First Time with New Boat

[Nightwatch]

Good looking boat. Well done.

 

As you say, lovely weather.

Enjoy.

[bargemast]

Woh Captain Pegg, you've got yourself a great looking little boat there, she's very pretty and beautifully signwritten too.

 

Hope you'll have lots of nice trips while exploring the waterways on her.

 

Peter.

[1agos]

Very smart boat. Enjoy the journey.

 

Andy

[Laurie Booth]

Very smart boat. Enjoy the journey.

 

Andy

Fab boat.

[patty-ann]

Thats a beautiful looking boat..love the glass doors going out onto front deck

[John V]

Very nice indeed !!! Happy voyaging !!!

[Athy]

Very neat indeed. Some boats just look "right", and yours is one of them. Forgive me if you have already told us, but who built her?

Edited December 18, 2015 by Athy

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...who built her?

Originally built in 1968 by Denis Cooper at Canal Transport Services with a wooden cabin. The cabin was rebuilt in the 1990s to the exact same shape by the most recent owner at Norton Canes Boatbuilders and is structurally timber with a steel skin by Graham Edgson.

 

...beautifully signwritten too.

...by Dave Moore.

 

JP

[Athy]

Originally built in 1968 by Denis Cooper at Canal Transport Services with a wooden cabin. The cabin was rebuilt in the 1990s to the exact same shape by the most recent owner at Norton Canes Boatbuilders and is structurally timber with a steel skin by Graham Edgson.

 

 

...by Dave Moore.

 

JP

You don't go for any tat, do you?

[bigcol]

Nice looking boat,good paintwork and who would have thought this boat is 40years plus.!

There's many about 10 years and younger that don't look as nice as vulpes.

 

Enjoy your smashing looking boat

 

Col

[Laurie Booth]

Boat gets fabber every time I look at your pictures.

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You don't go for any tat, do you?

I was buying at the low end of the market. If you measure such things by money that is ?

 

Can't wait to get back to the boat tomorrow. A long day of no locks through Brum and down the Worcester & Birmingham. Sod the wind and rain.

 

JP

Edited December 18, 2015 by Captain Pegg

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Vulpes has now arrived in Droitwich and is safely moored at 'home'. Here's a couple of pictures of the crew enjoying the Tardeigge flight on a wet and windy December day.

 

JP

 

 

[Athy]

I was buying at the low end of the market. If you measure such things by money that is

 

 

Yes, but you've got one with an all-star cast, or pedigree, or wotever.

[Graham.m]

Glad you got to homebase safely and in one piece

 

Have a Good Christmas and Good Boating with Vulpes

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Yes, but you've got one with an all-star cast, or pedigree, or wotever.

 

Without knowing all the history of the boat that was available to me I doubt I would have bought something of that vintage.

Glad you got to homebase safely and in one piece

 

Have a Good Christmas and Good Boating with Vulpes

Thank you Graham. Will spend the rest of winter finding out how all the systems work in detail and go on the odd local cruise. Then further afield at Easter all being well.

 

Have a Merry Xmas yourself.

 

Jon