Donyh1 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 good evening and thanks for adding me , i have just got myself a small 30foot narrow boat i would like any info on it please ! all i know is that it has a sabe engine and was on the manchester canal in 2015 here are some pics just in case some one can tell me the make Etc thanks for your help in adavance Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boat&Bikes Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hi. Does your boat have an index/crt number and name? Pretty boat by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) There doesn't appear to be any 30 foot steel boat registered under the name 'cloud 9' Nearest would appear to be a 40 footer. Cloud 9 Built by Fenmatch Ltd - Length : 12.19 metres ( 40 feet ) - Beam : 2.07 metres ( 6 feet 9 inches ) - Draft : 0.61 metres ( 2 feet ). Metal hull N/A power of 20 HP. Registered with Canal & River Trust number 68143 as a Powered Motor Boat. ( Last updated on Wednesday 22nd May 2013 ) Edited March 30, 2018 by Alan de Enfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 This has been fully answered elsewhere. This advert from a 1982 Waterways World, nails it effectively. (Could it even be the same boat?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 15 minutes ago, alan_fincher said: This has been fully answered elsewhere. Maybe the OP doesn't like the answer - or the thought that it only had a 4mm hull from 'new'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 hi alan i do b elife it was up on the bridgewater canal for some time and its original name was JOE and the index was B2082 if that helps i would if i could gather as much info as i can than ks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 11 minutes ago, Donyh1 said: hi alan i do b elife it was up on the bridgewater canal for some time and its original name was JOE and the index was B2082 if that helps i would if i could gather as much info as i can than ks again I don't think Bridgewater registrations are in the public domain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 It's a pretty little boat (I like the dickey seat in the cruiser stern) and it probably handles well (shallow V hull) but it might be fun for the unwary when lifted out of the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 34 minutes ago, Machpoint005 said: It's a pretty little boat (I like the dickey seat) No, it's bigger than that, you could sit your whole bum on it. I assume you mean the box with the red top; would this not be for the batteries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 nope the box is just a storage box for windless ropes etc ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Ah, fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 is there any way i can find out when was the last time this boat was lifted out the water and hull checked as i was told it was two years ago by the previous owner but had no paperwork ! is there anyone on here who is up on the Bridgewater canal that might have seen her, she went by the name of JOE and her index number was B2082 but last registered in 2016 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Donyh1 said: is there any way i can find out when was the last time this boat was lifted out the water and hull checked as i was told it was two years ago by the previous owner but had no paperwork ! is there anyone on here who is up on the Bridgewater canal that might have seen her, she went by the name of JOE and her index number was B2082 but last registered in 2016 thanks Can’t the previous owner remember where he had her lifted out? If he can then ask the guys involved. Edited March 30, 2018 by WotEver Autoincorrect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 30/03/2018 at 11:18, alan_fincher said: This has been fully answered elsewhere. This advert from a 1982 Waterways World, nails it effectively. (Could it even be the same boat?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davis Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 Perhaps you could explain the relevance of that post to a thread that is 3 years old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 i own this boat but dont know much about it becuse the company does not exist anymore and you posted a picture of the boat that was in a 1982 magazine , and wondered if you know any more pictures / info on her thanks Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 The boat Joe was owned by a guy named Ron who was a fender maker and was based at the BMBC (Bridgewater Motor Boat Club) in Runcorn. Unfortunately after Ron passed away the boat passed to a family member who started to commence a refit and for one reason or another never finished. The boat was located under the Waterloo Bridge (known locally as Top Locks) for a couple of years, looking rather abandoned and sorry for itself, covered in pigeon muck and other assorted gunge. By this point the boat was offered for sale at a very high price being quite clearly a project, but eventually did sell and was lifted from the water and relocated elsewhere by road. In the "glory" days, Ron practically lived on the boat, or at least used it extensively and was usually found up and down the Bridgewater of a weekend etc. To my knowledge since Ron's passing to the point of Sale it wasn't docked at all, and although not an originally thick hull, was for from being in good condition. It will probably need plating work sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Liam thank you so much for all this info , i dont suppose there are any pictures of her anywhere , and yes i had to have a complete new hull fitted 2 years ago but she is a supper little boat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 49 minutes ago, Donyh1 said: .......... she is a supper little boat . .... good enough to eat ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Donyh1 said: Liam thank you so much for all this info , i dont suppose there are any pictures of her anywhere , and yes i had to have a complete new hull fitted 2 years ago but she is a supper little boat . I've been racking my brain to think of the previous owners name, and it has finally come to me. Ron Long. I have no pictures of the boat unfortunately, I've had a quick Google online and nothing relevant is showing up. Just out of interest, do you have a recent picture of the boat? It would be nice to see it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donyh1 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 hi liam , here she is on the left when i first brought her the paint was not to good as you can see it never lasted to long , and the right pic is her now at the painters 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Looking very smart now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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