pete harrison Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 EFFINGHAM now reduced to £40k https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-traditional/585863 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, pete harrison said: EFFINGHAM now reduced to £40k https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-traditional/585863 Effingham becomes more of a bargain by the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, RLWP said: Effingham becomes more of a bargain by the day! I'm still not able to convince Mrs-M that we need to buy it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Just now, Rob-M said: I'm still not able to convince Mrs-M that we need to buy it though. Has Mrs M been on Effingham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, RLWP said: Has Mrs M been on Effingham? No but we did help them through Stone Locks once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, RLWP said: Effingham becomes more of a bargain by the day! Agreed, but its appearance is not to everybodys taste making it a bit of a niche market 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Rob-M said: No but we did help them through Stone Locks once. Get Dev to show her around, the flowers in the engine room should do it Richard Edited July 10, 2019 by RLWP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 08/06/2019 at 22:07, pete harrison said: Alvecote Marina website / brokerage is now showing BIRMINGHAM as deposit taken. BIRMINGHAM appears to be back on the market via Alvecote Marina @ £44950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Ive got lots of odd spitfire bits buried in various toolboxes. Fix the boat , those bolts and plasters will never heal and i can do you a part exchange. I guarantee at least one bit is unique. I’ll think about how much adjustment you will need later. I need the odd woolwich spare part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) BALDOCK ? https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/harland-and-wolff-70-traditional/611438 F.M.C. Ltd. IVY https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-traditional/611528 Edited July 10, 2019 by pete harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, pete harrison said: BALDOCK ? https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/harland-and-wolff-70-traditional/611438 Yes, not a great advert!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 21 hours ago, Derek R. said: Aaah! That was biscuits that dropped that one in here. For amusement I expect. 21 hours ago, RLWP said: I'll give him a good kick for both of us next time I see him Busted. More seriously, I was discussing what defines an historic boat with Ian on OXFORD at the weekend. I know the HNBC define it as being pre 1965 boats, but that's going to end in "ten green bottles ..." at some point in the future. The National Historic Ships Register defines them as being 50 years old, which seems more sensible to me. Obviously this definition might start letting Springers into the HNBC, and that wouldn't do! There are quite a few narrowboats that are of historical interest that were built after 1966 in my opinion. ANNA, Roger Lorenz No 2 (1985?) is certainly one of them. ACHILLES, as commissioned by @fanshaft (1970?) Is another. These are unique boats with an interesting tale behind them, but they will never qualify for HNBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: but that's going to end in "ten green bottles ..." at some point in the future. Veteran and Vintage cars have kept the same definition for Donkeys. ( sorry! ) Later ones are 'Classic' - even the mass-produced rubbish ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Graham_Robinson said: Hitler has been to Pooley Hall then Braunston now he's apparently on his way to Birmingham. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: ANNA, Roger Lorenz No 2 (1985?) is certainly one of them. ACHILLES, as commissioned by @fanshaft (1970?) Is another. These are unique boats with an interesting tale behind them, but they will never qualify for HNBC. ANNA is one of Roger Fuller's earlier builds I believe (for his in-laws), and ACHILLES was built in 1972 as a fairly standard Hopwood Craft, Burton on Trent pleasure boat. The butty I used to work was also built in 1972 by Hopwood Craft, initially at 50' but lengthened in 1976 to 70' and renamed. Whether these are or will ever be considered to be of historical importance only time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 minute ago, pete harrison said: ANNA is one of Roger Fuller's earlier builds I believe (for his in-laws), and ACHILLES was built in 1972 as a fairly standard Hopwood Craft, Burton on Trent pleasure boat. The butty I used to work was also built in 1972 by Hopwood Craft, initially at 50' but lengthened in 1976 to 70' and renamed. Whether these are or will ever be considered to be of historical importance only time will tell The ANNA I was thinking of was certainly Lorenz built, and is the scale model of an L&L short boat, commissioned by Alan Holden to his design. Is there a different ANNA that you are referring to, Pete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: The ANNA I was thinking of was certainly Lorenz built, and is the scale model of an L&L short boat, commissioned by Alan Holden to his design. Is there a different ANNA that you are referring to, Pete? Sorry, wrong ANNA - yes this is Lorenz built. The Roger Fuller built ANNA is more F.M.C. Ltd. influenced in its design 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: The ANNA I was thinking of was certainly Lorenz built, and is the scale model of an L&L short boat, commissioned by Alan Holden to his design. Is there a different ANNA that you are referring to, Pete? Leicester Marina, £26,000: https://www.leicestermarina.co.uk/brokerage Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 36 minutes ago, RLWP said: Leicester Marina, £26,000: https://www.leicestermarina.co.uk/brokerage Richard I won't say bad words. I won't say bad words. I also won't say that I know what Alan took for her, to someone he thought would keep and appreciate her as a unique boat. It's probably bad of me to say that I was on the trusted list to buy her but MrsBiscuit thought ANNA was the wrong boat for us. I was offered her before she went on general sale the first time, and I think if they sell her for that they should post Alan a cheque! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Speaking of Lorenz boats,. ALBION (Lorenz #1 Pete!) is moored near us at the moment. Anyone know how @junior is doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUMPY Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: Speaking of Lorenz boats,. ALBION (Lorenz #1 Pete!) is moored near us at the moment. Anyone know how @junior is doing? Wrong Albion! The Lorenz one is on the GU Edited July 10, 2019 by Loddon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: Anyone know how @junior is doing? He's a police man now, Manchester I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, Loddon said: Wrong Albion! The Lorenz one is on the GU Ah. I spotted a tug named ALBION and jumped to a conclusion! Thanks for the correction. 20 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: He's a police man now, Manchester I think Thanks Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, RLWP said: Leicester Marina, £26,000: https://www.leicestermarina.co.uk/brokerage Richard You would think that someone who lives in a marina and services/sells boats for a living would be able to spell Elsan and immersion by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickent Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 22 minutes ago, matty40s said: You would think that someone who lives in a marina and services/sells boats for a living would be able to spell Elsan and immersion by now... I can't read it, it's all mixed together and jumbled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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