Wansworth
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Theres them thatlikes to dream of breasting the waves whilst restoring a wooden gem ,although not that old whilst others actually err go sailing......
Solent Boat Yards - with lots of old boats
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Murv
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So, just a generic, old wooden sailing boat with no future? seems a real shame.
Mind you, I know absolutely zilch about sailing boats (and precious little more about mobos,) it just looked very pretty to me!
Mind you, I know absolutely zilch about sailing boats (and precious little more about mobos,) it just looked very pretty to me!
doug748
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What's this one? it's beautiful!
I think she might be a Dauntless, see here:
http://www.classicboat.co.uk/articles/restoring-a-dauntless/
JumbleDuck
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I kept my last boat at McKellar's Slipway at Kilcreggan on the Clyde, run since the year dot by Ronnie and Ian (RIP) McGrouther. It was a wonderful place - the sort of yard where, when you need a piece of teak as a backing pad, you just dig your toe into the ground. Right to the end they used a patent slipway for launching and recovery, and some of the bigger boats were still moved around the yard on a railway system for the patent slipway cradle. Now sold, and the character has gone completely. Only one shed remains, the slipway has been replaced by a sling thing and the teak laden turf is now crushed stone. I shall never go back. Too many memories gone.
Murv
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BarryH
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The yard is not that "sterile". Its a hell of a lot cheaper than the marina next door and a friendly place. Everyone seems to help everyone out so its nat all bad. Can't be that bad as I've just paid for a 3rd year of mooring fees. Its still works out cheaper keeping my boat there than putting a car on the road!!
Wansworth
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Thats what attracted me...and the enourmous time drinking tea.......
VicS
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Amazing! I never imagined Mother Superiors had such a hands-on approach to practical matters.
Great pictures.
Mothers Superior ?
It's Pete
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Seanick
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Here Pete, there's this thing called a roller right, and you put it on a handle, and put the handle on a stick, then......never mind, nothing......
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rosewood
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birdham pool
oldgit
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Greenheart
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It's Pete
I beg Pete's pardon.
Although to be fair, without his Thinsulate hat to distinguish him, I bet I'm not the first to have made the mistake...here's a nun painting a tree...H&S, give her some gloves...
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Blueboatman
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Re VicS.
Golly changes afoot indeed. I recognise about half of those boats still, they never moved but changed guardianship!
A new His n Hers Thunderbox?
Sad to see no one took on the old Prawner, but BBM got afloat..
Glen made that place what it was. At the time it was for me a lifesaver, a bit of a weight lifter and a joy to me to be 'allowed in' to keep a boat there and be under Glens kindly eye.
I expect the Wednesday club are now booted, hard hatted and with shiny battery drills and real paintbrushes and no more creosote, whatever next?
Golly changes afoot indeed. I recognise about half of those boats still, they never moved but changed guardianship!
A new His n Hers Thunderbox?
Sad to see no one took on the old Prawner, but BBM got afloat..
Glen made that place what it was. At the time it was for me a lifesaver, a bit of a weight lifter and a joy to me to be 'allowed in' to keep a boat there and be under Glens kindly eye.
I expect the Wednesday club are now booted, hard hatted and with shiny battery drills and real paintbrushes and no more creosote, whatever next?
Wansworth
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......I 5hink your find the place is in good hands.....
Blueboatman
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That is nice to hear.
I met Mark years ago, seemed just right for the place really. And he knows a fair ol bit about Corribees and such like, having built em.
It is nice to be whimsical about the old ways whilst enjoying the new.. That shiny tractor looks better than the ol greeny?
I met Mark years ago, seemed just right for the place really. And he knows a fair ol bit about Corribees and such like, having built em.
It is nice to be whimsical about the old ways whilst enjoying the new.. That shiny tractor looks better than the ol greeny?
langstonelayabout
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BarryH
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Creosote still gets splashed around all over the place at the "Working" parties. Though I think the stock of it has run out and the modern substitute will be used from now on. Glens nephew still keeps the same ethos but is slowly dragging the place up to make it a user friendly enviromet to work in.
For me it allows me to afford the boat. If I had to pay the going rates of the yard next door or the one down the road I would have to get rid of it. Still a bunch of "characters" there and as quirky as ever. Its refreshing to fidnd a yard that isn't trying to pry money out of you at every opotunity
Blueboatman
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It was nice to recognise a goodly few familiar faces at Glens funeral.
Glad to hear the ethos lives! It was always 'let's have a look at you , rather than what's the boat!'
No more nettles tho, I dunno...
Glad to hear the ethos lives! It was always 'let's have a look at you , rather than what's the boat!'
No more nettles tho, I dunno...
VicS
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If it had been a bit larger image you would have recognised the Vega in the back ground of this picture
Now for sale again, or possibly sold by now, The person who bought it from John and Kate decided it was not the right sort of boat for pottering around the harbour and Solent so bought the Liberty that's in the pictures.