Darrenroberts

the wooden top didn't look bad when it was on slip a few weeks ago bit of patching in round the gunnel maybe..... nice boat tho

prefect cheers mate thanks again for all your help

sorry yeh back bullhead...... I've marked everything up now and its looking/ feeling right. The only bit iam worried about now is the cabin porthole positioning. So far I've got these measurements.. gunnel top to porthole center at 16 3/4 (same as the engine ole) handrail top edge to porthole center at 19" rear bulkhead to porthole center at 46 1/2" engine ole bulkhead to porthole center at 52" (cabin hight from gunnel to handrail top is 39" at rear bulkhead) Dose that sound there or there abuts to you ? Cheers Darren

Hi there Steve this is brilliant information, thank you. I've just cross referenced you positions with the drawing I've been working on and there nearly bang on. Roger Farrington is currently fabricating the cabin steel work using the timber cabin measurements of Aldgate. The old cabin was to far gone to be saved not to mention totally out in a lot of critical areas, so it made more sense to start again. I've been measuring back from the rear bulkhead rivets too, are you measurements from the centers of those or the rear most edge? I removed the old boatman's cabin (as apposed to smashing it out) just to make my life easier when constructing the new one as I hope I can use some of the sections to template off or at least make scribing quicker. Internally I have a blank canvas at this stage. I fully intend to construct the new boatman's as close to how the original would have been as I can, including tapering bed "ole" my cabin drawings specify the range shelf dimensions to accommodate a 24" range, off the top of my head (ill have to double check that) I am defiantly committed tapered hatch as well after chalking up the collar position. Thanks again for you measurements, That's really helpful and perfect timing as iam hoping to mark the final positions for cutting out tomorrow morning. Cheers, Darren

Hi guys, I was wondering if any one out there could help me with some key measurements for Bristol's new back cabin. I am looking for specs for the positioning of the following parts; Bulls eye mushroom vent chimney coller letter box vents. hatch lid length and width The new hatch will be a steel construction, am unsure yet about replicating the tapered fit but a rough length would be great. Any help with the above would be greatly appreciated Thanks Darren

Thanks for all the responses guys this is really useful for me. cheers

Hi guys, dose any one know where I could get hold of some boatman's cabin drawings for a big Woolwich motor? the Laurence Hogg website doesn't appear to work any more. thanks in advance

cheers for the feed back guys, i've submitted a application covering all the points discussed here followed by some photographs..... ill wait and see but its safe to say its a long shot at best..... ill keep you posted

yeh they get very fussy re aesthetics these days. it seams totally acceptable for a major rebuild along as you leave the hold open lol. i would of thought u being full length that would easily qualify. Iam enquiring only because my insurance company are really laying it on thick this year as my boats turning 125 year old so iam paying above odds for invasive tests every 5 mins but she's not recognized by the trust which is funny. Iam curious which old boats out there make the cut.....post cut haha

Hi guys am on a bit of a long shot mission here but...... hey times are tough. Dose any one own or formally owned a bcn day boat, motorized or shorted, that benefited from the CRTs historic discount license? I Know there criteria is very fussy re cabin extensions. Any feed back would be great thanks. Darren

Cheers black rose, av got two more portholes to install then I’ll foam all 4 in the same hit, just in case the tube gunks up. I’ll post the results shortly 👍🏻

Hi there, no it’s not the gun system it comes with a long tube attached av add a bit of a practice and it’s not to hard to build it up in thin layers but you do have to be carful not to blast to much in at once. Oh and it’s definitely worth masking off well too.

I guess that’s why there is a layer of roofing felt in between the two layers? Well the cabin has been like that since the 80s and looks fine when I took a section of it out to have a look

Ok great thanks I’ll continue researching To see if any of the others have better data sheets 👍🏻

Hi there the top half (gunnel to roof) has no insulation. It’s a 25mm tongue and groove cabin with some sort of ash felt wrap and then the steel cabin wrapped over the top. Screwfix sent been very helpful, and the technical sheet from soudal dosnt say open or closed. Only info is used for sound and thermal insulation plus gap filling. The sunlight shouldn’t be a problem as I’ll slot in a porthole liner effectively seeking the foam in darkness between the wood and steel. I just really want to make sure no condensation will form down there as it will be trapped. I’ll check if the silicone tho thanks.