My boat has sunk in Kingston (1939 ww2 wooden motor cruiser)

[Barry]

Hoorah!!

 

Can anyone put pictures up for those not on facebook

[MtB]

Excellent news, congratations!!!

 

Now I think the insurance company that funded this deserves a mention. Who are they??

 

MtB

And also a big hand for the salvage team who obviously knew what they were doing.

 

Name and praise I suggest!

 

MtB

[lampini]

Woo Hoo!!

You deserve this Marcus, your diligence and positive outlook made this happen - good on yer!

[p6rob]

Great stuff. Hope the leaks are an easy fix and the refit goes smoothly.

[Tuscan]

Excellent news, congratations!!!

Now I think the insurance company that funded this deserves a mention. Who are they??

MtBAnd also a big hand for the salvage team who obviously knew what they were doing.

Name and praise I suggest!

MtB

Agreed would be good to know

[bargemast]

Congratulations with this excellent news Marcus, and good luck with the huge cleaning job now.

 

Peter.

[Marcus Warry]

I'm delighted to announce that the insurance company, who have been a delight to deal with where 'basic boat liability'... And the salvage team, also top blokes... Were from Essex marina.

A big thank you to them, and a strong Recommendation from me, should you need either!

Marcus

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[MtB]

That's interesting. Basic Boat are third party only specialists. I'm surprised they didn't just scrap the boat to minimise their expenses!

 

MtB

[Peter-Bullfinch]

Well done Marcus and everyone who gave help, advice and support. Most of all though to you and your determination to sort this and save this lovely old boat. You were the subject of a long topic of discussion in the pub last night here in the north west in Blackburn....and quite a few weren't even boaters.

When will the book be published?..I bet you could find a ghost writer here in the forum!:-)

[Marcus Warry]

Haha! I am going to start a blog for starters... And see where that takes me! It has been one hell of an adventure so far!! No big regrets really.. And I can honestly say that the amazing warmth shown on this thread has almost made the whole thing worthwhile! Glad to be a boater, and to have met so many of you too, and especially glad to have a boat that is now above the waterline... Mxxx

[Wanted]

A pic for ya, well done matey

 

[smileypete]

 

What sort of pump did they use?

 

Mud should come off OK with bit of a soak and gentle scrub.

 

cheers, Pete.

~smpt~

Edited September 5, 2014 by smileypete

[Mr Badger]

Great to see her afloat at last and in relatively good shape too. Congratulations to Marcus and everyone concerned!

[Peter X]

I think there's an argument for fixing up the inside, keeping the exterior like that for a while and cruising up and down the posh parts of the Thames (nearly all of it basically) with a very scruffy crew, a sort of zombie look, just for the fun of seeing people's reactions. Maybe you could get film work... some of my son's friends in the Death Metal genre might see it as a good look for a video...

[Naughty Cal]

Thats going to be something of a clean up mission!!

 

Glad to see shes up in one piece though

[stickleback]

So pleased for you Marcus! I feel really really chuffed!

[John V]

can't tell you how pleased I am for you Marcus!!!

[churchward]

At last, well done to you and the salvage crew. The mud on the outside should wash off reasonably easy. The inside I guess will take a while longer but the boat looks worth the trouble she's great!

[c c]

Wow - great stuff.

And good for Basic Boat.

We've been with them for decades and have often recommended them on here.

Thankfully we never needed them but great to know they were there when needed.

Don't forget to now put it on one of the Historic Boat registries and apply for the grants.

[David Mack]

Congratulations to you and the salvage team for a job well done.

 

She looks a bit grim in that photo, but the mud and slime will wash off pretty easily and she will soon be looking more like her old self!

 

Best wishes for the cleanup!

[Pete & Helen]

Nice to see her above the waterline again Marcus. What happened with all your hard work wrapping the hull? Was it of use in the end or did they just remove it and pump like hell

[Marcus Warry]

Hi everyone!

 

Thanks!!

 

Just setting up my new generator now... And got some decent pumps at the ready...

 

Also, setting up my solar panel & automatic 12v pump...

 

Also got the inverter ready on the leisure batteries as an additional backup if the generator fails for some reason...

 

Peter x... Nice idea! I think I have the perfect zombie pirate ship now ... It's just a shame Halloween is nearly two months away!

 

Peter & Helen, they removed all my plastic and stuff... It's sitting on top of the boat, adding to it's zombie pirate look a present... They used large floatation bags, followed by three large pumps... I'll post videos as soon as I can... I think they were 5 inch pumps.. At least.

 

Thanks again everyone, and I hope you are all well!

 

Marcus

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[KJT]

Brilliant news Marcus. So pleased to see all your hard work, together with the salvage divers and insurance company has paid off.

Good luck with the restoration!

 

Ken

[Dekazer]

It looks far better in real life than I thought it might. Nice to meet you (bellow at you across the river) earlier Marcus. If we can help with the clean up at all let us know

 

Lucy

[Hawkmoth]

What wonderful sight. Best of luck with the cleanup.

Bob