has Chine started making narrowboats yet

[adam the wanderer]

dose anyone know of Chinese narrowboat manufacturer

[MtB]

Is your 'question mark' key broken?

[pearley]

East West Narrow boats I think.

[keble]

Yes, there was a company around in about 2007. Whilton marina sold them. Can't remember the name right now. I'll see if I can dig it up.

What's the interest?

[ptolemy lane]

east west marine me and my angel live on one :-)

[adam the wanderer]

Is your 'question mark' key broken?

Are you what they call a TROLL ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

east west marine me and my angel live on one :-)

great do they make them on British designs?

[Paul's Nulife4-2]

east west marine me and my angel live on one :-)

Hi ya,

 

How do you find it, in terms of Build Quality, Performance, price ect.?.

 

Edit to add. ?.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2

[ptolemy lane]

I like them we have had a few problems with ours but they have no more problems than the aqualines.

they are not to every ones taste but we are happy with it :-)

£58.000 new 57ft.

not finished painting her yet.

[Paul's Nulife4-2]

Hey,,, She looks Fab.

Well done you. Massive Tunnel light, they are definitely going to see you comming.

How old ?.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2

[bigste]

http://www.eastwestmarine.co.uk/about-us.html

[Paul's Nulife4-2]

Love the spelling in the Linky , it's as bad as mine.

Maybe I'm Chinese !.

[adam the wanderer]

I like them we have had a few problems with ours but they have no more problems than the aqualines.

they are not to every ones taste but we are happy with it :-)

£58.000 new 57ft.

not finished painting her yet.

looks great it has a high bow like my boat,

[adam1uk]

They're easy to spot because they have vertical cabin sides.

[Jim Batty]

east west marine me and my angel live on one :-)

 

I was invited aboard a green 57-foot version of one of these by a couple completely chuffed with it. The interior was very nice, with lots of woodwork. I was astonished when he told me that most of it was bamboo! I don't remember it having vertical cabin sides though.

[Laurie Booth]

They're easy to spot because they have vertical cabin sides.

Bad for some tunnels

[Naughty Cal]

I like them we have had a few problems with ours but they have no more problems than the aqualines.

they are not to every ones taste but we are happy with it :-)

£58.000 new 57ft.

not finished painting her yet.

 

Interesting bow shape!

[luctor et emergo]

Are you what they call a TROLL ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

great do they make them on British designs?

No, MtB is from the lazy poster police. As for your grammar...

[ptolemy lane]

 

I was invited aboard a green 57-foot version of one of these by a couple completely chuffed with it. The interior was very nice, with lots of woodwork. I was astonished when he told me that most of it was bamboo! I don't remember it having vertical cabin sides though.

ours used to be green were did you look at the boat that you see?

[FadeToScarlet]

They look very odd if you're used to seeing traditional British built boats; the shape is very different, and there's plenty of differences in the details.

 

There's often no tumblehome, so the cabin sides are vertical, and I don't think there's any upsweep to the cabin at either end, so it's a very boxy shape. The T-Studs and dollies are more like chromed mini bollards, which aren't as good for tying to, and the stern is sometimes a weird shape. Some I've seen have a large dragon head on the top of the stem post, which is just aching to get stuck under a balance beam. The fore end has a nice sweep, though. One of my neighbours has one and it doesn't swim very well, creating a bit of a wash, but no more than some.

 

They won't win any prizes from people who place a great deal of importance on the shape or looks of the boat, but they're functional and do the job reasonably well, albeit there's some features that would not quite work such as the vertical, high cabin in bridges and tunnels, the bollards, or the stem post dragon, but it seems a reasonable boat for the money.