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Post by JohnV on Apr 2, 2019 11:13:29 GMT
Agree, would be claustrophobic as is but it wouldn't be too hard to put in larger windows covered with a tarp cover a la "Dover"
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Post by bargemast on Apr 2, 2019 11:13:36 GMT
More authentic as a historic boat than most of the jossers and gucci boats about. That really would be like lving in a coffin, wth those tiny portholes. I have seen (too) many coffins (happy to say that I haven't seen my own yet), but none of them had portholes, not even tiny ones. It seems that the ones they stuff in these coffins aren't interested anymore in seeing what's happening outside their box. Peter.
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Post by kris on Apr 2, 2019 11:14:44 GMT
That really would be like lving in a coffin, wth those tiny portholes. I have seen (too) many coffins (happy to say that I haven't seen my own yet), but none of them had portholes, not even tiny ones. It seems that the ones they stuff in these coffins aren't interested anymore in seeing what's happening outside their box. Peter. I think I might have portholes in my coffin.
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Post by bargemast on Apr 2, 2019 11:19:04 GMT
I have seen (too) many coffins (happy to say that I haven't seen my own yet), but none of them had portholes, not even tiny ones. It seems that the ones they stuff in these coffins aren't interested anymore in seeing what's happening outside their box. Peter. I think I might have portholes in my coffin. Yes, and why not ? They won't do you any harm, and they'll make the thing look a bit more boaty too, and maybe a fog horn as well Peter.
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Post by kris on Apr 2, 2019 11:20:21 GMT
Yes a fog horn would be good.
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Post by Jim on Apr 2, 2019 14:28:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 14:36:32 GMT
More authentic as a historic boat than most of the jossers and gucci boats about. That really would be like lving in a coffin, wth those tiny portholes. I spent 12 years living on a narrow boat and would not really want to do so again but i'd quite like a nb for playing with and annoying the trad brigade. Having previously owned a 72ft motorised narrow horseboat and used it for boating I have to confess I enjoyed it. Something satisfactory about using a boat which is the right size. Not for living on though. For that I need wider than 2.1 metres even if it is long. I just don't want to live on a narrow boat again for sanity preservation reasons.
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Post by kris on Apr 2, 2019 14:43:51 GMT
That really would be like lving in a coffin, wth those tiny portholes. Not for living on though. For that I need wider than 2.1 metres even if it is long. I just don't want to live on a narrow boat again for sanity preservation reasons. Yes I've noticed people who live on narrowboats seem to have problems holding onto their sanity.
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Post by paulhd on Apr 2, 2019 19:39:13 GMT
I do like the lines of this boat. ![](https://i.imgur.com/qOxONHy.jpg)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 19:47:14 GMT
I'm not a fan of those myself. There are quite a lot of little dutch things like that which have made their way to England probably by road. I suspect they may be scrap value in Holland but with a lid on its worth money here. One for peter bargemast to comment on but I think that one in the picture might be a Dutch "Westlander". Trouble boats with thin hulls unless peter would like to correct me. Eta assuming you are referring to the grey one not the godawful Liverpool boats flat stern widebean POS in front of it !
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Post by bargemast on Apr 3, 2019 6:58:21 GMT
I'm not a fan of those myself. There are quite a lot of little dutch things like that which have made their way to England probably by road. I suspect they may be scrap value in Holland but with a lid on its worth money here. One for peter bargemast to comment on but I think that one in the picture might be a Dutch "Westlander". Trouble boats with thin hulls unless peter would like to correct me. Eta assuming you are referring to the grey one not the godawful Liverpool boats flat stern widebean POS in front of it ! You're pretty close Andrew thinking that this boat is a "Westlander", as it was built in the Westland, but I think while looking at the bit of the bow that's visible and which looks more of a rounded bow, for me it's a "Kagenaar". We've discussed this subject a couple of times in the past, the last time was when we were discussing the "Shellfen" which was wrongly named a "Westlander" too, but is in reality a "Kagenaar". If you're interested, and without repeating everything again, have a look at page 230. It's true that these boat weren't heavily built boats, mainly 4 and 5 mm plate thickness, an old friend of mine bought one dirt cheap that had been laying on the shallow bottom of a little used canal in the Netherlands, with decks that were rusted away, and he expected the bottom to be the same. But as he was a steelworker with steelplates at the trade price his boss had to pay for them he didn't mind changing the bottom too, big was his surprise when the bottom was still in perfect shape, and didn't need even a small patch. This is a story of the old steel being of a better quality than new steel, that many people (experts) don't believe. I believe everything that I can see myself ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) . Peter.
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Post by paulhd on Apr 3, 2019 7:43:23 GMT
Thanks Peter for the info and the page link. Nice to see old pics of this style of boat.👍
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Post by faffer on Apr 11, 2019 18:52:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 1:39:59 GMT
Bit of an unusual shape. I wonder who built it. Its got lifting eyes so I guess its an ex naval vessel of some sort. Life ring says Hector London so probably used as a houseboat previously.
Seems to have Perkins 4 pots in there.
Big project for someone. If its teak that's quite interesting.
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Post by faffer on Apr 12, 2019 2:38:03 GMT
Bit of an unusual shape. I wonder who built it. Its got lifting eyes so I guess its an ex naval vessel of some sort. Life ring says Hector London so probably used as a houseboat previously. Seems to have Perkins 4 pots in there. Big project for someone. If its teak that's quite interesting. Its these boats that make me want a wooden boat so much. So much more interesting with history and, well all over. I wonder why the Bow is shaped liek that, if theer is a reason or just cosmetic. The work involved to restore them is a lot more as we know but its so worth it but the thing is cost. Such a shame as i can bet this one will not get done what it needs. I would of loved to just look around it.
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