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Guys as I’ve hit retirement I am now looking for my last and final boat i want one to just polish and take care of if you will. If anyone can point me in the right Direction  that would be fantastic and very much appreciated? Working trim and steel back cabin if Poss . Cheers 

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27 minutes ago, Garry shepherd said:

I don’t know all I seem to do is apologise on here ha ha I actually thought of Boat in full working trim was enough I’m looking for a full sized historic Narrowboat in full working trim would just be superb cheers

 

Are you a member of the HNBC? (Historic Narrowboat Club.)

 

If not I suggest you join up as this is where such boats tend to get advertised first. Also historics for sale tend to get discussed in this thread here:

 

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/54625-historic-boats-for-sale-online/page/407/

 

COMET for example appears to be for sale or was recently. Also GREENLAW for memory...

 

 

 

 

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Ian Kemp has Comet for sale. His own boat since 1977, unconverted little Woolwich and in immaculate condition. See David Kemp Boatbuilding for more details. 

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Well if you want a historic working boat with a steel cabin you are almost certainly looking at one with a replica cabin. I think only the GU Northwich boats were built with steel cabins originally. These were uninsulated and so had a reputation for "sweating" (I.e. condensation), and as a consequence most have rotted away from the inside. I believe only one or two substantially original Northwich cabins remain. These days steel replica back cabins are insulated and lined out in timber as a matter of course.

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3 hours ago, Garry shepherd said:

Sounds good 👌 

Even better if it’s a yarwoods 

Arguably a Woolwich boat can be a better bet than a Nothwich.   Northwich boats have fewer rivets fastening the side plates to the knees so they are more  prone to developing   corrosion  between  the two.

Edited by alan_fincher
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I have two Yarwoods built narrow boats, and, don't get me wrong, I love them both to bits.

 

However when taking on something that is 88 years old you do need to be a bit realistic about the possible problems that come with something that old!

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