Historic Boats for sale online

[midsmatt]

I'd really have loved Tay... but my health isn't the best at the moment and my wife although not scared of a bit of graft knows she can't do everything if I end up in hospital again. I'd have to admit that that's probably a tad unfair. I really do hope Tay goes to someone as dedicated as you need to be to own such a smashing slice of history! 

[ditchcrawler]

1 minute ago, midsmatt said:

I'd really have loved Tay... but my health isn't the best at the moment and my wife although not scared of a bit of graft knows she can't do everything if I end up in hospital again. I'd have to admit that that's probably a tad unfair. I really do hope Tay goes to someone as dedicated as you need to be to own such a smashing slice of history! 

I follow the life of Spay and I couldn't even consider putting that much work in every year with nether skill or time

[Jrtm]

you could take the option of i cant see it so its fine!

[zenataomm]

Aston has a very different tunnel light, is it original?

[roland elsdon]

Err butty headlight?

[alan_fincher]

2 hours ago, zenataomm said:

Aston has a very different tunnel light, is it original?

It's very definitely a BSS fail I would say!

Seriously though, if you are posting a picture of a boat you are trying to sell for shed loads of money, isn't it worth mooring it up somewhere, and removing all the crap from it temporarily before you do your photo-shoot?

[RLWP]

25 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:

Err butty headlight?

The big orange one

[pete harrison]

2 hours ago, zenataomm said:

Aston has a very different tunnel light, is it original?

 

28 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:

Err butty headlight?

 

3 minutes ago, RLWP said:

The big orange one

Presumably one of those old fashioned headlights that has to be lit with a match - but they don't half glow, but not for long 

[roland elsdon]

We had a calor gas headlight on Atalanta for a while, went through a few mantles and loads of hassle to get going with a tunnel imminent.

[Cloudinspector]

Baildon

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat.phtml?id=562124

[roland elsdon]

12 hours ago, roland elsdon said:

We had a calor gas headlight on Atalanta for a while, went through a few mantles and loads of hassle to get going with a tunnel imminent.

Must be long tunnels on kennet ,our bullfinch calor light used a small cylinder...

[midsmatt]

You can tell how well medicated I am at the moment ... I spent an age looking for the headlight before the lightbulb in my head (I'm exagerating, it's a poorly made tallow candle) flickered briefly... 

[mark99]

Reading through this thread so no specifics....does the word "historic" cancel out fugly?

[carlt]

14 minutes ago, mark99 said:

....does the word "historic" cancel out fugly?

It must do otherwise River Class boats would never have been mentioned. 

[BWM]

18 minutes ago, mark99 said:

Reading through this thread so no specifics....does the word "historic" cancel out fugly?

That cratch cover needs taking out the back and shooting. 

[zenataomm]

56 minutes ago, BWM said:

That cratch cover needs taking out the back and shooting. 

The kind expression is  "... it needs putting out of our misery"

[magnetman]

20 hours ago, Cloudinspector said:

Baildon

http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat.phtml?id=562124

The claim that the RN in it was specifically made for the boat seems interesting. Its an Essex made unit and as a former owner of an Essex made RN DM2 I know there was quite a bit of fuss about it but a bit surprised that engines would be custom made. I thought it was a production line.

I quite like the boat and Malcolm Braine did some good conversions. I wonder how it handles. The rear swim may be a bit short.

 

[alan_fincher]

2 hours ago, magnetman said:

I quite like the boat and Malcolm Braine did some good conversions. I wonder how it handles. The rear swim may be a bit short.

My issue with it is the massive depth of the rear counter that has fairly obviously been done to significantly reduce the depth of the swim, and to give a static draught much smaller than a genuine GUCCCo motor would have actually had.

To my eye it makes the bit that is meant to replicate an engine room and back cabin look far too shallow, and the end result from the back looks nothing like a GUCCCo boat.

It is however one of the few other conversions to emulate our Flamingo's famous "gap" forward of the engine room, with the main accommodation cabin completely detached from the engine room.

Am I imagining it, or is the advertised price now far less than when it was sold to the current owners,  (probably less than 2 years ago, I'm guessing)?

[zenataomm]

She reminds me of Thea in the 80s, long before Sue Cawson had her.

I suspect at some point she will be given cosmetic surgery along the same lines.

[koukouvagia]

20 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

 Am I imagining it, or is the advertised price now far less than when it was sold to the current owners,  (probably less than 2 years ago, I'm guessing)?

Yes it was for sale a couple of years ago for £45K.

eta Just looked up the date of the Apolloduck advert - Nov 2016.

Edited April 14, 2018 by koukouvagia

[David Mack]

10 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

Am I imagining it, or is the advertised price now far less than when it was sold to the current owners,  (probably less than 2 years ago, I'm guessing)?

Funny!

When Baildon was last up for sale in October 2016 you said (post #4206 of this thread):

"I was going to say surely the price is a lot higher than it last sold for"

But I can't see now what the October 2016 asking price was.

And Pete Harrison added:

"Last advertised via Apollo Duck website / Aquaduct Brokerage in February 2016 @ £39950, and was sold in late June or early July 2016."

[koukouvagia]

8 minutes ago, David Mack said:

"Last advertised via Apollo Duck website / Aquaduct Brokerage in February 2016 @ £39950, and was sold in late June or early July 2016."

It was then advertised again in Nov 2016 for £45K with the following note: 

It breaks my heart to sell her as I just bought her this summer and brought her all the way down from Cheshire to live on her in London. But a case of illness in the family makes inevitable for me to leave England.

[Laurence Hogg]

We had a race down the Weaver with Baildon in 1979 (National waterways festival Northwich), Neptune left her standing, Baildon at the time had a Seffle, the picture shows us breasted up near Winsford with the late David Blagrove at Neptune's helm. Bow picture is from early GUCCC days.

BTW anyone know where "Neptune" is or was?

 

[Jrtm]

it all depends on condition. as more than likely been broken up or are you sure its still called neptune?

although you would have thought it would be seen on the system somewhere even if had a name change.

on the other hand if on the k&a or london then could still be around but lost in the piles of boats.

Edited April 17, 2018 by billybobbooth

[mykaskin]

On 4/15/2018 at 13:42, Laurence Hogg said:

We had a race down the Weaver with Baildon in 1979 (National waterways festival Northwich), Neptune left her standing, Baildon at the time had a Seffle, the picture shows us breasted up near Winsford with the late David Blagrove at Neptune's helm. Bow picture is from early GUCCC days.

BTW anyone know where "Neptune" is or was?

 

This picture also shows my parents boat Rose of Yorkshire following behind. Is it OK if I put it up on my Facebook page please Laurence? That will surprise my Dad!