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A good.ole view of the length orf a ole woods boat

welll went in today and told yuong matt what to do ...........................put the kettle on he said i agreed and there we sat for hrs don,t tell the owner .......1!!!!!! naa not really ................ as per norm i toook the pic and he did the works last orf paint orf today and no more issues than what we already know owner duly notified and was pleased

rite so once we saw the fantastic rear end and admired we got the ole ladder ooooot and went aboard to get a general over view orf her .............. blimmey she big and the decks were so wide .......................ummm nice if yer look at the top side yer notice the extended roof front and rear and dodger rail a bit on the high side tooo.......ummmmmm!!!!!!!! where the rot and how bad is inside top side bottom etc ............... i now knew i will be here some time ....................get the pocki thing out, tape measure and note pad pen and orf coarse my best tool the camera lots orf ummm and ahhh from me .................

so as o would as when yuo arive on any boat yard make my self know to the bruvs who won the yard good ole boys they are tooo..................... but do know how to charge for a boat lift ....!!!!!!!! once shaky hand thing dun and all thta ole sqiit we stoood back at the .....way back and got a good ole gorpp at ...........the broooom 45 .........ohh dear she was alll there and sitting square too, chocked and looking ok ish ........................ this was taken on the first visit to her way back when .................... and we were both soper ...............!!!!!! now look at the loverly transom boarding thing.................. wow it s the nut s......................!!!!!!!

welll blast me i,m going to hogg this section .................................. new years resolution get on with it ........"well might make a start " here goes .................... i part own a large broom wooden cruiser she is one orf four built .................. she is 45 foot long and wide as a wide thing too.............. the story begins .................... me ole mate who owns it send me a message ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,err what about this one ..............a few years ago now via the techno thing telephun thing i look at it and say its a broom 45, look in a state poor ole girl ......................... so with a mad rush round and several call later i,m being chauffer driven, collect from yard early hrs to the cider capitol orf the west bristol ........................ it was the hootest day orf the year so air con on flatt out and traffic every where,nice to be driven with style in a top orf the range german marc in style ohh how some orf yuo people live ..................... we arived at the boat yard ..........................there in the sun, not gleaming was the beast.......................!!!!!!

if any one has meet me then they will know i,m a skistso .......... done for a laugh ,get arise ........................ wind up ...................... serous side too .................. not always happy or sad a mix a life ............ its where" rasp man" and" gupter" come from to "jj" my message is yuo can always clean it up ....... and if yer frezze a turd yuo can polish it ...............!!!!! that exact toilet was on a boat that i wniterized ,posh boot too ................. well if any orf my little pics or info findings, comments get a repsonse then ive dun some good .... regards ..................jon

blimmey just found this i think this ladder might belong to a customer or ours he keep his boat in wroxham its a wind boat he lost the ladder some time ago we were confinsed it had been blown orf the boat is varnished from top to bottom can,t miss it he came to us for works dun in summer and then back and forth to yard during that time worth a try if still got it ....... regards ..............jon wms ltd

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blimmey just going through some ole pics .................... look poor ole sept tide what a stunner she was too not now she is on ebag for 8 k no internals etc she had a gem orf a 6 cylinder side vlave morris which ran treat loved workin on that one talking orf side vlaves i worked on a broads launch famous one which had a side valve in it , a great ole gray marine which would run spot on with out a distrubtor cap on, i did it to prove a pint as i was shown too ............ reason is its broads magic ............!!!!!!!!

hay yer got them in yer ole boot then ...................................?????? also not too be coinfused with natural woood fibre deteroation .................... where it look similar yer know ................ well it does to me ................

helllo we have no" linoria lingnoram " yet as the foriners would say .....or gribble worm .... or toredo navilis ...... funny little creatures salt or fresh they bore into wood ,alot in common with me .......no..no..noo,sorry i got that rong , i just bore ....!!!! they feed on the celllilose and munch in and spit it out ............... boring along the plank going in small and coming out when full and fat or just might move on when boat prices go down .....!!!!!!! seen load of it .................. i have found it most prolific on boots which have been sat in mud or left tigth to a bank for long periods orf time ,well there my finding i,m no expert............. we have a classic boot on out yard which her whole bottom on one side is attacked with gribble etc ..... talkin orf worm we did lift a boot once from a dyke in stalham and where the 46 foot cruiser had sat rubbing /laying along the bank for years the common earth worm had produced a similar state off the ole wood too i know this as there were some still in the wood ,or may be they had moved in while mr and ,mrs gribble were out ...!!!! lot and lots orf worm tracs along the planks ....................tooo well thats me dr in wood boring dealt with ............ i,m sure some one will have another commment on this and argue about it till blue in the face .... i can only comment on what i see ,i,m not and expert ................. as i,ma good ole boy no staff workin on boots today i,ll let them orf............. happy new year .................... only typing this as a full house last nite went on till 4.30 ish and stil in a state or disrepair so i,m the non drinker and got a fullhead of coke .........................waiting for me news years dinner ...........!!!!!

just might be a help use a couple orf mill millmeter cuting disc to cut in to ole fibre glass beares as its quick and better than a dimaound wheel yer know they work well ................... all on a small gridette of coarse migth make it a bit quicker good work boys keep it up ..................................

have a cold shower, it looseen the bowls .................!!!!! and invigorates the mind make a good start to the day ...................... aquavista .......................the fountaine of youth ................drink a bit orf river water now and then .....!!!! or run it a different revs and see which works best for yer set up, easy ...... make sure yer tank is superb insulated or put extra round it top and bottom cover it complete keep that ole heat in ....... check that ole pressure releif valve too yer can loose alot or water if stuck on drip mode ....!!!!! and the advise above all goods yer know from others too

blast me pics are all out of worse focus than norm ...sorrry andway the bow has a little or distress to her so will have to adress that too...... stem need a tidy up and bit let in may be or replace her ..wait and see look closer ... planks meeting the stem are dun badly not nice fitt or blended in will check srews too dont want no steelies in here

wind blow and rain some more rain then some wind and some rain ................. pooor ole ziggs the goose is even confused aswell .................... trees on river front to chop up and release............more chocks or willow......... or maybe a plank .......................!!!!! if its was going to go wrong it did some call me "lucky jon" hoist up the squirt.................pressure washer ...more puddles and trees down ................ covers orf boot s.......................flapping stuff every where.............. can,t get this sleepnees nite germ man flu thing gorne...........work for half a day and knackered back hum to bed ................what a puss.............................. fixed most things now making some boat stands wooden ones and metal ones too, do all with adjustable legs ,i should orf patent the design..............!!!!! light frost not hard yet, no snow and temps up and down like a yo yooo.... got an mot on one orf the 4x4 just in time for the snow .......ummppphhhhhhhhhhhhh............ so play car mechanic again ,sharpen the chain saw and clean the toilets too....... ...i reckon i should sell up and go and live in that alaska place, except can,t shoot a gun .......... but i could still shout ..."orf me land"......................!!!!!!!! to the bears .................. i have even spent a little time burning some paint orf the boat in shud too so i can take all the credit for the works .................thats for matt and alan ....................

more work dun today by great ole" matt "...........................his turn for crap jobs so he is on punishment week ....!!!! once some more ole paint orf now we can see the proper condition orf the hull seams etc ...... some planks were hidden with some little polyester filler and also some epoxi fillers to ..............theser had been scimmed over the top orf the affected areas and blended in ............ which would orf been beeter was to dig out the small affected place treat and then fill ..... better still scraf anew bit in or dig farther and see if heart orf the ole plank was gooone tooo.. middle rubber on the port side is hard wood and fairly recent tooo good order ,rubber on starboard is soft wood ummmm......................

well with abit orf luck shell be on water sooner rather than later .... she wil be moored with perfect lady from woods sailing fleet along side sat on barton broad we hope more paint burnt orf in last few days and more good wood exposed it look ok so far all joints are good mostly with putty in place and only a few plank which have moved and split from natural movement only one or two planks with bad knotts in which some have been taken out and filled we do have a couple of planks which when fitted were not shaped to the full contour orf the ole hull ,so if yer run yer hand over the one next to her are cured then yuo meet mr flatt bad plank .... this will be sanded to shape to match rest of hull....... as i might orf said befor she has a wood burner as " uncle norman " prev owner spent months on her till it got too cold and his wife demanded he come hum to see what ahouse look like

more paint orf now and still in goood order as per our first inspection when we had a quick sound out orf her ole hull back a few months or so .... seams are a mix or putty and ole filler from hard to soft ,a bit dry in places and falling oot too... i will now spray behind the deck beam and down the back or hull where i might orf missed when deck was on so to get the ole 5 star in there i say ................. spoken to the owner the other day and he was shocked to find a rear tiolet still in place once we removed the stuff a and more stuff from the cuboards ,lockers and was was a tiolet too....... its looks more and more likely now the cabin side will be taken out all round and new hard wood replaced to gain her apppearence to how she was when built with varnished cabin sides and the correct windows in rear cabin good ole engine is good she was laid up by my self several years ago and still seem ok ,of coarse she is its a bmc 1.5 last for ever loads of room in engine room to store stuff battts are u/s and new will go in top notch poss agm etc alternator was up graded by me too some time ago so should charge ok we hope ....???? so far ribs / timbers look ok from what we can see with deck orf alll cleats and brass work to come orf and now go orf to be rechromed owner has requested a middle cleat to use spring line etc as she is a big ole girl to steady while side moored if any body has pics orf the queen past present we would be gratefull just to help with history etc we only have two of her on the thames just found this one or princess hull damage when she was lifted and reason to sink or bad lift rottern chine etc etc etc she was reported to be rubbing on a stake .......

i got these pics of queen over the years too................... Sat on thames in the bason where she lived time was around 20004/5 Then in the 60s Then 40s

just found this one of her sister ship back in the day..... a pic of princess out at yard for a quick lick over and it was too.... she then went to far away ......................... second pic is of the starboard side showing correct windows unlike the queen as she has sillly port holes last pic is of the last time i saw the princess on the hard in a mess at sandwhich ..............

yep yer rite the foam filed bearers and bilge stringer are the norm ,and not uncommon to find water in side them as when built no one bothered to cut / drill drain in lowest part to self drain so i suggest yuo do this .drill some holes to drain excess water out in ohter place to aid this to dry out dont foget once dry line hole etc with some thing like gel /sealer etc too as with most orf the sterlings were double skin moiulded internals which between the bilge were foam filled sadlt this kept water ingrees and went stale as it does ...... if on other hand the cabin floor has acess and none inside then yer on a winnner give it a look....................

Good to see yer get on with it... Well done Just forgive me to poke me nose in but the bilge in front cabin were on most sterlings were filled with foam is yer the same ...if so we alwsys dug iut some so water collected to evacuagte it use a coolect pot /hole worth a look etc

here is a new chopping board best used for cutting some ole sacrificed rottern local rud kill that all its fittt for............................!!!!! some orf the pain staking slow removal orf the shabby decks dun in the south ......grrrrr yuo can see from the pics i hope the reason to remove as the rott had spread from edges orff the ole toe rail and top rubbers into heart or the quality plywood and it was still wet ................

ahh salvor herbie wood tow boat spent many an hour on her tamming the ole 2.2 easing the throttle to stop the bow wave on way to jobs and daring me self to use the gas hob and ole coffee in the front fore peak ....... winchin boats off breydon with me ole mate mr yard manger at the time ......too back to queeen she has a good portin or starbord deck removed with care so far and she was in a soggy ole state.....went lookin for ole paper work to see who on the thames fitted the afore mentioned ole classy deck stuff to no avail ...............bet it cost a packet fittin that ole cladding ply from some ole bill board from the smoke telling us to use this shampoo and no druff to worry aboot .............. more burning ole paint and primer orf tuk other side to expose any rough ole wood ,joints and bad seames etc always looking for end orf plank rott /wet wood spreading onto plank hearts .....from those ole loose seams and bad caulkinh etc ................. not sure if we are going to epoxie fill /spline or tradi the seams yet ...... still more or deck beams exposed and carlin etc all look good so far and not bad for her age .... once she is a liitle more exposed i willl dose her again in my 5 star................... re her bottom the whole bottom wil have new rake out and a two part flexi sealer once all recaulked all seams will have to be clean bare wood for this process to work correctly she is in need of some plank work too of coarse both top side and bottom ,keel good and thick and strong garboard joints need some tidy up and all the chine boarding which was extra on bottom and hull have been removed as uselees along with new bottom chine rubbers all below water added to protect her against the shallows and the nasty concrete steps at some moooring etc .... these extra boards will go back on as we have had both queen and pricness in our yard befor they had both this set up too......so not uncommon..... good job these board were taken off as they were badly deteriorated and hardly any sealer behind them and a set orf bad ole screws...................... not mush bronze or braas for the coffers ......