It's trailer boating, Jim, but not as we know it. :)

[LittleSister]

 

[Wansworth]

Like the wheelhouse

 

[LittleSister]

Like the wheelhouse

Yes. I particularly like the engine, too.

 

[newtothis]

Going to need a feersum dehumidifier in that engine room.

 

[Slowboat35]

'Slam-bang too much/they knock a-wee/the crosshead jibs are loose'

 

[Tomahawk]

That’s like launching Tomahawk on her trolley..

 

[Stemar]

Yes. I particularly like the engine, too.

Me too, but God forbid I ever own one - far too much work, not to mention all those moving bits waiting to grab a careless finger or a whole hand!

It reminded me of when I was five or so, on holiday with my parents in Scotland. We took a ride on a paddle steamer and I spent most of the trip on a kind of balcony overlooking the engine room, watching that humungous crank going round. Our next trip was on a more modern boat, the Balmoral, maybe, and there were no visible moving parts. I was seriously disappointed.

 

[mjcoon]

Yes. I particularly like the engine, too.

Yes, the mechanical choreography is mesmerising, though the melody isn't up to much. You can keep "Strictly"...

 

[mjcoon]

Still, it's not quite Fitzcarraldo...

 

[Concerto]

The engine reminds me of a much smaller version of the old Woolwich Ferry back in the early 1960's. You could go below and see it working, absolutely fascinating for a young boy as I was then.