Jump to content
Please donate to Canal World

Anyone Seen A Shorter narrow Boat?

Doorman

By Doorman
in General Boating

 Share

Featured Posts

Doorman Veteran

Doorman

Posted
Posted (edited)

260u0sm.jpg

 

This mini-mouse apparently belongs to a civil engineering company, who are presently constructing a gravel towpath between Bridge 80 and Bridge 79 on the Shropshire Union Canal.

 

Has anyone spotted a shorter narrow boat (tug)?

 

Mike

Edited by Doorman
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Pete of Ebor Proficient

Pete of Ebor

Posted
Posted (edited)

260u0sm.jpg

 

This mini-mouse apparently belongs to a civil engineering company, who are presently constructing a gravel towpath between Bridge 80 and Bridge 79 on the Shropshire Union Canal.

 

Has anyone spotted a shorter narrow boat (tug)?

 

Mike

 

Just a thought - if it was 7' beam but only 6' long, wouldn't it be travelling sideways.... :wacko:

Edited by Pete of Ebor
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
Hairy-Neil Veteran

Hairy-Neil

Posted
Posted

There was a fleet of day hire boats about this size. I remember seeing them on the T&M in the mid/late 1980s. When the fleet was sold off, about five of them were moved in convoy by two people in a long chain at an incredibly slow pace. IIRC I first encountered them at Colwich with three in the lock and two waiting above.....

 

Last time I saw one of them it was privately owned and on the River Soar....

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Speedwheel Influencer

Speedwheel

Posted
Posted (edited)

Just a thought - if it was 7' beam but only 6' long, wouldn't it be travelling sideways.... :wacko:

 

Try that when paying for your licence. My boat is only 7ft long and 70ft wide - BW don't agree!

 

This mini-mouse apparently belongs to a civil engineering company,

 

I thought it still belonged to UCC

Edited by Speedwheel
Link to comment
Share on other sites
David Mack Veteran II

David Mack

Posted
Posted

There was a fleet of day hire boats about this size. I remember seeing them on the T&M in the mid/late 1980s. When the fleet was sold off, about five of them were moved in convoy by two people in a long chain at an incredibly slow pace. IIRC I first encountered them at Colwich with three in the lock and two waiting above.....

 

Last time I saw one of them it was privately owned and on the River Soar....

I think you may have Brian Dominic's Rumpus in mind.

 

David

Link to comment
Share on other sites
homer2911 Rising Star

homer2911

Posted
Posted

260u0sm.jpg

 

Not sure what length it is, but there's a very tiny boat at Oxley Marine, near the junction of the Shroppie and the Staffs & Worcester, called Sarnie, cos it's a buttie - geddit?

 

This mini-mouse apparently belongs to a civil engineering company, who are presently constructing a gravel towpath between Bridge 80 and Bridge 79 on the Shropshire Union Canal.

 

Has anyone spotted a shorter narrow boat (tug)?

 

Mike

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hairy-Neil Veteran

Hairy-Neil

Posted
Posted (edited)

I think you may have Brian Dominic's Rumpus in mind.

 

David

 

From that site....

She operated for a number of years from Hoo Mill, being eventually replaced when the 'Umbles (Bumble, Mumble, Jumble, etc) were built. Rumpus then went "over the hill" to the then Colliery Narrowboats operation at Wincham Wharf, not far from the Anderton Lift. Here she continued in service for some years, eventually being sold into private ownership. At some point, the Stuart Turner engine was replaced by a Renault Diesel.

 

I'm thinking the boats I remember seeing at Colwick were the 'Umbles

Edited by Hairy-Neil
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 1 year later...
Chalky Experienced

Chalky

Posted
Posted (edited)

There used to be a very short narrow boat - 10' to 12' called Hebe that used to moor just above the Dukes cut on the south Oxford. Last time I saw it it was on brokerage at Braunston.

 

Top picture on this link

 

http://nbalbert.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/iffley.html

 

and 3rd picture on Bones's blog

 

http://mortimerbones.blogspot.co.uk/2008/10/picture-book.html

Edited by Chalky
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.