NB Jackal

[Nightwatch]

Hi.

Just had a very pleasant chat on the tow path with a couple who used to own the above boat. I admitted I hadn't heard of it shamefully.

 

Anyone got any knowledge. They own it for quite a few years and sold it through Stretton Aquaduct boatyard.

 

Martyn

[Nightwatch]

The boats name may have been Jackal (as in the day off) rather than Jeckyll. Oh dear! I'm so confused!!!

[Ray T]

Perhaps it has gone into Hyde ing.

[Sea Dog]

Jackal? Is he having a laugh?

[zenataomm]

The Deuchars have Jackal & Hereford.

Last heard of they were mooring at Trent Lock.

 

Jackal was a paper dasher.

Here is their website

[Nightwatch]

Thanks for that. Sorry I got the name wrong.

[pete harrison]

The Deuchars have Jackal & Hereford.

Last heard of they were mooring at Trent Lock.

As is often the case JACKAL is not straight forward.

 

JACKAL was cut in two by 'British Waterways' in about 1959, the stern end becoming a push tug and the fore end converted into one of their early hire boats.

 

The Deuchar's do own JACKAL, but only the stern end attached to a new centre section attached to the fore end of the Brathwaite & Kirk built horse boat JOHN.

 

By the late 1970's the fore end was in use as a privately owned pleasure boat, based on or around the Macclesfield Canal. It was this boat that subsequently passed through Keith Ball of Industry Narrow Boats, Stretton Aquaduct in 2006. If I recall this JACKAL is rebuilt in the style of a decked tug and is powered by a Lister JP2

[Nightwatch]

As is often the case JACKAL is not straight forward.

 

JACKAL was cut in two by 'British Waterways' in about 1959, the stern end becoming a push tug and the fore end converted into one of their early hire boats.

 

The Deuchar's do own JACKAL, but only the stern end attached to a new centre section attached to the fore end of the Brathwaite & Kirk built horse boat JOHN.

 

By the late 1970's the fore end was in use as a privately owned pleasure boat, based on or around the Macclesfield Canal. It was this boat that subsequently passed through Keith Ball of Industry Narrow Boats, Stretton Aquaduct in 2006. If I recall this JACKAL is rebuilt in the style of a decked tug and is powered by a Lister JP2

i believe it's this final paragraph that describes the boat that was owned by the couple that I met. They said they lived aboard for thirty years, on this boat or not I don't know, but it was mentioned that they sold through Kieth Ball about nine years ago. A nice couple.

 

Martyn

Edited February 17, 2017 by Nightwatch

[Rose Narrowboats]

The fore end of Jackal is indeed rebuilt as a decked tug with a JP2, has been moored since 2006 at Stretton Stop on the Oxford.

[Tiggers]

Can't remember how to post pictures but we still have a picture of Jackal up in the kitchen here at Industry Narrowboats, Stretton