Princess 45 Windsor Bridge?

[Johnsie]

Has anyone experience of the older 1988 P45 and the non-tidal Thames. According to the spec should be a foot clear @ 11'9"/3.58m with arch dropped, but not allowing for arch of the bridge?? Beam 14' so assuming around 11' for the flybridge?
PRINCESS 45

• Year Started: 1982
• Year Finished: 1991
• Length Overall (Inc Pulpit): 47ft 2in / 14.38m
• Length Overall (Ex Pulpit): 45ft 4in / 13.81m
• Beam: 14ft 1in / 4.3m
• Draft: 3ft 9in / 1.14m
• Approx. Displacement: 14 tonnes
• Height Above Waterline to top of GRP radar arch: 14ft 7in / 4.45m
• Height Above Waterline to Top of Fixed Structure (Excluding radar arch and light mast): 11ft 9in / 3.58m

 

[Chris_d]

There are a couple of similar sized Sealine T46's above Windsor and have seen them above Henley so you should be ok.

 

[Scapegoat]

Windsor bridge, Cookham lock cut bridge, Marlow and Henley are most likely to be a bit tight. Windsor and Henley are the most curved.
Draft can also be tight at the moment as water levels are lower than usual.
This is useful

 

[Johnsie]

Thank you for the responses, i have had smaller vessels like Sealine on the Thames before, and recall the arch at Windsor. Just looking at the listed clearance it should pass, but this arch being a big concern as the older P45 is quite a square/box flybridge! May have to rethink!!

 

[Johnsie]

Windsor bridge, Cookham lock cut bridge, Marlow and Henley are most likely to be a bit tight. Windsor and Henley are the most curved.
Draft can also be tight at the moment as water levels are lower than usual.
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Are the figures quoted the highest point? Top of the arch ?

 

[Windy_Stu]

I would measure your height, I have a a 42ft De Groot with very square flybridge we come up at 12ft 3".... coming up from Penton hook , Ham and Windsor Cookham are low but i can get underneath, ... on the flybridge on my knees ....

 

[volvopaul]

How strange this post comes up as I Am thinking of boating on the Thames next year and looking at suitable boats for the job , whilst my heart has always been a flybridge, my head tells me otherwise , I’d like to think we could get as far as Abingdon from Windsor area, no berth or boat yet sourced but searching the net now for a suitable boat .

Im am more active on the motor boat forum but will be on here now doing some Thames research .

 

[Scapegoat]

How strange this post comes up as I Am thinking of boating on the Thames next year and looking at suitable boats for the job , whilst my heart has always been a flybridge, my head tells me otherwise , I’d like to think we could get as far as Abingdon from Windsor area, no berth or boat yet sourced but searching the net now for a suitable boat .

Im am more active on the motor boat forum but will be on here now doing some Thames research .

Aft cabin boats are popular on the river, both GRP and steel. Draft is becoming an issue as the river has not been dredged for many years - and of course air draft too!

 

[Johnsie]

Anyone with experience of P435 on non tidal thames! 45 seamed a bit tight for Eton bridge!

 

[Chris_d]

Anyone with experience of P435 on non tidal thames! 45 seamed a bit tight for Eton bridge!

Used to know an owner who kept one at Moulsford and have seen one as far up as Abingdon.

 

[Time Out]

And Harleyford.

 

[oldgit]

Did not Byron have a P 435 ?
Think it ended up back down here on the Merdeway when he sold it, must have come up and back down by water.


RIP Byron Alexander

 

[Chris_d]

Did not Byron have a P 435 ?
Think it ended up back down here on the Merdeway when he sold it, must have come up and back down by water.


RIP Byron Alexander

Yes he did, called Ocean Eagle when he owned it.

 

[oldgit]

Yes he did, called Ocean Eagle when he owned it.

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Ashmount is quite a pleasant estate.

 

[Brayman]

We don't seem to have drinks in our hands in that photo!

 

[Parabordi]

We don't seem to have drinks in our hands in that photo!

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