Historic Boats for sale online

[matty40s]

2x6cylinder Gardners for under £10k....

Not sure how good condition the boat is , but lordy, what a project.

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23277704.suffolk-three-rivers-boat-auction-oulton-broad/

[magnetman]

It would certainly take a lot of cutting to get it into firewood sized pieces and it is getting late in the year now so one would need somewhere to keep it..

 

The copper scrap might be good !

[Derek R.]

That's a 'project' that would absorb several hundred thousand pounds to complete, and then there's the ongoing cost of maintenance.

Nice engines, and most likely will be removed for service in something else leaving this fine vessel to be scrapped, for £5K - £10K is a beg for someone to take it off their hands. Great shame,

[magnetman]

Gardner 6LX isn't all that special. I don't know but it seems likely the types of places where these would have been used like fairgrounds and old trucks or buses will either have moved to newer equipment or have enough parts. 

 

If it was a pair of LW or L2 units that would be a lot more interesting but LX are common as muck. 

[Rob-M]

Cyprus and Cedar for sale, https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/yarwoods-northwich-butty-for-sale/722016

 

[matty40s]

23 minutes ago, Rob-M said:

Cyprus and Cedar for sale, https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/yarwoods-northwich-butty-for-sale/722016

 

That's the butty that has been on long term hire to Southern Cross, (and borrowed by Stoke Bruerne mooseum when Sculptor was away getting done)

I wonder what Ryan is going to get now. 

 

[matty40s]

Joseph, (not much like the original!!)

 

https://www.abnb.co.uk/boat?BoatID=3919

[ditchcrawler]

On 29/01/2022 at 13:11, matty40s said:

 

 

Archimedes also came past looking not too bad considering its 10 years with no love shown, Ara wasnt following though.

 

 

I feel sure I passed her today at Rothern's yard on the Coventry canal in their colours  

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

I feel sure I passed her today at Rothern's yard on the Coventry canal in their colours  

Yes, theyve done a really good job.

[alan_fincher]

5 hours ago, matty40s said:

Joseph, (not much like the original!!)

 

https://www.abnb.co.uk/boat?BoatID=3919

 

Oh,that's rather sad.  Very much loved by its owner, and has benefited from some fairly costly repairs, I believe.  It seems poor health has brought about the sale, and it will be sadly missed as the harbourmaster's base at Braunston and at other shows.

Looks sensibly priced to me - let's hope it finds a new owner that continues to present it in good order.

[magnetman]

Nice to see Archie doing well. I was talking to Michael Pinnock about it recently he said it was a bit nackered after being out the water down at the royal docks with nothing over the hold. He was offered it but left it.

 

A very nice boat that one. I like the short extension cabin it is very handy and doesn't spoil the boat.

[matty40s]

Where did.Ara end up?

[magnetman]

I don't know. I'll ask him next time I see him. 

[matty40s]

28 minutes ago, magnetman said:

I don't know. I'll ask him next time I see him. 

He took the pair from Swing bridge, Heyford which were in a similar state, with less cabin!! 

(Balham and Edgeware???)

[Tonka]

10 hours ago, matty40s said:

He took the pair from Swing bridge, Heyford which were in a similar state, with less cabin!! 

(Balham and Edgeware???)

Is that the pair that were left to rot outside a white house

[Stilllearning]

On 21/01/2023 at 17:42, stagedamager said:

Parsons took base engines from other manufacturers and marinised them. In this case the Armstrong Siddeley AS2, which they marinised under the Parsons Merganser name. Most fully marinised AS engines will have the Parsons plate on, i think it's an AS2M stamp on it. Many others have taken industrial AS2s and marinised them but subtle differences make them stand out. They also used AS1 (Goosander) AS3 (Peregrine) and a Ford (Pike?) They also produced petrol paraffin models, the D4M I believe.

 

Kind regards

 

Dan

I seem to remember that my uncle had a beautiful wooden mfv hulled ketch with a Parsons Porbeagle engine, which he said was based on a Ford tractor engine.

[stagedamager]

1 minute ago, Stilllearning said:

I seem to remember that my uncle had a beautiful wooden mfv hulled ketch with a Parsons Porbeagle engine, which he said was based on a Ford tractor engine.

that is corect,

 

Parsons marine engines (parsonsmathwaymarine.co.uk)

There is a typo on the Goosander which lists the base engine as an AS4, not produced, should be an AS1!

 

Kind regards

 

Dan

[alan_fincher]

(Part of)  Marcellus

 

Explanation

 

[matty40s]

3 hours ago, Tonka said:

Is that the pair that were left to rot outside a white house

Yup, it was a retirement project for the guy who owned a rigging company called Unique, specialising in  challenging installs such as the 2012 Olympics,  concerts and the Regent Street Christmas Angel's.

Unfortunately, he died suddenly a couple of years ago in his mid 60s.

[stagedamager]

27 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Yup, it was a retirement project for the guy who owned a rigging company called Unique, specialising in  challenging installs such as the 2012 Olympics,  concerts and the Regent Street Christmas Angel's.

Unfortunately, he died suddenly a couple of years ago in his mid 60s.

AJ's company was / is Unusual Rigging who's headquarters is behind the pub at Bugbrooke by the railway. As well as the specialist projects of which there have been hundreds, they are the UK's leading theatrical rigging supplier working on the majority of major and minor shows in the UK both on tour and in the West End. His loss was a great loss to the entertainment industry, he has been honoured at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which underwent a multi million pound refurb and restoration, for which he was involved in the backstage engineering upgrades.

 

Kind regards

 

Dan 

[Tonka]

5 minutes ago, stagedamager said:

AJ's company was / is Unusual Rigging who's headquarters is behind the pub at Bugbrooke by the railway. As well as the specialist projects of which there have been hundreds, they are the UK's leading theatrical rigging supplier working on the majority of major and minor shows in the UK both on tour and in the West End. His loss was a great loss to the entertainment industry, he has been honoured at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which underwent a multi million pound refurb and restoration, for which he was involved in the backstage engineering upgrades.

 

Kind regards

 

Dan 

But he put the boats their in the 1980's when they were decent and as far as I know done nothing to them  just left them to rot

[matty40s]

30 minutes ago, stagedamager said:

AJ's company was / is Unusual Rigging..

..

 

I have got that name wrong so many times, I should really have got it right by now, especially as we pass it so much on the road! Cheers Dan for the correction and more detail.

[monkeyhanger]

On 12/02/2023 at 21:32, matty40s said:

Where did.Ara end up?

I believe it's at Rothen's as well. From what I remember, it needs a lot of work on it,

[matty40s]

5 minutes ago, monkeyhanger said:

I believe it's at Rothen's as well. From what I remember, it needs a lot of work on it,

Ah, OK, it didnt come up with Archie

[mykaskin]

On 12/02/2023 at 21:32, matty40s said:

Where did.Ara end up?

Been sold by Rothens to a private buyer. Not sure their plans for it 

Edited February 16 by mykaskin