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1 hour ago, Bee said:

Now that is something I could happily live with. Just look at the size of that engine and gearbox!

It looks as if someone else could, too - a sale has been agreed.

 

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22 hours ago, Athy said:

So, is South Midland Transport closing down? If so, that is a pity.

I don’t think Malcolm has any plans to hang up his windlass yet but they are certainly going to be putting some of boats up for sale soon. I think Jaguar, Stafford, Greyhound and Sunny Valley are staying but there are some other interesting projects on the list to go, including Antarctic. 

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Not sure if this one has been mentioned. 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NARROWBOAT-72ft-Historic-liveaboard-Home-Studio-Workshop-Business-opp/143170666642?hash=item2155a30092:g:5yMAAOSwK2JcoSyL

 

Pretty sure it was for sale quite recently . 

 

Not worth £25k but I really like the hull. A bit different and pleasing. Would need to lose the wood cabin though. 

 

Intriguing they claim it was a Thames boat but there is no reason for a Thames boat to be narrow unless it went on the Oxford canal as well. 

 

Odd description. 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, magnetman said:

Not sure if this one has been mentioned. 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NARROWBOAT-72ft-Historic-liveaboard-Home-Studio-Workshop-Business-opp/143170666642?hash=item2155a30092:g:5yMAAOSwK2JcoSyL

 

Pretty sure it was for sale quite recently . 

 

Not worth £25k but I really like the hull. A bit different and pleasing. Would need to lose the wood cabin though. 

 

Intriguing they claim it was a Thames boat but there is no reason for a Thames boat to be narrow unless it went on the Oxford canal as well. 

 

Odd description. 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a boat similar in construction to this one moored at Redhill marina on the Soar. When we next  go past it I'll take some photos.

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Try selling a boat like this, I have and there is almost no market, nightmare maintenence and running costs, 50 years old - bound to have lots of problems and if you think buying bits for a NB are dear you are in a different league. Probably it will be sold for less than 1/2 the asking price - mine was.

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1 hour ago, Cloudinspector said:

 

Almost beyond belief, surely?

 

This languished for sale for many months (years?) under its previous ownership, I think with a priced tag of about two thirds of what is now being attached to it.  Presumably Norbury acquired it for considerably less?

 

Whilst I can see t has had a full repaint, blacking, and the back cabin repainted, I'm really struggling to see approaching £30K added to its value since it was a private sale.

 

The Gardner is in my view a most inappropriate engine for this boat, and what really put us off looking at it when we were in the market for one.

I would have thought that for this kind of money Bison, which I think has remained unsold for a while, is a much better deal, but frankly converted working boats struggle to sell for anything like this much money these days, whatever their condition.

However, I accept that at the end of the day, it is buyers who will decide what the market will stand.

 

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30 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

 

Almost beyond belief, surely?

 

This languished for sale for many months (years?) under its previous ownership, I think with a priced tag of about two thirds of what is now being attached to it.  Presumably Norbury acquired it for considerably less?

 

Whilst I can see t has had a full repaint, blacking, and the back cabin repainted, I'm really struggling to see approaching £30K added to its value since it was a private sale.

 

The Gardner is in my view a most inappropriate engine for this boat, and what really put us off looking at it when we were in the market for one.

I would have thought that for this kind of money Bison, which I think has remained unsold for a while, is a much etter deal, but frankly converted working boats struggle to sell for anything like this much money these days, whatever their condition.

However, I accept that at the end of the day, it is buyers who will decide what the market will stand.

 

Reminded me of Triggers Broom. Where is the original bit ?

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38 minutes ago, billybobbooth said:

last time I saw a josher up for this much was Stafford years ago

The asking price for Row was £89.950.  

 

No matter how cheap an historic boat is to start with, if you want to bring it up to tip-top condition  it's going to cost a packet. If the steelwork, engine, fitout, paintjob etc. have all been restored  to a very high standard then I'd say you'd be looking at a price comparable with that of a high end modern boat.

It can easily take the best part of a year to restore a "cheap" historic boat.  Some people want to see the process from beginning to end and watch the transformation of a wreck; others need to spread the work over many years; others prefer to buy an historic boat when all the work has been done. However an historic boat is restored, it's going to be expensive.  

 

I honestly don't think 90K is an unreasonable starting point for a boat like Acacia.

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