The Lynx

[Tiggers]

Just noticed in the new Towpath mag there is an ad saying that The Lynx will be going up for sale in 2013. No Dawn, you dont need another boat....

Edited April 25, 2012 by Tiggers

[richardf]

Aren't there 2 'working' boats named Lynx on the system?

[Proper Job]

This is 'The' Lynx

[Chris-B]

This is 'The' Lynx

The "other" Lynx is Daisy Daines ex now converted GUCCCo boat which is owned by Evil Edna on here

Chris

 

 

(Tis a nice conversion though imo)

[richardf]

The "other" Lynx is Daisy Daines ex now converted GUCCCo boat which is owned by Evil Edna on here

Chris

 

 

(Tis a nice conversion though imo)

 

I'm not in a strong position when it comes to talking about former butties though

[Tiggers]

I'm not in a strong position when it comes to talking about former butties though

 

Me neither!

[alan_fincher]

I could understand the excitement were it the GUCCCo Lynx!

[greywolf]

I could understand the excitement were it the GUCCCo Lynx!

so this is the FMC lynx that is unconverted?

[Tiggers]

so this is the FMC lynx that is unconverted?

 

Yes, this is THE Lynx, and she is an absolute beuty

[pete harrison]

Yes, this is THE Lynx, and she is an absolute beuty

 

For a Josher

[Speedwheel]

Yes, this is THE Lynx, and she is an absolute beuty

 

Why is Fred selling?

 

I frequently walk down the towpath passed it and think how nice it looks.

[sueb]

Lynx is 100 next year and it's owners are heading that way

[zenataomm]

Yes, this is THE Lynx, and she is an absolute beuty

 

Hello, I am puzzled as to why "THE" identifies the Josher as opposed to the ex GUCCC boat?

 

In my experience every working boat tended to carry the prefix "The" and then its name.

 

Guess I've been getting it wrong all these years.

[greywolf]

perhaps it is because the other one has been cut up a bit.Interesting that just 10 foot of historic boat was thought worthy of being used as the bows of a new boat.I applord the recycling of it and always gives the opportunity to reunite the 2 bits.

[pete harrison]

perhaps it is because the other one has been cut up a bit.Interesting that just 10 foot of historic boat was thought worthy of being used as the bows of a new boat.I applord the recycling of it and always gives the opportunity to reunite the 2 bits.

 

That is the third LYNX, originally renamed LYNX END when built in 1978, which does indeed use the original stern of the G.U.C.C.Co. Ltd. Small Northwich butty LYNX as its fore end. This was quite a common practice back then when a butty stern was cut off and became redundant.

[Magic Potion]

That is the third LYNX, originally renamed LYNX END when built in 1978, which does indeed use the original stern of the G.U.C.C.Co. Ltd. Small Northwich butty LYNX as its fore end. This was quite a common practice back then when a butty stern was cut off and became redundant.

 

 

Iknow it was done with 'Grange' when it was converted to a motor. The stern end became 'Grange End'.

[johnthebridge]

Hello, I am puzzled as to why "THE" identifies the Josher as opposed to the ex GUCCC boat?

 

In my experience every working boat tended to carry the prefix "The" and then its name.

 

Guess I've been getting it wrong all these years.

 

No you haven't.

I had "the" Lynx (the GU one) before selling her to David Daines in about '81. She'd been owned by a friend of mine before we did a deal involving a modern tug, several gallons of Pedigree in The Bridge at Audlem and some money. Although she'd had an extension cabin put on by Ted at Norbury, and her counter was too tall, Lynx was a little cracker. Her HR2 and blade were a perfect match, and with her draft at about 2'3", she used to fly. I bet "THE" Lynx, Keith's old boat, wouldn't touch her! Gimme a Grand Union over one of those 'eavy arsed buggers anyday.

[Tiggers]

That is the third LYNX, originally renamed LYNX END when built in 1978, which does indeed use the original stern of the G.U.C.C.Co. Ltd. Small Northwich butty LYNX as its fore end. This was quite a common practice back then when a butty stern was cut off and became redundant.

 

And I for one am glad of the practice, I got a beautiful BCN tug because of it! (although it was the stern end used for the bow Canis Major)

 

I bet 'The' Lynx is fairly heavy, hasnt she got a steamer counter on her? Certainly looks sizeable

Edited April 26, 2012 by Tiggers

[Derek R.]

I can vouch for LYNX being a shifter. Breasted up Maffas with YARMOUTH and she fairly flew along - into gear and off - no messing.

 

 

Derek

[FadeToScarlet]

Hello, I am puzzled as to why "THE" identifies the Josher as opposed to the ex GUCCC boat?

 

In my experience every working boat tended to carry the prefix "The" and then its name.

 

Guess I've been getting it wrong all these years.

 

The Chertsey? The Bath? The Edgware?

 

Sounds wrong when compared to, say, The Ibex, or The Ling.

[David Mack]

Iknow it was done with 'Grange' when it was converted to a motor. The stern end became 'Grange End'.

 

But when Achilles was cut in two at Braunston a couple of years ago I suggested that the new boat being built from the stern end should be named 'Achilles Heel'.

[Derek R.]

"The" - there's no puzzle, it's an individuals quirk of speech. Big ships often got called 'The' as in the QUEEN MARY, the WAVERLEY and so forth, though if H.M.S. or R.M.S. were to be placed in front of the name, 'The', might well be dispensed with.

 

Now if it had been stated as 'the FMC LYNX' it would have made perfect sense, as it defines which LYNX is being spoken of. But to speak of a narrow boat as 'the' NAME, gets a bit of a raised eyebrow. Though some boats do have names which it seems to suit, such as the HEATHER BELLE. Perhaps it's all down to how 'famous' one thinks a particular vessel may be.

[Athy]

There's a similar quirk regarding the use of the definite article in street names. A londoner will refer to "Bond Street" but will say "THE Edgware Road". I asume that the article is used when a raod leads to the destination of its name, so Edgware Road goes to Edgware but Bond Street doesn't go to Bond.

How, in that case, does one explain "Oxford Street"? I suppose that it gets to Oxford eventually but it's never called THE Oxford Street.

[Chris Pink]

Alliteration and linguistic elegance.

[Chertsey]

The Chertsey? The Bath? The Edgware?

 

Sounds wrong when compared to, say, The Ibex, or The Ling.

Edgeware, please! Let's get our misspellings right.

 

That is indeed how I have heard them referred to by, e.g. Ron Withey.