Looka this one

[Marjorie]

I've never seen anything quite like it!

 

What do you think?

 

http://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=331336

[Starcoaster]

If your eyes are lucky, you never will again either.

[Marjorie]

How much d'you reckon it cost new?

[mark99]

It looks like an advert for Ikea and B+Q re cheap fitout.

 

Linear flat.

 

How do you steer it?

Edited June 8, 2014 by mark99

[Grace and Favour]

It looks like an advert for Ikea and B+Q re cheap fitout.

 

Linear flat.

 

How do you steer it?

Why would anyone wish to steer it?

[Ray T]

A cruiser stern with a radiator ?????

 

Edited June 8, 2014 by Ray T

[mark99]

A cruiser stern with a radiator ?????

 

 

 

Is that the conservatory?

[Grace and Favour]

A cruiser stern with a radiator ?????

 

 

It's an early warming system......

 

 

 

 

 

(Oi'll get me coat)

[mark99]

Is the engine just for charging up the woefully inadequate batteries?

[Ray T]

I seem to remember that this boat featured in this forum before. I think the general consensus was that it is a static liveaboard rather than for serious cruising.

 

To me it rates in canal cruising uselessness alongside Whitefield.

[Victor Vectis]

It looks like the boat that lived on the moorings by the Blue Bell on the North Stratford at Illshaw Heath.

Last time I saw it it was moored across from the Navvy at Lapworth on the GU.

 

I've always thought it looked pretty hideous.

[Paul's Nulife4-2]

I wonder how much it would be worth as a pure Crash Pad, if moored in or around London or Bristol for example.

& you have to ask yourself,,, Was this the owners intention ?.

As far as it being a livaboard Cruising boat, well my opinion is -

Not for me.

Edited June 8, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2

[peterboat]

I like it cant explain why it has a thick hull, full traction batteries if I read correctly, what I dont like is the small gunalls and no handrails. It has a large engine and I suspect their maybe a wheel in that pram cover but who knows. I do wonder what is in the roof extension

 

Peter

[Bod]

Anyone spot the gas cylinder in the galley?

 

Bod

[Ray T]

Anyone spot the gas cylinder in the galley?

 

Bod

 

 

From what I can see from the picture the gas cylinder appears to feed the little camping hob. From the bumph it seems the Arga is the main heat source for cooking.

 

I should imagine it would be rather a faff to get that going in the middle of summer to cook your bacon and eggs in the morning, let alone the heat it would give off.

[peterboat]

Yup right under the portable cooker must be for summertime use still like the boat but would have to put handrails on

 

Peter

[peterboat]

I've never seen anything quite like it!

 

What do you think?

 

http://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=331336

If you like her get her she is made of thick steel and would suit me I like light airy boats also quircky ones she only has to suit you and she is cheap and maybe you could haggle them down a bit more

 

Peter

[RLWP]

Yup right under the portable cooker

 

Peter

 

And a BSS fail of course

 

Richard

[carlt]

 

And a BSS fail of course

 

Richard

Portable appliances are not covered by the BSS.

 

The bottle must be stored in an appropriate way but can be got out for use.

 

I don't see the problem apart from the fact that using Propane indoors is more dangerous than Butane so I would have a blue bottle, not a red one (Well actually I would have a spirit stove, not a gas one but that's anothe topic).

On the subject of the actual boat, imho it is pig ugly (©Mrsmelly)

[John V]

it might be portable and not covered by BSS but it looks very like a camping hob that I saw, That had a "not to be used in an enclosed space" warning on it

[carlt]

it might be portable and not covered by BSS but it looks very like a camping hob that I saw, That had a "not to be used in an enclosed space" warning on it

I made no comment about it's safety (apart from Propane versus Butane) merely about its BSS status.

 

Personally I see no reason why it is any more dangerous than a fitted hob (except for the possible lack of a FFD)

[Bod]

Who here would spend £70-100,000 on a boat, which is what that boat must have cost new, only to have cook summer bacon sarnies, on an old camping stove!

Every Aga owner I've known, has had an electric cooker hiding somewhere.

 

Is that also a 13 amp trailing socket hiding behind the camping stove?

 

Bod

[Machpoint005]

Who here would spend £70-100,000 on a boat, which is what that boat must have cost new, only to have cook summer bacon sarnies, on an old camping stove!

Every Aga owner I've known, has had an electric cooker hiding somewhere.

 

Is that also a 13 amp trailing socket hiding behind the camping stove?

 

Bod

 

Here's an Aga owner who doesn't.

But then the Aga is at home, not on the boat.

[John V]

 

Here's an Aga owner who doesn't.

But then the Aga is at home, not on the boat.

Must say I have (although it's a Rayburn Royal rather than an Aga)

Edited June 9, 2014 by John V

[Marco_mark]

It looks like an advert for Ikea and B+Q re cheap fitout.

 

Linear flat.

 

How do you steer it?

Still better than 89% of boats owned by members of this forum !