HSR 286 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 I know nothing...this is my late brother's thing! . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 Was your late brother an oarsman? Yes - the Vikings set up a semi permanent fort in Repton. I am planning to row in their wake from the tidal Trent to Repton and further if possibe, during the course of a week later in Summer. Re naming my boat Maid Marian to honour my passage through Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted March 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 All power to your elbows! My brother an oarsman….as long as they could cover 500 yards they would be happy..more appearance over substance! Think there was something to do with a man made island and the marauders from the north not paying council tax... guessing under 30 people, All this boat talk, happily confess I now bu??er all! About '91 had a mate that had a Narrowboat moored Canal Steet and lived there, zero council tax & TV licence? Standing charge 61 quid a year,. 0bviously a wide ball park..Boat cost £8000, never moved an inch to my knowledge in over two year's.what do they go for nowdays? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 HSR, if you're buying a new boat, you'd be looking at £1500 per linear foot. Then you have CRT licence, insurance, mooring fees, fuel etc, etc,. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted March 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 Like the sound of Etc Etc, how much does that cost? God willing I"m happily Shanks Pony..and that was 140 quid!! Did have a go on the neighbours lad's scooter yesterday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 I was thinking of coal for a stove, servicing, blacking the Hull, sacrificial anodes, lift outs for surveys, fare wear and tear that are an ongoing thing. New batteries every 3or4 years, reprints...and the list can go on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,126 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 They're not cheap to hire for week's holiday either. We did a long weekend on a narrow boat with the two children many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Too old to work all those locks now though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 I can vouch for that Phil. Last time we went it were a few hundred quid just for the two of us. I used to tell folks that we don't go any more, as the tow harness is digging into wifeys shoulders We must get one with an engine in ! Nearer the truth though is she won't drive the boat and nowadays she finds the locks difficult. Would love to go again but it would have to be with a crew. Wouldn't matter if they were novices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,126 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 No Bk, you just need the extra muscle power. My boating days are over. I do still have a Boston Whaler with a 90hp Yamaha sitting out on the grass though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 Coincidence that mate ! My missus used to work on a whaler. It was the "Pequod". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,413 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 90hp... I bet that has a fair turn of speed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,126 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 I've yet to try it out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Makes my 2.5hp Seagull look a bit sick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,126 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 A very robust little engine for which you can still get the parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
albert smith 803 Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 The 'Topic' says ''Vikings on the Trent', I recollect reading an account of these 'invaders' not the title but I feel sure it was by Bernard Cornwell, one of his very good historical novels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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