Sixpence
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MTB 102 , from the website , Lowestoft area . So there must be more
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MTB 102 , from the website , Lowestoft area . So there must be more
tazzle
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Re: Denton Island
The big grey static liveaboard? That's the ex-customs cutter 'Vigilance' - now with an added superstructure of corrugated plastic sheeting that ruins her fine lines somewhat but I s'pose it keeps them dry.
The big grey static liveaboard? That's the ex-customs cutter 'Vigilance' - now with an added superstructure of corrugated plastic sheeting that ruins her fine lines somewhat but I s'pose it keeps them dry.
Talbot
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Sixpence
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Something a little more MTB like , wooden , and not £95000 , would be better
Talbot
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Think I would be considering a trip along some of the rivers and dropping some leaflets on likely contenders. There are three in the vicinity of Hayling Yacht services, but thats a bit far from Essex!
Victorious
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One of the three is about 100ft from my boat.
Seems abandoned but i am advised the owner has refused to sell quite recently.
Diag is a bitch to repair.... Cos you often have to take 12ft of boat apart to fix 1 sqft of rot
(If you find one and have problems... I will say "I told you so")
Seems abandoned but i am advised the owner has refused to sell quite recently.
Diag is a bitch to repair.... Cos you often have to take 12ft of boat apart to fix 1 sqft of rot
(If you find one and have problems... I will say "I told you so")
Captain Coochie
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The minesweeper i posted on the link above is now up for offers with an offer to help move her . Would make a great livaboard if you could find somewhere to put her .
Sixpence
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must go great live abourd make great house boat with lots of room needs a lot of work must be taken away of mooring soon as pos 112ft long 6ft draft 22ft beam displacements120 ton great little ship4
Thanks , but there's too much of it , nowhere to put it , and a move now clause .
Nice one for somebody though , just not me , thanks
Thanks , but there's too much of it , nowhere to put it , and a move now clause .
Nice one for somebody though , just not me , thanks
PCUK
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What a fantastic yacht it would make. £50,000 would see her nicely converted to a basic yacht standard. Bit more impressive your than average Sunseeker!
Sixpence
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This would be a perfect find
Except she's a south coast resident . MTB 458 , as she was last year .
Now this would be a perfect find , but I don't even want to think about moving her all the way round to me , from there
Except she's a south coast resident . MTB 458 , as she was last year .
Now this would be a perfect find , but I don't even want to think about moving her all the way round to me , from there
Colin_S
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Something a little more MTB like , wooden , and not £95000 , would be better
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There's some WWII minesweepers in the Swale that may fit the bill
Something a little more MTB like , wooden , and not £95000 , would be better
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There's some WWII minesweepers in the Swale that may fit the bill
totopalm
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The very beautiful 102, she is on Keith Newsons slipway
up near the Rail bridge, on the North side of the river
in Lowestoft. Bit of history there Trev!!
Cheers Tony
up near the Rail bridge, on the North side of the river
in Lowestoft. Bit of history there Trev!!
Cheers Tony
Sixpence
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102 is my target , she's an absolute delight , still don't know if she's going to be at the boat show though , any ideas ?
totopalm
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I have read that she will be at the Boat show. Keith Newson
tho i am sure would let you see her at his yard
Cheers Tony
tho i am sure would let you see her at his yard
Cheers Tony
tazzle
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Re: Denton Island
Sorry, not 'Vigilance' but 'Vigilant' - the old memory is getting rusty these days. Remembered to snap a pic of her yesterday:
Sorry, not 'Vigilance' but 'Vigilant' - the old memory is getting rusty these days. Remembered to snap a pic of her yesterday:
Sixpence
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Re: Denton Island
Not quite MTB but quite nice , or would be without the , whatever it is on deck . 102 was seen on Saturday , but as the insurance companies rule the world , I had to make do with a long conversation with some crew , and an invitation to join the team . This I may well do
Not quite MTB but quite nice , or would be without the , whatever it is on deck . 102 was seen on Saturday , but as the insurance companies rule the world , I had to make do with a long conversation with some crew , and an invitation to join the team . This I may well do
soton
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Could I revive this old thread and ask whether anyone knows of any MTB's, or similar, with the same sort of criteria, ie v.cheap/free, pretty poor condition, but without geographical restraints, south coats would be great, so more details of the hayling island ones would be nice to hear?
Sixpence
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soton , hi and welcome , I never object to a revival
http://www.bmpt.org.uk/forum/index.asp
The results of forum members here , were passed to them because the one found wasn't big enough for wife . Log in there and it won't take long to find me , the post is getting to be the biggest they've had for a while
http://www.bmpt.org.uk/forum/index.asp
The results of forum members here , were passed to them because the one found wasn't big enough for wife . Log in there and it won't take long to find me , the post is getting to be the biggest they've had for a while
