floydraser

Robert, Oh dear. Nine is an addiction and I think you should seek help. Luckily you're in the right place. I'm enjoying the information you're posting on here and I'm starting to sense the love coming in from the wooden boat enthusiasts who are I'm sure, about to demand pictures of your craft. Good luck with all that restoration!

Brilliant idea! Then instead of travelling 142 miles to my boat, I could just tell it to go on a tour of the Broads all on it's own while I put my feet up and watch telly. I think I'll be in my box by the time it happens though; tomorrow's World told us years ago that all our fridges would be on the internet re-stocking themselves - anyone got one yet?

Now there's a complaint you don't hear very often! My wife complained when I had too many cars (4 at the time) and I complain about her sewing machines (current tally = 8) but I think more than one boat would mean too many holes in the water. If however, you have a spare Freeman 33 Sedan laying around in the corner of your shed we may be able to do a swap. Where was your Dad's yard? I just put Trianglain Yachts into a google search and got some "interesting" results! Back on page 10 of this thread Tobster also recalls his Grandfather's old boatyard. If this link works it's to a thread about Broads boats far from home and I think there may be others about old Broads boats, yards and personalities. I'm sure someone will be along shortly and point the way. Yep, worked.

Good hunting Sir!

DING! A light comes on and all the planets line up! Robert, It was past midnight when I saw your original post and I'm a bit all over the place at the moment as we have a funeral tomorrow. But looking to my port side as I sit here this is on the wall of my mancave: The wiring diagram was passed to me with the other paperwork from the previous owner. Due to the interior layout being changed and the fact the sheets don't look like first generation copies of the originals I assumed they were from another boat, but now it looks like too much of a coincidence. It would be interesting to know Sam Hornor's original specifications; I wonder why he had such heavy duty davits fitted? The central brace is a hell of a thing with a solid 22mm stainless steel bar to keep it all rigid. It looks like Sam would have sold her on to Len Frampton, and from there to Edward Woodward. I have another name in the chain but he never responded to my request for information unfortunately. Somebody told me NYA bought all the rights to LJ Eastwoods but I never got a response to an inquiry I made via email. I did intend to nip round in person but haven't got round to it yet. When "this is all over" you would be welcome to come and have a look over the Denham Owl, as would be anyone else actually. And you may even get a second bite of the cherry as I decide whether or not to sell, move or whatever as we settle into the new normal. I see the lovely wooden boarding ladder is there which the previous owner disposed of. October 2017 is when she was shipped north so at the time of these photos she had probably been chucked out of the marina and tied to a tree awaiting the low loader. Thanks again for these photos, Ive copied them all into the files to go with the boat if that's ok?

Hi Robert, welcome to the forum. Wow! A very big thank you for posting this information, it's always fascinating to piece together more little bits of the boat's history. If you or your mate can find any more pictures I would obviously love to see them but so would others on the forum as there is a lot of interest in old Broads boats. My first observations of Gipsy 3 is the white sides to the structure above deck level. The other two known Santa Caterinas both now have wooden sides, probably as a result of renovations. They also have white non slip decks whereas mine is teak so it would be interesting to know if Gipsy's was also teak when built. I also see that the rail between the pulpit and the wooden stern rail is wire (or something very thin). On the Owl it's the same tube as the pulpit all the way. But then, are they davits I can see at the rear? I would love to know when and where the photo of the Owl was taken; I see the horrible chimney for the water heater has been fitted and the 6ft pointless mast has already been shortened, the top bit appears to be laying on the cabin roof. She also lost a few of those fenders on her way north. Yes the canopy handle is a 1/2" drive ratchet handle and it's not reversible. There's a screw you have to remove to take the handle off and flip it round. Still there on mine but redundant. Blimey it's late. Thanks again Robert. I look forward to your future posts.

It reminds me of Bletchley Park and The Imitation Game: You've only got until December 2nd to sort this argument out, then Boris will change the code and you'll be back to square one! Better get the cogs turning on the Bombe quick!

I don't suppose his tax affairs are any different to any other Brit who earns the kind of money he does. Again, you would have advisors to take of that. He upset Stevenage by saying something along the lines that he had dragged himself out of a slum. And he's still not affraid to express his views. If he is to represent GB as a knight I think they'll want to be sure he can maintain a squeaky clean image in the media.

This finer points of the law argument: is this three or four threads it's found it's way into and is this a record?

I sort of get where finny is coming from; LH is still relatively young so hasn't finished achieving yet but his networking skills could be said to be lacking a little polish.

Best I can do at the moment is either Walter Lawrence & Sons of sawbridgeworth or more likely, William Lawrence & Co Ltd of Colwick, Nottinghamshire. Both were furniture maunfacturers who turned to wartime contracts to make aircraft bits etc.

Probably because he uses something with an engine in it which environmentalists don't like so it's not PC. Similarly, we have Olympic medal winning trap shooters you never hear about after the closing ceremonies.

We had a big ol' extending dining table I used to have my meals at as a kid. When my parents moved I had it as a bench in my garage. When I bought my last car project - 1936 MG SA - I removed the top of the table and the leaves, and used the rest to make a blasting cabinet: Nice legs. Woodworm claimed the legs etc but the top and leaves have been used for other things including the Denham Owl.

Who has had the training to deal with a pandemic? I thought I was a decent manager prepared to take on anything the job could throw at me but this pandemic would have knocked my confidence right out of the window. I am now witnessing those around me struggling to cope with it from a management point of view. We've heard all the arguments about paying for stuff and not being able to use it so any more of that is a waste of time. In management you sometimes get it wrong. IMO in trying to get it right quickly, the BA got it wrong in advising the marinas to close. Not a crime, just put your hand up and put things right. But they didn't. If only we could all be trusted to do the right thing all the time. I see the need to go and check over the boat, to protect our investments. Can be done without spreading the virus, apart from the danger of crashing and the extra visit to the petrol station but that's a very low risk. I don't see the need for cruising apart from cases like Jemaki above. Some people's only recreation is parties; if they see a rich bloke out on his boat they'll use that as motivation. You can bring in as many laws as you like but people will do what they want to do with heir own justification, as we have seen here.

Having spent a few hours yesterday staring at this screen I have learned little but hey, it passes the time. It seems there was an emergency hospital service set up around the start of the war similar to the Nightingale efforts recently, so that may explain why using timber for medical purposes was allowed. CC41 was then brought it in 1941. I'm struggling to find the name of the manufacturer. It's fairly obvious that they only used these abreviations on their stamps but finding the full name is difficult. I will though, enlist someone to help navigate the National Archives for a list of Royal Warrant holders to George VI. As Vaughan says, all sorts of companies were enlisted to do things outside of their normal line of business but would they use the roayal warrant stamp in that case? I hope not or it prove to be a red herring. It's not hugely valuable unless you lot keep quiet and I stick with the Titanic story. Other than that it is still a part of history so we won't be doing an "Angel" on it. Instead we'll do more or less the same by wrapping new material over the old and fixing it to itself, leaving it removeable. A word on the auctions: Wife's sister and husband live near Dereham. He is interested in militaria etc and the auction near me usually has a lot of medal lots. I offered to collect anything they buy and bring it over to the boat. They then visit the boat, drink tea and help with the work. Then they bought a set of ex-MOD handcuffs. I told them if they buy kinky stuff they can fetch it themselves in future! Then they told me about Beeston auctions near them and offered to do the same for me. Beeston regularly have lots comprising of "adult material", books and videos. They are now very careful what they bid on over here!

I've just nipped out to the garage and measured it. Brrr it's cold out there! Referring to the middle pic of the 3 above: the widest bar at the rear is 2' 6" over all. But oddly, the varnish seems to be worn mostly along the rear edge; odd because even when folded it doesn't touch the floor. The canvas is hardly worn at all where it wraps under the bottom rail so I am now convinced it was never designed for the beach.

It does beg the question of what war priority did this have during the Battle of Britain and in regard of Timbo's comment on timber imports. Back to Chris's hospital bed theory then...

Thanks for the replies so far, keep 'em coming! At first glance it looked like GP but now I've looked closer it's definitely GR So no Squiffy, no Titanic, probably nicked from Sandringham. Oh kak. Just have to find W.L. & Co. then.

I think I may have done it again: accidentally bought something of historical interest. I had started a thread on here when beach back rests were Special Buys at Aldi a while ago. I think they are a good idea and well suited to flat boat decks. I missed them but when I saw this one in an auction catalogue my thoughts were that it has the wooden boat look about it which would suit the Denham Owl nicely thank you. Because of that, I was prepared to go to £25 but didn't need to and it was mine for a mere £8 plus charges, so around £10.50. T Before we got it home my wife said we could do an “Angel” on it, as in Angel Strawbridge, and replace the canvas with some upholstery. So the plan was that after giving it a good clean I would put on weight and grow a bushy beard and moustache, and Mrs Raser would dye her hair bright orange before we set to work. Before all that though, I set out to take photos and video for my Youtube channel and it was as I was shooting an “as found” bit that I noticed the lettering and crown stamped into the wood. Woah! Hold everything! 1940??? I was immediately transported back to an airfield where Squiffy would be lounging around using this back rest, outside the dispersal hut waiting for the scramble bell to ring. Alternatively, looking at the wide bar, it seems to be specifically shaped to fit something? Clearly it's number 1,940 of 2000 and came from the deck of the Titanic. For those not gullible enough to swallow the above stories I would be interested in any ideas as to the history of this thing. I'll be treating it to a good clean then leaving it until I know more about it. The auction was not the one over here in Leicestershire within walking distance of my house, but Beeston Auctions near Dereham, Norfolk. Stuff could travel I know but this is more likely to come from a local house clearance. What does the team think? Or should that be tiim?

Lewis Hamilton is not an island, he is part of something far, far bigger..... Sorry. I think that the business that is Lewis Hamilton is so large that he himself would rely on advisors when it comes to things other than driving a car. Or should that be prarsites? Anyway, I would guess that the court case was probably a lawyers idea in the first place.

Damn! I was hoping to slip away un-noticed. Anyway, If I do play the accordion I'll most likely be sent away!

Does anyone know when the lights to the right will be available as a set in Aldi?

I agree, they do cheer the place up but for how long? Not long IMO; hardly worth the effort. But if the people who put them up enjoy them well fine as long as they don't actually pee anyone else off. It's only once a year after all but the longer it goes on for, the more people will get peed off. The environment. There, I mentioned it. When did this fashion for decorating the outside of the house start? The more people that do, the more is the affect on the environment.

That must be a very popular tune; everyone asks me to play that just as I start to practise. They must think I'm good! The accordions better anyway as it sounds like several trumpets. You'll soon find out when I play it in Brundall.

Quite. I can use the back rest and get a better tune from the clocks than I can the instruments! I don't play trumpet or accordion but it's great finding out how they work.