Baitrunner Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Half pint was the one I had seen. Great pictures Mr Nog. Last draft - keep them coming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Well I wonder if JA will wish this latest superstructure added? All that is missing is the chocolate machine!! Iain.Anything that could house a chocolate machine would be a welcome addition above my waterline you wee scamp Does it come in mahogany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawsOrca Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 JA.. We need to see new pictures of you please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Norfolk cover makers, in my opinion, have a great deal to answer for when it comes to hideous 'extensions'. Coming through Reedham the other week I saw, with some horror, a mega gin palace adorned with an enormous fabric edifice, a sort of enlarged pram hood affair, only larger and far uglier than any I had seen before. A trip around any marina, and many moorings, will show similar third story extensions blighting the lines of numerous boats. Many no less ugly than the extension in the original post on this thread in my heartfelt opinion, just a great deal more expensive. Edited October 1, 2015 by JennyMorgan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teadaemon Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 That looks very much like an Alphacraft 31, in which case the chipboard is probably in the decks, if it hasn't already turned to mush and been replaced (a really nasty job whichever way you go about it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 JM I know that boat and the owner. LOLThe owner has just bought it over from Croatia and would probably agree with you - He still has other work to do first though before he gets to work on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Take it this is the Canopy at Reedham JM, good reason though, In the Med there is constantly a Bimini attached to the flybridge so for a winter cover they just put a cover with sides on the same frame. One thing for certain you will never see it up when there are people on board as it is pig ugly, no matter how rose tinted the spectacles are. Bit of a difference though as this one is going as soon as funds allow, at least the fabric maker could sew and didn't just hang it all on a pole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Senator, The one I am thinking about is moored on the riverside just by the entrance to the marina. I think it's bigger than that one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Mark, how on earth did you recognise her from my brief description, spooky or what? Not your's, is she?Senator, no, the one I had in mind is moored in the river but got to say that I'm not exactly impressed with that one either. Some good looking hulls around, why spoil them? Cover makers might be a practical lot but good design doesn't appear to be a high priority amongst some of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 There is a black canopy on a one off boat with windows all round but that is smaller, the photos of this one are taken in Croatia where the average size of boat is 50' so it looks smaller, it is actually 43' x 14'6 x 15' high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) JM the one you refer to now has no stripes on, no name, (still being cut and polished), and is moored on the river in Reedham at the end of the Reedham Marina quay nearest the bridge, but I should know that as she is mine. Canopy upBit fuzzy but as she should lookAnd No it doesn't fit under anything Edited October 1, 2015 by senator 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitrunner Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 JM as I said I know her - Dreamers Dream. And as Senator points out - common in the Med as they use the bimini a lot.It was obvious as not many like it over here or in Reedham that I have seen!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Perhaps if naval architects were to design their often, but not always, slick looking craft as a package , complete with covers and additional flybridge cabins, then marina skylines could be a lot more attractive. If I were to buy a soft top sports car then it would come thus supplied, complete with a leccy motor to put it up. I wouldn't need to call in a cover maker. I reckon the builders and designers are missing a trick. Thanks for the bimini explanation, makes sense, but not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 By the way, the fuzzy 'as she should look' shot, agreed, she should, a looker. I wouldn't worry that she doesn't fit under anything though, our old Broads boat does, but then she's no darn good at sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The trend seems to be more angular these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 the double glazing is really setting the bar high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 the double glazing is really setting the bar high Agreed, but by adding the 6" insulation padding inside and wall covering, there won't be a lot of space left in there ! Be cosy though.Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 the double glazing is really setting the bar high The original subject of this thread has missed a trick by not having that awful black looking stuff! Well, I say 'awful', it can actually look quite smart but it's the being cut off from the outside world that I think that I would object to. Go past one of those black windowed boats, did the helmsman wave? Should I wave, just in case they did? Anti social stuff! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Shiplap is the only way to go, If you want trendy then black ash shiplap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 UPVC shiplap is not unheard of on the Broads, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senator Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Tasteful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Back to Lastdraft's original post. Found another pic of the Lotto boat and it's little sister too!Acknowledgement to Broadsbeat as I nicked this from their Twitter feed hope tthey don't mind. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Look who I spotted moored opposite the Wetherspoons last week 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptinDread Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 leave the black windowed boats alone It's not a boat as we know it, Jim.... Looool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Look who's managed to get down to the other end of the Yare! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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