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Post by kris on Mar 24, 2018 12:15:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 13:25:50 GMT
Had a look at the tug.
Fucked.
The Indian bloke selling it had a funny technique. "Its an historic boat - the prestige comes with it".
I think he was a car salesman. Bit unfortunate that the boat hit the wall hard entering Limehouse lock and cracked the deck badly.
Wreck.
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Post by kris on Mar 24, 2018 13:28:20 GMT
So basically it's like egg shell?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 13:34:21 GMT
So basically it's like egg shell? Wooden decks with canvas under. I think it hit the wall hard (he told me). The rest of the decks were pretty solid. Hull is vaguely okay apart from a very dodgy bit of spongy wood by the engine stbd side. The ice plating / tingling is about 3mm thick and rusting at the joins. Real can of worms that one !
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Post by faffer on Mar 24, 2018 19:01:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2018 20:29:07 GMT
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Post by Jim on Mar 24, 2018 20:37:51 GMT
Sold 2015. Lovely boat, where's Wayne when we want him?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 12:28:22 GMT
I considered buying a very similar thornycroft motor yacht in the 90s. At the time it had a single AEC6 pot diesel in it. Oddly enough the people who did buy it took that out and replaced with a pair of 108 Perkins. That makes sense as it freed up the forward cabin which was previously full of engine. But to actually add a 6 pot in between two 4 pots does seem odd unless perhaps the boat is a semi displacement hull? If its a displacement boat which seems more probable the only effect would be a big increase in fuel consumption as the pair of 4 pots would get it to hull speed anyway.
They are quite swift boats though to be fair so maybe it added a few knots. Possible.
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Post by faffer on Mar 25, 2018 12:49:01 GMT
That is awsome. That price is CHEAP for such a great looking boat, yes wood but i would of snapped that up. Ok if i had the money.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 13:53:13 GMT
I thibk the weakness with the triple screw yacht is it is pitch pine. The thornycrof boat I had a look at in the 90s is teak and still going strong.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 15:21:52 GMT
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Post by kris on Mar 25, 2018 16:26:34 GMT
Yea I saw that, does look good. But what would you do with it?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 17:00:57 GMT
I couldn't do much with it myself as I am a leisure boat user who needs a cabin to kip in but as I am passing it on Tuesday morning Steve at SRB moorings and charter (Henley) has asked me to have a little look at it in passing.
He's thinking of using it as a charter boat in Henley (weddings etc) He already has 4 boats on the go and this one looks like a really good boat for that purpose.
Other than that I agree its a bit useless. Unless you fancied a spot of light whaling.
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Post by kris on Mar 25, 2018 17:27:21 GMT
Ideal as a day hire boat, especially if you Instated the canopy that the frames there for.
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Post by kris on Mar 30, 2018 17:08:38 GMT
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