Thunderbird 2 at Denham Deep Lock

[mark99]

Very professionally executed. One out and another one in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2013 by mark99

[Starcoaster]

I don't understand the first thing about this.

What is it? What does it do?

[mark99]

Used the big boat as a floating dry dock.

[BlueStringPudding]

Mobile dry dock? Or how to steal boats in three easy steps?

[Beaker]

Doesn't look much elbow room.

[Starcoaster]

I see. Kind of! But why? What were they doing it for that they only needed to get the boat in, water out, then change, do it again with another boat?

[mark99]

Took 30 seconds to scupper the big boat by lifting a a rear board and over an hour to pump it afloat with what looked like three standalone 3" pumps and two electric pumps.

Edited September 29, 2013 by mark99

[tafelberg]

They blacked Taf's bottom last year, it was a great job, and a nice place to stay.

 

They also do hair cuts at Frans now :-).

[mark99]

I see. Kind of! But why? What were they doing it for that they only needed to get the boat in, water out, then change, do it again with another boat?

The small boat that was in the big boat had been blacked (and looked a fine job too). I was lucky enough to see them just removing the boat - it had been in there about a week. The other chap was having his boat blacked too and moved it in after the first one was moved out.

 

The chap who owns the cottage (Denham Boat Services) or something is very affable. He called his house, business and grounds "Steptoes Yard" but it's bloody great, more like paradise!

Edited September 29, 2013 by mark99

[Starcoaster]

Gotcha. I kind of misinterpreted the one out, one in thing as if they were playing musical boats and took one in, emptied the chamber, let it out, got another in within an hour or so or something.

[josiejo]

Great pics! Its my husband and dad who do the boats ,fran does the fabulous tea rooms and yes im a hairdresser and do the cutting!

[Chop!]

We were fed with horror stories about Clive @ Willy Watts' drydock, there would be mud and water up past our knees, we'd need (sic) waders, and no room to move a paintbrush, all, it seems, by people who'd never actually used it!

When we got in there, it was surprisingly roomy, it had gratings that kept you above the mud and was not an unpleasant experience.

We got far more done on Freyja than we had envisaged doing ;o)

[roggie]

Had our boat blacked there last year. pic.twitter.com/F3kB5zfb You can see how much space there is - wouldn't fancy going underneath though , although you can. Did a good job at about £10 per foot. Actually I was speaking to a boater on the Lea yesterday about this as they have booked into Uxbridge for blacking next month. If you go to the house mind the dogs.... oh they also run one of the fuel boats too.

[churchward]

Mobile dry dock? Or how to steal boats in three easy steps?

Possibly but why would a larger boat be better for getting away with a stolen boat (or faster) that a boat on its own?

[Up-Side-Down]

Great pics! Its my husband and dad who do the boats ,fran does the fabulous tea rooms and yes im a hairdresser and do the cutting

 

Is this uni-sex hair cutting?

[josiejo]

Yes unisex hairdressing,anyone with hair realy !

[Chris-B]

Does Roger get a ruduced rate then as he is getting balder by the day ????

Chris

[Keeping Up]

Yes unisex hairdressing,anyone with hair realy !

 

That lets me out then!

[bizzard]

The boat Isabella in the third photo is forum member Grahame r's

[Up-Side-Down]

Yes unisex hairdressing,anyone with hair realy !

Thanks for that - I'll see that it gets added to the appropriate boating guide!

[josiejo]

Thanks for that - I'll see that it gets added to the appropriate boating guide!

Thankyou

Thanks for that - I'll see that it gets added to the appropriate boating guide!

Thankyou

Does Roger get a ruduced rate then as he is getting balder by the day ????

Chris

Lol yes he always asks for a middle parting !!

[tafelberg]

I had my hair cut there it was very good :-)

[josiejo]

Thankyou all haircuts wellcome :-)