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I'm trying to research the history of an ex Stewarts & Lloyds boat from Coombswood tube works, but so far have drawn a bit of a blank. There are a few possible leads on this forum, especially from some of our experienced contributors such as Pete Harrison, but nothing that I can conclusively tie in firmly to this boat. The story from the guy I bought it from (who was a rather odd character) is that it had been an open day boat at Coombswood, numbered 101, which suggests that it is a later (post war?) addition to that fleet. She did have the faded remains of "British Steel" lettering inside In her lines she is not as crude as some Joey boats, and clearly was not a double ended boat by the shape of the bows, which are nice and quite distinctive, and might suggest a maker (Bantock?) to somebody more knowledgeable than me! Historical evidence from the knees has gone, as these are now made from 3" x 3" angle. The main part of the hull is rivetted iron, and has clearly had quite a hard life as there are inevitable knocks and bumps, which you would expect from a boat of this ancestry. More drastically, she has been cut down to 58' and had a motor stern welded on, but quite a long while ago. This has been rather nicely done, with long curved swims, and is not as crude as some that were apparently done by some yards such as Harris - and it's welded not rivetted, and has clearly not been done recently. The boat has also been re- bottomed (in 12mm plate!!), presumably at the same time as the new stern was fitted. The engine and all other mechanical parts that must have been fitted at this same time had all been removed before I got her, so no clues there. The previous owner started to fit a Ruston & Hornsby 3YDA, which sounds lovely, but the installation is unfinished. He also built the cabin conversion, but it's almost bare inside. I'm plodding on to try and get her right, but some of this is undoing previous work in order to get her "right" - even though I do recognise that she will be a cabin conversion, but on top of what I feel is a nice looking hull which should be saved. I'm trying to find out anything about the history of this boat, as I find this fascinating, and I think is a really nice looking hull. Beyond the detail above, I don't have much to go on, as I don't know any more identity - I don't know her BCN number, or a BW registration number, or even a name! I assume that she must have been registered with BW at some time as she has clearly operated for some considerable time with the previous engine installation. Also, who did the motor conversion and the shortening, when and how? Questions, questions, anybody got any ideas?