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Post by bargemast on Jan 2, 2019 11:43:27 GMT
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Post by kris on Jan 2, 2019 11:50:36 GMT
Queen Lexie doesn't ring a bell, but the dimensions sound about right. Boats do ring bells normally only when they're navigating in misty conditions . Peter. sometimes they ring bells in my mind as well.
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Post by bargemast on Jan 2, 2019 11:55:26 GMT
Boats do ring bells normally only when they're navigating in misty conditions . Peter. sometimes they ring bells in my mind as well. I hear a most annoying whistle permanently, and bells often around Christmas Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2019 11:55:57 GMT
Next time I speak to my friend I'll find out. It was a maintenance barge on the broads I believe. It's got a ford series in it. My friends have put a cabin over the hold. I know the boat you mean. I'll find a photo of it in a minute Was for sale quite cheap on boatshed a few years ago. I believe it is a Fenland Lighter. Full of concrete if I remember right. I had a photo but can not find it.
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Post by bargemast on Jan 2, 2019 12:02:22 GMT
Andrew, looking at the photo of your nicely shaped Pickwell & Arnold boat, I was wondering when I drew a line from about 1m80 of the stern where your tiller is, do you have enough visibility in front of this boat ? It doesn't seem very good, but maybe because this boat is fairly narrow, it's not too much of a problem, and it would be easy to cure as there's no wheelhouse roof above your head, it wouldn't be too difficult to raise the rear deck 1 m or more if neccesary Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2019 12:16:08 GMT
You have to draw the line from where the person's eye is not the tiller Eta its not a problem.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2019 12:37:11 GMT
kris This boat ? suffolk.boatshed.com/steel_barge_44-boat-175221.htmlPicture is from the front (from boat shed webshite) Its a really nice little boat. Riveted so quite old the advert reckoned 1920s. 42x13ft so pretty generous for accommodation but perhaps some questions about handling and obviously there is too much forward visibility which could be quite dangerous. If the cabin has been done well it could be superb.
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Post by bargemast on Jan 2, 2019 12:42:42 GMT
You have to draw the line from where the person's eye is not the tiller Eta its not a problem. Of course you're right, but in that case it will be even worse, as your eyes will be less high than 1m80 (I presume) It would be (almost) impossible for me to see anything close in front of your boat (this boat) as my eyes are at about 1m57, which would make it rather dangerous. I don't think that you're thinking of selling this boat, but if you are, don't think of me as a potentional buyer, as I like to see what's in front of my boat. Peter.
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Post by Jim on Jan 2, 2019 12:47:21 GMT
Andrew, looking at the photo of your nicely shaped Pickwell & Arnold boat, I was wondering when I drew a line from about 1m80 of the stern where your tiller is, do you have enough visibility in front of this boat ? It doesn't seem very good, but maybe because this boat is fairly narrow, it's not too much of a problem, and it would be easy to cure as there's no wheelhouse roof above your head, it wouldn't be too difficult to raise the rear deck 1 m or more if neccesary Peter. I do remember seeing that outside P&A.
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Post by bargemast on Jan 2, 2019 12:50:11 GMT
kris This boat ? suffolk.boatshed.com/steel_barge_44-boat-175221.htmlPicture is from the front (from boat shed webshite) Its a really nice little boat. Riveted so quite old the advert reckoned 1920s. 42x13ft so pretty generous for accommodation but perhaps some questions about handling and obviously there is too much forward visibility which could be quite dangerous. If the cabin has been done well it could be superb. That's a boat that I really like, nice and wide for her lenght, surpised to see that the boat was built in Germany. I have no idea how high the sides are, if they're not high enough, the nice and practical wide side decks will use up a lot of valuable living space. It's a pitty that you have to register on "Boatshed" to see all the other photos of the boat. Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2019 12:51:39 GMT
You have to draw the line from where the person's eye is not the tiller Eta its not a problem. Of course you're right, but in that case it will be even worse, as your eyes will be less high than 1m80 (I presume) It would be (almost) impossible for me to see anything close in front of your boat (this boat) as my eyes are at about 1m57, which would make it rather dangerous. I don't think that you're thinking of selling this boat, but if you are, don't think of me as a potentional buyer, as I like to see what's in front of my boat. Peter. I suspect this boat will be with me until my heart stops beating. A for visibility how do you know where the stern deck is from that photo?
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Post by Jim on Jan 2, 2019 12:55:23 GMT
Of course you're right, but in that case it will be even worse, as your eyes will be less high than 1m80 (I presume) It would be (almost) impossible for me to see anything close in front of your boat (this boat) as my eyes are at about 1m57, which would make it rather dangerous. I don't think that you're thinking of selling this boat, but if you are, don't think of me as a potentional buyer, as I like to see what's in front of my boat. Peter. I suspect this boat will be with me until my heart stops beating. A for visibility how do you know where the stern deck is from that photo? I'd put money on it being at the stern.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2019 12:55:32 GMT
kris This boat ? suffolk.boatshed.com/steel_barge_44-boat-175221.htmlPicture is from the front (from boat shed webshite) Its a really nice little boat. Riveted so quite old the advert reckoned 1920s. 42x13ft so pretty generous for accommodation but perhaps some questions about handling and obviously there is too much forward visibility which could be quite dangerous. If the cabin has been done well it could be superb. That's a boat that I really like, nice and wide for her lenght, surpised to see that the boat was built in Germany. I have no idea how high the sides are, if they're not high enough, the nice and practical wide side decks will use up a lot of valuable living space. It's a pitty that you have to register on "Boatshed" to see all the other photos of the boat. Peter. I spoke to the boat shed bloke about the boat as at the time I was interested in a workshop vessel. The first thing he said is "it is not suitable for conversion into a houseboat". I assume this was due to the concrete ballast. In the UK this is allowed I think but perhaps he just had to say that anyway. I thought at the time "well, someone is going to convert that into a houseboat". The side decks are a bit of a problem but as the boat is apparently 13ft wide there is quite a bit of room to work with so if they were retained the "lost" area could be used for storage or other clever things. It would be interesting to know what it looks like now if its the boat kris was referring to. I reckon it is. I was also a bit surprised about the made in Germany comment.
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Post by bargemast on Jan 2, 2019 13:01:52 GMT
Of course you're right, but in that case it will be even worse, as your eyes will be less high than 1m80 (I presume) It would be (almost) impossible for me to see anything close in front of your boat (this boat) as my eyes are at about 1m57, which would make it rather dangerous. I don't think that you're thinking of selling this boat, but if you are, don't think of me as a potentional buyer, as I like to see what's in front of my boat. Peter. I suspect this boat will be with me until my heart stops beating. A for visibility how do you know where the stern deck is from that photo? That's not the only photo I have of that boat, and I have one on which the rear deck is very visible. Btw I hope for you, and even more for your girls, that your heart will go on beating for many more years. Someone told me that bad forward visibility can shorten your life expectations though. Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2019 13:10:15 GMT
I thought it was the rowers whose life expectancy was negatively impacted in that situation.
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