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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 16:38:09 GMT
Last weekend we had a great trip on the John Bunyan from Priory Marina in Bedford. While there I had a mooch around the marina hard standing, we hadn't been up there in 4 years. A shiny new widebeam was on the side not far off being ready to crane in.  An useless bow thruster, quite what the idea in blocking half the thrust off is anyone's guess.  This lovely piece of fabrication was on the leading edge of a piece of 6mm that ended up as the half arsed effort of a step below the waterline at the stern. A couple of minutes either side with a grinder would have got the risk of snagging masonry in a lock or mooring reduced somewhat. The rest of the fabrication was appalling, overhead welding on the undersides of the rubbing strakes were piss poor - way too fast travel speed, zero penetration, All vertical welds downhill. I could have been there for ages pulling it to bits but didn't have the heart tbh! The blacking was so thin it hid none of the builders misdemeanours - we used to do a better job of hiding the grot on marginal MOT pass cars and vans! God only knows what the bill for the damn thing was, or who built it, but one thing is for sure, I wouldn't have signed off on it! More worryingly the last wooden boat Orchard Delight built at Appleyard and Lincoln for Harry Lincoln is looking a bit sad for herself and in need of a lot of love and money before she ends up as firewood  |
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Post by faffer on Jun 2, 2017 16:44:42 GMT
That has given me an idea for John to get over the sand banks  . Big enough bow thruster with these ingenious down thrust plates will give that bit of lift to reduce draft. A hover barge or the likes Come on Gazza give the designer a bit of genius credit for that idea. ( cant think of owt else for it ) lol |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 16:50:28 GMT
Info on Orchard Delight. www.orcharddelight.co.uk/I haven't seen or heard from Denise since the A&L do in 2011. No updates since 2013 on their website. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 17:15:47 GMT
Anyone remember this? bwml.co.uk/floating-home-at-priory-marina-featured-on-george-clarkes-amazing-spaces/I wondered how the services were connected - answer, a panel cut out the back and the shoreline shoved through, no appliance inlet, no nice bulkhead fitting for the water. No obvious sign of how the bog is arranged - must be either a cassette or the poo man comes and sucks it out with a gert long hose. Wish I had a snap of the back of it. Oh well, next time. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 17:19:46 GMT
That has given me an idea for John to get over the sand banks . Big enough bow thruster with these ingenious down thrust plates will give that bit of lift to reduce draft. A hover barge or the likes Come on Gazza give the designer a bit of genius credit for that idea. ( cant think of owt else for it ) lol That problem was solved a few years back.  Bit juicy to run though |
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Post by faffer on Jun 2, 2017 17:37:11 GMT
That has given me an idea for John to get over the sand banks . Big enough bow thruster with these ingenious down thrust plates will give that bit of lift to reduce draft. A hover barge or the likes Come on Gazza give the designer a bit of genius credit for that idea. ( cant think of owt else for it ) lol That problem was solved a few years back. Bit juicy to run though Hey John, you want me to sew you a nice skirt then with my new toy, i need the practice |
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Post by naughtyfox on Jun 2, 2017 17:43:49 GMT
Very exciting to see these arrive and depart. Only the Brits could invent a rubber dinghy with four aeroplane propellors stuck on top! Magnificent beasts they were.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 17:47:35 GMT
My initial impression of John is that he does not seem like the type of person who likes to dress up as a woman. I may be wrong on that as I have only met him once and I was mainly looking at his boat not his wardrobe.
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Post by lardarse on Jun 2, 2017 17:51:59 GMT
My initial impression of John is that he does not seem like the type of person who likes to dress up as a woman. I may be wrong on that as I have only met him once and I was mainly looking at his boat not his wardrobe. Then he doesent know what hes missing.  |
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Post by tadworth on Jun 2, 2017 19:18:51 GMT
Its the odd situation that there are no standards for fabrication of inland waterways boats. I saw a new nb a couple of years back that was on hard standing after having been condemned by a surveyor, the 10 mm base plate had been done with a closed butt, with just a weld over the top, no prep !
That was in the same boatyard that has a welder that can't weld, has no qualifications, and cant do a continuous MIG weld, he has to pulse the trigger on and off to lay a series of tacks, this is the only way he can weld in all positions, surveyors regularly sign off his over plating jobs, 6 mm plate all done with a 150 amp MIG ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2017 19:39:19 GMT
Its the odd situation that there are no standards for fabrication of inland waterways boats. I saw a new nb a couple of years back that was on hard standing after having been condemned by a surveyor, the 10 mm base plate had been done with a closed butt, with just a weld over the top, no prep ! That was in the same boatyard that has a welder that can't weld, has no qualifications, and cant do a continuous MIG weld, he has to pulse the trigger on and off to lay a series of tacks, this is the only way he can weld in all positions, surveyors regularly sign off his over plating jobs, 6 mm plate all done with a 150 amp MIG ? Frightening isn't it? I will admit to being a welding sado, I can't help looking at something out the water - not often the boats I see get praise for their quality of work - new or old, budget or top end. The salesman must be able to sell snow to Eskimos. Repair work is even more iffy, by Christ there's some rougharsed cowboys out there! |
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