MtB Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 11 minutes ago, alan_fincher said: Does Chris Pink still have an interest in it, or has it at some stage before now changed hands? Dunno. I'm delighted never to have met him. For those who never read his less pleasant posts, they make Tony Dunkley's posts seem like a model of courtesy and good manners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Dav and Pen said: Made a right mess of that it doesn’t look traditional in any way . Sadly I agree, shades of Dover I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 16 minutes ago, zenataomm said: Sadly I agree, shades of Dover I feel. Except Dover was done on a 'money no object' basis ISTR. BBC money paid for the Dover 'restoration', wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufford Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 I think she would look almost right with some cloths on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 3 hours ago, MtB said: Dunno. I'm delighted never to have met him. For those who never read his less pleasant posts, they make Tony Dunkley's posts seem like a model of courtesy and good manners. Yet he is quite pleasant in other places on line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 8 hours ago, MtB said: Except Dover was done on a 'money no object' basis ISTR. BBC money paid for the Dover 'restoration', wasn't it? You're right. However I was thinking from the point of view of "Let's pretend it still looks like a working boat" When in fact if you get closer than 100' you'll see all the obvious mistakes like ... top plank too wide to give head room pretend sheets doors in sheets chimneys emanating where they shouldn't etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 9 hours ago, zenataomm said: You're right. However I was thinking from the point of view of "Let's pretend it still looks like a working boat" When in fact if you get closer than 100' you'll see all the obvious mistakes like ... top plank too wide to give head room pretend sheets doors in sheets chimneys emanating where they shouldn't etc etc. Ah yes I see whatyou mean. Also, sheets up implying a load to protect from the elements, but floating high in the water as if unloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Cargo of bubble wrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 9 minutes ago, Mike Tee said: Cargo of bubble wrap I wonder how many tons of that you could carry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 8 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: I wonder how many tons of that you could carry Depends on the size of the bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 2 hours ago, Tonka said: Depends on the size of the bubble Are bigger bubbles heavier ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 minute ago, ditchcrawler said: Are bigger bubbles heavier ? No but 1 ton of large bubble wrap will be bigger then 1 ton of small bubble wrap so you would fit more of the small bubble wrap into the hold of the boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Pauline has sold, she's heading back over to Yorkshire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsM Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 4 hours ago, TheBiscuits said: Pauline has sold, she's heading back over to Yorkshire. The new cabin boy/girl looks eager to get on board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianws Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I saw her today. She was going past as I was walking to our offside mooring in Chorley. First thing I thought was, bloody he'll that's wide. Second was, wide but old. Would definitely struggle to get past some akward points where other wideboats have moored 8n the past The bridge just after our moorings is very skew and I did wonder how they would cope but they did. They seemed to know what they were doing and took it all slowly and steadily. It's a "short boat" 60-62ft. Given the width there's not much wriggle room in the locks. I'm really pleased I didn't get there 5 minutes later and miss her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) 11 hours ago, Ianws said: I saw her today. She was going past as I was walking to our offside mooring in Chorley. First thing I thought was, bloody he'll that's wide. Second was, wide but old. Would definitely struggle to get past some akward points where other wideboats have moored 8n the past The bridge just after our moorings is very skew and I did wonder how they would cope but they did. They seemed to know what they were doing and took it all slowly and steadily. It's a "short boat" 60-62ft. Given the width there's not much wriggle room in the locks. I'm really pleased I didn't get there 5 minutes later and miss her. It could be 57ft 6in long as it was an A&CN short boat, rather than a L&LC short boat. That said, I don't know if the A&CN had boats specifically for the Bradford Canal trade. Having checked in the A&CN boat records I have, the following are the iron boats which they kept post 1921. A&CN iron fly boats on company’s books after 1921 1, short, built 1876, coal boat 5, long, built 1879 8, long, built 1877 10, long, built 1877 11, long, built 1877 12, long, built 1877 13, long, built 1878 14, long, built 1879 20, long, built 1877 21, short, built?, coal boat 27, short, built 1869, June 32, long, built 1871 59, barge, built 1875 60, barge, built 1875 61, barge, built 1875 62, barge, built 1875 68, short, built 1876, Pauline 73, long, built 1876 81, barge, built 1877 85, short, built 1878, Fair Maiden 94, long, built 1879 95, long, built 1879 96, long, built 1879 97, long, built 1879 99, long, built 1879, lengthened 1913, Water Wanderer Edited March 18 by Pluto Fair Maiden was 85, not 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 (edited) Its a nice Boat. I wish them all the very best embarking on such a vessel with a small child in tow. Great fun. One hopes the entrance and exit from the cabin is sensibly arranged. I do hate seeing children on leads! Both of my daughters lived on a barge from before they could walk until a couple of yars ago (now 12 and 14). We never used leads. I suppose its a bit of a personal thing and never criticise other peoples parenting ! If that is tiller steered it must be a bit of an adventure getting around. A good workout. Hopefully not a Boat bought with the cheap housing solution as a motivator ! CRT about to tighten up their enforcement I think. A bit dangerous to walk about on the back with the cabin there ! I can't see a ram on it. Edited March 18 by magnetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 29 minutes ago, magnetman said: Its a nice Boat. I wish them all the very best embarking on such a vessel with a small child in tow. Great fun. One hopes the entrance and exit from the cabin is sensibly arranged. I do hate seeing children on leads! Both of my daughters lived on a barge from before they could walk until a couple of yars ago (now 12 and 14). We never used leads. I suppose its a bit of a personal thing and never criticise other peoples parenting ! If that is tiller steered it must be a bit of an adventure getting around. A good workout. Hopefully not a Boat bought with the cheap housing solution as a motivator ! CRT about to tighten up their enforcement I think. A bit dangerous to walk about on the back with the cabin there ! I can't see a ram on it. Theres a huge sliding hatch giving access to very wide stairs, which leads down into the galley. The new owner has owned I think 5 boats previously, more recent ones being wide and is currently in the process of selling the latest one to replace with Pauline, who freely admitted he's been wanting Pauline for the past 10 years and is the 6th and final boat as he has got to where he wants to be now. I'm not sure you can see it in any of the pictures but the blue steel rail on the main cabin top slides into place for safety on top of the back cabin, and it's the same rail which was used when they crossed the lumpy stuff to Europe. The owner isn't new to boats, that's his job as well as hobby. Pauline is currently on her to way Harkers yard for any required work to be carried out 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agg221 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 5 hours ago, Liam said: The new owner has owned I think 5 boats previously, more recent ones being wide and is currently in the process of selling the latest one to replace with Pauline, who freely admitted he's been wanting Pauline for the past 10 years and is the 6th and final boat as he has got to where he wants to be now. The owner isn't new to boats, that's his job as well as hobby. Pauline is currently on her to way Harkers yard for any required work to be carried out 🙂 Glad to see Pauline appears to have gone to someone who knows what they are taking on, and knows that's what they want. I must admit, if my career had ended up with me needing a base in the NW or Yorkshire I would have been sorely tempted, but it looks like I am stuck where I am geographically. Alec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brightley Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Fir now £69,995: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404867322343 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Bridget in the early 60's when Charles B owned her. Also Olive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 See Dad old boat Ballinger is for sale again Bantock bros 58 Traditional for sale UK, Bantock bros boats for sale, Bantock bros used boat sales, Bantock bros Narrow Boats For Sale 57'9" Historic Narrowboat - Bantock - Apollo Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 8 hours ago, max's son said: See Dad old boat Ballinger is for sale again Bantock bros 58 Traditional for sale UK, Bantock bros boats for sale, Bantock bros used boat sales, Bantock bros Narrow Boats For Sale 57'9" Historic Narrowboat - Bantock - Apollo Duck And Vesta has been (finally) sold… Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brightley Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Barge Semington for sale at RW Davis, £10k- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134983377182 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Herne Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 (edited) 18 hours ago, John Brightley said: Barge Semington for sale at RW Davis, £10k- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134983377182 A nicely shaped boat. @Grim Reaper was looking to buy it a couple of months ago per https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/108856-semington/#comment-3031597 -- must have fallen through? Edited April 10 by Francis Herne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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