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Post by paulhd on Dec 11, 2018 17:30:16 GMT
Hi All,
Bought this boat in July this year and I am enjoying the canal experience.
A wash and a quick trip up the canal today. Weather was great at Harefield.
Got a bit of phone video.
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Dec 11, 2018 17:46:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 17:46:18 GMT
Nice. @gazza is the man for GRP. Some other people have splitters as well. I actually have 7 GRP vessels myself. Its a good material for boats. A bit less durable than steel but still good. To clarify my GRP consists of 3 canoes, two dinghies, a 14ft cuddy cabin boat and a 20ft Colvic. My other two boats are steel.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 17:52:57 GMT
Lovely bit of cut there. The Grand Union is a thing of beauty. Wonderful. I think its going to change in a big way once they start building the HS2 viaduct over the lakes further down past the Marina. Hopefully the impact will only be noise rather than material changes to the canal itself.
Nice moorings above Denham deep but some road noise from the A40 which starts very early in the morning.
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Post by paulhd on Dec 11, 2018 18:03:53 GMT
Thanks Winn. Lovely bit of cut there. The Grand Union is a thing of beauty. Wonderful. I think its going to change in a big way once they start building the HS2 viaduct over the lakes further down past the Marina. Hopefully the impact will only be noise rather than material changes to the canal itself. Nice moorings above Denham deep but some road noise from the A40 which starts very early in the morning. I agree, it is a lovely stretch. I like the rustic marina too.
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 11, 2018 18:09:39 GMT
Blatant ad for Wilkinsons! Against forum rules.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 19:48:12 GMT
Thanks Winn. Lovely bit of cut there. The Grand Union is a thing of beauty. Wonderful. I think its going to change in a big way once they start building the HS2 viaduct over the lakes further down past the Marina. Hopefully the impact will only be noise rather than material changes to the canal itself. Nice moorings above Denham deep but some road noise from the A40 which starts very early in the morning. I agree, it is a lovely stretch. I like the rustic marina too. One of the lakes near there has loads of old narrow boats buried in it. Quite a lot of discussion on canalworld I'll find a link. As for Harefield marina yes it has a pleasant rustic feel to it. I like the chandlery shop they have a corner with old odds and ends sometimes some goodies turn up there. Mostly outboard motor propellers it seems but some other bits as well. Eta sorry to redirect to canalworld but this was a thread about the harefield underwater boat store www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/76961-harefield-flash-a-request-from-graham-clutton/Quite interesting local history a short stroll from the marina.
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Post by paulhd on Dec 11, 2018 20:57:38 GMT
One of the lakes near there has loads of old narrow boats buried in it. Quite a lot of discussion on canalworld I'll find a link. As for Harefield marina yes it has a pleasant rustic feel to it. I like the chandlery shop they have a corner with old odds and ends sometimes some goodies turn up there. Mostly outboard motor propellers it seems but some other bits as well. Eta sorry to redirect to canalworld but this was a thread about the harefield underwater boat store www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/76961-harefield-flash-a-request-from-graham-clutton/Quite interesting local history a short stroll from the marina. Thanks for the link. That will be an interesting read.
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Post by paulhd on Dec 11, 2018 22:18:14 GMT
Quite interesting local history a short stroll from the marina. Hi, I found a pic on the long thread on the canal world forum. I'm back at the marina on Thursday and I will take a look, might even take a drone down there and see if I can see any sunken boats. Regards, Paul.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 6:05:10 GMT
Thank you, I enjoyed that brief reminder of life afloat.
I'm homesick now.
Never mind, only two weeks of work to go and back onboard in the new year.
Rog
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Post by JohnV on Dec 12, 2018 11:40:47 GMT
nice video Paul, there are enough owners of GRP on here to defend the honour of the "splitters"
(On here there seems to be less need to "defend" and much more acceptance of GRP as an acceptable material for boatbuilding than you seem to find on some other forums)
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Post by paulhd on Dec 12, 2018 16:38:57 GMT
Thanks John,
I have not heard the term splitters before.
I joined the canal world forum for advise when I started looking for a boat back in June. On that forum I didn't notice much of a divide about what a boat is made from but there was a fair amount of chat about diesel and petrol.
Cheers, Paul
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 17:01:02 GMT
Thanks John, I have not heard the term splitters before. I joined the canal world forum for advise when I started looking for a boat back in June. On that forum I didn't notice much of a divide about what a boat is made from but there was a fair amount of chat about diesel and petrol. Cheers, Paul I was told the "splitter" term by a Thames lock keeper because that is what happens if a steel boat impacts a grp boat at any noticeable speed. He'd seen and heard it
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Post by paulhd on Dec 12, 2018 17:06:01 GMT
I was told the "splitter" term by a Thames lock keeper because that is what happens if a steel boat impacts a grp boat at any noticeable speed. He'd seen and heard it That would be upsetting.😃
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 17:18:03 GMT
Any boat's better than no boat.
I have been assured by several GRP cruiser owners, that damage is unlikely to be sustained unless struck with such impact that a steel boat would sustain damage.
My first ever boating experience was on a GRP Broads cruiser, and (trust me) that and the entire hire fleet was not 'wrapped in cotton wool'.
Isn't the idea of weak 'tupper ware' boats just a prejudice thing?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 17:26:02 GMT
its also a build quality thing. Early GRP boats tend to have heavier layup. I'm sure that if a narrow boat hits a Bayliner or similar light grp sport cruiser the GRP will come off worse. another thing to bear in mind is that GRP boats designed for inland use often have considerable fendering either wooden bands or rubber D fenders. This specially applies to broads cruisers and Thames hire boats. Most GRP boats seem to have balloon fenders hanging down all the time as well. Sea going boats often don't have built in fenders so rely on the balloons.. some people even put socks on their fenders. On my Colvic which I use on the Thames (300 hours this year so far) I always remove fenders when cruising and set them for each lock depending on which side I am going. Boat looks nicer like that
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