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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 8:19:43 GMT
kris might be able to sail it Yes, towage but that could work out cheaper than buying and fitting and engine which might never get used anyway. Or maybe John can tow it whenever it is he decides to come back south (if he doesn't get stuck in Yorkshire permanently). 180hp Daewoo should be able to handle it.
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Post by kris on Aug 10, 2018 8:21:51 GMT
kris might be able to sail it Twat, especially if you where thinking of fitting an engine in hen. ps Liverpool and Goole might be in the "north" to you, but they are on opposites sides of the country.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 8:24:33 GMT
Twat
I wasn't'. I was comparing the price of the boat with others which may need replacement engines and pointing out that an unpowered boat is not necessarily a disadvantage for waldamar. He knows this as he has a Lighter but its being worn away on a tidal berth.
I wonder how thick the underwater parts of Hen are. I believe they did built some of these boats with thick stuff. 3/8 maybe ?
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Post by bargemast on Aug 10, 2018 8:31:50 GMT
At least with a decent size boat you could arrange to park the Bentley on the roof. The other day in Paris I saw one of the very large peniches on the Seine which had not 1 or 2 cars on top but 3. All on top of the stern cabin and it wasn't crowded. Only problem is in englandland there is a very limited number of places where one could load or offload a vehicle from a boat because its unusual to get a roadway immediately beside a waterway. In France its completely different. I did once see a little Fiat 500 (real one none of the modern rubbish) in the well deck of a narrow boat on a raising platform. That was quite clever. On the Rhine you'll see many barges with 3 and sometimes more cars on the roof of the cabin.
The container pusher convoy of this video only has 3 cars on it's roof, but room for more if needed.
How about it's nice telescopic wheelhouse ?
Peter.
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Post by kris on Aug 10, 2018 8:32:57 GMT
I wonder how thick the underwater parts of Hen are. I believe they did built some of these boats with thick stuff. 3/8 maybe ? It's got a double bottom on it as its was a tanker of some description.
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Post by bargemast on Aug 10, 2018 8:38:51 GMT
At least with a decent size boat you could arrange to park the Bentley on the roof. The other day in Paris I saw one of the very large peniches on the Seine which had not 1 or 2 cars on top but 3. All on top of the stern cabin and it wasn't crowded. Only problem is in englandland there is a very limited number of places where one could load or offload a vehicle from a boat because its unusual to get a roadway immediately beside a waterway. In France its completely different. I did once see a little Fiat 500 (real one none of the modern rubbish) in the well deck of a narrow boat on a raising platform. That was quite clever. One of these ?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 8:39:51 GMT
No it was the little rubbishy air cooled one. This POS
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Post by Jim on Aug 10, 2018 9:09:54 GMT
No it was the little rubbishy air cooled one. This POS Many moons ago, when I worked in my father in law's garage, one of those came in, I fettled it into good order, he sprayed it red and put black spots on and 2 rubber radio antennae on the front wings, it made a lovely Ladybird. Great little car, drove it round for a while till it was sold.
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Post by waldamar on Aug 10, 2018 9:29:57 GMT
At least with a decent size boat you could arrange to park the Bentley on the roof. The other day in Paris I saw one of the very large peniches on the Seine which had not 1 or 2 cars on top but 3. All on top of the stern cabin and it wasn't crowded. Only problem is in englandland there is a very limited number of places where one could load or offload a vehicle from a boat because its unusual to get a roadway immediately beside a waterway. In France its completely different. I did once see a little Fiat 500 (real one none of the modern rubbish) in the well deck of a narrow boat on a raising platform. That was quite clever. or I could get a bus!
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Post by waldamar on Aug 10, 2018 9:33:51 GMT
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Post by waldamar on Aug 10, 2018 9:36:46 GMT
TBH Hen is very high on my list, towage no problem and although I'd rather have an engine and be mobile realistically this is a houseboat project. Downside is the fit out, money is tight and I'm not as young/fit as I once was!
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Post by bargemast on Aug 10, 2018 9:45:39 GMT
TBH Hen is very high on my list, towage no problem and although I'd rather have an engine and be mobile realistically this is a houseboat project. Downside is the fit out, money is tight and I'm not as young/fit as I once was! That is a well known and also very common problem, the guy who looked at me (only very briefly) in the mirror this morning is suffering badly from the same symptoms .
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Post by waldamar on Aug 10, 2018 10:12:32 GMT
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Post by kris on Aug 10, 2018 11:18:21 GMT
TBH Hen is very high on my list, towage no problem and although I'd rather have an engine and be mobile realistically this is a houseboat project. Downside is the fit out, money is tight and I'm not as young/fit as I once was! Hen is a beatiful boat but as you say would take a lot of work converting, although it has a rudimentary boatmans cabin. I think if I was you I'd be at least having a look at that "spits" in Antwerp. It can't be that hard to import boats lots of people do it. You could live on it as is and wouldn't need to do any converting.
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Post by waldamar on Aug 10, 2018 11:34:49 GMT
I'm still considering the Spitz - further research into transport needed, she may actually be too big as I'd have to bring her further up the beach onto the rocks! The one I'm off to look at is more like 80' which maybe a good compromise,not very beamy though, it's the oil barge in Zaandam, I'll try to find the link.
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