Popular Post coalnotdole Posted December 16, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2013 Not sure how much interest there'll be in this on here but Joe reckoned I should stick some photos up. If I don't get told to piss off then I'll post some more. I bought this 52.1/2ft Ex Admiralty Harbour Service Launch back at the beginning of 2006 (I would have been 17 and it was before I'd rebuilt any cars!) What was going to be a cheap source of accommodation rapidly transformed into a financially crippling restoration project which is still ongoing.... As she was when I bought her showing the previous owners Inspired* Shedlike addition: Arriving at my new mooring: For reasons unknown the previous owner had painted 90% of the boat in "International Distress Orange" My mother, presumably asking me about the logic behind my new summer* project: (*also winter, spring & autumn) Showing genuine barnfind* condition: Shortly after getting the boat the garden shed was removed: And in time a new wheelhouse and funnel were built to as close to what the boat would have had originally as I could manage: 6Ltr Supercharged 2 Stroke Diesel (with twin overhead exhaust valves!): Which redlines at 2800rpm! the Gearbox has a 3to1 stepdown reduction so the rpm at the propeller is pretty slow: A photo taken 5.1/2 years ago before I'd really started on the structural stuff: And Finally two taken just last week: Thanks for reading! Dave trigger, Justin Case, warren t claim and 53 others 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Joe was correct, this is amazing. Are the bars going back on the windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Anyone else thinking: "Cripes, she looks good for her age. ATBNBE!" Seriously though, impressive resto project! Got any vid of the engine? Jim Bell, Squire_Dawson, HillmanImp and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micrashed Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Good lord.Boat-shite. You sir, deserve an award of some description or other. rml2345, Squire_Dawson, Cavcraft and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff McHugelarge Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Wow.. how the..? Why the..?I would expect it from old bloke with a wooden leg and a penchant for parrots. More! Junkman, drivewaymyway, Magnificent Rustbucket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundig Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Well I like it, so yeah, more pics pls ......... & your mum looks nice too Magnificent Rustbucket, overrun, Asimo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Amazing. I just restored a jet ski and that was strange enough. Hats off to you for doing a proper boat. She looks great - as does the vessel.Bet that beast makes a lovely two-stroke smell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 That's great! Does it work? Could you drive it to France or New York or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Brilliant! I'd love to be able to take on something like that.Wel jel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalnotdole Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Well I'm astounded at the interest in her to be honest, And the fact some of you like the Boat as well is great.... Joe was correct, this is amazing. Are the bars going back on the windows?Yes, I need to make some more though as the PO had removed the ones from the forward accommodation as they made it "feel like a prison" They may all get replaced with stainless if i can find a source of cheap 12mm bar. Got any vid of the engine?Nope When Its running i tend to be jumping up and down in the wheelhouse trying not to crash into things! That's great! Does it work? Could you drive it to France or New York or something?Its fully functioning, I have 200 Gallons of Diesel on board - Thats enough for 40hours running at full revs I'll wang some more photos up later. (of the boat) eddyramrod, drum, fotorabia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 This is absolutely brilliant. I would have given my right bollock for something like that when I was 17. 200 gallons of diesel though - that's 1400 quids' worth. F*** me - and I thought the Saab was expensive to run HMC and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Wow, at 17 most proper petrolheads are about halfway into making a total bollock of a late 80s mini city. But it seems you're not messing about with that thing!CROOZIN! Junkman, Buff McHugelarge, DSdriver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 It's brilliant, very impressed. This will surely run (legally) on cheery though won't it, so I'm assuming (relatively) cheap fuel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 That's superb. I CAN HAZ A JEALOUS. I can well imagine that it can require deep pockets though, marine shite seems to go into a whole new level of expensive from what I've seen. What's the plan once it's done? Off to sea? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Every 17 year old should have one of these. I see an autoshite trip to the Monaco Grand Prix in the offing. We'll park this on the T jetty beside abramovich and co, get the deck chairs out and watch the race with a tin of Tennents: Awesome. scruff, rml2345, Buff McHugelarge and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 *inserts gag about scuttle and poop deck* Colour me impressed. Run on veg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 That's great! Does it work? Could you drive it to France or New York or something?To Hull and back. DSdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Run on veg? Just pop into Morrisons and order 1000 bottles of veg. Apart from the logistics, being at the deep end of the beech is not a good place to be cutting corners on fuel. If you have to get rescued they have the right to claim the value of the vessel, or even more if you mess up the docking schedules on a supertanker or something. I think this is a brilliant thread and I am very jealous. Mrs DSdriver was most adamant that we were going to live in something built of bricks otherwise I might have been suckered into buying some old Thames barge or similar that might be, oh, worth quite a lot of money now. Keep up the good work, I think you have improved the looks immensely by changing the wheelhouse and I love the old Sailor VHF radio. Have you opened it up and moved the little tuning pegs around so you can get channel zero? Who was she built by, do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 There's got to be ways of recouping your fuel costs doing baccy and drug runs over to Holland? drivewaymyway, Cavcraft and cms206 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 That's ace. I'm not much of a sailor but I do love a bit of old boatshite. I think like most of us I just like seeing slightly mangy old mechanical artefacts, and if it's something that can move you about the place so much the better.I sometimes pop along the local harbour at Bowling and see if there's anything interesting down there. Craig the Princess and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre3 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Epic. Where is it moored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Well done indeed, sir! A massive save and an incredible task to set yourself at an age when I was still prodding bits of baffle out of moped exhausts.... djim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Wow! That's about 17 shades of bloody brilliant, that is. Do you have much information on her early history? I think we'd like to know about as much as it's possible to know... Particularly about a thumping great 2 stroke diesel powered anything. DSdriver and cms206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbz2079 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Love this mate, Please keep us up to speed on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Its fully functioning, I have 200 Gallons of Diesel on board - Thats enough for 40hours running at full revs Yikes. So how far would that get you? In other words, how much is Lankytim's trip to New York going to cost? (let's be generous and start in Southampton, that's 3,420 miles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalnotdole Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 It's brilliant, very impressed. This will surely run (legally) on cheery though won't it, so I'm assuming (relatively) cheap fuel? Red Diesel used for propulsion of private pleasure craft is liable to full duty & vat thanks to the EU so should be the same price as at a garage.As I'm over 30tonnes and designed as a commercial vessel its a bit of a grey area - I can purchase diesel with no duty or vat if I claim i'm a commercial towage operator. Its still almost 90p a litre though. That's superb. I CAN HAZ A JEALOUS. I can well imagine that it can require deep pockets though, marine shite seems to go into a whole new level of expensive from what I've seen. What's the plan once it's done? Off to sea?There is no plan! Basically its a case of rebuilding it to original condition and spec but with a few improvements in the accommodation areas, I've also added bollards to the deck just outside the wheelhouse so its possible for one person to bring her alongside and tie up without the original crew of three plus engineer!. Depending on the commercial insurance costs when its finished I might be tempted to try and get some towage work. Every 17 year old should have one of these. I see an autoshite trip to the Monaco Grand Prix in the offing. We'll park this on the T jetty beside abramovich and co, get the deck chairs out and watch the race with a tin of Tennents: Awesome.I'm 25 years old now, Reckon I'll have it finished for my 30th. *inserts gag about scuttle and poop deck* Colour me impressed. Run on veg?Its got a hydraulic governer which needs gasoil within a certain Specific Gravity range or it gets unhappy. injection pumps a bit bigger and more expensive than an Astra one... Just pop into Morrisons and order 1000 bottles of veg. Apart from the logistics, being at the deep end of the beech is not a good place to be cutting corners on fuel. If you have to get rescued they have the right to claim the value of the vessel, or even more if you mess up the docking schedules on a supertanker or something. I think this is a brilliant thread and I am very jealous. Mrs DSdriver was most adamant that we were going to live in something built of bricks otherwise I might have been suckered into buying some old Thames barge or similar that might be, oh, worth quite a lot of money now. Keep up the good work, I think you have improved the looks immensely by changing the wheelhouse and I love the old Sailor VHF radio. Have you opened it up and moved the little tuning pegs around so you can get channel zero? Who was she built by, do you know?Don't think either of the Sailor sets in the wheelhouse at the moment have channel 0 (emergancy services) "programmed" in - I've sold loads of RT144's though and usually stick channel 0 on as it makes them worth an extra £50!. She was built by Dorset Lake Shipyard in Hamworthy (poole), Launched in 1966 she's one of the last wooden harbour launches built for the navy. The steel superstructure is all riveted though despite the year!. She was one of the last working HSL's and the final one in the country to be sold off in 1997. Seen here just before decommissioning, She'd been converted to a water cooled exhaust coming out the side as they had been using her for towing ammunition barges: There's got to be ways of recouping your fuel costs doing baccy and drug runs over to Holland?She's not really built for speed - More for pulling stuff along! Her top speeds around 10knots (approx 11mph) drivewaymyway, warren t claim, scruff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 So those 200 gallons of derv would get you about 440 miles then. New York and back is going to be fugging expensive... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 So those 200 gallons of derv would get you about 440 miles then. New York and back is going to be fugging expensive...Be cheaper to buy a long rope, and simply pull New York toward the Boat. She's not built for speed. She's built for pulling. Birds. And citys. a60rod, Junkman, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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