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alan_fincher

By alan_fincher
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magnetman Veteran II

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Gardner 3LW would be acceptable..

 

 

ditchcrawler Veteran II

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1 hour ago, David Mack said:

Like this?433px-Ships_Engine_Order_Telegraph.png.1a375670d62cf7b1f240c2e99efbc9f7.png

Its not a Hudson, its a Stow Hill, so there wont be a little chap in uniform in the engine room

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magnetman Veteran II

magnetman

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57 minutes ago, Tonka said:

OK Perkins 3Hd46

Perkins P4 is nice. Damhikt 

 

 

MtB Veteran II

MtB

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4 hours ago, James Owen said:

No, just no. No, no, no....and again. No.

 

Can't help but agree. 

 

Almost as weird a choice as the previous engine, a turbo Dorothy Perkins. 

Speedwheel Influencer

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9 minutes ago, Tonka said:

How is 1976 historic 

For those who know the boat, it has an element of historic interest. Plenty of info' on here about it's history. 

Tonka Influencer

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7 minutes ago, Speedwheel said:

For those who know the boat, it has an element of historic interest. Plenty of info' on here about it's history. 

So did Adele which was built by the Boat & Butty Co. Around 1975 with a Petter PD2 

Which looked far better than this. All the working boat owners called it a pseudo working boat when we owned her. Not sure what happened to her after we sold her

Speedwheel Influencer

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2 minutes ago, Tonka said:

So did Adele which was built by the Boat & Butty Co. Around 1975 with a Petter PD2 

Which looked far better than this. All the working boat owners called it a pseudo working boat when we owned her. Not sure what happened to her after we sold her

Fair enough. 

magnetman Veteran II

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I remember Sentinel outside the BW yard at Boobun early 00s. Owner used to thrash it through Tring cutting. Engine exhaust was the real thing. Not a clonk clonk but a real growl. 

 

Brilliant. 

 

 

David Mack Veteran II

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1 hour ago, Speedwheel said:

For those who know the boat, it has an element of historic interest.

Apart from the bows which appear to have been pinched between a pair of lock gates.

DShK Proficient

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1 hour ago, Speedwheel said:

For those who know the boat, it has an element of historic interest. Plenty of info' on here about it's history. 

Yeah, it's got an entire year until they can claim that!

Pluto Veteran

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1 hour ago, Tonka said:

So did Adele which was built by the Boat & Butty Co. Around 1975 with a Petter PD2 

Which looked far better than this. All the working boat owners called it a pseudo working boat when we owned her. Not sure what happened to her after we sold her

I worked on the original fitting out of Adele for Peter Shrubsall, one of the most memorable of canal people. He became interested after having a few holidays on Peter Froud's boats, hence his Runcorn base.

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billh Rising Star

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I remember Shrubby flattening Adele's tunnel light on one of the low bridges of the Ashton Canal. He was on the way to one of the first boat festivals at Portland Basin about 1976. Lovely boat shame about the lamp! ISTR he worked on rebuilding  the wooden motor "Harry"  around the same time, though I never saw it in the water .

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9 hours ago, billh said:

I remember Shrubby flattening Adele's tunnel light on one of the low bridges of the Ashton Canal. He was on the way to one of the first boat festivals at Portland Basin about 1976. Lovely boat shame about the lamp! ISTR he worked on rebuilding  the wooden motor "Harry"  around the same time, though I never saw it in the water .

If I remember correctly Harry was up for sale around the time we bought Adele so early 1981. Harry was floating in the water then. 

MtB Veteran II

MtB

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2 hours ago, roland elsdon said:

Well you can always buy fenny

 

I think about it from time to time but the historic brigade would slaughter me if I put a cabin conversion on! 

 

 

spud Contributor

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3 hours ago, MtB said:

 

I think about it from time to time but the historic brigade would slaughter me if I put a cabin conversion on! 

the vast majority of the 'historic brigade' are neither as important or as knowledgeable as they like to think, and if you own the boat then do what you want with it just like the 'historic brigade' do - and fenny is already half converted anyway 

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5 hours ago, spud said:

the vast majority of the 'historic brigade' are neither as important or as knowledgeable as they like to think, and if you own the boat then do what you want with it just like the 'historic brigade' do - and fenny is already half converted anyway 

 

Quite a thing to claim in a thread full of said types. I'm not sure individuals "importance" or "knowledge" is a factor at play here.

MtB Veteran II

MtB

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11 minutes ago, DShK said:

 

Quite a thing to claim in a thread full of said types. I'm not sure individuals "importance" or "knowledge" is a factor at play here.

 

All hypothetical.

 

Being poor as a church mouse, there is no chance of me buying Fenny and extending the cabin to make it into a nice holiday boat. 

 

 

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spud Contributor

spud

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20 minutes ago, DShK said:

I'm not sure individuals "importance" or "knowledge" is a factor at play here.

it is when they feel the need to comment negatively about what other owners do with their boats as it is none of there business - all part of the entitlement that comes with ownership of a historic boat - fear of being 'slaughtered' if @MtB was to buy fenny and convert it says it all, even if 'slaughtered' is metaphorically speaking.

 

you are a historic boat owner as well as a restoration man so will probably be reluctant to accept it - and you have been quite vocal on here about your thoughts of fenny when it first came up for sale = this thread 28 11 2024  "Don't like how the cabin has been done (mostly done to look wooden - but the engine room looks like a metal top?) Cants don't look right"

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