Historic Boats for sale online

[zenataomm]

It's not a lot of shillings is it?

[roland elsdon]

Yes but its gone on the duck apparently sold and on again never a good sign

[zenataomm]

Very true!

[MtB]

18 hours ago, zenataomm said:

It's not a lot of shillings is it?

 

My guess is the cabin is made of Weetabix.

And station boats were all horse boats were they not? 

 

If correct, this one must have had a counter stern conversion so is only 2/3 'historic'. 

 

Mind you, some of the old conversions are old enough to count as historic in their own right.

[roland elsdon]

Indeed it is the front of a horse boat with a motor back end. We used to moor next to it at stockton in the late 80s. The cabin is a total loss but it has been re bottomed. 

[MtB]

49 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:

Indeed it is the front of a horse boat with a motor back end. We used to moor next to it at stockton in the late 80s. The cabin is a total loss 

 

These two factors probably explain the low price and the re-listing.

 

Who did the motor stern? It looks ok except for the cants, look a are a bit odd. 

Drainage gap looks too small or missing on this side. Perhaps just the camera angle...

[alan_fincher]

Here's the link for Paragon to stop everybody having to search for it.....

 

(And I'l add that it is £20K, because whenever I go back to an old post and the Duck listing has been deleted, I can never remember what the advertised price was!).

[roland elsdon]

I believe it was ‘converted by enthsiasts’ but given proximity to warwickshire  flyboat co at time we knew it could have been early on there. No doubt someone will pop up and tell us

[djgoode1980]

31 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

These two factors probably explain the low price and the re-listing.

 

Who did the motor stern? It looks ok except for the cants, look a are a bit odd. 

Drainage gap looks too small or missing on this side. Perhaps just the camera angle...

Most boat are historically incorrect when it comes to the cants as in say FMC boats they would run into the gunnels 

[AMModels]

Those droopy fenders have to cut £10k from the price surely?

[pete harrison]

On 07/05/2018 at 21:30, AMModels said:

Those droopy fenders have to cut £10k from the price surely?

OTLEY had fenders drooping like those on PARAGON when I picked it up last Saturday. Unfortunately they were so rotten that I could not lift them to a more respectable height, and they eventually fell off before we reached Banbury, leaving just the chains and a few strands of rope on the back of the boat. This was amplified by one of the welded rings that hold the tipcats snapping off, resulting in a new fender needing to be tied on to the dollies - all very amateurish but will be sorted with the passing of time. All I need now is the contact details of a certain Mr Hollinshead so I can place an order for three new tipcats   

[Rob-M]

3 hours ago, pete harrison said:

OTLEY had fenders drooping like those on PARAGON when I picked it up last Saturday. Unfortunately they were so rotten that I could not lift them to a more respectable height, and they eventually fell off before we reached Banbury, leaving just the chains and a few strands of rope on the back of the boat. This was amplified by one of the welded rings that hold the tipcats snapping off, resulting in a new fender needing to be tied on to the dollies - all very amateurish but will be sorted with the passing of time. All I need now is the contact details of a certain Mr Hollinshead so I can place an order for three new tipcats   

I've PM'd you Joe's number.

 

[pete harrison]

3 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

I've PM'd you Joe's number.

 

Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers 

[furnessvale]

1 minute ago, pete harrison said:

Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers 

In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811.

 

George

[Rob-M]

8 minutes ago, pete harrison said:

Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers 

Chris Shenton (owns Dubhe) at Great Haywood makes a good looking fender, I am going to replace the worn out ones I have with some from Chris. I've got his contact details somewhere if you want them.

[pete harrison]

21 minutes ago, furnessvale said:

In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811.

 

George

 

12 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

Chris Shenton (owns Dubhe) at Great Haywood makes a good looking fender, I am going to replace the worn out ones I have with some from Chris. I've got his contact details somewhere if you want them.

Thanks to both of you. I am in the midlands tomorrow and have something to chase up fender wise. I will let you now how I get on 

[RLWP]

33 minutes ago, furnessvale said:

In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811.

 

George

So would I

[alan_fincher]

2 hours ago, furnessvale said:

In which case I would recommend Brian at Renaissance (Bollington Wharf) 01625 575811.

 

George

 

1 hour ago, RLWP said:

So would I

So would I.

Brian made Flamingo's. at what I considered to be a very reasonable cost.

[djgoode1980]

4 hours ago, pete harrison said:

Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers 

I recommend Fender Phil he’s on facebookFacebook

[koukouvagia]

10 hours ago, pete harrison said:

Thank you, but it looks as though I am going to have to explore other fender makers 

Just to add my two penn'orth - I recommend Michael Pinnock.

[Athy]

There's a long-established fender maker close to where you are: a couple of locks up from Cropredy (Varney's Lock?) He is literally lockside. Phone 01295 758734.

Edited May 14, 2018 by Athy

[Jrtm]

not that this is any help but my fenders made by John jinks are still going strong still.

[Tuscan]

Fender Phil and Brian off Alton are both good IMO

[pete harrison]

It is good to know that there are quite a few fender makers being recommended here, a skill that is obviously very much alive 

[alan_fincher]

Admiral class "Drake"

 

https://www.apolloduck.com/boat.phtml?id=569997

 

Though the seller seems a bit confused about the history of a boat they have owned for 20 years!