Fenmatch narrowboats

[Alan de Enfield]

Just now, Peanut said:

For this project boat, “sailaway.”  Due to the extensive structural work undertaken, shouldn't this boat have a Post Construction Assessment, before being sold? And again when completed? Dons tin hat.

 

As I'm sure you know well, as it is such an ancient boat, it is not subject to the RCD safety requirements.

[Mark R]

Would it be your opinion that buying a new shell at £30k and putting in (for example) a 1.8 BMC engine would be better value than this boat?

[Peanut]

I have a similar problem.  A new shell, though better, is not a complete boat. There is a great deal of additional time and cost, even a sailaway is rather expensive now, and will still need lots of work finishing.  You also have to pay for somewhere to do it, and somewhere to live. Hence, the silly prices being asked for so-so boats.

Edited May 22, 2023 by Peanut
carry over

[Tracy D'arth]

15 minutes ago, Mark R said:

Would it be your opinion that buying a new shell at £30k and putting in (for example) a 1.8 BMC engine would be better value than this boat?

With emission regulations and the ever stricter RCD requirements for a newer boat, it is not clear...........................

[Jak]

Why would you want to put an old BMC diesel into a new shell?  A modern engine a much better option.  Nothing wrong with the old BMC, but its hardly a historic narrowboat engine. Just old…

Edited May 22, 2023 by Jak

[Mark R]

9 minutes ago, Jak said:

Why would you want to put an old BMC diesel into a new shell?  A modern engine a much better option.  Nothing wrong with the old BMC, but its hardly a historic narrowboat engine. Just old…

I wasn’t suggesting I’d do that, merely asking whether ‘all things being equal’ (i.e. having the same engine) would a new shell costing me an additional £8k be a better buy? Likewise a 10mm base will last longer than a 6mm base which overplates the original.

[Keyzer Soze]

Anyone know a good place to moor a brand new 4m wide, 15m wide berth Solar Powered Party Canal Boat.

 

Somewhere accessible by car etc, but well away from other boats?

 

To be fair it doesnt even need to be on the water lol.

[Alan de Enfield]

 

 

Edited May 22, 2023 by Alan de Enfield

[Tim Lewis]

2 hours ago, Goliath said:

Great photo. 
Have you any showing the process of taking off the old plate?

Would love to see some.  

 

Will have a look but I don't think that I have

 

 

[Tony Brooks]

11 hours ago, Goliath said:

Great photo. 
Have you any showing the process of taking off the old plate?

Would love to see some.  

 

In that case it looks like drill all the rivets out, so it just falls off, although it might need some persuading to break eons of paint and rust. Probably far more difficult on a flat-bottomed welded boat.

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

I was going to ask, what method did they use to take out the rivets?

Also if you were physically able and had the time all that prep could be done yourself to save a few grand on the bill.

 

 

[Tony Brooks]

51 minutes ago, Goliath said:

I was going to ask, what method did they use to take out the rivets?

Also if you were physically able and had the time all that prep could be done yourself to save a few grand on the bill.

 

 

 

I think that they would have been drilled out because I can't see any evidence that a slitting disk was put under/through the heads. It is a very tedious job.

[ditchcrawler]

16 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

 

Save some for me

 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:

 

I think that they would have been drilled out because I can't see any evidence that a slitting disk was put under/through the heads. It is a very tedious job.

How about removing the heads on the outside. Where you’re cutting and grinding against what you’re chucking out?

as you say drilling would be tedious and take far too long. 
 

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[Tony Brooks]

1 hour ago, Goliath said:

How about removing the heads on the outside. Where you’re cutting and grinding against what you’re chucking out?

as you say drilling would be tedious and take far too long. 
 

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That makes sense if you can get it high enough and well enough supported.