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Post by Telemachus on Nov 26, 2018 11:52:51 GMT
It’s a terret, on top of the pigeon box. Just decorative like the paint job, the stop beam, the nicely curving roof line etc etc. That's not s a ferret, this is a ferret.  Correct, not a ferret. Brownie points for your observational skills. Oh and in case you were wondering, the pigeon box isn’t made of pigeons. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 11:59:43 GMT
That's not s a ferret, this is a ferret. Correct, not a ferret. Brownie points for your observational skills. Oh and in case you were wondering, the pigeon box isn’t made of pigeons. Oh, it's a T not an F, I see. A Terret. Nods head slowly and wanders off to Google land to find out what purpose a Terret has. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 26, 2018 11:59:46 GMT
Go back a post or two to geddit. |
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Post by bills on Nov 26, 2018 12:05:11 GMT
Go back a post or two to geddit. doh... |
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 26, 2018 12:10:36 GMT
Correct, not a ferret. Brownie points for your observational skills. Oh and in case you were wondering, the pigeon box isn’t made of pigeons. ... wanders off to Google land to find out what purpose a Terret has. As I said, it’s decorative. Of course its original purpose, when part of a horse’s harness, was to give audible warning of approach. Apparently when a boating family got rid of their last horse and went for a “mechanical horse” instead, they transferred the terret to the engine room vents (aka pigeon box) as a sentimental reminder. Or so they say. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 12:12:48 GMT
... wanders off to Google land to find out what purpose a Terret has. As I said, it’s decorative. Of course its original purpose, when part of a horse’s harness, was to give audible warning of approach. Apparently when a boating family got rid of their last horse and went for a “mechanical horse” instead, they transferred the terret to the engine room vents (aka pigeon box) as a sentimental reminder. Or so they say. I see. Not cheap either. www.lockside-antiques.co.uk/Harness_Decoraton.htmlI'm buggered if I'd leave £75+ laying about on the roof. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 26, 2018 12:13:19 GMT
It’s a terret, on top of the pigeon box. Just decorative like the paint job, the stop beam, the nicely curving roof line etc etc.
Why is there a row of people standing on the bridge in the background?
Old people like to loiter, in the hope they get into other people's photos and onto soshialmedja. Sad really. But this lot got onto Thunderboat and won their 15 minutes of notoriety. Bastards! |
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 26, 2018 12:15:51 GMT
As I said, it’s decorative. Of course its original purpose, when part of a horse’s harness, was to give audible warning of approach. Apparently when a boating family got rid of their last horse and went for a “mechanical horse” instead, they transferred the terret to the engine room vents (aka pigeon box) as a sentimental reminder. Or so they say. I see. Not cheap either. www.lockside-antiques.co.uk/Harness_Decoraton.htmlI'm buggered if I'd leave £75+ laying about on the roof. Ours is like the £93 version with 3 bells. Can’t remember what we paid for it though (got it at Crick many years ago). It just screws onto the top of the pigeon box so can quickly be removed if it’s suspected that any TB members are in the vicinity. |
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Post by bills on Nov 26, 2018 13:53:42 GMT
Ours is like the £93 version with 3 bells. Can’t remember what we paid for it though (got it at Crick many years ago). It just screws onto the top of the pigeon box so can quickly be removed if it’s suspected that any TB members are in the vicinity. It's no use locking it inside. Some TB members take the whole boat (allegedly). |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 26, 2018 14:48:05 GMT
But then I am pretentious. Consistency is important. Anyway since you are a thick northerner and are incapable of reaching the location with your short fat boat, I’d probably better explain that it’s the Black Country Living Museum in the background. All stuff from the days of B&W photography so I was just making the photo contemporaneous. And black, like the museum. Probably too clever for you to get. Let's face it your subject matter was stationery I think you are pushing the envelope here Kris. |
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Post by kris on Nov 26, 2018 15:02:58 GMT
Let's face it your subject matter was stationery I think you are pushing the envelope here Kris. well don't stamp your feet about it |
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 26, 2018 16:00:01 GMT
Kris - does your girlfriend write Donald Trump's speeches as well?
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Post by paulhd on Nov 26, 2018 16:19:22 GMT
That's a nice idea I really like that. I wonder if the wood would be in good enough condition though. It would be a nice project. It would be better to have the wood above the waterline but even if that was rotten I can put that under vacuum in a resin liquid. The wood then becomes very easy to turn and cut. Just out of interest. Would the two half sunk boats that are in this thread still have owners? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 18:04:38 GMT
Whilst on the K&A we visited a church (maybe Pewsey) and the altar rail had been made from timber from a boat captured by Nelson.
I'm off to try and google the where and what ... my memory's not what it was.
I was told the two wooden boats had an owner who planned restoration, but lack of funds meant nothing noticeable has been done. They've been on their mooring for several years.
Rog
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Post by patty on Nov 26, 2018 18:11:41 GMT
I think its great that wood can be re used in this way...
Love the idea of small objects being created...its portable history
The house I lived in in Caldecott in a previous existence had a 200 year old door lintel which the builders removed and re used as lintel for the new attic windows.
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