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Post by bargemast on Jul 4, 2018 9:15:58 GMT
Yes I think its the same boat - I was struggling to remember the name of the other one. I have seen Gypsy Willow up river near Dorchester. Usually based at Henley so it does get around a bit. When I finally complete my houseboat I will be calling it "Scum" It's a similar but not the same boat, as "Gypsy Willow" has 4 windows in the sides of the wooden superstructure, while this "Love Shack" only has 3.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 9:27:20 GMT
I meant I think its was built by the same people. I guess the design of the walls and windows would probably have been chosen by the customer.
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Post by kris on Jul 4, 2018 9:30:16 GMT
I meant I think its was built by the same people. I guess the design of the walls and windows would probably have been chosen by the customer. There are no walls on boats!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 9:53:07 GMT
Peter reckons houseboats have walls.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 9:56:53 GMT
Anyway the steel was done by RW Davis apparently. Although they are "only punts" they do have a certain grace and shape to them which I like. The Gypsy Willow is about 44x12ft with 40hp diesel and goes really well. Not sure how they have arranged the shafting etc but I expect its quite straightforward. Only thing I would be nervous about is of the boat has a central keel at the back to get the shaft out and protect the propeller it could be a major headache if you moored up and the river level dropped. Could be almost impossible to push it off. That is one nice thing with normal canal boat type vessels the prop does not protrude below the bottom of the boat so even if quite badly aground you don't have an extra bit sticking down to dig in properly. Sometimes the river level does drop.
Of course its possible they are ordinary wide beam canal boats just with the bit above the water modified. Or maybe a hidden Z drive.
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Post by bargemast on Jul 4, 2018 9:59:20 GMT
I meant I think its was built by the same people. I guess the design of the walls and windows would probably have been chosen by the customer. Sorry that I didn't make that up from what you wrote.
They seem to have different builders, and the "Love Shack" is 50 cms wider which is rather nice, there's no substitute for width.
Gypsy Willow Built in 1998 - Length : 13.2 metres ( 43 feet 4 inches ) - Beam : 3.6 metres ( 11 feet 10 inches ) Powered by an Inboard Diesel engine with a power of 40 HP. Registered with Environment Authority - Thames Region number A1085 as a Rwd & Hambleden Mar. Non Hire Annual. ( Last updated on Saturday 16th July 2016 )
Loveshack Built in 2003 - Length : 13.4 metres ( 44 feet ) - Beam : 4.1 metres ( 13 feet 5 inches ) Powered by an Inboard Diesel engine with a power of 40 HP. Registered with Environment Authority - Thames Region number F002848 as a R W Davis & Son Ltd Non Hire Annual. ( Last updated on Saturday 16th July 2016 )
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 10:00:11 GMT
The Rwd in the gypsy Willow description is ... RW Davis
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Post by bargemast on Jul 4, 2018 10:17:59 GMT
The Rwd in the gypsy Willow description is ... RW Davis You're surely right there, I was mislead by the "& Hambleden Mar.", which probably were the ones that fitted the boat out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2018 10:21:59 GMT
The Rwd in the gypsy Willow description is ... RW Davis You're surely right there, I was mislead by the "& Hambleden Mar.", which probably were the ones that fitted the boat out.
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So was I and I was wondering why they added the rwd then it clicked But I think both boats were completed by Hambleden Marine and RWD only did the steelworks
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Post by bargemast on Jul 4, 2018 10:34:53 GMT
You're surely right there, I was mislead by the "& Hambleden Mar.", which probably were the ones that fitted the boat out.
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So was I and I was wondering why they added the rwd then it clicked But I think both boats were completed by Hambleden Marine and RWD only did the steelworks As they look very much the same, almost as if they were "sisterships", it's more than likely that that's the case.
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Post by Stumpy on Jul 5, 2018 17:07:35 GMT
I don't know if someones already posted this, but this could be yours for only £99k..... LINK
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 23:06:49 GMT
I don't know if someones already posted this, but this could be yours for only £99k..... LINKYes. kris put up a link to it. I think he wants something like that. A house type thing on water. At the end of the day unless you have a filly serviced mooring its a worthless piece of shite.
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Post by Jim on Jul 6, 2018 6:19:47 GMT
I don't know if someones already posted this, but this could be yours for only £99k..... LINKYes. kris put up a link to it. I think he wants something like that. A house type thing on water. At the end of the day unless you have a filly serviced mooring its a worthless piece of shite. Ooh, do you have one of them, serviced by a young filly eh? Fancy a bit of horseplay. Bugger the butler that comes with a Hudson.
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Post by kris on Jul 6, 2018 6:38:36 GMT
I don't know if someones already posted this, but this could be yours for only £99k..... LINKYes. kris put up a link to it. I think he wants something like that. A house type thing on water. At the end of the day unless you have a filly serviced mooring its a worthless piece of shite. I think something like this would be perfect for London.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 7:02:39 GMT
Yes. kris put up a link to it. I think he wants something like that. A house type thing on water. At the end of the day unless you have a filly serviced mooring its a worthless piece of shite. I think something like this would be perfect for London. Yes if you had a mooring for it. I understand your point about craning it in that is a trick I have wondered about for a long time but I suspect CRT would probably sort it. Another approach would be a boat too wide for the locks. Say a boat which is 15ft long and 30ft wide.
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