Speedwheel Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) Rubbish. You can plainly see a gap in one of the photos between the bottom of the counter and the water. Carl is right, I have seen Clent not a year ago and despite needing a paint job (read someone living on it) it's in very good nick indeed including the cloths. A paint job would make for a very fine wooden boat. Well it is 5 inches lower at the back than in the picture that Steve has posted. It is clearly not loaded as the front is high up. So it makes sense that it has a good amount of water in it. I never said it wouldn't make a good boat merely that it looked a bit sorry for itself. Indeed I know (and have a photographic record of alot of) the work that was done when it was raised off the bottom and Carl says it has had alot of (the right) work done to it since. Edited September 17, 2009 by Satellite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 If your teenage daughter comes and tells you she's pregnant the best response is. "I'm going to mow the lawn". Sorry but my response would be "Who the hell are you?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeyperson Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Sorry but my response would be "Who the hell are you?!" Ok, sit down, have a cup of tea and get to know her. Then mow the lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 The main thing that attracted me was the original type patina and I would hate to see a full paint job as then it just becomes just another boat, the skill would be in preserving the timber with the minimum of maintenance. Out of all the boats there this was the only one to raise my pulse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ok, sit down, have a cup of tea and get to know her. Then mow the lawn. Cup of tea?? Mow the lawn?? I believe the shock of a teenage girl turning up and saying "Hello Dad, I'm your daughter and, by the way, you're going to be a Grandad" would require rather stronger therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 I thought that wooden hulls didn't mind a bit of water inside and out? Obviously not enought to wash the floorboards away though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) The main thing that attracted me was the original type patina and I would hate to see a full paint job as then it just becomes just another boat, the skill would be in preserving the timber with the minimum of maintenance. Out of all the boats there this was the only one to raise my pulse. Then get out there and get yourself a wooden boat. Cheap to buy, expensive to restore and you'll never have clean fingernails again but very satisfying. Edited to add "and often incredibly frustrating". Edited September 17, 2009 by carlt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Cup of tea?? Mow the lawn?? I believe the shock of a teenage girl turning up and saying "Hello Dad, I'm your daughter and, by the way, you're going to be a Grandad" would require rather stronger therapy. Sounds like the top of a single malt being removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ahh yes, "shiny boat syndrome". I'm reminded of a similar thread about the Thomas Clayton Tar Boat "Towy": Boats on the Decline and a subsequent thread: Towy Unfortunately Liam's removed his photos but it is evident that one docking has polished her up a lot. There are many shiny wooden boats out there that I would pass over, if given the opportunity to own Clent. She has been cared for by someone who loved her, and worked on by someone who I regard as one of the best wooden narrow boat restorers and I could solve a scabby paint job in a fortnight. I posted this thread as i thought that clent was a fine example and looked straight and genuine, and agree with your many sentiments that there is too much focus on the wrong qualities nowadays and a little lateral thought now and again doesnt come amiss, thanks for contributing your input is valued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Sounds like the top of a single malt being removed Only if starting from the bottom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Spiders never fail to amaze me at their ability to bridge almost impossible places! It (they) must have planted one end on the staging, took a look around, decided on a second point of anchorage, then worked out the direction in which to proceed to reach it without the silk getting stuck or hung up anywhere in between. Absolutely amazing. Is this off topic? Where am I? Well spotted the webs were amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHutch Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Lawn mowing is good therapy.For half an hour yes, but anymore and its just gets on you tits. - We have a 10year old 18inch mountfield and if the lawns been left for a month and is four inchs tall its a low game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 For half an hour yes, but anymore and its just gets on you tits. - We have a 10year old 18inch mountfield and if the lawns been left for a month and is four inchs tall its a low game! try a small flock of sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 try a small flock of sheep Will there be any time left to do the lawn afterwards (if you're not to tired) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedwheel Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Then get out there and get yourself a wooden boat. Cheap to buy, expensive to restore and you'll never have clean fingernails again but very satisfying. Edited to add "and often incredibly frustrating". They also sound and swim so much better. Money, time and skill allowing I would have another one. Wooden bottom and cabin are enough to keep me busy for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Sinclair Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Kangaroos and Wallabies make excellent close crop lawnmowers. Good hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Will there be any time left to do the lawn afterwards (if you're not to tired) I knew that was coming but misjudged who from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 I knew that was coming but misjudged who from I was tempted by the Kangaroos and Wallabies as well but I thought I'd better refrain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) And I thought spiders was off topic! Seem to be in the right place after all . . . Edited September 17, 2009 by Derek R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Back on topic I was hoping for How old, Who owns her, are proper boats like this priceless or a liability of epic proportions and hence reasonably priced, and does she have an engine currently , blah blah etc etc, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Has 'Ian' been sold yet? That was another FMC wooden one: Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Has 'Ian' been sold yet? That was another FMC wooden one: Clicky :lol: Ian is a Nurser, built at Braunston. Back on topic I was hoping for How old, Who owns her, are proper boats like this priceless or a liability of epic proportions and hence reasonably priced, and does she have an engine currently , blah blah etc etc, Don't know who owns her now but originally built in 1947 by Fellows, Morton and Clayton, at their Uxbridge yard. I may be wrong but I believe she was the last Uxbridge boat to be built (or was that Clee). After Nationalisation she was sunk in the Flashes but recovered by Ian Riley and restored, iirc by Malcolm Braine. She has a Bolinder in the engine room and, yes, she is priceless (or worthless, depending on your viewpoint). The engine is probably worth 10 times the value of the boat, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ian is a Nurser, built at Braunston. Don't know who owns her now but originally built in 1947 by Fellows, Morton and Clayton, at their Uxbridge yard. I may be wrong but I believe she was the last Uxbridge boat to be built (or was that Clee). After Nationalisation she was sunk in the Flashes but recovered by Ian Riley and restored, iirc by Malcolm Braine. She has a Bolinder in the engine room and, yes, she is priceless (or worthless, depending on your viewpoint). The engine is probably worth 10 times the value of the boat, btw. Priceless in the eyes of those in love. My little FMC booklet lists Clent as being built in December 1947, Clee as July 1947. Though there is Cotswold listed but without a date beside it, just a -. Numbered 355 and the comment scrapped, and shows no registration number. Perhaps it never got off the dock complete. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Job Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 :lol: Ian is a Nurser, built at Braunston. Wash my mouth out with dirty bilge water....... sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 My little FMC booklet lists Clent as being built in December 1947, Clee as July 1947. Though there is Cotswold listed but without a date beside it, just a -. Numbered 355 and the comment scrapped, and shows no registration number. Perhaps it never got off the dock complete. Some sources claim that it was at an advanced stage, but not fully completed, and instructions were given that it was broken up. I think that's probably correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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