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Post by duncan on Jul 13, 2018 20:54:06 GMT
After rudely jumping into quaysider's Ripon thread without introducing myself I thought I should say a late hello. I have been boating for about 50 years, but all on fibreglass boats. I can honestly say I have never driven a boat with a tiller (yet). When I was about 11 my parents hired a 27" Elysian called Snowgoose from LH Jones at St Ives on the Great Ouse. I love reading Gazza's posts about his Elysian. We then had one holiday on the Nene before returning to the Gt Ouse for several years hiring Elysian hulled centre cockpit boats from Fred Carringtons at Earith. I think they fitted them out themselves with wooden superstructures. I remember one favourite called Mariana, and her sister ship Lilliana. I wonder what happened to them. We bought our own SeaMaster 23, then an RLM 31, which we still have. After several years moored in Naburn Marina we moved her to Brayford Pool Marina. She is now in Castleford Boatyard undergoing a refurbishment, and has the dubious honour of featuring in one of Foxy's early bendy pictures. As I said on the other thread I have lingered on here and the other place for a while. I once thought about joining the other place to contribute when Tony Dunkley was having one of his spats with naughtycal, but thought better of it, some people just won't accept when they are wrong, and TD is quite capable of fighting his own corner. Also, CWDF seemed to be less tolerant of plastic boats than here. I will hope I might get the chance to meet some TB members if you visit Ripon where I am a member of the volunteer task group. We aren't called VLK's, it would be a long day if we were just sitting around waiting for boats to lock through.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 21:29:39 GMT
Welcome again, but I'm hoping gazza doesn't read your post as he'll get as big headed as Telemachus (well....maybe not that big).
You'd probably have done better to let it go.
Doh!
Rog
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 13, 2018 21:36:59 GMT
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Post by patty on Jul 13, 2018 21:39:44 GMT
Hello and welcome...any boats ok s'long as it floats...
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Post by thebfg on Jul 13, 2018 21:46:52 GMT
welcome, again.
you seem nicely experienced, it's good to have you on-board.
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Post by TonyDunkley on Jul 13, 2018 21:58:16 GMT
After rudely jumping into quaysider's Ripon thread without introducing myself I thought I should say a late hello. I have been boating for about 50 years, but all on fibreglass boats. I can honestly say I have never driven a boat with a tiller (yet). When I was about 11 my parents hired a 27" Elysian called Snowgoose from LH Jones at St Ives on the Great Ouse. I love reading Gazza's posts about his Elysian. We then had one holiday on the Nene before returning to the Gt Ouse for several years hiring Elysian hulled centre cockpit boats from Fred Carringtons at Earith. I think they fitted them out themselves with wooden superstructures. I remember one favourite called Mariana, and her sister ship Lilliana. I wonder what happened to them. We bought our own SeaMaster 23, then an RLM 31, which we still have. After several years moored in Naburn Marina we moved her to Brayford Pool Marina. She is now in Castleford Boatyard undergoing a refurbishment, and has the dubious honour of featuring in one of Foxy's early bendy pictures. As I said on the other thread I have lingered on here and the other place for a while. I once thought about joining the other place to contribute when Tony Dunkley was having one of his spats with naughtycal, but thought better of it, some people just won't accept when they are wrong, and TD is quite capable of fighting his own corner. Also, CWDF seemed to be less tolerant of plastic boats than here. I will hope I might get the chance to meet some TB members if you visit Ripon where I am a member of the volunteer task group. We aren't called VLK's, it would be a long day if we were just sitting around waiting for boats to lock through.
Hello Duncan, and welcome aboard. I think the intolerance that's so rife on CWDF isn't so much targeted on GRP boats, but rather on anyone who isn't approved of by the forum clique, or hasn't got their noses wedged firmly up the site owner's backside. As you probably know, I'm permanently banned from there, . . something in which I take considerable satisfaction, . . were I to meet with the approval of a collection of twerps like that I'd soon start having some very serious doubts about myself. |
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Post by Trina on Jul 13, 2018 22:50:35 GMT
And another welcome from me.It's good here & we don't have cliques or favourites.Enjoy 😊
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 13, 2018 22:55:45 GMT
And another welcome from me.It's good here & we don't have cliques or favourites.Enjoy 😊 Wot not even sweary chip-shouldered ones? I must be on the wrong website. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2018 4:30:23 GMT
Welcome again, but I'm hoping gazza doesn't read your post as he'll get as big headed as Telemachus (well....maybe not that big). You'd probably have done better to let it go. Doh! Rog I'm too modest for that. Duncan has exquisite taste in boats and a fine eye for quality areas to go boating 🚢👍 See, I told you I was modest  Welcome aboard Duncan! They should be plenty more about the pair of Elysians in my life - goodness knows they keep me busy enough. A thread about your RLM would be good, a Senior/Project/RLM on shafts would almost turn my head, thankfully they are rare as hen's teeth so I am unlikely to be turned. A very good and capable boat - whether on shafts or legs. I slightly disagree with Tony - The anti GRP seems to stem from this:- It's a shame really, as some of the advice given above cruisers is appallingly bad, I won't post on there anymore, I haven't been banned I just can't be arsed to interact with those that crayon over every thread, some time ago Tony pointed out that some feel the need to get involved even when they have nothing useful to offer, hence the amount of terrible advice and opinion stated as fact. The poor new GRP owner that doesn't find this place looses out, but hey ho, life isn't always easy. |
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Post by JohnV on Jul 14, 2018 5:23:49 GMT
A very warm welcome from someone who likes wooden boats (as long as someone else owns and pays for them) and owns a steel boat and a yoghurt pot.
As Patty so rightly observed "Any boats ok s'long as it floats"
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Post by thebfg on Jul 14, 2018 6:59:46 GMT
And another welcome from me.It's good here & we don't have cliques or favourites.Enjoy 😊 Wot not even sweary chip-shouldered ones? I must be on the wrong website. I'm not in that clique but I am in the pontificating one😁 |
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 14, 2018 7:08:00 GMT
What’s this thread got to do with sheep anyway?
Oh sorry, belated, not bleated.
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Post by phil70 on Jul 14, 2018 10:00:26 GMT
Late to the party as usual but a warm welcome. I know full well about GRP bias on CWDF. We lived in a 40x12 Broads cruiser for 10 years and I was always getting into scraps; I was even told that I had no place in a canal boat forum. Oh they never won with me.
Phil
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Post by Stumpy on Jul 14, 2018 13:48:37 GMT
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