African Queen up for sale

[thamesS23]

I noticed that the African Queen hotel boat is up for sale.

https://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=187154

Was once moored up behind him at Goring when I believe that he emptied out out his holding tank, judging by the sudden stence that appeared for about 5 minutes!

have also watched the skipper 'handle' his boat on numerous occasions.

 

[Chris_d]

Are you sure? advert says 2011/12 season and sale agreed.
Think he is just starting to get the hang of it

 

[Actionmat]

Was once moored up behind him at Goring when I believe that he emptied out out his holding tank, judging by the sudden stence that appeared for about 5 minutes!
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I bet the pong would have hung around for a lot longer than 5mins if he'd done the dirty deed and if you were downstream you would have received a brown plimsole line
Any holding tank without a charcoal filter on the vent can produce horrific results if the wind is in the right direction:disgust:

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Its been for sale for a few years - or has it sold and come back up for sale.

Its shocking how its legal to skipper a boat that big not being able to see where you are going. Seems wrong really.

 

[dash300]

If you do buy it could I please have my mooring club hammer back!

 

[Pump-Out]

I noticed that the African Queen hotel boat is up for sale.

https://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=187154

Please don't tell Mr Trotman

 

[Actionmat]

Please don't tell Mr Trotman

I think it's a bit upmarket for his clientele

if you could dump a few hundred square feet of Calais jungle on a rusty barge, no doubt he'd have your arm off

 

[thamesS23]

I originally thought the African Queen was up for sale because whilst on youtube, one of the recommended videos was one for the sale of the barge, which also had the appolo duck link posted earlier. I since realise this was probably an old video and advert.

 

[Outinthedinghy]

I wouldn't be surprised if it is still up for sale. As I remember it the asking price was ridiculous for a boat in which the skipper can not see where he is going. If it was on european inland waterways I think it would be illegal.

 

[Actionmat]

How did it get under the footbridge at Cookham?

 

[thamesS23]

"How did it get under the footbridge at Cookham?"

...by probably just wiping the bridge out every time he crashes through it, judging by what I have seen of his driving !!

 

[kremmen]

I wouldn't be surprised if it is still up for sale. As I remember it the asking price was ridiculous for a boat in which the skipper can not see where he is going. If it was on european inland waterways I think it would be illegal.

As far as I understood it his confirmed bookings this year was north of £150k .

Not what I would want to be doing with my life though

 

[Actionmat]

Not an easy life, but if given the option of running a B&B on land or a Boatel on the river I know which I'd choose