zenataomm Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 It's not a lot of shillings is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Yes but its gone on the duck apparently sold and on again never a good sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 18 hours ago, zenataomm said: It's not a lot of shillings is it? My guess is the cabin is made of Weetabix. And station boats were all horse boats were they not? If correct, this one must have had a counter stern conversion so is only 2/3 'historic'. Mind you, some of the old conversions are old enough to count as historic in their own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Indeed it is the front of a horse boat with a motor back end. We used to moor next to it at stockton in the late 80s. The cabin is a total loss but it has been re bottomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 49 minutes ago, roland elsdon said: Indeed it is the front of a horse boat with a motor back end. We used to moor next to it at stockton in the late 80s. The cabin is a total loss These two factors probably explain the low price and the re-listing. Who did the motor stern? It looks ok except for the cants, look a are a bit odd. Drainage gap looks too small or missing on this side. Perhaps just the camera angle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Here's the link for Paragon to stop everybody having to search for it..... (And I'l add that it is £20K, because whenever I go back to an old post and the Duck listing has been deleted, I can never remember what the advertised price was!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 I believe it was ‘converted by enthsiasts’ but given proximity to warwickshire flyboat co at time we knew it could have been early on there. No doubt someone will pop up and tell us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgoode1980 Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 31 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: These two factors probably explain the low price and the re-listing. Who did the motor stern? It looks ok except for the cants, look a are a bit odd. Drainage gap looks too small or missing on this side. Perhaps just the camera angle... Most boat are historically incorrect when it comes to the cants as in say FMC boats they would run into the gunnels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMModels Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Those droopy fenders have to cut £10k from the price surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 On 07/05/2018 at 21:30, AMModels said: Those droopy fenders have to cut £10k from the price surely? OTLEY had fenders drooping like those on PARAGON when I picked it up last Saturday. Unfortunately they were so rotten that I could not lift them to a more respectable height, and they eventually fell off before we reached Banbury, leaving just the chains and a few strands of rope on the back of the boat. This was amplified by one of the welded rings that hold the tipcats snapping off, resulting in a new fender needing to be tied on to the dollies - all very amateurish but will be sorted with the passing of time. All I need now is the contact details of a certain Mr Hollinshead so I can place an order for three new tipcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 3 hours ago, pete harrison said: OTLEY had fenders drooping like those on PARAGON when I picked it up last Saturday. Unfortunately they were so rotten that I could not lift them to a more respectable height, and they eventually fell off before we reached Banbury, leaving just the chains and a few strands of rope on the back of the boat. This was amplified by one of the welded rings that hold the tipcats snapping off, resulting in a new fender needing to be tied on to the dollies - all very amateurish but will be sorted with the passing of time. All I need now is the contact details of a certain Mr Hollinshead so I can place an order for three new tipcats I've PM'd you Joe's number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rob-M said: I've PM'd you Joe's number. Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furnessvale Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 minute ago, pete harrison said: Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, pete harrison said: Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers Chris Shenton (owns Dubhe) at Great Haywood makes a good looking fender, I am going to replace the worn out ones I have with some from Chris. I've got his contact details somewhere if you want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, furnessvale said: In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811. George 12 minutes ago, Rob-M said: Chris Shenton (owns Dubhe) at Great Haywood makes a good looking fender, I am going to replace the worn out ones I have with some from Chris. I've got his contact details somewhere if you want them. Thanks to both of you. I am in the midlands tomorrow and have something to chase up fender wise. I will let you now how I get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 33 minutes ago, furnessvale said: In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811. George So would I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 2 hours ago, furnessvale said: In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811. George 1 hour ago, RLWP said: So would I So would I. Brian made Flamingo's. at what I considered to be a very reasonable cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djgoode1980 Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 hours ago, pete harrison said: Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers I recommend Fender Phil he’s on facebookFacebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukouvagia Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 10 hours ago, pete harrison said: Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers Just to add my two penn'orth - I recommend Michael Pinnock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) There's a long-established fender maker close to where you are: a couple of locks up from Cropredy (Varney's Lock?) He is literally lockside. Phone 01295 758734. Edited May 14, 2018 by Athy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 not that this is any help but my fenders made by John jinks are still going strong still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Fender Phil and Brian off Alton are both good IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 It is good to know that there are quite a few fender makers being recommended here, a skill that is obviously very much alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Admiral class "Drake" https://www.apolloduck.com/boat.phtml?id=569997 Though the seller seems a bit confused about the history of a boat they have owned for 20 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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