New Narrowboat

[gill]

For those interested in newbie boats, me and the other half are having a narrowboat built on teeside( home to boatbuilding,once!)

57ft semi trad

beta 43m engine with hydraulic bowthruster

10:6:5:4 steel and looking very solid.

Mikuni heating ( sorry no stove, Sick of the mess)

Worcester marine S type windows and ports

1 pair side doors

Builder Nessie Narrowboats to our own design,

sorry but we have spent years looking at all your boats and stealing everyones ideas!

We are doing the final fit out ourselves on land, and hope to be on the water later this summer....................

build started november 04 and engine is just going in the shell

Boat name No Brass and you can guess why...?

watch this space for more.

[maffi mushkila]

For those interested in newbie boats, me and the other half are having a narrowboat built on teeside( home to boatbuilding,once!)

 

 

And where are the pics!

 

I'm looking to steal some of your ideas.

Edited March 14, 2005 by maffi mushkila

[stuart]

Good luck with your project. Pictures please!!

[Guest st170dw]

Sounds great.

 

Just took my Worcester windows out and cleaned them - brilliant idea.

 

Dave

[gill]

One problem with this site is that I am so busy working on the boat there is no time to sleep.........promise you all photos soooooooon

Floor is down, battens and insulation in , we are being very hands on.

[stuart]

  One problem with this site is that I am so busy working on the boat there is no time to sleep.........promise you all photos soooooooon

Floor is down, battens and insulation in ,  we are being very hands on.

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It does get very addictive doesn't it! Glad to see your doing a lot of work yourself, its very rewarding and I'm no where near finished yet!

 

Looking forward to seeing the pictures - let me know if you need help posting these.

[gill]

Well we are in June and we finally have paint on and most fittings inside nearing completion. Please be warned if you are thinking this is an easy option, fitting out yourself, first estimate how long you wil take then treble it, assume you will have some problems, then change that to nightmares, assume you will lose sleep. And most of all assume that everone you deal with is an idiot, Assume that you will be sent, not what you order, that it will always have a broken bit, fault, wrong colour, wrong size etc. And without naming anyone, we are talking big names here, who will argue that when you order a rolls and get a mini, they will say, it is the same.

 

Its not just chandlers etc, even our 12metre special order lino was 11.75 m and had to go back. Maybe we are cursed. Maybe British business needs a kick up the backside.

Take note all those who venture down the self fit out, look around the canals at half finished boats, and wonder WHY?

But we will finish and see you boating this summer.....

Gill NB No Brass

[gaggle]

we should name all these meathead firms who cant get things right,it warns others and may at some point make them shape up.you name a firm and i email them and say i was thinking of using you myself but i am looking elsewhere because!!!

good luck anyway hope schedule to launch stays on track. gaggle