Pete Tuffrey Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Tiny painting of my barney boat 'Thyme' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, Pete Tuffrey said: Tiny painting of my barney boat 'Thyme' From a Christmas card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Signed by Mr. Tuffrey . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nb Gwithian Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Hello Barney boaters, A practical question. In the ongoing work on Barney boat #26 I want/need to repaint the engine hole. I am quite small, but am struggling to reach bits of the floor that need scraping before de-greasing/ painting. I am not removing the engine, so any suggestions?! Also, pls humour me, a before and after pic of #26. Formerly Gwithian now Pea Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brightley Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Barney 'Elsinore' for sale: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/32ft-narrowboat-canal-boat/292338601546?hash=item4410bd0e4a:g:xgIAAOSwSrNaEsFy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malp Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Just wondering if anyone knows of what happened to "Angel of Islington", a 70' Barney boat which was originally operated as a community boat by the Islington Narrowboat Association. She was built I think in 1976 and was eventually replaced by a new boat in 2000, when she was sold into private ownership. My interest is sentimental, based on having been the full time skipper from 1978 to 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Ryan Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Does anyone know what happened to the lady before you. Cannot remember her name. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 34 minutes ago, Carl Ryan said: Does anyone know what happened to the lady before you. Cannot remember her name. Carl The skipper in the early 80s was a woman called Kate, but I can't remember her surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malp Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Carl Ryan said: Does anyone know what happened to the lady before you. Cannot remember her name. Carl Kate Janes I think her name was. I have no idea what happened to her after. She actually took over from me, I got the dates wrong in my previous post, from an old CV I see that I did the 1976 and 1977 seasons. Meaning Angel may have been built as early as 1974, as I took over from the first skipper who also did 2 years. Edited January 25, 2018 by malp Amend incorrect information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Kate Janes who also owned a wooden converted day boat, sign written natonal coal board. ( original sign written name band correct on the other side) moored battle ridge basin. Can't remember name of boat it'll come back. All photos of era in storage.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I think that it was the motorised boat the Fred which moored at Battlebridge Basin, Kings Cross sometime after I left. According to a quick google, her name was Kate Jayne. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Fred came to me halfway up a bloody great hill on my bike! Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Fed at Astley circa 1972. Andy Millward later bought her for the Gardner engine for Monarch, and she was then sold engineless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Steel top was still there in the 80s with a wooden extension if I remember. Don't ever remember an engine or even tiller but memory fades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Pluto said: Fed at Astley circa 1972. Andy Millward later bought her for the Gardner engine for Monarch, and she was then sold engineless. This was a 1943 Gardner 2L2 (engine serial number available), and when removed from MONARCH it was fitted into another F.M.C. Ltd. motor - ALDER 17 hours ago, Paul H said: According to a quick google, her name was Kate Jayne. Paul Correct - Kate Jayne Edited January 26, 2018 by pete harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertbear Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 If my semi-functional memory is correct, the late Joe Jones's boat 'Will Crooks' was a Barney Boat. It had a single cylinder Sabb. Does anyone know what happened to it after his death? I hope that it is still in use and that the current owners know of Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 hours ago, rupertbear said: If my semi-functional memory is correct, the late Joe Jones's boat 'Will Crooks' was a Barney Boat. It had a single cylinder Sabb. Does anyone know what happened to it after his death? I hope that it is still in use and that the current owners know of Joe. Joe's widow often posts on Face Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertbear Posted January 29, 2018 Report Share Posted January 29, 2018 On 28/01/2018 at 11:59, ditchcrawler said: Joe's widow often posts on Face Book Thanks, Brian. I don't do Facebook, maybe someone might ask her about Will Crooks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Brightley Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Barney 'Little Marvel' http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat.phtml?id=540753 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Sheep Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 Barney boat Lil' Fin for sale at Great Haywood: https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-traditional/597862 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted March 7, 2019 Report Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 29/01/2018 at 12:04, rupertbear said: Thanks, Brian. I don't do Facebook, maybe someone might ask her about Will Crooks? Last I heard the boat was moved onto the Bridgewater, I don't think Jackie kept up with what happened after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Tuffrey Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just reading through this old thread...3 years on and I'm still on board No35 Thyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 That's a tidy looking little boat. Quite a nice fore end. That would do me if I was on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Lovely. A barney boat is our prefered option when we cant run the town class any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbzoom Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 07/03/2019 at 03:10, Angry Sheep said: Barney boat Lil' Fin for sale at Great Haywood: https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/narrow-boats-traditional/597862 My family were the first owners of this Barney Boat when it was called Bandit. Later named Goshawk and Rainbow, before Lil'Fin. Would love to track down boat or current owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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