Historic Boats for sale online

[roland elsdon]

On 01/09/2020 at 18:44, Darrenroberts said:

It’s crazzy how Boats deteriorate that badly in a relatively short space of time 

The boats behind are our old boats. Terry was making our new side cloths and top cloths which are still on Atalanta. The headlight on her ( you can just see it) was a gas powered bullfinch which we used to light before going through Braunston or Blisworth. In those days our moorings were at Stowe Hill.

[doratheexplorer]

On 28/08/2020 at 17:59, Tim Lewis said:

I see on Facebook that Yeoford is for sale at £25,000, sorry no link yet

 

 

 

 

[adam1uk]

I’ve been meaning to ask this for months, but as we’re moored at Nether Heyford tonight I was reminded.  The boats (I can’t remember their names) that had their own mooring here, by the house, that were looking more and more neglected are no longer here.  Anyone who what’s happened to them?  I’m sure Alan mentioned a few hundred pages back that the owner had always declined to sell them.  

[frangar]

1 minute ago, adam1uk said:

I’ve been meaning to ask this for months, but as we’re moored at Nether Heyford tonight I was reminded.  The boats (I can’t remember their names) that had their own mooring here, by the house, that were looking more and more neglected are no longer here.  Anyone who what’s happened to them?  I’m sure Alan mentioned a few hundred pages back that the owner had always declined to sell them.  

Gone to that London! But for once not to be a liveaboard....they are being restored and added to an already existing operators fleet of rather well turned out boats....

[adam1uk]

2 minutes ago, frangar said:

Gone to that London! But for once not to be a liveaboard....they are being restored and added to an already existing operators fleet of rather well turned out boats....

That’s good to hear.

[Ray T]

39 minutes ago, frangar said:

Gone to that London! But for once not to be a liveaboard....they are being restored and added to an already existing operators fleet of rather well turned out boats....

Not sure when, but the previous owner passed away recently.

 

The boats are Edgware & Balham.

Edited September 3, 2020 by Ray T

[matty40s]

6 minutes ago, Ray T said:

Not sure when, but the previous owner passed away recently.

 

The boats are Edgware & Balham.

The Pinnocks have added them to their fleet.

[magnetman]

16 minutes ago, matty40s said:

The Pinnocks have added them to their fleet.

That's great! 

 

Michael's Josher  EMU is a seriously well kept boat. 

 

I'll look forward to seeing the GU boats. 

 

Excellent news.  

Edited September 3, 2020 by magnetman

[frangar]

20 minutes ago, matty40s said:

The Pinnocks have added them to their fleet.

You’ve spoilt the surprise now!...he’s cracking on with them already. 

[roland elsdon]

But but but they are Guccc boats, the Rolls Royce of  Narrowboats, not them heavy ar@ed joshua’s. They have electric start and lumination.
I predict technical issues, when it comes to the modern bits.

[Leo No2]

12 hours ago, Ray T said:

Not sure when, but the previous owner passed away recently.

 

The boats are Edgware & Balham.

 

This is worth a read - especially Alan's obituary - you never really know anyone's background until you learn about it and sadly, despite having talked to him regularly, I had no idea of his immense skills and commitment to his community.

Edited September 4, 2020 by Leo No2

[stagedamager]

1 minute ago, Leo No2 said:

 

This is worth a read - especially Alan's obituary - you never really know anyone's background until you learn about it and sadly, despite having talked to him regularly, I no idea of his skills and commitment to his community.

I work very closely with unusual rigging as they rigged all the shows I worked on, War Horse, Phantom and Les Mis. He built an excellent company who are industry leaders in what they do. His loss sent shockwaves through the industry and it was inevitably too late to sit and have a pint with him and discuss all things boaty and theatre. A sad loss.

[BWM]

12 hours ago, magnetman said:

That's great! 

 

Michael's Josher  EMU is a seriously well kept boat. 

 

I'll look forward to seeing the GU boats. 

 

Excellent news.  

The exciting thing about these boats being acquired by Michael is that he will look to preserve the originality of these boats, even though derelict they retain much more than many unsympathetic rebuilds often do.

[magnetman]

Exactly. That is why I am so pleased about it. 

 

I have already given Michael the FMC boathook I found with the magnet and will also be giving him some other things which will help with the GU boats. 

 

It's really good when you get people who do things properly. 

[matty40s]

9 hours ago, stagedamager said:

I work very closely with unusual rigging as they rigged all the shows I worked on, War Horse, Phantom and Les Mis. He built an excellent company who are industry leaders in what they do. His loss sent shockwaves through the industry and it was inevitably too late to sit and have a pint with him and discuss all things boaty and theatre. A sad loss.

It's just clicked that the massive unit behind the wharf at  Bugbrooke, which always looked very interesting, )but I didnt know what they did other than stages), was his business.

Very interesting character, a shame he never got round to doing anything with the pair.....obviously being too busy doing interesting and Unusual things.

Edited September 4, 2020 by matty40s

[GUMPY]

11 minutes ago, matty40s said:

It's just clicked that the massive unit behind the wharf at  Bugbrooke, which always looked very interesting, )but I didnt know what they did other than stages), was his business.

Very interesting character, a shame he never got round to doing anything with the pair.....obviously being too busy doing interesting and Unusual things.

I knew the business (having been in the entertainment industry for my whole working life) but didn't know he owned the boats, 

Funny how your recreation interests rarely get mentioned in your working life.

 

[frangar]

1 hour ago, Loddon said:

I knew the business (having been in the entertainment industry for my whole working life) but didn't know he owned the boats, 

Funny how your recreation interests rarely get mentioned in your working life.

 

You and me both...only after reading that did the link seem obvious! Funny when your worlds suddenly collide! 

[Tim W]

Ascot had a new bottom from engine room forward in 1981, new decks and cants too. However that was 40 years ago and she's now nearly 80 years old anyway. The back cabin is not original, rebuilt in 1970s by Malcom Braine I think when she was fully converted. Ascot was deconverted in 1981. Not sure who bought ascot from BW Wendover sales in 1968 but think it was Foxton Boat Services. The pennies in the back cabin step were installed by me in 1981.

[zenataomm]

1 hour ago, Tim W said:

Ascot had a new bottom from engine room forward in 1981, new decks and cants too. However that was 40 years ago and she's now nearly 80 years old anyway. The back cabin is not original, rebuilt in 1970s by Malcom Braine I think when she was fully converted. Ascot was deconverted in 1981. Not sure who bought ascot from BW Wendover sales in 1968 but think it was Foxton Boat Services. The pennies in the back cabin step were installed by me in 1981.

I may have come into this thread haphazardly, I haven't seen Ascot up for sale.

Has she still got the AS2?

When did you have her?

[Jrtm]

1 hour ago, zenataomm said:

I may have come into this thread haphazardly, I haven't seen Ascot up for sale.

Has she still got the AS2?

When did you have her?

Isn't ascot the fuel boat that looks rather sorry for itself?

[junior]

Is Ascot up for sale then? I can't work out how we've got onto the subject of Ascot.

[max's son]

http://www.lock13.co.uk/#ascot says paired with  Beverley operated by

Gary Slater, Grand Union Canal - regular runs from Cosgrove through Milton Keynes into Leighton Buzzard

where did the for sale start in this topic

 

[zenataomm]

4 hours ago, junior said:

Is Ascot up for sale then? I can't work out how we've got onto the subject of Ascot.

 

4 hours ago, max's son said:

http://www.lock13.co.uk/#ascot says paired with  Beverley operated by

Gary Slater, Grand Union Canal - regular runs from Cosgrove through Milton Keynes into Leighton Buzzard

where did the for sale start in this topic

 

Post # 8149 this thread.

[Tim W]

I owned Ascot from 1980 to 83 and undertook said work. I had the AS2 was top end overhauled and was a super engine. Fitted ascot with full new running gear and cloths following deconvertion and reskinned the back cabin after the Diamond range went out of control one night and the heat from the stove pipe burnt thro the cabin side. This was internally hidden by a large sheet of brass. The GU gear change wheel was changed to solid brass too. The utter plates were very thin but left at the time. The counter was very badly dented .. told by boatmen that this occurred when Ascot was a trainee boat .. however the dents were partly removed but needed a replacing really, but lack of cash prevented it at that time. Ascot towed butty Beverley back to Braunston in 1980 after Beverley had been salvaged from the River Trent being used as a mooring pontoon. She was very poorly with no equipment or cabin.

[magnetman]

I was told by Mark the then owner of Beverley that he had put a 4mm wrap around overplating on it. Gary bought the boats from Mark. 

 

Must say I assumed the back cabin was original because of the feel and the coins. Thank you for correcting me if I stated this as fact earlier in the thread. 

 

My claim to fame with Ascot is that I reunited her with one of her old windlasses which Gary inadvertently flipped in the winding hole near the new Bradwell aqueduct. An hour with my magnet and it was in my hands shortly after which it was back on Ascot. It was a silvered large cast iron GU lock key so not particularly old or useable but part of the boat's hardware. 

 

 

 

Edited September 22, 2020 by magnetman