loribear Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I pinched this video from utube, i liked it because it was the same month & the same year as i was born , it was lovely seeing all those old wooden boats on the broads ,but the thing that interested me was the chinese boat going down the river,near the end of the vid , i had to watch it twice as i thought i was seeing things.lori 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hi Lori, JM maybe be able to enlighten us regarding chinese style boats. I recollect one being under cover next to Hamptons yard in OB years ago. Don't think its the same one, but you never know, it may be. Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 its a shame there aren't as many speed boats about these days.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Lori's Chinese boat intrigues me. When I look at these still frames closely, I can't decide whether it's a DIY conversion or a genuine Sampan style boat. The wide square foredeck looks built up over a standard cruiser bow, especially with the sloping forward facing cabin windows. Yet the stern is very different from a western design cruiser, having neither a flat transom nor a rounded "cruiser" stern. The sharply upward sloping after deck is indeed very reminiscent of Chinese Junks. It's got quite a wide beam too. It would be fascinating to know more of it's history. I tried googling "chinese junk norfolk broads" and thought I'd found something on the NBN, but it was an old post from Branden, talking about quite a different type of "Chinese Junk" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffandWendy Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Very tranquil to watch except for those speed boats, It seems that there were no speed limits in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 There was one posssibly different was damaged coming through Mutford Lock. Sorry, but cannot remember exactly when that happened. 80's 90's? Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The Oulton Broad 'junk' belonged to the Exeter Maritime Museum and it emigrated up here. Can't remember the story exactly but she was modern, at the time, a replica built for a film. She wasn't damaged as such when coming through Mutford Lock but a friend and I brought her into the lock chamber at high water, as the tide dropped the outriggers on the hull were clearly going to foul on the lock so, with a bit of quick thinking, we cut them off rather than see them lift the deck as the hull dropped. They were easily replaced. The other 'junk' was, if I remember correctly, built for the European market but I only ever saw her once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I believe that this is the Oulton Broad one: http://www.worldofboats.org/boats/view/keying_ii/22 If it is then my history is only half right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'd forgotten just what a great bit of footage this was. I can't help with any info about the boat, but would also love to know more. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Re that North Rivers Junk I'm sure that she featured at the Earls Court Boatshow during the 1960's. I've googled but can find nothing about her although I do recollect that she, or similar, was restored a few years ago on the Thames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Thank you JM, I was not sure about damage done. I really must delve into old shoe boxes and see if I have pics of the one that came through the lock. Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prsw100 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I live in Hong Kong, I don't know the history but it is certainly a junk, though not a very large one.. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Paul, I believe that her dimensions were to a large extent dictated by the shipping company that brought her to the U.K. She's certainly not family sized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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