Bee Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Now that is something I could happily live with. Just look at the size of that engine and gearbox! Edited March 20, 2019 by Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddyboater Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChimneyChain Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-butty/599605 Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedamager Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, ChimneyChain said: https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-butty/599605 Darren That's alot for a boat which unfortunately has been very publicly shown on social media as sinking and bilge pumps constantly running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 yer saw her in matters a year ago, even my dad mentioned about her trying to sink alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 What is matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 Maffers aka Marsworth I presume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, zenataomm said: What is matters? sorry auto correct yer maffers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChimneyChain Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Don’t think this has been mentioned yet. https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/fellows-morton-clayton-70-traditional/591265 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, ChimneyChain said: Don’t think this has been mentioned yet. https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/fellows-morton-clayton-70-traditional/591265 It has. You mentioned it on 13 December last! It seems to have gone up £950 over the last 3 1/2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 20 minutes ago, David Mack said: It seems to have gone up £950 over the last 3 1/2 months. That would be because of Brexit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 (edited) 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. Edited April 1, 2019 by magnetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I believe the thames conservancy commissioned some narrow dumb barges and that was one of them. I guess it made sense given they were connected to the oxford canal. Certainly i remember seeing narrow lighters in their maintance yard in the 1980s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Perhaps not quite historic but this looks a nice boat https://www.burtonwaters.co.uk/boat-for-sale/Berthon-55-FOR-SALE-6972276.html Price seems a tad high though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said: Perhaps not quite historic but this looks a nice boat https://www.burtonwaters.co.uk/boat-for-sale/Berthon-55-FOR-SALE-6972276.html Price seems a tad high though. Wooden boat, priced as though steel!!! Maintenance nightmare, looking through the pics. Fine piece of workmanship though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Adams Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudinspector Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Acacia https://www.apolloduck.eu/boat/yarwoods-70-traditional/600541 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cloudinspector said: Acacia https://www.apolloduck.eu/boat/yarwoods-70-traditional/600541 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. Edited April 3, 2019 by alan_fincher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 last time I saw a josher up for this much was Stafford years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukouvagia Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Am I being unduly negative if I ask isn't it now effectively a modern boat that happens to have an old hull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 I admit its pricey but compared to some of the new built stuff around at silly money , which will age rapidly its not so bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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