dom
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Never met Ellie or indeed saw anybody on the boat, or even any lights in the evenings.
Timbers looked to be decaying and it had a general air of abandonment.
Gaff schooner sunk in Brixham
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Never met Ellie or indeed saw anybody on the boat, or even any lights in the evenings.
Timbers looked to be decaying and it had a general air of abandonment.
Gary Fox
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A shame, but not surprising. It's hard work to keep an old wooden fishing boat in commission, and very expensive unless you can do the work yourself.Never met Ellie or indeed saw anybody on the boat, or even any lights in the evenings.
Timbers looked to be decaying and it had a general air of abandonment.
pvb
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There's a small truck-mounted crane with outriggers on the jetty now...
burgundyben
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She seems to be upright. Floating and alongside.
Gary Fox
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Famous last words!
rotrax
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Yes.
Ido believe, however, that is how she was before she sank......................................
Chae_73
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still afloat after the weekend?
Robi
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Looks like she's still alongside the jetty? Anyone know what they plan to do with her?
dom
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Laysula
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Just leave her there as a "tourist attraction
" to go with some of the other hulks that are there bringing the harbour down.
Gary Fox
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Is the Heritage Pontoon still a going concern, after the sad demise of Trinity? If the HM isn't pathogically retarded, isn't corruptable by big business, and wants the best for his harbour, it should be maintained and reserved for the classic wooden gaffers which everyone associates with BM. I would be a regular visitor.Just leave her there as a "tourist attraction
Charlestown changed hands and is thriving, the Brixham HM's oughtn't let it all slip through their fingers.
Fimacca
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To be fair, Town pontoon has the reject yachts left abandoned tied up you get everywhere now - but also has the heritage and restored lovely old brixham trawlers tied up there most of the year with tours available (when able) by volunteers. They will return later in the year.
As for sea beast - maybe sold to another starry eyed dreamer as a live aboard ......?
As for sea beast - maybe sold to another starry eyed dreamer as a live aboard ......?
trevbouy
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Plans are for it to be broken up in place or moved to the D-day slip to be broken up.
Town pontoon is to be put back in place soon.
Town pontoon is to be put back in place soon.
dom
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Mudisox
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The Old Brixham Trawlers are alongside the town pontoon at Dartmouth for most of lockdown.
dom
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bedouin
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How strange - given the effort they took to recover it last time you would have thought they would have made doubly sure it wasn't going to sink again - or got it out of the water
Gary Fox
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No pumps left on board? Astonishing they let this happen really.
Mark-1
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Agree. I guess no budget to get it out/patch it up & money for recovery comes from a different budget or insurance?