hello ybw! what kind of boat is this?

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Hi new member here. I saw the boat on the canal this morning on the way to work, I fell in love!
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Can anyone tell me what type of boat it is? Is a boat like this fit for the high seas?

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Tim
 
Welcome to the forum.

Classic 1930's style river cruiser, but may be built post war. Suitable for estuary use as well and potential to cross the channel in fair weather if you fancy cruising the European canals.

Beware - seductive but potential money pit. Wood construction and may have old engines. Definitely not for beginners unless it has been well refitted and possibly re-engined by somebody who knows what he is doing.
 
Welcome to the forums! Please try to banish all thoughts of boats like that from your mind - they are, without exception, incredibly expensive to own, unsatisfying to use, and difficult to re-sell (unless you can find a real sucker).
 
I realise I am totally ignorant so please don't be exasperated by these naive questions..

Is there a such a thing as a sailing boat without a keel? I'm thinking of something very multifunctional that could be sailed across the channel and then motored through canals.

The Colvic Northerner looks like it could fit those criteria.

The other thing I was thinking about was hull. Is a steel hull designed to withstand higher forces associated with rough seas?
 
Looks to have the lines of an early Osbourne. The person to seek out, who would know, is Byron on the Thames Forum. I admire these old boats but haven't the patients, time or money to own one.
If I were you and you want something "classicy" then go and search out a nice Freeman.
 
timrich said:
I realise I am totally ignorant so please don't be exasperated by these naive questions..

Is there a such a thing as a sailing boat without a keel? I'm thinking of something very multifunctional that could be sailed across the channel and then motored through canals.

The Colvic Northerner looks like it could fit those criteria.

The other thing I was thinking about was hull. Is a steel hull designed to withstand higher forces associated with rough seas?
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Plenty of sailing boats capable of going through the canals. Draft is max 1.6m and many cruising boats up to around 10m (and some bigger) will have this. However, you obviously have to drop the mast at one of the entry ports such as Rouen or Gravelines.

No need to have a steel hull for rough seas - the vast majority of boats have GRP or wood hulls, although there are some advantages to steel or aluminium as well as disadvantages. The choice of boats is much more limited in metal, particularly under 10m where weight of steel can be a problem.
 
pvb said:
Welcome to the forums! Please try to banish all thoughts of boats like that from your mind - they are, without exception, incredibly expensive to own, unsatisfying to use, and difficult to re-sell (unless you can find a real sucker).
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I'm shocked! unsatisfying to use! I know I'm only a newbie but that's not true and normally you are far more positive!
 
Hi Tim
Motor Boats are not real popular on this particular forum which tends to focus on boats with sails.
(Have to say though that the sail boat owners spend a LOT of time discussing motors and why the damned*&**(()%%^& things dont work properly!!!!!)
For myself, i never trust the damned motor and only feel in control when the sails are up.
However boats are boats and seamanship is seamanship regardless of means of propulsion.
If you want to play the game, get yourself on some practical boat courses. Your training course costs will be cheap in comparison to the costs you may be exxposing yourself to by buying in ignorance. A course will help you decide if power or sail is your thing and also give you useful contacts.
Good luck.
 
John the kiwi said:
Hi Tim
Motor Boats are not real popular on this particular forum which tends to focus on boats with sails.
(Have to say though that the sail boat owners spend a LOT of time discussing motors and why the damned*&**(()%%^& things dont work properly!!!!!)
For myself, i never trust the damned motor and only feel in control when the sails are up.
However boats are boats and seamanship is seamanship regardless of means of propulsion.
If you want to play the game, get yourself on some practical boat courses. Your training course costs will be cheap in comparison to the costs you may be exxposing yourself to by buying in ignorance. A course will help you decide if power or sail is your thing and also give you useful contacts.
Good luck.
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As a reader of PBO for 46 years, I can't agree with you comment about PBO not being for Motor Boats. The Motor Boat section tends to be slanted towards very expensive Power boats with big engines. There is very little practical questions other than the likes of "0ne of my 500 Hp engines is now using 50 gals an hour, is this normal?" PBO is for all practical people who are looking for help in all manner of boating repairs on both sail and motor boats.
 
very true
Jcorstorphine said:
As a reader of PBO for 46 years, I can't agree with you comment about PBO not being for Motor Boats. The Motor Boat section tends to be slanted towards very expensive Power boats with big engines. There is very little practical questions other than the likes of "0ne of my 500 Hp engines is now using 50 gals an hour, is this normal?" PBO is for all practical people who are looking for help in all manner of boating repairs on both sail and motor boats.
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