JennyMorgan Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/584520/Plant-sale-catalogue-2015.pdf Two London Lighters available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Is the an indication that the authority is a little bit short of cash.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labrador Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Lockable grit bins! Is this to give you better grip on frozen rivers!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 What a load of old tat, other than an couple of items they would be better off selling it off as scrap. If they get rid of it all the site will look better for it. Those lighters have been there for what seems ages now. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Have you read the T&C of sale? You are not allowed on board anything floating to properly view it. You're not allows to lift anything either. If you buy something on the water, it must be tolled. (Hold on, the BA must have tolled it anyway for it to be on the water in the first place......) I thought the BA wouldn't allow things of more than 46 ish feet..... So are these 100ft lighters guaranteed to be removed from the rivers? Not terribly enticing (why did they need all those grit buckets?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Re tolls on those Thames lighters, down there they are controlled/rowed with sweeps/oars. Does this mean that they could be tolled as rowing boats? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Dave, their plating is a bit thin in places, so I understand, that is why the BA went to Ireland for two replacements so nothing sinister there, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddfellow Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 So, they're selling two knackered 100ft Thames barges that you're not allowed to look at. Sounds like a gas axe and a scrap man is the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 So, they're selling two knackered 100ft Thames barges that you're not allowed to look at. Sounds like a gas axe and a scrap man is the best option. Hear! Hear! Andy........ what a disgusting load of old scrap........... AND you have to remove them within TWO weeks.... "Lost" and "Plot" come to mind....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 So, they're selling two knackered 100ft Thames barges that you're not allowed to look at. Sounds like a gas axe and a scrap man is the best option. I rather suspect that that will be the fate of most of what's on offer. The last time they had a big clean up, when they took over from May Gurney, they sold off stuff that subsequently was required for repair jobs to their dredgers. They also sold off one of the MG tugs, the purchaser of which made rather more than a bob or two. Considering the past I hope that more thought has gone into this sell off so I don't blame them for their caution, especially in regard to liability, What does worry me is the grit bins, why on earth did they buy them in the first place if they were not to be used, as it appears that they haven't been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 John, setting a time limit is not uncommon. Two weeks might be a bit tight in the case of the barges but without such a limit stuff does tend to be forgotten by purchasers for one reason or another. Personally I see this as a reasonable condition of purchase and if potential purchasers can't accept that limit then they shouldn't put in a tender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Just a thought, if anyone actually wants a 100' barge, then ask the BA for a condition report. However, unless you have a suitable mooring immediately available then I foresee problems. No way can I see the BA sanctioning these barges being moored at Riverside as houseboats! If they are to be cut up then where? I wonder what the potential scrap value is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBA Marine Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Just a thought, if anyone actually wants a 100' barge, then ask the BA for a condition report. However, unless you have a suitable mooring immediately available then I foresee problems. No way can I see the BA sanctioning these barges being moored at Riverside as houseboats! If they are to be cut up then where? I wonder what the potential scrap value is? scrap is low at the mo, around £40 per ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat nee blownup Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 So when is the auction? Where do you find out? I could find a good home for the Ifor Williams type trailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Blow-up, visit this link: http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news-and-publications/news/sealed-bid-auction-of-surplus-vessels-and-equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat nee blownup Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 M Dears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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