Historic Boats for sale online

[Derek R.]

Amongst the Wagtails there is a Water Wagtail, and a Pullet is a young hen, as in female chicken.

[spud]

funny little icer

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265879132374?hash=item3de7a198d6:g:jssAAOSwoNRjHK4C&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoH41MRqIkTMu54Yt3Z5Sb6mrriL4S09pgfw1nCcRqBHHGD3xTJcBpSx5hIwgDq8CdfTFvvr37lyBt9X7PAgqDQ5s786MJHXsuKnQ%2Fl2N18scJYDLH5DFcbQ3AwMDFigy5baIUdudmEhLvOXPfLDaJfao48rGaIcROfrS7Pk0Qg9SEyEiB0%2BbRlMnZZ8T6EEcfgoJlTEtmI%2BzNO54CNKIzNk%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_i8rLbvYA

[David Schweizer]

1 hour ago, Derek R. said:

Amongst the Wagtails there is a Water Wagtail, and a Pullet is a young hen, as in female chicken.

 

A regional name for the Pied Wagtail which is not really a waterbird, but one which is sometimes seen near water where it feedso n flies etc.

[Derek R.]

9 hours ago, David Schweizer said:

 

A regional name for the Pied Wagtail which is not really a waterbird, but one which is sometimes seen near water where it feedso n flies etc.

I guess you could say it's a 'regional' title when many Wagtails frequent areas of water. Pied; Yellow; Grey; Water. They are largely insectivors, and insects are found near and in water.

And how about Willow Wren? Which is a misnomer, as it generally is referred to as the Willow Warbler.

 

I think Willow Wren - the company - most likely chose birds that had an affinity to water, rather than strict and direct associations with water. Dipper definitely, and Mallard? Not so much Kestrel maybe. The Wagtail can also be found frequenting motorway service area car parks, where they scavenge for small morsels of cast off crumbs from the less edible fodder available for humans - the Car Park Wagtail.

 

We have some in the farmyard. Alway bugs there.  😉

 

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/water-wagtail

[Steve Priest]

On 25/09/2022 at 15:02, James Owen said:

Albeit advertised with some woefully inaccurate information.

Well, it made me smile!  - “ extensively restored by Brinklow Boats in 1990 with a full traditional back cabin by Simon and Rex Wain”

Simon, Rex and I didn’t form Brinklow Boat Services until 1997,  Kestrel was restored by the Warwickshire Flyboat Company, when the three of us still worked there. The steelwork was done by myself, and unless I am very much mistaken, the cabin was fitted out by Don Donnelly, subsequently grained and decorated by myself.

 

The work was done for a chap called Mike Samson who actually bought the boat from Willow Wren, but did nothing with it for several years. Once we had done the work he bought the Hyperion and paired it with that. It was actually my first attempt at replacing a Northwich riveted cabin, the old one was way past restoring, but at least we had it for a pattern

 

Here are a few pictures from the archive:-

 

 

 

[ditchcrawler]

10 hours ago, Steve Priest said:

Simon, Rex and I didn’t form Brinklow Boat Services until 1997,  Kestrel was restored by the Warwickshire Flyboat Company, when the three of us still worked there. The steelwork was done by myself, and unless I am very much mistaken, the cabin was fitted out by Don Donnelly, subsequently grained and decorated by myself.

 

I am guessing there are about 500 rivets in that cabin

[Steve Priest]

58 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

I am guessing there are about 500 rivets in that cabin

I would doubt quite that many, 2” pitch on the roof flanges, roof seam ( the roof is fitted in two pieces ), and the bulkhead, 2 3/8” pitch on the framing. My guess would be 300 - 350

[NB Watersnail]

Another one for sale today - at least, 'some' of it is historic....

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/narrowboatsforsaleuk/permalink/2495125163972880/?sale_post_id=2495125163972880

Edited September 28, 2022 by NB Watersnail

[alan_fincher]

9 minutes ago, NB Watersnail said:

Another one for sale today - at least, 'some' of it is historic....

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/narrowboatsforsaleuk/permalink/2495125163972880/?sale_post_id=2495125163972880

 

Impressive that the seller can't actually spell the name of the boat!

Edited September 28, 2022 by alan_fincher

[matty40s]

11 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

 

Impressive that the seller can't actually spell the name of the boat!

Even more impressive is that it's called NB Facebook...log in for details....how many potential customers does that lose.

[David Mack]

2 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Even more impressive is that it's called NB Facebook...log in for details....how many potential customers does that lose.

Trouble with Facebookers is they think everyone is on FB...

[Derek R.]

Well, it looks a tad better on that FB page than it did when NBOC got a couple of images. It's a bit frightening nonetheless.

I'm not in Facebook, but the link took me there. Not that I'll be going again.

[ditchcrawler]

20 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Even more impressive is that it's called NB Facebook...log in for details....how many potential customers does that lose.

Well there are only just over 25,000 members

[John Brightley]

30 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

 

Impressive that the seller can't actually spell the name of the boat!

But it is very cheap -£10k. If some of you couldn't see the ad, apparently it is the stern of FMC Cormorant with a 1960's bow by BW. Here's a photo.

[alan_fincher]

Cormorant was apparently at one stage a luxury pleasure boat!

 

See here...

[spud]

mistake

Edited September 28, 2022 by spud

[David Mack]

At that price it might be worth buying to get one of the first division boatbuilders to put a proper Josher bow and cabin on it.

[magnetman]

Thats  not an FM&C stern.

28 minutes ago, David Mack said:

At that price it might be worth buying to get one of the first division boatbuilders to put a proper Josher bow and cabin on it.

 

Odd boat. Wrong bow and wrong stern. Maybe the bit in the middle is original?

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by magnetman

[junior]

Fugly. 

[MtB]

10 hours ago, magnetman said:

Thats  not an FM&C stern.

 

Odd boat. Wrong bow and wrong stern. Maybe the bit in the middle is original?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least it has the right sort of toilet...

 

 

 

 

[Derek R.]

A boat grasping the straws of history. Barely. Precious little to 'save', and enormous expense to correct the ample errors of judgement carried out over the years.

Doubtless DIWE & BWB made use of it for a while, but the back end; fore end; and that entire cabin have sealed its fate. I see NBOC have it as originally being built as a 'motor' as early as 1907? Yet as DRUNKEN DUCK a build date as 1924. It's clearly had a tortured life. Or should that be 'torchered'?

[David Mack]

21 minutes ago, Derek R. said:

I see NBOC have it as originally being built as a 'motor' as early as 1907? 

Also quotes a build date of 1924, which sounds more likely. 

[BEngo]

Does not look much like a Lister engine to me either.  If it was 1938 I would expect either CE or JP.  Both have variable compression and I cannot see the wheels to  change it.  Nor does the rocker cover look right.

 

Any ideas? Key start Bolinder?  1958 not 1938?

 

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[BWM]

17 hours ago, alan_fincher said:

 

Impressive that the seller can't actually spell the name of the boat!

Bizarre, as they only need look at the side of the boat!

[Steve Priest]

15 hours ago, magnetman said:

Thats  not an FM&C stern.

 

Odd boat. Wrong bow and wrong stern. Maybe the bit in the middle is original?

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve just been looking at this, and the back does actually appear to be original. Under the rear porthole you can see the ends of the original guards, the top guard and a short length of the counter bottom guard below it. The guard that now goes around the counter is a newer one, the top line of which follows the line of the bottom of the old one. If you zoom it you can see the pitting which would have been behind the old guard, and you can also see where the rivet holes have been welded up. You can also see the top of a plate welded on to increase the depth of the counter ( and thus decrease the draft ) which has changed the overall look of the counter.