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Post by Jim on Aug 5, 2018 6:13:49 GMT
Lovely, needs a Henley going posh twat with a blazer to take her on. Someone with the nouse to put an electric motor, with a model airplane prop on the end of the punt pole. Glide along effortlessly. However I'm confused by the pics. The first one seems to be a different boat to the other 3, no metal hoops and 2 facing seats. Or are seats and hoops removable.
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Post by bargemast on Aug 5, 2018 7:51:19 GMT
That hull is the same kind as the "Shellfen", for a good DIY steelworker it could be a good buy.
Peter.
I noticed that earlier on today. What sort of barge is it? I must admit I thought shellfen was a considerably larger boat. This one is quite narrow something like 9ft wide. As is written in the sales ad, it's a "Kagenaar".
The dimensions are possible slightly different from "Shellfen", but there won't be much difference, maybe a tiny bit narrower.
There's a topic about "Shellfen" somewhere on the forum.
Peter.
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Post by bargemast on Aug 5, 2018 7:57:27 GMT
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Post by kris on Aug 5, 2018 8:03:15 GMT
Shelfan is definately not a good looking boat anymore, but if you put a top on the hull for sale similar to the tarp it wouldn't look to bad. It doesn't look like its ever had an engine in . There's a bracket for an outboard though.
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Post by bargemast on Aug 5, 2018 8:10:37 GMT
Shelfan is definately not a good looking boat anymore, but if you put a top on the hull for sale similar to the tarp it wouldn't look to bad. It doesn't look like its ever had an engine in . There's a bracket for an outboard though. Originally these boat were built without engines, they were moved by sails, and/or long poles.
If converting into a houseboat is what's going to be done to this boat, a high trust 4 stroke outboard motor could be a good solution as you don't lose valuable engineroom space, a well would look nicer than a bracket for one of these however.
Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 8:23:51 GMT
Lovely, needs a Henley going posh twat with a blazer to take her on. Someone with the nouse to put an electric motor, with a model airplane prop on the end of the punt pole. Glide along effortlessly. However I'm confused by the pics. The first one seems to be a different boat to the other 3, no metal hoops and 2 facing seats. Or are seats and hoops removable. I don't have a garage for it. It is nice though.
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Post by kris on Aug 5, 2018 8:34:21 GMT
Shelfan is definately not a good looking boat anymore, but if you put a top on the hull for sale similar to the tarp it wouldn't look to bad. It doesn't look like its ever had an engine in . There's a bracket for an outboard though. Originally these boat were built without engines, they were moved by sails, and/or long poles.
If converting into a houseboat is what's going to be done to this boat, a high trust 4 stroke outboard motor could be a good solution as you don't lose valuable engineroom space, a well would look nicer than a bracket for one of these however.
Peter.
Yes a well would look much better as the stern is quite pretty.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 8:36:28 GMT
Inboard is the best way but yes it would lose a bit of space. Eta in the NHS website blurb they call Shell fen a Westlander. Is that a type of kagenaar or vice versa (or verce visa)?
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Post by kris on Aug 5, 2018 8:42:43 GMT
Lovely, needs a Henley going posh twat with a blazer to take her on. Someone with the nouse to put an electric motor, with a model airplane prop on the end of the punt pole. Glide along effortlessly. However I'm confused by the pics. The first one seems to be a different boat to the other 3, no metal hoops and 2 facing seats. Or are seats and hoops removable. I don't have a garage for it. It is nice though. Your wife would say no anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 9:55:01 GMT
I remember a really sorted little barge which may have been the same type discussed here before. It was dark green and had an automatic wheelhouse. And proper anchors. Forget what it was called but it looked like a seriously nice little barge.
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Post by bargemast on Aug 5, 2018 10:25:57 GMT
Inboard is the best way but yes it would lose a bit of space. Eta in the NHS website blurb they call Shell fen a Westlander. Is that a type of kagenaar or vice versa (or verce visa)? It's already a step in the right direction to call it a "Westlander" instead of simply a "Dutch barge".
These boats were built in a part of the Netherlands known as the "Westland"
and there is a type of boat that's named "Westlander", but they have completely different bows than a "Kaagenaar", as you can see on these photos.
Peter.
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Post by bargemast on Aug 5, 2018 10:34:39 GMT
I remember a really sorted little barge which may have been the same type discussed here before. It was dark green and had an automatic wheelhouse. And proper anchors. Forget what it was called but it looked like a seriously nice little barge. Are you thinking of this barge "Green Heron" that was built by it's Dutch owner in the UK ?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 11:19:44 GMT
Yes. Its a nice boat.
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Post by kris on Aug 5, 2018 12:03:28 GMT
Thanks for the great photos and information Peter.
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Post by erivers on Aug 5, 2018 12:51:51 GMT
A couple of historic pictures of Shellfen from her earlier long days on the Fenland waterways. She is a Dutch "Westlander" from 1912, originally bought to carry bulbs to market along the narrow Fen Lodes then purchased by Shell in the 1930s to supply the Middle Level pumping stations with diesel.
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