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Post by angelo1728 on Mar 5, 2017 13:00:26 GMT
Kris. If my memory is right I told you the A41 Lune story, but never mentioned A41 had narrower decks. I think you put two and two together. Regards Roy
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Post by bargemast on Mar 5, 2017 13:06:00 GMT
There's a nice old L&L boat round here (East London/River Lea). I think its A36. 2 cylinder Gardner in it. The od L & L boat you write about is not the A39 by chance, as I know that had a Gardner 2 LW, it was for sale for quite a while, and sold quite cheaply in the end.
She was a restaurant/trip boat in Sheffield and was replaced with a brand new build barge, I took some photos of her in 2011 when I was in Sheffield.
Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 13:07:15 GMT
Yes that one. Was not sure on the number. She's a nice old girl - did the coastal run down here which is impressive !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 13:09:28 GMT
Current owner paid £20k for it apparently then approached a couple of locals about bringing it down south keeping the bottom wet and they sorted it
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Post by kris on Mar 5, 2017 13:15:12 GMT
Kris. If my memory is right I told you the A41 Lune story, but never mentioned A41 had narrower decks. I think you put two and two together. Regards Roy That's very possible Roy, how wide where the B@I boats decks then Roy? As wide as ambush's 14-16inch I would hazard a quess at.
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Post by bargemast on Mar 5, 2017 13:16:33 GMT
Yes that one. Was not sure on the number. She's a nice old girl - did the coastal run down here which is impressive ! I was really interested in buying her at the time, but the money I needed to enable me to buy her was tied up in another boat that was supposed to have been sold, but only verbally, the potential buyers never managed to obtain the loan they'd asked for, and silly me who trusted their promisses told other prospective buyers that she was sold.
There a saying :"You live and learn" which in my case is more likely to be "You die without having learned", as this isn't the first time I've had this happen to me.
I'm too naïve, and I've always trusted what people say.
Never mind, I'm still alive, which is more important.
Peter.
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Post by angelo1728 on Mar 5, 2017 13:48:56 GMT
The only existing B I. is A38 to still have the original combings and side decks Kris, if stories are true, but your guess will not be far out.
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Post by kris on Mar 5, 2017 14:11:54 GMT
My boat would have had a 2lw at one time. I'd love to put a gardener back in it. But I couldn't afford a two ora three. It would have to be a four.
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Post by bargemast on Mar 5, 2017 14:15:09 GMT
Current owner paid £20k for it apparently then approached a couple of locals about bringing it down south keeping the bottom wet and they sorted it When I looked at her the price had gone down from £32.500 to £29.000 - open to offers, I would have offered £20.000 if I'd sold my boat, and she would have been in France now.
She had the potential to be made into a very nice cruising houseboat for not too much money.
Hope that her actual owners are happy with her.
Peter.
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Post by kris on Mar 5, 2017 14:15:15 GMT
The only existing B I. is A38 to still have the original combings and side decks Kris, if stories are true, but your guess will not be far out. The river class are about 12inches wide. So a bit wider, I don't think I'll be putting the combings back as they where, but something like. To be honest it probably isn't a job for this year. I've got some work on the bow I want to do first.
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Post by angelo1728 on Mar 5, 2017 16:57:41 GMT
Kris Hope you don't mind me posting a photo of two long boats moored loaded with coal for Athol Street Gas Works, Liverpool. Both were by then in the ownership of British Waterways after they had purchased the Fleet of John Parke & Sons Ltd. This picture was taken on the 2nd June, 1963 and both boats were sat on the canal bed, due to a culvert breach about a mile further east. Angelo would have about 55 tons and Marco 65 tons, target weekly tonnage was 2,000 tons. I remember further back in time that A37 moored loaded going the other way where the Angelo is and A40 where Dumb Boat Marco is tied up. This would be up to 1950.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 5, 2017 17:07:50 GMT
lovely photo !!!
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Post by bargemast on Mar 5, 2017 17:22:33 GMT
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Post by angelo1728 on Mar 5, 2017 17:32:39 GMT
Forgot to mention the photo is taken from Ring O' Bells Bridge, Lathom and is courtesy of Ian Moss
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Post by Saltysplash on Mar 5, 2017 17:33:46 GMT
great pics thanks for sharing
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