A very attractive boat, indeed. I’m always puzzled why sellers don’t resolve simple deficiencies like a broken generator by repairing or replacing it, to make the boat even more appealing to prospective buyers, but that’s just me. Very lovely; I’d make an offer if I were there.
terryv often when a sale like this pops up suddenly it can easily mean the owner has fallen on some sort of desperate situation and does not have the time. Either that or sometimes sellers will intentionally leave an item in disrepair as to hopefully intice more buyers to bid thinking they may get a better deal assuming the seller will knock off more than the costs of the item mentioned. But I agree with you if I'm going to sell something is much rather it be in completely working order.
I am SO jealous. I wish I was British so I could buy this boat and live out the rest of my days on it. Instead, I am stuck HERE in Cleveland, Ohio USA DROOLING at this boat! 😒
The rears of these longer boats confuse me to no end. What's the reason for the engine being so far forward, and what are the rear cabins used for? Could the engine not be pushed further back in to the rear cabin? It'd essentially add another room behind the bedroom in my mind.
I'd guess on tradition. I think this was pretty newly built but it was obviously built with tradition in mind. And I'd guess everything in front of the engine was just storage for hauling whatever they were hauling in those days, coal probably. That single room in the back was probably the only room in the boat, kitchen, living room, bedroom, all in one. And some people just want to be reminded of those days.
This is a Classic Trad boat with a back cabin or boatmans cabin, it is a replica of the old cabins. Back in the cargo days foward of the engine would be the cargo hold. The back cabin generally gets used as a day cabin, the fire keeps the helmsman warm and others on the boat can sit with the helmsman. There is a fold down table, basic kitchen supplies and a slide out double bed so they can be used as a second bedroom as well. The engines are either vintage or modern day replicas they are quite a bit bigger than the underfloor ones.
When these were working boats, the family would live in that rear cabin, and everything forward of the engine would be the holds for the coal or stone or whatever they were transporting. So when they were converted to living area, people basically kept the rear cabin and the engine, and then built a caravan interior into the cargo space. This one is newly built, as a liveaboard from go, in 2010 (albeit with a 60 year old engine), but it has the same layout as the boats that were converted from working boats to living boats back in the 1960s and 70s. It’s a choice one can make, is all I can say about that. Possibly whoever commissioned her back in 2010 was coming off the real deal but it was no longer viable to repair the hull... or they were just super traditionalist.
This is a Classic Trad boat with a back cabin or boatmans cabin, it is a replica of the old cabins. Back in the cargo days foward of the engine would be the cargo hold. The back cabin generally gets used as a day cabin, the fire keeps the helmsman warm and others on the boat can sit with the helmsman. There is a fold down table, basic kitchen supplies and a slide out double bed so they can be used as a second bedroom as well. The engines are either vintage or modern day replicas they are quite a bit bigger than the underfloor ones.
The need to 'get away' from the usual suburban/city household thing is very strong in lots of people, trouble is in UK there is only so much 'wild' left.....and none of it, save the wilds of Sotland or Wales is very far from the crowd....this canal boat thingy is one of those 'escape' modes !
There wont be any "fumes" inside the boat however, Isn't the feint smell of the ER part of the appeal of these Old Trad designs? Of all the boats that I have seen on the market in the past 3 months, this is, for me, by far the best. Is it worth 95K?? by the time I have ummed and ahh'd and figured that out, most likely, it will have SOLD :)
You wouldn't run the engine at night. You'd be moored to the bank, plenty of storage power plus a generator (once fixed) if needed of overnight power needs.
I do not undertand why they put an engine in the middle of the boat, or why the second piece of the boat is so different....were these 2 different 'households' with 2 stoves - weird !
The most bizarre design that I have ever seen. Why are there so many stoves? Why is the HUGE engine in the middle of the boat? It has some lovely decorating features, but it sure does not seem very practical at all. Perhaps a nod to past designs and antique features?
It's tradition. In days of yore, the working boats, the back cabin would have been all the living space there was and the rest from the engine forwards would have been the cargo hold - carrying a lot of weight so a big engine. This rear of the boat is to showcase the engine and tradition really and it's the best art of it.
Not for me, too many chimneys, too many things to maintain, old engine you would struggle with parts for, looks too much like a showpiece rather that a functional day to day boat to live on.
I’ve watched prob 6 mths worth of vids on narrow boats & at last I’ve seen one I would buy on the spot - stunning
Your dry sense of humour is a gift
Lovely traditional and modern Canal boat, I like the Sikprs decoration two, Engine is marvelous....
Very nearly a perfect boat. those heritage ranges are definitely on my list of must have items, when I buy or have one built. .
Wow and wow. That is just amazing. Love that Heritage stove as well! 👍🏻
This boat is absolutely stunning indeed !!!
breathtaking
Love your videos, very professionally done. Shame I'm 6'7" as I really fancy life on board one of these
You probably could. You'd just have to have your's custom made from the start (hull) working with the builders for your special needs and wants.
A very attractive boat, indeed. I’m always puzzled why sellers don’t resolve simple deficiencies like a broken generator by repairing or replacing it, to make the boat even more appealing to prospective buyers, but that’s just me. Very lovely; I’d make an offer if I were there.
terryv often when a sale like this pops up suddenly it can easily mean the owner has fallen on some sort of desperate situation and does not have the time. Either that or sometimes sellers will intentionally leave an item in disrepair as to hopefully intice more buyers to bid thinking they may get a better deal assuming the seller will knock off more than the costs of the item mentioned. But I agree with you if I'm going to sell something is much rather it be in completely working order.
A thing of beauty :)
lovely
I am SO jealous. I wish I was British so I could buy this boat and live out the rest of my days on it. Instead, I am stuck HERE in Cleveland, Ohio USA DROOLING at this boat! 😒
What do narrowboats do to keep one cool in summer
L.Gardner and sons were making engines in 1903
Production ended in 1990
The rears of these longer boats confuse me to no end. What's the reason for the engine being so far forward, and what are the rear cabins used for? Could the engine not be pushed further back in to the rear cabin? It'd essentially add another room behind the bedroom in my mind.
pehaps to avoid being to heavy in the stern?
I'd guess on tradition. I think this was pretty newly built but it was obviously built with tradition in mind. And I'd guess everything in front of the engine was just storage for hauling whatever they were hauling in those days, coal probably. That single room in the back was probably the only room in the boat, kitchen, living room, bedroom, all in one. And some people just want to be reminded of those days.
This is a Classic Trad boat with a back cabin or boatmans cabin, it is a replica of the old cabins. Back in the cargo days foward of the engine would be the cargo hold. The back cabin generally gets used as a day cabin, the fire keeps the helmsman warm and others on the boat can sit with the helmsman. There is a fold down table, basic kitchen supplies and a slide out double bed so they can be used as a second bedroom as well. The engines are either vintage or modern day replicas they are quite a bit bigger than the underfloor ones.
When these were working boats, the family would live in that rear cabin, and everything forward of the engine would be the holds for the coal or stone or whatever they were transporting. So when they were converted to living area, people basically kept the rear cabin and the engine, and then built a caravan interior into the cargo space.
This one is newly built, as a liveaboard from go, in 2010 (albeit with a 60 year old engine), but it has the same layout as the boats that were converted from working boats to living boats back in the 1960s and 70s.
It’s a choice one can make, is all I can say about that. Possibly whoever commissioned her back in 2010 was coming off the real deal but it was no longer viable to repair the hull... or they were just super traditionalist.
What was the second stove for? Looked like an old wood or coal stove, if so you could heat the whole boat with it.
A magnificent boat.
This is a Classic Trad boat with a back cabin or boatmans cabin, it is a replica of the old cabins. Back in the cargo days foward of the engine would be the cargo hold. The back cabin generally gets used as a day cabin, the fire keeps the helmsman warm and others on the boat can sit with the helmsman. There is a fold down table, basic kitchen supplies and a slide out double bed so they can be used as a second bedroom as well. The engines are either vintage or modern day replicas they are quite a bit bigger than the underfloor ones.
it was a traditional boatman's stove and like the rest of the back cabin, for disqlay really - to give some idea of how boat families lived.
@@MsVanorak Thank you, been a year and I've never figured it out till now.
Not to be critical but that wine rack location is poor design having bottle necks protruding into a walk way. Otherwise a gorgeous boat.
That's like living in a traditional house with less comfort and all the maintenance.
Boats move houses generally shouldn’t lol
The need to 'get away' from the usual suburban/city household thing is very strong in lots of people, trouble is in UK there is only so much 'wild' left.....and none of it, save the wilds of Sotland or Wales is very far from the crowd....this canal boat thingy is one of those 'escape' modes !
Is having a bedroom right next to the engine a good idea? Won't you smell the fumes from the engine when you're sleeping at night?
laki74 I agree wtheck?
There wont be any "fumes" inside the boat however, Isn't the feint smell of the ER part of the appeal of these Old Trad designs? Of all the boats that I have seen on the market in the past 3 months, this is, for me, by far the best. Is it worth 95K?? by the time I have ummed and ahh'd and figured that out, most likely, it will have SOLD :)
You wouldn't run the engine at night. You'd be moored to the bank, plenty of storage power plus a generator (once fixed) if needed of overnight power needs.
£95k a lot of money but a stunning boat!
This is one to live on, just sell your house and you're in
Please, show more cupboards.
£94,500
I do not undertand why they put an engine in the middle of the boat, or why the second piece of the boat is so different....were these 2 different 'households' with 2 stoves - weird !
I like yours better
I think the bathroom is poorly designed. Yes, it has more room, but it's a walk-through ... making it awkward with guests, even with doors.
The most bizarre design that I have ever seen. Why are there so many stoves? Why is the HUGE engine in the middle of the boat? It has some lovely decorating features, but it sure does not seem very practical at all. Perhaps a nod to past designs and antique features?
It's tradition. In days of yore, the working boats, the back cabin would have been all the living space there was and the rest from the engine forwards would have been the cargo hold - carrying a lot of weight so a big engine. This rear of the boat is to showcase the engine and tradition really and it's the best art of it.
Not for me, too many chimneys, too many things to maintain, old engine you would struggle with parts for, looks too much like a showpiece rather that a functional day to day boat to live on.