burgundyben
Well-Known Member
Peterg's post about the launch on ebay made me think I had better own up.
So I have a hunstman 28, she's fine, some jobs to do but she's in the river and we use her lots etc.
6 months ago I had some spare money and I knew of a Hubert Scott Paine launch, 23 foot, that was a project that had come to a halt, so I bought it, I wanted a Napier Lion engine but the search was fruitless and so I bought a Yanmar. I've done some good work and we moved house and she's coming home to sit on the drive.
But then it happened.....
I was looking on ebay for a car and ended up searching for words like 'Fairey', 'Scott Paine', 'Bronze' etc
Lo and behold i came across another Scott Paine boat, 20 foot, on a trailer in a barn, been there 20 odd years. Bidding started at £200 quid.
So I bid - I know, I know........
Went home (was not surfing ebay in the office of course) and told Lorna all about it, we agreed (I said/she sighed) that we'd bid to £800 and no more.
By mid way through the auction it had gone past the £800 and so we (the royal we) decided to bid to £1200.
On the Saturday it was due to finish we were off out on the Huntsman for the day, so I checked where the bidding had go to, it was £1965, Lorna said 'but you want it dont you'....
So I bid £2000, it said £1985 - You are the highest bidder. We felt it would go for more but got in the car to go down to the boat.
As I went to start the car Lorna and I looked at each other, she said but it might go for £2000.01 so went back into the house, logged on and bid £3333.33.
God knows why.
Went went to the boat, had a fab day out swimming and stuff in Alum Bay.
When we returned home there had been no more bids, it was finished and we won it for the £1985.
I now seem to have the moniker "three boats Curtis"
There is a moral here somewhere.....not quite sure what it is, I'll ask the bank manager he might know!
So I have a hunstman 28, she's fine, some jobs to do but she's in the river and we use her lots etc.
6 months ago I had some spare money and I knew of a Hubert Scott Paine launch, 23 foot, that was a project that had come to a halt, so I bought it, I wanted a Napier Lion engine but the search was fruitless and so I bought a Yanmar. I've done some good work and we moved house and she's coming home to sit on the drive.
But then it happened.....
I was looking on ebay for a car and ended up searching for words like 'Fairey', 'Scott Paine', 'Bronze' etc
Lo and behold i came across another Scott Paine boat, 20 foot, on a trailer in a barn, been there 20 odd years. Bidding started at £200 quid.
So I bid - I know, I know........
Went home (was not surfing ebay in the office of course) and told Lorna all about it, we agreed (I said/she sighed) that we'd bid to £800 and no more.
By mid way through the auction it had gone past the £800 and so we (the royal we) decided to bid to £1200.
On the Saturday it was due to finish we were off out on the Huntsman for the day, so I checked where the bidding had go to, it was £1965, Lorna said 'but you want it dont you'....
So I bid £2000, it said £1985 - You are the highest bidder. We felt it would go for more but got in the car to go down to the boat.
As I went to start the car Lorna and I looked at each other, she said but it might go for £2000.01 so went back into the house, logged on and bid £3333.33.
God knows why.
Went went to the boat, had a fab day out swimming and stuff in Alum Bay.
When we returned home there had been no more bids, it was finished and we won it for the £1985.
I now seem to have the moniker "three boats Curtis"
There is a moral here somewhere.....not quite sure what it is, I'll ask the bank manager he might know!
