The Wales Noah's Ark Photo-Story

[NOAH2]

The Wales Noah\'s Ark Photo-Story

Dear KIM and Everybody,

Most unfortunately my last notice of appeal was locked (by KIM). The one before was thrown off because of a small minority and yet I could not see how I had done anything wrong. Accordingly, it seems, that I was punished for the quality of the replies, to my asking for help! I wonder if the unswerving sense of fairness on this forum may have gone astray?

To be fair to all of you, KIM especially, you are probably getting sick and tired of the negative comments aimed at yours truly every time I post. So am I. You are also probably getting sick of NOAH and his challenges. So am I.

The end of my situation is not yet in sight but I do know that there are still some on this forum, who still really care. I would like to invite you to visit my Photo-story at the following address, leave a comment or two if you like.

Like it or loathe it, hard work and perseverance are, I am sure, values that all on this forum, do respect.

For the less interested (but nosey) and benefit of the those with a five-second-fish-mentality, who get bored quicker than a two year old, the pictures are mixed up, to show the contrast in the work my wife and I have achieved so far.

http://aol.photobox.co.uk/public/detail.html?c_album=425352

http://www.thisispenarth.co.uk/penarth/news/NEWS6.html


Cheer up me hearties, My Family and I may be Homeless for Christmas! Some may not understand me, but I understand myself. If it's back to the land I go, after thirteen years continuous living aboard, and a new 'way of life' for my children, then so be it, but I will always know, that I tried, with the help of a few friends through this forum, to save what I consider to be valuable to both me and my family. A 'way of life' is a precious thing, would you give up yours so easily?

Regards,

Noah.

KIM LOCK'EM OUT QUICK!


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[Gunfleet]

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I looked at your photographs. It's difficult to believe that people don't want your classic vessel in front of their houses, isn't it?

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

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I think it makes a real impression on an otherwise dull and average marina.

And in no way stands out. Noah, I am sorry, but I did feel sorry for you when reading your posts about eviction, but I am sorry, having seen the pictures of your house on an old hull, I think they have a point.

I am sure if you had kept her lines and used marine windows etc the problem would not exist, but yee gods man....



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[KenPugh]

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Isn't the problem to do with insurance ??

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[webcraft]

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I thought you lived on a boat . . .



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[clyst]

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Sorry Noah but just looked at the piccys and I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but christ I can see why its not welcome in a marina!! Face up to the facts ITS CRAP!! Save your face and move ashore and maybe start again in the future . I'm afraid IMHO your flogging a dead horse.Sorry!!

Sorry Sorry Sorry

Terry

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[mikewilkes]

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Thank you Kim for not locking this one.
I, like Jools, felt very sorry for you and your young family but having waded through your photos i can see that Penarth would like its sanity back.
Please, please,please do not come to Barcelona. The blocks of flats called cruise ships are a big enough blot on the landscape already around here but at least they look a little bit like boats. Yours is just a floating shed!!!!!!!!!
As for paying £20 for a large photo then unless you are trying to put MOL into an early grave I cant see any reason for it.
Sorry Noah but you did ask for opinions.

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[mikewilkes]

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For MOL should read MIL ( Mother-in-Law ) I was nearly right as the I is next to the O.

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[tcm]

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I liked the caption "Blending in at Penarth" - very appropriate.

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[Trevethan]

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Sorry to hear about you being evicted. I did in fact write to Penarth at one point suggesting they re-consider. Course I have now seen the picture...

As you say beauty is in the eye of teh beholder, and the boat has lovely lines, except for the thing on top.

Can I ask what possessed you to do that?

We have a Sole Bay ketch and I thought hte pilot house on her was a bit boxy, but my god... it looks like a portacabin sorry...

As I see it you have a couple of options.. try and find a mooring on a river somewhere... there are things that look like yours moored up on the Thames and on the canals.

Second buy some land and drop her into a pit and live in her on land....


By teh way how does she handle? windaghe must be enormous and you are going to need a huge amount of power to push her along I suspect.

I guess the third option is to try again but maybe try and consider a more traditional shape... I.e get shot of the shed and live below decks



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[BarryH]

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Its hard giving a truthful view without it sounding rude. From what I can see from the pic's, the marina have a point. Don't take this the the wrong way, but its pig ugly. Theres nicer looking houses built on little islands in Surrey Docks!
Maybe if you were a bit more forgiving when you built the umm, cabin area and kept it a bit more low profile, it would have kept to the lines of a boat.

Sorry but I'm wiv Penarth Marina here.

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[kilkerr1]

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Er. Wow. You see one of the reason I like boats is that they look like, well, boats, and not like houses. And this seems to be a house. And I also tend to go for chunky-looking boats rather than the sleek ones but this is kinda redefining the term. The windows. The 'houseness' of it. Er. I don't understand it. Sorry.

I do respect darn hard work and perseverence. But I'm just not convinced it's directed entirely the right way in this instance. Just me honest opinion.

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[vyv_cox]

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Searching the Penarth News pages throws a whole new light on the issue. The justification for dismissal is lack of insurance, seemingly a perfectly valid reason. Having seen the photos I can understand anyone's reluctance to house such an uninsured eyesore. The standard of construction gives little confidence that its systems are safe.

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[dieselhead]

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i cant see the photos and the link to the paper is about a bank???!! help i want to see!!

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[rex_seadog]

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Same here but I didn't like to say so. I thought it was just me being technically illiterate. Please give us some clues as to how we find the pictures. I looked through all the obvious albums on the aol site and did many searches on the newspaper site but no joy.

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[ccscott49]

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I think you will find she is a hulk, no engine or any boat type equipment atall. Not even any steering. Just the hull of a boat/barge, with a housish thingy on top. I feel for the man, but it just doesn't fit in, not there anyway, could fit in elsewhere, a change of colour might help it to blend in somewhere else.

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[Evadne]

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It would look at home alongside the houseboats at Bembridge, some of which make this vessel look like a sleek ocean greyhound, some of which are more-or-less untouched boat hulls. All houseboats are, as you say, hulks with no means of motive power. They look attractive in such a harbour setting, even some of the floating nissan huts, serve a functional purpose and are obviously loved by their owners but they are not boats, IMHO. If there were a spare berth Noah would probably be happy and welcome there but I can't for the life of me think how the vessel could be got around there by sea, safely.

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[kilkerr1]

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Suddenly can't see the pic gallery - wanted to get husband's opinion. Where they gone?

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[Bladerunner]

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Why not have it towed out of the marina and up the river a few hundred yards. Perhaps even join Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and ask them for a mooring !
It does look a bit of an eyesore but I think it adds character to the marina.

Hope things work out for you.

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[Heckler]

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go to noahs post at top of page, see the http bit? select it by left clicking and dragging the mouse so that the http bit turns blue, right click and choose copy, go to the address bar (i assume you use iexplorer) select it so that it turns blue, right click and choose paste, viola you now have that address in the address bar, select go on the right hand side and you get there straight away.
simple n'est pas?
stu

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