Darrenroberts Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Hi guys dose any one own a bantock boat? id love to see some pictures of restored boats back out on the cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Hogg Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 There is no fully restored Bantock around. No one knows the livery or exact detail of these boats when in service. A couple of pictures exist of GWR ones but these are not in colour. Whilst the designs are well known scant detail is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrenroberts Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 33 minutes ago, Laurence Hogg said: There is no fully restored Bantock around. No one knows the livery or exact detail of these boats when in service. A couple of pictures exist of GWR ones but these are not in colour. Whilst the designs are well known scant detail is available. cheers Laurence well pointed out i actually meant converted bantock buttys been used on the canal network today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Hogg Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 All Bantocks were horse boats, none were intended to be butty's when built. Anything converted will have no relation to the original hull as intended. Don't forget the original Bantock boats were composite but with a wooden lower strake in the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 14 hours ago, Laurence Hogg said: All Bantocks were horse boats, none were intended to be butty's when built. Anything converted will have no relation to the original hull as intended. Don't forget the original Bantock boats were composite but with a wooden lower strake in the side. Emerald had the bottom wooden strake & bottom replaced with steel in 1988 at Langley Mill boat yard the owner at that time was Colin Pailin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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