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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 17:58:34 GMT
Seen this on instagram today, I did ask if that was sticking out from side, which it appears it does, but they have ignored me. Guess we might be seeing this boat sunk in a lock one day.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 18:12:37 GMT
Liam's shit welding led him to believe the hull was galvanised š¤¦āāļø
Imagine the cost of dipping an average length narrowboat - you'd need a decent size bath to fit it in!
Maybe they are good friends with the incredible hulk and have decided to fit carry handles to it, useful for breaches, lock closures, lack of water resources etc.
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Post by ianali on Sept 29, 2019 18:12:55 GMT
Not sure they stick out that much, not enough to catch Iād have thought? Nasty trip hazard though.
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Post by ianali on Sept 29, 2019 18:13:51 GMT
Liam's shit welding led him to believe the hull was galvanised š¤¦āāļø Imagine the cost of dipping an average length narrowboat - you'd need a decent size bath to fit it in! Maybe they are good friends with the incredible hulk and have decided to fit carry handles to it, useful for breaches, lock closures, lack of water resources etc. Not good is it ā¹ļø
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 18:22:37 GMT
Liam's shit welding led him to believe the hull was galvanised š¤¦āāļø Imagine the cost of dipping an average length narrowboat - you'd need a decent size bath to fit it in! Maybe they are good friends with the incredible hulk and have decided to fit carry handles to it, useful for breaches, lock closures, lack of water resources etc. Not good is it ā¹ļø Garden gate welder as my old lecturer used to call people like that š On the plus side if it did get hung up on them they would soon break off š¤
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 18:56:58 GMT
What exactly are they for??
Cant be for fender lines surely?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 19:59:18 GMT
No idea, fenders is the only thing I can think of.
Stupid idea no matter what they are for.
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Post by ianali on Sept 29, 2019 20:33:15 GMT
Gaza just told you what there for. Hanging gates from.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2019 21:04:45 GMT
You could probably dislodge a lock gate with that.
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Post by TonyDunkley on Sept 30, 2019 0:05:23 GMT
Seen this on instagram today, I did ask if that was sticking out from side, which it appears it does, but they have ignored me. Guess we might be seeing this boat sunk in a lock one day. Leaving aside the 'iffy' design and execution of what could possibly be a lead intended to serve a similar purpose as what used to be called an 'anser pin' on a working motor (narrowboat) or a 'spring timber/bollard on a barge, . . if it's the port side (chimney side) one of a pair on each quarter, then that and it's mate on the other gunwhale could just be one of the most useful deck fittings on that boat - especially for river work ! The use of a 'stop' rope/spring of suitable construction (3-strand staple-spun polypropylene, and not over soft and flexible braided), strength, and length off the stern quarter is the best way bar none of coming alongside and tying onto a wall, . . either in still water or stopping 'end-on' (running with the current) coming above a river lock.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 6:09:53 GMT
Well I never knew that was the correct term. None of the items on the motors ever stuck out proud of the gunwale, but since a butty often doesn't really have a gunwale at the stern they are mounted very much outboard. There is evidence of them being used in the old days with a check-strap at locks (called a snubber) which was apparently often made from a worn-out tow-rope or similar but since BW for some inscrutable reason removed nearly all the snubbing posts decades ago there seems little point (unless you have a butty). Apparently there are a few left on the BCN. Anser Pin A steel pin attached, immediately before the counter, to either or both gunwales of Motors and Butties to which straps from the after dollies or studs of both boats can be tightly hooked or shackled when Breasting Up. That not only keeps the sterns together but also acting as a spring and stopping the Pair from riding forwards and backwards against each other. Tunnel Hooks can also be attached here. Tunnel Hook Heavy metal hooks attached to the Anser Pins on the hull on one or both sides of a Butty's stern, used to attach a tow rope from her stern to the bow or T Stud of another un-powered boat being towed astern. Used in preference to the stern Dollies to avoid the tow rope fouling her large rudder assembly which would interfere with steering. Procedure used when a Motor or a Tug is towing two or more Butties often through Tunnels - hence the name.
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Post by phil70 on Sept 30, 2019 6:53:38 GMT
Ref galvanized hull, Amber Rose Too had a cold galvanized hull. She was built in 1991 and shock horror when we sold her the surveyor said it had the best bottom he had ever seen, just saying. Phil
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 7:12:06 GMT
Ref galvanized hull, Amber Rose Too had a cold galvanized hull. She was built in 1991 and shock horror when we sold her the surveyor said it had the best bottom he had ever seen, just saying. Phil Ah but, there is a world of difference between painting with zinc rich paint (cold galvanising) and hot dip galvanising.... I had our skeg dipped, I am expecting it to outlast me šš
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Post by naughtyfox on Sept 30, 2019 7:44:17 GMT
That handle-thingy. It could be handy for hauling yourself out of the water?
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Post by patty on Sept 30, 2019 13:43:09 GMT
That handle-thingy. It could be handy for hauling yourself out of the water? You could attach a rope ladder to it...
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