Seashoreman
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Rod Stewart buys wife a boat for her birthday (msn.com)
Indeed a 'random' desire for a hobby. But will it last?
Indeed a 'random' desire for a hobby. But will it last?
Rod buys wife a 'boat' for birthday after they watched them going by.
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ProDave
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Wot? not even a picture of this boat?
Giblets
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She was probably getting the hump about him spending all his time with his (not insignificant) model railway! 
Daydream believer
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Gotta admit- Looking at his missus beats looking at some of the tatty old boats afloat these days
Just needs a bikini
penfold
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Gotta admit- Looking at his missus beats looking at some of the tatty old boats afloat these days
Just needs a bikini
The previous incumbent
Frogmogman
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Bit disappointed he didn't buy a sailing boat.
After all, the song is "Sailing", not "narrow-boating."
After all, the song is "Sailing", not "narrow-boating."
johnalison
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I have never been on a narrow boat but would very much like to. Although my preference is to be somewhere out of sight of land, I imagine that there is some satisfaction to be had from manoeuvring one of these things and from the tranquil nature of the waterways, at least in some places.
Gwylan
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Narrow boats are for people who find paint drying too exciting.
Once got sent on a team building exercise weekend on a narrow boat. Everyone except the operator seemed to drink an awful lot and not do much else.
Once got sent on a team building exercise weekend on a narrow boat. Everyone except the operator seemed to drink an awful lot and not do much else.
oldgit
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This might be of interest.
The Tuesday Night Club Official Web Site
"The narrow boat Ocean Princess will attempt the passage from Merseyside to Scotland for what is believed to be the first trip of this kind for a boat of this type, and it follows the boat's successful voyage last year from London to Bristol via the Isles of Scilly. The boat is owned by James Griffin of Wyvern Shipping, a canal boat hire company based on the Grand Union Canal near Leighton Buzzard.
James and his crew of two sons and John Chapman will be sailing from Eastham Lock on the Manchester Ship Canal on Friday July 9th at 1745 hours. (weather permitting!!) The route will be via the Northern Ireland coast to Bangor then across to the west coast of the Mull of Kintyre and up to Oban and Fort William, before spending 6 days on the Caledonian Canal to Inverness and back. The return trip will be through the Crinan Canal, down the Firth of Clyde, around the Mull of Galloway to Whitehaven and returning to the Mersey in early August."
Hands up all yachties who would undertake this little trip without second thought.
Passed a narrowboat in the Thames Estuary a year or two ago on our way to Ramsgate, it was starting to get a tad choppy and did wonder ????? as we passed. !
A few hours after our arrival in Ramsgate the AWB went out and returned shortly afterward towing the narrowboat.
The following morning, bright and early, the narrow boat set off again. A couple of hours later, so did the lifeboat.
Both AWB and narrowboat were in harbour when we left, it was all OK until we got to North Foreland, then found out why nobody with any common sense else was out that day.
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Frogmogman
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Rather them than me, but I have to say, naming a narrowboat "Ocean Princess" does display a certain level of ambition.
oldgit
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Not that usual to see a little Armarda of them slowly proceeding in Sea Reach on their their way round to the Medway.
Suspect their working knowledge of tides is somewhat better than the average motorboater.
Quandary
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They have done it all before in 2004 so should be a doddle for them.
RobWard
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He had a boat previously, moored in Spain, probably best not mentioning that he invited Joanna Lumley to join him...
Concerto
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I wonder if that was the narrowboat that was towed into Queenborough in 2018 or 2019. They "arrived" very late at night being assisted by the RNLI and were moored at the southern end of the all weather landing with engine problems.This might be of interest.
The Tuesday Night Club Official Web Site
"The narrow boat Ocean Princess will attempt the passage from Merseyside to Scotland for what is believed to be the first trip of this kind for a boat of this type, and it follows the boat's successful voyage last year from London to Bristol via the Isles of Scilly. The boat is owned by James Griffin of Wyvern Shipping, a canal boat hire company based on the Grand Union Canal near Leighton Buzzard.
James and his crew of two sons and John Chapman will be sailing from Eastham Lock on the Manchester Ship Canal on Friday July 9th at 1745 hours. (weather permitting!!) The route will be via the Northern Ireland coast to Bangor then across to the west coast of the Mull of Kintyre and up to Oban and Fort William, before spending 6 days on the Caledonian Canal to Inverness and back. The return trip will be through the Crinan Canal, down the Firth of Clyde, around the Mull of Galloway to Whitehaven and returning to the Mersey in early August."
Hands up all yachties who would undertake this little trip without second thought.
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Passed a narrowboat in the Thames Estuary a year or two ago on our way to Ramsgate, it was starting to get a tad choppy and did wonder ????? as we passed. !
A few hours after our arrival in Ramsgate the AWB went out and returned shortly afterward towing the narrowboat.
The following morning, bright and early, the narrow boat set off again. A couple of hours later, so did the lifeboat.
Both AWB and narrowboat were in harbour when we left, it was all OK until we got to North Foreland, then found out why nobody with any common sense else was out that day.
There is at least one narrowboat at the bottom of the Channel. It is quite normal for 3 narrowboats to be tied together for safety in rougher water. These facts were told to me by the owner of the broken down narrowboat.
ProDave
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johnalison
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I think that it is important for those of us that enjoy sailing on the seas not to patronise those for whom this is a risk too far. My late neighbour owned a narrowboat and the highlight of her year was a week on her boat with a small group, one of whom had done ocean sailing more than once and enjoyed it as much as anyone. There is a continuum of sailors from the intrepid ocean sailors to inland dinghiers, and I don’t myself see narrowboat users as being entirely outside our community. Although a little different, the Broads were a source of many happy memories for me in years past. Not only is there often much wildlife to be observed inland, there are far more pubs.
Dan Tribe
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I am enjoying the TV series by Robbie Cummings on narrow boat Naughty Lass. A change from the usual celebrities getting pissed and having arguments and collisions.
But how does he put up with that engine thump thumping all day? It sounds like it's trying to escape. Presumably a Lister.
But how does he put up with that engine thump thumping all day? It sounds like it's trying to escape. Presumably a Lister.
oldgit
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+1. especially the pubs .