Nice Tug

[mark99]

http://rugbyboats.co.uk/brochure_pdfs//1313.pdf

 

 

Lovely jublee

[Rob-M]

It looks very nice, I was at Rugby boats when it was bought in.

[Chop!]

Tidy! ;o)

[MtB]

It's ok if you like shiney boats. Nicely done but a little pedestrian really, lots like that about

 

Now FIREFLY is interesting, as you mentiond tugs!

 

 

MtB

[scrumpylurcher]

 

Firefly was in Banbury about 4 years ago, unfinished but running beautifully

[alan_fincher]

Couldn't Dominic at least have removed the dangly plastic fenders for the outside photographs!


Nice though Norton Canes boats are, the balance of this one doesn't work for me - too much cabin - not enough tug deck.

 

A boat-builder convinced me that to look "right" the actual decked area needs to be a minimum of about 7 feet, and ideally 8 feet or more.

 

I've no idea why, because even then it is hardly like many tugs, but he was right I think - too much cabin, and not enough deck, and you lose the "tug" effect.

[Caprifool]

Now FIREFLY is interesting, as you mentiond tugs!

 

Ooh, yes please!

[Doorman]

Couldn't Dominic at least have removed the dangly plastic fenders for the outside photographs!

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Well, it could have been much worse than that. He could have had filled plastic milk containers weighing down his tarps! :-)

[flatplane8]

Yes, I had a look and liked Firefly very much. That would be the sort of thing I'd like if I had a narrowboat again

It's ok if you like shiney boats. Nicely done but a little pedestrian really, lots like that about

 

Now FIREFLY is interesting, as you mentiond tugs!

 

 

MtB

[Neil2]

Couldn't Dominic at least have removed the dangly plastic fenders for the outside photographs!

 

 

Nice though Norton Canes boats are, the balance of this one doesn't work for me - too much cabin - not enough tug deck.

 

A boat-builder convinced me that to look "right" the actual decked area needs to be a minimum of about 7 feet, and ideally 8 feet or more.

 

I've no idea why, because even then it is hardly like many tugs, but he was right I think - too much cabin, and not enough deck, and you lose the "tug" effect.

I think it might be something to do with the "golden section" ie it's about proportions rather than absolute length. I doubt anyone ever designed a boat on this principle but every so often you see on that just looks right eg. Firefly, though in achieving this aesthetic you doubtless end up with something that isn't very practical.

 

Having said that, how could someone buy a pug ugly widebeam when there are boats like this around?

[Doorman]

Having said that, how could someone buy a pug ugly widebeam when there are boats like this around?

 

Ask Dean!

 

He seems to love his fat boat. :-)

[mark99]

Couldn't Dominic at least have removed the dangly plastic fenders for the outside photographs!

 

 

Nice though Norton Canes boats are, the balance of this one doesn't work for me - too much cabin - not enough tug deck.

 

Well it's under offer already. They do not hang around those NC narrowboats do they despite not having some arbitary proportion or other.

Edited July 22, 2013 by mark99

[bowten]

It's ok if you like shiney boats. Nicely done but a little pedestrian really, lots like that about

 

Now FIREFLY is interesting, as you mentiond tugs!

 

 

MtB

That is very nice and the rivets are perfect.