yes! Sadly proper pianos are virtually worthless nowadays, unless they are something special like previously owned by someone famous or built by a top flight maker, e.g. Steinway. One usually has the pay to dispose of them, rather than sell them. Maybe the whole boat sale is a fiendish scheme to get rid of it. Anyone remember those piano-smashing competitions where they had to be broken up and passed through a circular ring? I'm thinking porthole here... 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, MtB said: Yes! Sadly proper pianos are virtually worthless nowadays, unless they are something special like previously owned by someone famous or built by a top flight maker, e.g. Steinway. One usually has the pay to dispose of them, rather than sell them. Maybe the whole boat sale is a fiendish scheme to get rid of it. So very true. My best mate, a World class musician moved house just last week. He has several large instruments one being a very nice proper, grand piano. H ehas moved to a smaller house and something had to go. He did indeed give the piano away to a young student. People these days seem to think modern always means better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 This boat is also advertised on Apollo Duck. I think its location - apparently in a backwater of the River Lee/Lea - has raised the price. Whether the mooring comes with the boat I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted September 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Just now, Athy said: This boat is also advertised on Apollo Duck. I think its location - apparently in a backwater of the River Lee/Lea - has raised the price. Whether the mooring comes with the boat I don't know. There wasn't any mention of a mooring in the ad I saw....which would explain the price and indeed add to the desirability...so I thought you would mention it if it was included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: People these days seem to think modern always means better So, very not true. My son after a fair amount of searching bought a new corner unit settee for DFS. Paid over the odds, in my view, and now less than six months old the arms are loose, seats sagging and a really lost its shape. Very sad. Would have done better to but via one of the Charity Furniture shops. Even if he had to re-cover it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Tracy D'arth said: The Squirrel flue was not cheap and have you seen the price of pianos that you cannot remove? Pianoforte please. Piano in Italian means Slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 Priced as a small house rather than a boat and where do you find a house these days for that sort of money? Its a mad world. I'm going to invest in some cardboard boxes, after the daft budget thingy I reckon a decent cardboard box under a desirable railway arch could be worth a fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, frangar said: There wasn't any mention of a mooring in the ad I saw....which would explain the price and indeed add to the desirability...so I thought you would mention it if it was included. I had another look. You're right. I recently looked at all their Springers for sale, and there must have been another one which had a River Lee/Lea mooring. I have trawled through the exhaustive (and exhausting) description, and it does mention that the boat is in London, but as you say it doesn't mention a permanent mooring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Bee said: Priced as a small house rather than a boat and where do you find a house these days for that sort of money? Middlesborough. £59,950, probably accept an offer. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127258826#/?channel=RES_BUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 3 minutes ago, MtB said: Middlesborough. £59,950, probably accept an offer. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127258826#/?channel=RES_BUY Long bus ride into London every day 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 minute ago, ditchcrawler said: Long bus ride into London every day 😇 They could always move it to the River Lea. Oh hang on, just thought of a snag.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hurley Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, MtB said: Middlesborough. £59,950, probably accept an offer. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127258826#/?channel=RES_BUY Having looked at the photos i would buy the Springer.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtheplod Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 It has radioactive shelves, and something interesting with corks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 I remember when Iris & Owen Bryce had a piano on 'Bix' - the piano went in before the roof was put on. Then after they sold the boat I believe a local rugby club removed it for the new owners - bit by bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, bizzard said: Pianoforte please. Piano in Italian means Slow. Soft? Lento or largo = slow (pianoforte = soft and loud, not readily achieved on a harpsichord) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Nightwatch said: So, very not true. My son after a fair amount of searching bought a new corner unit settee for DFS. Paid over the odds, in my view, and now less than six months old the arms are loose, seats sagging and a really lost its shape. Very sad. Would have done better to but via one of the Charity Furniture shops. Even if he had to re-cover it. DFS are rubbish, surprised he didn't know. But he should get his money bach, not for for purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Nightwatch said: So, very not true. My son after a fair amount of searching bought a new corner unit settee for DFS. Paid over the odds, in my view, and now less than six months old the arms are loose, seats sagging and a really lost its shape. Very sad. Would have done better to but via one of the Charity Furniture shops. Even if he had to re-cover it. I had my leather furniture reupholstered and recovered for this very reason. Cost about the same as new furniture from one of the big furniture warehouses, but hopefully should outlast me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted September 27, 2022 Report Share Posted September 27, 2022 2 hours ago, cuthound said: I had my leather furniture reupholstered and recovered for this very reason. Cost about the same as new furniture from one of the big furniture warehouses, but hopefully should outlast me. We did similar on moving. Colour did not suit new decor and, in any case, the covering was a tad jaded. Recovering was not cheap but I do find it hard to find a suite that is comfortable - I need a good neck/head rest. Incidentally, when visiting the Lancaster Canal a week or so back we were amused to discover the factory where the re-covering is done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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