koukouvagia Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, alan_fincher said: Not sure what this one reduced from (or when). Now £16K A big reduction. It was first advertised at £34500. The sentence "work is required on the base plate" has been added. Edited April 10, 2018 by koukouvagia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 8 minutes ago, koukouvagia said: A big reduction. It was first advertised at £34500. The difference would buy a lot of bottom, and quite a bit of footings as well. This might well be worth a look, for someone prepared to do a bit of work, but I admit I like Bantocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, alan_fincher said: Not sure what this one reduced from (or when). Now £16K, but acknowledging needing work on the base plate. Even with the not very appealing motor, depending on exactly what work is needed, this might be a cheaper way to acquire a full length converted boat than many? In the water, at least it looks like a reasonable back end grafted on to a rather nice looking, (to my eye!) Bantock hull. (That said, I've not seen the boat, and it could be an absolute dog!). But what's this all about? "Batteries: 12v Domestic: 4 x 6v 3x12v " A bit of mix and match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Seems odd that it had a hull survey in 2015 and required works were done. I wonder who required the works ? Its not a bad boat. I personally think the front deck cants are horrible but its not that serious. Not sure if it was one of he earlier bantocks with the wooden chine plank and bottom but if it was and it had a shoe fitted then this could be the root of the baseplate problem. Its not a bad counter conversion - above average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 48 minutes ago, magnetman said: Seems odd that it had a hull survey in 2015 and required works were done. I wonder who required the works ? Its not a bad boat. I personally think the front deck cants are horrible but its not that serious. Not sure if it was one of he earlier bantocks with the wooden chine plank and bottom but if it was and it had a shoe fitted then this could be the root of the baseplate problem. Its not a bad counter conversion - above average. This boat has been owned by two friends of mine, the one before the current owner told me that a rivet popped out of the baseplate (circa 14 years ago), which suggests it may still be the original in place. A nice boat with the hull sides looking in excellent condition above water, the stern is very well executed-but as mentioned above the cants on the bow are bordering on hideous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, BWM said: ........but as mentioned above the cants on the bow are bordering on hideous! Ah - I think I can see what you mean. Probably why they appear to have only used a distance shot that shows the front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Also on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/70ft-narrow-boat/123060799185 With a closeup of the cants: Edited April 10, 2018 by David Mack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, magnetman said: Not sure if it was one of he earlier bantocks with the wooden chine plank and bottom but if it was and it had a shoe fitted then this could be the root of the baseplate problem. Looks like a late one to me, but I'm no expert. The advert says 1925, so if that's even close to correct, it will not be one that had the lower plank, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, David Mack said: Also on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/70ft-narrow-boat/123060799185 Which shows the cants in all they gory! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, David Mack said: Also on Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/70ft-narrow-boat/123060799185 Bloody hell, what were they thinking of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 At least they draw one's attention away from the very stylish cratch cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Which shows the cants in all they gory! Yeh, but it can be changed...... Go on Mike - it's crying out for a proper engine you probably already have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 minute ago, alan_fincher said: Yeh, but it can be changed...... Go on Mike - it's crying out for a proper engine you probably already have! I've already had the riveted iron bottom replaced on another boat, which this one appears to need too! But you're right, I do have a suitable engine lying around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: At least they draw one's attention away from the very stylish cratch cover. It's metal underneath with portholes, I believe. A good buy at that price, the hull is very straight, with hardly any wear to rivets and none of the dubious looking plates that are seen on many Bantocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Hogg Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I think Kerry may have the date wrong, 1925 seems late for this type of Bantock. Anyone know the BCN number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said: I've already had the riveted iron bottom replaced on another boat, which this one appears to need too! But you're right, I do have a suitable engine lying around... I remember REBECCA in the early 1980's when it tied at Tardebigge Old Wharf and had a Lister JP6 (yes I know, I have mentioned this before) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, koukouvagia said: A big reduction. It was first advertised at £34500. The sentence "work is required on the base plate" has been added. REBECCA was advertised in September 2017 at £34500, but it had previously been advertised in July 2017 at £38500 and in need of T.L.C.. edit - This boat beats my theory of boats realising 66% of the original asking price as it is already down to 50%, and clearly the problem with its bottoms would have been present when advertised 9 months ago Edited April 10, 2018 by pete harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 It seems TAY has sold. ABNB site shows a deposit has been received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Captain Pegg said: It seems TAY has sold. ABNB site shows a deposit has been received. Still moored at Anderton last week, we also met her on the Weaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Captain Pegg said: It seems TAY has sold. ABNB site shows a deposit has been received. i thought it might as was on dock just before easter and dont think it had any or much work done as wasnt blacked that long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said: Still moored at Anderton last week, we also met her on the Weaver. It's no wonder they take a deposit before a test drive...blisssssssssss!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midsmatt Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 It would be nice to see Tay out and about every now and then... I do hope it's not a mothball job! Came across this completely by chance... Not sure if it's been for sale before recently? https://www.gumtree.com/p/boats-kayaks-jet-skis/historic-narrowboat-named-aston-1937-solid-iron-steel-hull-72ft-long-7ft-internal-headspace/1294234797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 yes been for sale for a while now aston. tay is a lovely boat was just too much money for me other wise i would have made more of an intrest although the engine would have had to come out for something older for me but she is a nice boat. both towy and tay have had alot of work done by malcome over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midsmatt Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 6 hours ago, billybobbooth said: yes been for sale for a while now aston. tay is a lovely boat was just too much money for me other wise i would have made more of an intrest although the engine would have had to come out for something older for me but she is a nice boat. both towy and tay have had alot of work done by malcome over the years. I thought I'd seen it about somewhere... That was a while ago so it's either priced too high or there's something quite wrong with her? If I could have convinced the boss that Tay would be an epic investment I might have gotten away with it. Unfortunately she's smart enough to ask probing questions and wait for my poker face to fail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) aston is quite high so was tay but tay was worth it but will start to need work soon i would have thought e.g. 5-10 years. i got told i had to sell towy to buy another and i couldnt deal with having nothing. tco boats in good condution are hard to find. but they all seamed to come up at the same time! Edited April 13, 2018 by billybobbooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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