What Happened?

[Hylander]

I viewed a You Tube video this morning and it was a good video about the raising of a wooden boat in 2012 that had sank outside the Beauchamp Arms.    It really was a a mammoth task but they did it.

Does anyone know what happened to the boat afterwards?

 

https://youtu.be/Icw3gaQFhec

 

[Meantime]

It was recovered to Loddon I believe and lifted out for repair and restoration. I think it was the owners son in law who ended up with the boat. He did start a thread elsewhere about the restoration, but I'm not sure he finished either the restoration or the thread. 

I was involved on the day, haven't seen the video for some time now. I have a sneaking suspicion the boat ended up as firewood. I hope not as a lot of effort was put into raising her. That video is actually the second attempt to raise her, the first failing due to not enough or powerful enough pumps.

It was however a good advert for what happens when people on forums come together for the common good of the boater, rather than bickering endlessly.

[BrundallNavy]

I believe she was broken up some years later and never made it back afloat. 

[Hylander]

Oh no that is so sad.  Those guys put in so much work. 

 

 

[BrundallNavy]

A lot of us put in a lot of effort time and money to raise her up but sadly she was in poor overall condition meaning a long and expensive restoration was required, very hard for just one person. 

[BroadAmbition]

A long and expensive restoration is also hard for a willing group of naive Lads too

Griff

[Hylander]

10 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

A long and expensive restoration is also hard for a willing group of naive Lads too

Griff

Not only expensive and long but at times the lads really put themselves in danger , diving under the boat from what I recall.

[Meantime]

2 hours ago, Hylander said:

Not only expensive and long but at times the lads really put themselves in danger , diving under the boat from what I recall.

Although it is worth pointing out that the divers had plenty of experience and took all safety precautions. I seem to remember there were two people there who'd had plenty of experience of diving. There were also boats out on the river and signs asking passing boats to slow down.

[webntweb]

Think it was one of Chumley & Hawke's Caravelles - built in the early/mid 60s.

[Meantime]

I think it was Caravelle 2. 

[webntweb]

Here she is on the Ant in August 82.