RogerM Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Anyone able to identify this boat, photographed in Circus Field Basin, Aylesbury on 14/03/18? Looks like a GUCCC boat, converted and possibly shortened (or that might just be the telephoto effect). Looks like it might have the original cabin on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 (edited) Looks like a Northwich to my untrained eye. Stand to be corrected. Edited July 27, 2018 by Ray T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngo Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Belfast. Owned by a regular poster on here. Glad to beat DM to it! N 9 minutes ago, Ray T said: Looks like a Northwich to my untrained eye. Stand to be corrected. The Northwich has stem rivets athwartships whereas your actual Woolwich stem has rivets fore and aft (ish). N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWM Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, BEngo said: Belfast. Owned by a regular poster on here. Glad to beat DM to it! N The Northwich has stem rivets athwartships whereas your actual Woolwich stem has rivets fore and aft (ish). N Could I ask what athwartships means? I must admit that I'd never noticed there were no visible rivets either side of the stem on a Northwich before, generally relying on the size of the round 'nose' being larger on the Northwich to identify at a glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, BEngo said: The Northwich has stem rivets athwartships whereas your actual Woolwich stem has rivets fore and aft (ish). N Not to mention the rolled over stem post and tapering top bends on a Northwich. The stern is easier as a Northwich has an extra guard around the lower half of the counter - and there are a multitude of other differences throughout the two types Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerM Posted July 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Brilliant, thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 38 minutes ago, BWM said: Could I ask what athwartships means? I must admit that I'd never noticed there were no visible rivets either side of the stem on a Northwich before, generally relying on the size of the round 'nose' being larger on the Northwich to identify at a glance. Definition of athwartships. : across the ship from side to side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerM Posted July 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Can anyone get their teeth into this one? Ivinghoe Bridge, Grand Union. Looks like maybe a joey of some sort, with later additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChimneyChain Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Just out of interest who fitted these extra bands was it waterways? Got a photo of Bicester & baildon in 55 and the extra band not on then. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, BWM said: Could I ask what athwartships means? I must admit that I'd never noticed there were no visible rivets either side of the stem on a Northwich before, generally relying on the size of the round 'nose' being larger on the Northwich to identify at a glance. TThis This photo of the reconstructed top part of a Woolwich stem post shows what a complicated and magnificent bit of kit the complete stem post is on these boats. The side plates/top bends are rivetted through the holes. On a Northwich these aren't present and the plates are rivetted through the centre bit of the stem. Being built at Brinklow Boat Services for Star. Edited July 28, 2018 by davidg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 10 hours ago, ChimneyChain said: Just out of interest who fitted these extra bands was it waterways? Got a photo of Bicester & baildon in 55 and the extra band not on then. Some never acquired them. I can't remember whole list, but Bath and Bilster are two such examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 13 hours ago, RogerM said: Anyone able to identify this boat, photographed in Circus Field Basin, Aylesbury on 14/03/18? Looks like a GUCCC boat, converted and possibly shortened (or that might just be the telephoto effect). Looks like it might have the original cabin on the back. Yes that is Large Woolwich Belfast, which my wife and I bought last year from the Dacorum Narrowboat Project, who had owned the boat since 1971. Belfast is still full length and retains the original riveted steel engine room, but the back cabin has been replaced in steel (and is the wrong shape). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerM Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 12 hours ago, David Mack said: Yes that is Large Woolwich Belfast, which my wife and I bought last year from the Dacorum Narrowboat Project, who had owned the boat since 1971. Belfast is still full length and retains the original riveted steel engine room, but the back cabin has been replaced in steel (and is the wrong shape). Thanks for the info David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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