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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 8:03:01 GMT
We abandoned the plans of Lode Searching in favour of beer and play areas. Heading to Upware I remembered to keep my phone to hand. This old girl has always caught my eye, plenty of living space onboard! She's kept company by this fine looking boat. And this one that gives a brief glimpse under her cover. This was left outside 5 miles from Anywhere. We were treated to a tour around a Roman archeological dig behind the pub, they think one part of the occupation may have has a sanctuary in place. Back to Ely and one for the narrow boat beards. I saw this arse end (on the inside) and thought i Looked more interesting than the standard sewer tube you see over here. So if the canal based old wreck spotters wondered where it is; it's here in Ely 🚢👍🍻
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Post by TonyDunkley on Jun 9, 2018 8:57:48 GMT
Back to Ely and one for the narrow boat beards. I saw this arse end (on the inside) and thought i Looked more interesting than the standard sewer tube you see over here. So if the canal based old wreck spotters wondered where it is; it's here in Ely 🚢👍🍻 Nice boat, that, . . 'little Northwich' motor, much better looking than a little Woolwich and would carry about a ton more than a 'big' Northwich or Woolwich motor on the same draught. I think only around 10 or 12 of them were ever built.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 9:35:04 GMT
Back to Ely and one for the narrow boat beards. I saw this arse end (on the inside) and thought i Looked more interesting than the standard sewer tube you see over here. So if the canal based old wreck spotters wondered where it is; it's here in Ely 🚢👍🍻 Nice boat, that, . . 'little Northwich' motor, much better looking than a little Woolwich and would carry about a ton more than a 'big' Northwich or Woolwich motor on the same draught. I think only around 10 or 12 of them were ever built. Was the extra ton of cargo down to smarter construction techniques?
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Post by bargemast on Jun 9, 2018 10:53:18 GMT
Good to see that there are some old former Dutch working barges there too.
The Luxemotor looks fairly big, they must have done a lot of work to make that (ugly) big wheelhouse top to slide down over the bottom part.
I don't think that a boat of that size is ideal to navigate around with overthere, but surely quite good to live on.
Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 12:45:19 GMT
The one under covers looks like it might be a pretty boat.
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Post by TonyDunkley on Jun 9, 2018 17:34:53 GMT
Nice boat, that, . . 'little Northwich' motor, much better looking than a little Woolwich and would carry about a ton more than a 'big' Northwich or Woolwich motor on the same draught. I think only around 10 or 12 of them were ever built. Was the extra ton of cargo down to smarter construction techniques? No, in common with the two sizes of Woolwich's (Harland & Woolf), the Yarwoods built 'little' boats and the more numerous 'big' Northwich's all shared identical construction methods except for the little boats from both yards being composite construction - steel or iron sides and knees with a 3'' thick English Elm bottom, whereas the 'big' boats were all steel or iron. The hull lines/cross-sections etc., and length and beam, didn't differ between the two sizes except for the sides being around 5'' deeper on the 'big' boats, so the difference in carrying capacity for the same draught was down to the extra weight of 5'' more of shell plating and knees the big boats were already 'carrying' before anything was loaded into them, plus the small amount of positive buoyancy gained from the 'little' boats bottoms (wet Elm floats just awash on the surface of fresh water) against the negative buoyancy of the 'big' boats steel or iron bottoms.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 18:11:40 GMT
Was the extra ton of cargo down to smarter construction techniques? No, in common with the two sizes of Woolwich's (Harland & Woolf), the Yarwoods built 'little' boats and the more numerous 'big' Northwich's all shared identical construction methods except for the little boats from both yards being composite construction - steel or iron sides and knees with a 3'' thick English Elm bottom, whereas the 'big' boats were all steel or iron. The hull lines/cross-sections etc., and length and beam, didn't differ between the two sizes except for the sides being around 5'' deeper on the 'big' boats, so the difference in carrying capacity for the same draught was down to the extra weight of 5'' more of shell plating and knees the big boats were already 'carrying' before anything was loaded into them, plus the small amount of positive buoyancy gained from the 'little' boats bottoms (wet Elm floats just awash on the surface of fresh water) against the negative buoyancy of the 'big' boats steel or iron bottoms. Ta! Interesting info, I hadn't considered the buoyancy gains of a composite built boat.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 19:29:15 GMT
You don't get many of these to the pound. Some selfish arseholes had dumped a pair of Elysian 27's and a Freeman 22 outside the old Appleyard and Lincoln premises. Another pleasing old girl complete with leeboards.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2018 12:41:29 GMT
This has had a bit of love in the last few years. See here for details. floatourboat.co.uk/We cheated and got the train to Kings Lynn from Littleport. Just under 30 mins and £4 group discounted return. Would cost a little more in both time and money to get here by boat!
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Post by JohnV on Jun 10, 2018 18:36:07 GMT
and let's be honest it would be hard to find a mooring closer to the station than Littleport !!!
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Post by tadworth on Jun 11, 2018 14:27:27 GMT
Any moorings available up the Cam ?
With space on the bank not towpath or pontoons.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2018 16:46:39 GMT
Any moorings available up the Cam ? With space on the bank not towpath or pontoons. Don't know tbh. I won't go past Botisham lock as the Cam conservators now charge to use the Cam upstream of this point if you are an EA Anglia Region licence holder, besides which Cambridge has had a long-term problem with overstaying live aboard boaters which means as a visitor you can trawl all the way into Cambridge and struggle to moor. We have given up trying and prefer to get the guided bus from St Ives sure that there will be space on Nobles Field to moor up on.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 20:06:13 GMT
Covers off @someboater bargemastThis old wreck made his own space using the Broadland approach to mooring at 5 miles
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 20:23:00 GMT
This isn't actually on the Cam but as it is a Lode that joins it I'm sure it will do. naughtyfox your mate bodger gets about a bit, last time it was upstairs in a house on my route to work I've a feeling the owner is on CWDF. The bridge over Wicken Lode Returning to the boat I spotted Little Wing with a pair of large blue testicles for a rear fender. God bless em!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 20:43:30 GMT
Wicken lode. I remember that being rather isolated. Nice.
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