Boats left high and dry
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On the Classic Cars forum there is a long running tread, Classics left to die or something like that, so lets start one for boats.
My wife and I were up near Lancaster last weekend and called in at Glasson Dock on the mouth of the River Lune, I was amazed at the number of boats that have been taken out of the water and now appear to be in a somewhat neglected state, perhaps waiting for a restoration that may never come.
I can only shudder at the thought of the amount of money and man hours would be needed to get some these boats seaworthy again, maybe the owners have good intentions.
There was nobody about to talk to, which is probably a good job as I would have been there all day.
Here we go, quite a few pics.
The side planking is completly rotten, acres of timber requred here.
Bow thruster needs a bit of attention
The superstructure on this one has been removed from the deck, it can be seen from the tide mark that this boat has been on its side somewhere.
Are these barnacles or some other sort of marine growth?
The engine and transmission has been removed and left to one side, the prop shaft has been cut with a torch.
The motor is a Detroit Diesel V8 two stroke 12 litres, I believe these sound amazing under full throttle
This an unusual looking barge? not in bad condition, to me it would look as if it had belonged on a big European river like the Rhine
The next one is actually still floating
There are also quite a few lovely boats as well this is an example
Glasson dock is well worth a visit if you are up north, if anyone knows the history behind any of the vessels I have shown here I would love to know, please post on here
My wife and I were up near Lancaster last weekend and called in at Glasson Dock on the mouth of the River Lune, I was amazed at the number of boats that have been taken out of the water and now appear to be in a somewhat neglected state, perhaps waiting for a restoration that may never come.
I can only shudder at the thought of the amount of money and man hours would be needed to get some these boats seaworthy again, maybe the owners have good intentions.
There was nobody about to talk to, which is probably a good job as I would have been there all day.
Here we go, quite a few pics.
The side planking is completly rotten, acres of timber requred here.
Bow thruster needs a bit of attention
The superstructure on this one has been removed from the deck, it can be seen from the tide mark that this boat has been on its side somewhere.
Are these barnacles or some other sort of marine growth?
The engine and transmission has been removed and left to one side, the prop shaft has been cut with a torch.
The motor is a Detroit Diesel V8 two stroke 12 litres, I believe these sound amazing under full throttle
This an unusual looking barge? not in bad condition, to me it would look as if it had belonged on a big European river like the Rhine
The next one is actually still floating
There are also quite a few lovely boats as well this is an example
Glasson dock is well worth a visit if you are up north, if anyone knows the history behind any of the vessels I have shown here I would love to know, please post on here
Edited by AlecT on Wednesday 16th September 14:36
would love to be able to restore the first - but would be a lot of money!
the last I suspect is not neglected - just needing some more varnish - to me a key test of a neglected boat is condition of the ropes - they look in good condition, which suggests that there is some money being spent on it...
the last I suspect is not neglected - just needing some more varnish - to me a key test of a neglected boat is condition of the ropes - they look in good condition, which suggests that there is some money being spent on it...
IforB said:
swiveleyedgit said:
Saw this a while back, in Etaples. Not being the nautical type, I've no idea what it's speciality is
Looks like deepwater trawler of some kind.Louis Balfour said:
I have only recently become casually interested in boats and it seems to be an absolutely bonkers pastime to be involved with, populated by a large number of equally bonkers people.
If you're absolutely minted and can afford a new one every few years then fine. But is seems to me that 99.9% of owners either pump financially crippling sums into relatively new craft or try to bodge old ones using anything to hand, however inappropriate.
I overtook a boat on a trailer on the M1 yesterday which appeared to be an open vessel that had a cabin added which was in fact a cut down garden shed. It must have taken someone a long time, and a perfectly good shed, to create something so awful.
Owning a private boat, unless you regularly use it, makes no financial sense at all. However, there are millions of folk who own all kind of vessels that are happy to spend time and money enjoying their chosen past-time and not necessarily bankrupting themselves!If you're absolutely minted and can afford a new one every few years then fine. But is seems to me that 99.9% of owners either pump financially crippling sums into relatively new craft or try to bodge old ones using anything to hand, however inappropriate.
I overtook a boat on a trailer on the M1 yesterday which appeared to be an open vessel that had a cabin added which was in fact a cut down garden shed. It must have taken someone a long time, and a perfectly good shed, to create something so awful.
Like everything that isn't essential?
swiveleyedgit said:
Saw this a while back, in Etaples. Not being the nautical type, I've no idea what it's speciality is
I know nothing about Boats but google says fishinghttps://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/s...
I thought this thread was going to be about this:
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/...
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/...
"On the Classic Cars forum there is a long running tread, Classics left to die or something like that"
Lovely Boat Pics & I really like the idea of this Thread, I'm also extremely interested in the Car based Thread you mentioned, can you post a link/ more detail please? I haven't found it & I would really like to read through it.
Many thanks.
Lovely Boat Pics & I really like the idea of this Thread, I'm also extremely interested in the Car based Thread you mentioned, can you post a link/ more detail please? I haven't found it & I would really like to read through it.
Many thanks.
KR158 said:
"On the Classic Cars forum there is a long running tread, Classics left to die or something like that"
Lovely Boat Pics & I really like the idea of this Thread, I'm also extremely interested in the Car based Thread you mentioned, can you post a link/ more detail please? I haven't found it & I would really like to read through it.
Many thanks.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...Lovely Boat Pics & I really like the idea of this Thread, I'm also extremely interested in the Car based Thread you mentioned, can you post a link/ more detail please? I haven't found it & I would really like to read through it.
Many thanks.
Andy 308GTB said:
KR158 said:
"On the Classic Cars forum there is a long running tread, Classics left to die or something like that"
Lovely Boat Pics & I really like the idea of this Thread, I'm also extremely interested in the Car based Thread you mentioned, can you post a link/ more detail please? I haven't found it & I would really like to read through it.
Many thanks.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...Lovely Boat Pics & I really like the idea of this Thread, I'm also extremely interested in the Car based Thread you mentioned, can you post a link/ more detail please? I haven't found it & I would really like to read through it.
Many thanks.
The City of Adelaide in Port Adelaide. She is the oldest of two surviving Clipper ships: the only other one is the Cutty Sark.
Better known (to those of us from Glasgow) as the Carrick which was moored in central Glasgow for years as a training vessel for the Navy reserves before she sank and then got re-floated and moved to the Maritime Museum in Irvine where she languished for years. She then got rescued and shipped to Adelaide for preservation.
Better known (to those of us from Glasgow) as the Carrick which was moored in central Glasgow for years as a training vessel for the Navy reserves before she sank and then got re-floated and moved to the Maritime Museum in Irvine where she languished for years. She then got rescued and shipped to Adelaide for preservation.
Dog Star said:
That's mad! It looks like some sort of cartoon/kids toy bath boat that has been made into a real one.
Yep, I know bugger all about boats but if I had to have one that's the one I'd want, converted into a chubby party boat, with a mirror ball hanging from the gantry at the blunt end 
A good news story for you. My great uncle was the last person to operate a Thames sailing barge commercially. When everyone else was using motor boats to trade, he was sailing back and forth, right up until just before I was born. He was also a well known musician and author, and his boat therefore became quite well known. The BBC made a TV programme all about him and his exploits with the barge. Sadly it was left to rot for years:
Members of my family wrote to loads of well known philanthropists to try and get the boat restored and used again, and eventually a charitable trust was set up to restore it. It's now used for education and training, and tours around the UK. I think if can also be chartered.
Members of my family wrote to loads of well known philanthropists to try and get the boat restored and used again, and eventually a charitable trust was set up to restore it. It's now used for education and training, and tours around the UK. I think if can also be chartered.
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