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[MtB]

11 minutes ago, Owls Den said:

What is this? Not seen huge air intakes like that on the roof before, if that’s what they are 

Kinder egg toy ?

 

 

Egcellent boat. I particularly like the fender grass.

 

 

Shame about the outboard though...

 

[magnetman]

Without looking it up I'd guess the blue one is an ex BW workboat. 

 

Possibly a dredger. Not sure who would have built it but it looks a bit like a shipyard boat. Cammell Laird did some narrow boats. 

 

 

Will now go and look on the boat list and see what it says. 

 

Yarwoods apparently 

 

Vigilante Built by Yarwoods - Length : 14.63 metres ( 48 feet ) - Beam : 2.083 metres ( 6 feet 10 inches )

The air scoops are because it probably has a large air cooled Lister or Petters engine in it. 

Edited May 9, 2023 by magnetman

[David Mack]

15 hours ago, Ewan123 said:

Ah, these pictures of inspection launches remind me of a boat on the River Stort that I thought interesting - I presume it's the same type:

 

 

 

That's the Grand Union Canal Company's Kingfisher which I referred to earlier.

https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1380/kingfisher

[enigmatic]

12 hours ago, magnetman said:

Without looking it up I'd guess the blue one is an ex BW workboat. 

 

Possibly a dredger. Not sure who would have built it but it looks a bit like a shipyard boat. Cammell Laird did some narrow boats. 

 

 

Will now go and look on the boat list and see what it says. 

 

Yarwoods apparently 

 

Vigilante Built by Yarwoods - Length : 14.63 metres ( 48 feet ) - Beam : 2.083 metres ( 6 feet 10 inches )

The air scoops are because it probably has a large air cooled Lister or Petters engine in it. 

Built in the 1960s as an inspection launch (I guess there was a lot of decline to inspect by then...) that could also break ice.

 

Looks a bit sad in this video which shows the Lister

 

Scoops for vintage engine apart it looks like an early hire cruiser to me.

[magnetman]

I like it. Not keen on noisy old air cooled Listers. As it was apparently built by Yarwood it might have a really nice shape to it so possibly a good candidate for electric conversion. 

 

 

[merline]

I think it was centre cockpit wheel steered originally, as with other inspection launches big windowed saloon for canal execs and engine room/cabin aft for crew, roof mounted air ducts make sense.

I love it personally!

[David Mack]

15 hours ago, Owls Den said:

Not seen huge air intakes like that on the roof before, if that’s what they are 

Air outlets I think.

[magnetman]

There is a Bantam push tug in Maidenhead with exactly the same engine cooling air outlets. Been there a while not sure what will happen to it. 

 

Sadly it looks like someone has had the brass parts. I must go and put a board over the hole in the roof when passing. I think there was a porthole there for engine room light.

 

Hadn't noticed this. Lots of water will get in there. 

 

Such a nice little boat it is odd it has been abandoned. 

 

Shame if it sinks and gets scrapped but seems probable. 

[Silent Flight]

Think this is one of those Volkswagen boats. 
 

Can tell from the distinct wheelhouse.

 

Saw this on a canal youtuby vid!

 

 

[rusty69]

2 hours ago, Owls Den said:

Think this is one of those Volkswagen boats. 
 

Can tell from the distinct wheelhouse.

 

Saw this on a canal youtuby vid!

 

 

Probably a VW Jetty.

[Hudds Lad]

2 hours ago, rusty69 said:

Probably a VW Jetty.

Looks like a VW Water Polo to me

[MtB]

VW Crazy Golf, I reckon. 

[magnetman]

I think it was a Sharan. 

[David Mack]

7 hours ago, Owls Den said:

Saw this on a canal youtuby vid!

Passed it earlier this week on the lower GU.

[Alan de Enfield]

1 hour ago, magnetman said:

I think it was a Sharan. 

 

Why - was it in Essex ?

[rusty69]

22 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Why - was it in Essex ?

I think that was the other well known water feature.... Ford. 

[Silent Flight]

Hahaha some belters there…

 

What ever it is it’s defo a bit of a Sciwreckko