Only in Essex - well only in Tendring probably

[MoodySabre]

"It was a project that went pearshape"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-32201995

They walk amongst us folks. Be afraid.

 

[CPD]

The vessel was "not something we've ever seen before", he added.

Yep, and there'll be a good reason fo that .......

 

[Bru]

Bit mean to destroy it though I felt

Just needed a bit of epoxy and a lick of paint and job's a good 'un

 

[MoodySabre]

The vessel was "not something we've ever seen before", he added.

Yep, and there'll be a good reason fo that .......

One of the blokes was on the radio just now and when the presenter quoted that to him he said "yes, I was rather proud of that bit"

The owner who could not swim did agree to it being destroyed. A new boat is being planned but this time they won't buy cheap oars

 

[Burnham Bob]

I'm not sure it was the boat that was at fault. No lifejacket and not being able to swim is idiocy in a small boat. No mention of why the oars broke - if they hadn't maybe the rescue would never have been needed.

 

[MoodySabre]

He did blame the oars. He also said it was getting choppy and the non-swimmer was getting worried.

 

[bigwow]

Looks to be a good step up from the tin bath in the stream that I started off with.:encouragement:

 

[johnalison]

It looks like an admirable effort. Don't let them say there is no spirit of enterprise in Essex.

 

[Tam Lin]

Just been on Look East, one of the guys being interviewed, " Would I do it again? Yeah I would, there was fish caught at the end of it so, minus being rescued it was a successful fishing trip."

I usually stick up for Essex on the forum but the best I can do in this case is to say that it was Jaywick! For those that have never been ........ It is one of the most deprived areas in the country and full of Londoners!

 

[Gitane]

Question:- Did they get to keep the cod they caught?

 

[FullCircle]

Well, it looks fairly buoyant.
I have seen worse being launched....

 

[Cantata]

I built model ships that way when I was a kid, it's called the 'bread and butter' method. My efforts at the age of 10 or so were a lot better than theirs, though :encouragement:

 

[Cobra]

Hopefully they will see it in themselves to make a "worthwhile" donation to the RNLI for dragging them out on the Easter weekend!

Only in Jaywick!

 

[LittleSister]

Perhaps it was all an elaborate ploy to advertise his services as a 'self-employed builder'!

(Actually, I think the novel construction method - bread and butter using cheap, buoyant material - is actually a quite a clever idea. The finish does leave a little to be desired, and I wonder if he's yet realised why boats don't usually have flat bottoms.)

 

[Gargleblaster]

To me it looks somewhat sturdier than a coracle that the ancient Britons would have used to catch their Cod. Quite sad that the boat has been destroyed when the problem seems to have been the oars. i wonder what their cheap oars were like? Were they manufactured from insulation board?

The first boat I manufactured at seven years old was a sheet of corrugated iron with nail holes, with a bit of orange case at the bow and the end of the orange case as the stern, all nailed together with mild steel nails and sealed with tar. The problem was that most of the time was taken up trying to stop the canoe falling over rather than paddling. But a lot of fun for a seven year old.

 

[NickC]

Perhaps they've inadvertently started a regular yearly event here... the infamous Jaywick Home-made boat Rally

 

[sailorman]

Wot sized o/b did they have

 

[MoodySabre]

and I quote "we didn't have an outdoor engine" :ambivalence:

 

[ex-Gladys]

Watching the item on Look East , they looked like the ally and plastic jobs that come with toy dinghies....

 

[NickC]

Wot sized o/b did they have

I know where there is a nice one not being used, would be just the right size for that boat.