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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 8:13:21 GMT
I don't know buy it for less than £10,000 that's less than a springer. Invest £40,000 you would have a lot of boat. If anything it's problem is that its a bit big. But your right Martin perfect for the continent.
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 8:14:07 GMT
You've obviously not bothered to read it, because it's still got the original crews quarters in the bow. I'd much rather have a solid 'real' boat than an 80's or 90's clone narrowboat of any flavour. Don't know,I don't have an 80s or 90s cloned narrowboat i know you think everything posted is about you, but it isn't .
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 8:16:45 GMT
Martin maybe you would be kind enough to cut and paste the add, so Paul can see what we are talking about. ( I can't do it on the phone)
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Post by PaulG2 on Aug 9, 2016 8:21:37 GMT
Sorry Paul I don't know what to do for you to be able to see the add but it's still there. I eventually got to it. I had to go to ebay.co.uk and then enter the item number and it came right up. When I clicked the link it went to the ebay USA site and there was no item by that number there. I don't know why the link you posted wouldn't work from here. It's like Chrome was autocorrecting the url to a .com address instead of allowing the .co.uk to connect.
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 8:24:05 GMT
That's okay then, so what do you think of the boat ?
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Post by peterboat on Aug 9, 2016 8:42:34 GMT
Its still there Paul.Its an old Barge,almost completely stripped.You wonder about the sanity of people that bother with this junk,the costs to make such a thing habitable if indeed you ever could must be horrendous. Tsinca who is a member on here posts some good photos on his Blog "Narrowboat Inca" of old working boats decaying at Ellesmere Port I believe,perhaps if you google his blog name you can see them. And I wonder about people who can buy bits of modern crap and then spend the next few years worrying about the tinworm eating their precious baseplate I saw this being towed to goole last year big beast. Moored near me was 3 of these last weekend, they make great homes and are designed for proper waterways up North not those little streams they have in the South. I see these every day so think nothing about them really except that some are a hundred years old and still going strong
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Post by JohnV on Aug 9, 2016 8:44:08 GMT
If Johnv doesn't object, I may post one or two photos of Sabina H. Quite a spectacular location it's in. Just driven across Germany and have been reminded by them what an arrogant bunch of (viewer discretion advised) they are! Border Control for Denmark a bit silly - you have to slow down to 40km/h into a single lane and then some man just waves us through. I wouldn't have let myself back into Scandinavia!! Shower in swimming pool and library for booking next ferry... No problem Ross, go ahead
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 8:46:23 GMT
I'd love to see some photos of sabina H. I think the boat in the add looks in quite good condition and has obviously had some work done. It could be an awesome boat.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 9, 2016 9:50:10 GMT
Lottery boat definitely. With a bit (lot!) of money spent on it it could be a superb boat, ship it across to the continental waterways - job done! Just stick a funny nose on it and call it a 'Genuine Dutch Barge'.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 9, 2016 9:55:23 GMT
Photos and story about our trip will have to wait until we get home for downloading/uploading onto my computer. Off to Skive next with some English beer for the mechanic who checked our front wheels 9 weeks ago on our way over - he did a thorough job and said 'no charge'. We thought it was the wheel bearing or tyre. He declared it was OK to drive - could be the tread on one tyre, makes a thumping when slowing down. Anyway, we thought it be nice to surprise him, we be grateful for that kind of service-with-a-smile.
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 9:59:01 GMT
Lottery boat definitely. With a bit (lot!) of money spent on it it could be a superb boat, ship it across to the continental waterways - job done! Just stick a funny nose on it and call it a 'Genuine Dutch Barge'. its a genuine Humber keel, even rarer
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Post by haulierp on Aug 9, 2016 10:33:40 GMT
The trouble with these Projects,this one doesn't even come with an engine,is that they are generally bought by people who have neither the Financial Resource nor the Capability to restore them.They inevitably sit for months even years before CRT have to take Enforcement Action which costs us all in the end.
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Post by JohnV on Aug 9, 2016 11:10:28 GMT
The trouble with these Projects,this one doesn't even come with an engine,is that they are generally bought by people who have neither the Financial Resource nor the Capability to restore them.They inevitably sit for months even years before CRT have to take Enforcement Action which costs us all in the end. You really come across as quite obnoxious sometimes. If it wasn't for people mad enough to take on these huge projects, half the boats on the Historic Ships register would have gone to scrap yards. The people who take them on often don't have the finances to do the job but manage it anyway. It is only due to their enthusiasm and often blind dogged determination to find the money somehow, that many historic vessels are still in existence.
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2016 11:14:11 GMT
Well said John.I don't think this one is in that bad a condition, obviously you would have to have a better look to know for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2016 11:18:32 GMT
The trouble with these Projects,this one doesn't even come with an engine,is that they are generally bought by people who have neither the Financial Resource nor the Capability to restore them.They inevitably sit for months even years before CRT have to take Enforcement Action which costs us all in the end. You really come across as quite obnoxious sometimes. If it wasn't for people mad enough to take on these huge projects, half the boats on the Historic Ships register would have gone to scrap yards. The people who take them on often don't have the finances to do the job but manage it anyway. It is only due to their enthusiasm and often blind dogged determination to find the money somehow, that many historic vessels are still in existence. Sometimes those who claim they worked up from poverty to financial weathiness are the worst at rubbing it in people's faces. Nobody is perfect though. I find many of those who were born into money don't feel the need to do that. Sharing one's fortune and time usually get's more respect. To be fair to Paul, he has put a hand out.
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