alan_fincher Posted November 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 59 minutes ago, Paul H said: Renown. Looks quite a bargain! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165801062729?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=7GMDuMqhSGy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Hhd93x6ORG2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Quote but who would also take pride in skippering a historic boat (which with a 50% license discount is worth it!). So what waterway do you need to be on to secure a 50% licence discount for Renown ? I can't see it even meets the requirements for the 10% historic boat discount from CRT. Also the traditional rear boatmans cabin does nor "remain" as suggested. When we first encountered Renown in the early 1970s it was effectively what is now known as "cruiser! stern with a timber cabin. Some time later the cabin was replaced in steel with one that extended further back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Having a lister kind of makes it not really a butty either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, matty40s said: Having a lister kind of makes it not really a butty either... Lol I was about to ask what sort of engine does this butty have, then spotted the Lister <something or other> So nit-picking aside, £32k seems a bargain price to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 28, 2022 Report Share Posted November 28, 2022 Another reason for Renown not being a butty is that when it was originally built there were no motorised boats to pair it with. It is a horse boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted November 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 From memory I suspect the Lister in an SR3. Or more accurately was about 50 years ago. It could be anything by now, I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted November 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 Renown circa 1972. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 Dory https://www.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/yarwoods-70-traditional-for-sale/718364 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 Lovely. I think that boat won Ricky tug of war at least once. The text towards the end of the advert is rather shocking !! Take the Bolinders out and put a Lister HB2 in it. What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted December 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 35 minutes ago, magnetman said: Lovely. I think that boat won Ricky tug of war at least once. I don't recall it ever making it to Ricky. Before it was in its current ownership it was a "Northern based" boat. I must admit I'm very surprised by this advert - it's current owner have invested massive amounts of effort in it, and really don't seem to have owned it long at all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, alan_fincher said: I don't recall it ever making it to Ricky. Before it was in its current ownership it was a "Northern based" boat. I must admit I'm very surprised by this advert - it's current owner have invested massive amounts of effort in it, and really don't seem to have owned it long at all.... Surprised me as well. It looked rather shiny at Alvecote. I watched the Bolinder being started for the parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, alan_fincher said: I don't recall it ever making it to Ricky. Before it was in its current ownership it was a "Northern based" boat. I must admit I'm very surprised by this advert - it's current owner have invested massive amounts of effort in it, and really don't seem to have owned it long at all.... I think I got the name wrong and it was a wooden boat with a Bolinders in it which won the tug of war. Is there a wooden narrow boat called Dory as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted December 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, magnetman said: I think I got the name wrong and it was a wooden boat with a Bolinders in it which won the tug of war. Is there a wooden narrow boat called Dory as well? No, I don't think so. In my limited experience of the Ricky tug of war, the only thing Bolinders seem to win against are other Bolinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 The boat I was thinking of was DANE. Claytons boat with Bolinders engine. I was told that this did win the TOW at RIcky but I was not there. Same first letter as DORY that is my excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted December 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, magnetman said: The boat I was thinking of was DANE. Claytons boat with Bolinders engine. I was told that this did win the TOW at RIcky but I was not there. You have the added excitement that if the pull is hard enough the counter might get separated from the rest of the boat. 😄 (And just to amuse there are more than one wooden motor called Dane). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brightley Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 Photo of Dory from the advert: For the record the asking price is £64,950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 5 hours ago, magnetman said: Lovely. I think that boat won Ricky tug of war at least once. The text towards the end of the advert is rather shocking !! Take the Bolinders out and put a Lister HB2 in it. What? Where are the Bolinders. There is one in the engine room which is shown in the advert but where is the other one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 It is written on the maker's plate. Also in the advertising. 1 hour ago, John Brightley said: Photo of Dory from the advert: For the record the asking price is £64,950. Nice stern considering it was a butty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 19 minutes ago, magnetman said: Nice stern considering it was a butty It was originally a motor which was converted to a butty and then converted back to a motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus 68A Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 yes correct,thankyou for clarifying that before i did,for the diehards that dont know aswell,it still retains its original motorboat swim and sternpost right up to the uxter plate area.so still a full motorboat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedamager Posted December 1, 2022 Report Share Posted December 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Orpheus 68A said: yes correct,thankyou for clarifying that before i did,for the diehards that dont know aswell,it still retains its original motorboat swim and sternpost right up to the uxter plate area.so still a full motorboat. And a nice prop...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogwr Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 I remember it as one of 3 mud boats coming of the Macc for the Stratford Blitz, definitely showing a lot of work to it since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogwr Posted December 2, 2022 Report Share Posted December 2, 2022 16 hours ago, Orpheus 68A said: yes correct,thankyou for clarifying that before i did,for the diehards that dont know aswell,it still retains its original motorboat swim and sternpost right up to the uxter plate area.so still a full motorboat. Yes, the hole for the stern tube was still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noddyboater Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Butty "Phoebe" for sale. 69', Steel hull, timber fore and back cabins, back cabin fully fitted. Built in 1979 by Nigel Jackson, used for maintenance work on the Macclesfield. Requires work to chine areas, priced accordingly at 6k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 Thats a nice boat. Would be good to see a picture of inside the hold. Presumablyit is thin due to internal corrosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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