Boat in a tight spot...

[damo]

Moving mobos with a boatmover is easy, a finkeeler is a bit more tricky, but you can squeeze them into small spaces /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Taking the props away. Gulp

Trundling off

Overlap the cradle with the neighbouring boats /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[graham]

Impressive boat mover.

The Little Green boat "Puffin Bach " caught my eye .Any idea what design she is?

 

[Poignard]

And the gaff yawl in the first photo caught my eye! Any info?

 

[damo]

I don't know about Puffin Bach, but the yawl is the historic Gulnare , and has been on the hard here for at least 3 years, after a rebuild by Blakes Bros.

 

[Poignard]

A beautiful boat. Thanks for that information.

 

[Gwylan]

Squeezing them in then! Not like the good old days. Better not say too much I might want to come back

 

[damo]

We used to have acres and acres of space (much of it a windswept swamp, it's true) but the developers have squeezed the boatyard into a well-appointed but much smaller area. They also took away part of it last year for building and parking, because that generates more money. Then Persimmon stopped construction....

Loads of space around still, but we can't use it, hence the sardine-like atmosphere! /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Some boats are 4 rows in!

 

[Sneds]

Save a spot for me when I haved saved up some money, around Aug next year!
Gentle Breeze looks nice

 

[Csail]

I don't get it! It looks fine to me?

 

[damo]

Point is that the cradle is wider than the gap between the neighbouring boats. The props for a bilge keeler or mobo are rarely wider than the beam, but fin keel boats need much more space for propping. Ragamuffin needed to be moved to make space for a big boat lifting out later this week, and we were seeing if we could shift it with the boatmover and put it in a narrow slot /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Allan]

Did the owner know you were experimenting with their boat?
Allan

 

[Blue_Pearl]

Here's a few more pics of Gulnare if interested

 

[Blue_Pearl]

Here's another - not so good a pic though sorry

 

[Blue_Pearl]

last one of Gulnare .........

 

[buster3]

nice new fairline under wraps whos is that one

 

[graham]

A real beauty.Is she yours? I wonder how many other boats in the yard will still be in commision when 108 years old.

 

[Blue_Pearl]

Finishing off with a pic of my Sunshine (the boat) - 1931 G A Feltham design

 

[damo]

The owner was driving the tractor and operating the boatmover - Rich works in the boatyard! We kept saying "Don't worry about it, it's not as if it's a customer's boat", and he kept saying he'd be less nervous if it was /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[damo]

The F's are Prosser Marine's - new boats. Want one? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[damo]

"Playmate", a couple of berths along from me, was commissioned circa 1890. The owner usually tries to get to the Classic Boats meets, and generally enters the Holms Race. But she definitely aint as pretty as Gulnare (probably something to do with the black bitumastic paint on various bits, and the blue plastic tarps /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )