Restored Bantocks

[Darrenroberts]

Hi guys dose any one own a bantock boat? id love to see some pictures of restored boats back out on the cut.

[Laurence Hogg]

There is no fully restored Bantock around. No one knows the livery or exact detail of these boats when in service. A couple of pictures exist of GWR ones but these are not in colour.

Whilst the designs are well known scant detail is available.

[Darrenroberts]

33 minutes ago, Laurence Hogg said:

There is no fully restored Bantock around. No one knows the livery or exact detail of these boats when in service. A couple of pictures exist of GWR ones but these are not in colour.

Whilst the designs are well known scant detail is available.

cheers Laurence well pointed out i actually meant converted bantock buttys been used on the canal network today 

[Laurence Hogg]

All Bantocks were horse boats, none were intended to be butty's when built. Anything converted will have no relation to the original hull as intended. Don't forget the original Bantock boats were composite but with a wooden lower strake in the side.

[X Alan W]

14 hours ago, Laurence Hogg said:

All Bantocks were horse boats, none were intended to be butty's when built. Anything converted will have no relation to the original hull as intended. Don't forget the original Bantock boats were composite but with a wooden lower strake in the side.

Emerald had the bottom wooden strake & bottom replaced with steel in 1988 at Langley Mill boat yard  the owner at that time was Colin Pailin