oldgit
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Why are old steel boats are so cheap compared to glassfibre ?
Steel Boats. Thinking of buying ?
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Why are old steel boats are so cheap compared to glassfibre ?
PCUK
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There is a follow-up video to this one, unless this is the follow-up.
Alicatt
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He also did one about narrow boats and how one hire company did not put anodes on their boats, the survey revealed that the steel had lost 30% to 37% of it's thickness over the years, and they were not that old either.
Parabordi
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Here is a Youtube channel to while away the winter nights, watching someone else work, very relaxin....
oldgit
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Quite a few vids to while away the dark winter nights and stop you buying stuff off ebay that really really dont need.
It also saves you having to get to the door before your wife when the Evri courier makes her daily visit, or is that just me.
Have been on the receiving end of both steel and before that wooden boats.
It also saves you having to get to the door before your wife when the Evri courier makes her daily visit, or is that just me.
Have been on the receiving end of both steel and before that wooden boats.
Parabordi
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Yep, on first name terms with evri and amazon!
tico
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Er. The second one is ‘Francisca’ and was a lovely van de valk.
I think he’s walked away as nothing has happened on it all year
I think he’s walked away as nothing has happened on it all year
oldgit
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The Medway is marine version of the the legendary elephants Graveyard, where everything goes to die.
Boatyards are full to the brim with all the stages of dereliction possible , many semi hidden under rotting canvas, the results of long abandoned restorations when the magnitude of the task finally becomes obvious to even the most enthusiastic restorer.
Wooden boats are now fairly rare as they sort of self disassemble.
Steel once was not a problem as the river was blessed with many small commercial yards who could do a lift and bit of plating on the side for cash.
All now gone and a need to search far and wide to get somebody to fix .
Glassfibre is not so obliging and resolutely refuses to go away, usually just lying there with a gaping hole in the stern with the outdrive(s) lying in the dust nearbye.
Boatyards are full to the brim with all the stages of dereliction possible , many semi hidden under rotting canvas, the results of long abandoned restorations when the magnitude of the task finally becomes obvious to even the most enthusiastic restorer.
Wooden boats are now fairly rare as they sort of self disassemble.
Steel once was not a problem as the river was blessed with many small commercial yards who could do a lift and bit of plating on the side for cash.
All now gone and a need to search far and wide to get somebody to fix .
Glassfibre is not so obliging and resolutely refuses to go away, usually just lying there with a gaping hole in the stern with the outdrive(s) lying in the dust nearbye.
bowler
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I will never gave a steel boat. Not having a dissolving hull is extremely reassuring!
