World's Oldest MOBO Lifted

[Lakesailor]

World\'s Oldest MOBO Lifted

Today they lifted "Dolly" the World's oldest mechanically driven vessel out of the lake. I think it's the first time in over 30 years.

 

[srp]

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A REAL motorboat. I bet that doesn't create an unholy wash to upset all the saily type boats.
Never seen a cradle like that before - looks like they're a bit worried about retaining its' shape.

 

[claymore]

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Is this the Dolly they've cloned the rest from?

 

[Lakesailor]

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The cradle built for Dolly. It's built to support the boat and be capable of being moved around on some giant castors.

 

[Kilter]

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So much for the argument about taking them out every year for the winter! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Wunja]

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I could do with some of that anti-fouling!

 

[rr_123]

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"the World's oldest mechanically driven vessel " is quite a claim...

 

[oldharry]

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IIRC she has spent more than half her life sunk in the lake? Small wonder they are being careful to support the hull properly.

 

[Lakesailor]

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1850. Dolly is part of the Windermere Steam Boats Collection which is regarded as the most complete location-specific collection of boats in the world. It includes Esperance and Raven, the oldest and second oldest registered vessels on Lloyds Register of Yachts and also Mavis, which was Arthur Ransome's model for the Swallow of Swallows and Amazons as well as AR's own sailing dinghy and Beatrix Potter's rowing boat.

Dolly's History

 

[Lakesailor]

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On the point of hull design. When they took out the boiler and ballast it almost rolled over.
Of course, if you think about it, they didn't have any acquired knowledge on powered hull forms, so it would be a sailing hull, modified.

 

[Cliveshep]

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Slender & graceful, looks long legged too. That's real craftmanship.

Come on Lakie - no girlie pics to go with it?

 

[oldharry]

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Slender & graceful, looks long legged too. That's real craftmanship.

Come on Lakie - no girlie pics to go with it?

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With curves like that...? Or am I showing My age too /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Twister_Ken]

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Lovely hull, shame about the kennel.

 

[Lakesailor]

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Dolly was recovered from the bottom of Ullswater (although she was a Windermere boat) in 1962 and restored. This is the first attention she's had since then.
This piccy is from the book about her restoration in 1962.

 

[Woodlouse]

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I'd be sh!tting bricks if I saw someone lifing my boat that high.

 

[Twister_Ken]

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Errr - I suspect it's not that high for fun. Presumably they had to get it over the big shed (not to be confused with the small shed on her deck).

 

[Lakesailor]

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Correctamundo

They wheel the cradle away into the big temporary building once it's on the ground.
The steam launches look very pretty swinging through the air. Amazing how delicately the crane applies movement.

 

[landaftaf]

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it puts wooden boats and potential fresh water damage into perspective ......

I was also wondering about wooden boats in the baltic - anyone know how they cope with the lack of salinity ?

 

[Lakesailor]

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Interesting thought. Of course these boats are kept in the wet docks inside these sheds. So maybe it's the rainwater that's the killer.