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Or even horse haul

However, it was narrowed and shortened considerably about 20 years ago

I guess this is the equivalent of what is known in the motor trade as an MOT carpet. Basically the carpet is firmly glued down to prevent the tester seeing the poor standard of the repair work hidden underneath..... It will be a brave (and expensive) effort when she is eventually restored. Like I said, a bodge.

Looking at the captions to the photos I'd say that that the ex GU 'Dudley' was a wooden Big Ricky butty, not a Woolwich product.

No. Virtually the whole boat was overplated from the top strake down whether it needed it or not. The original hull plating, still visible in the open hold, is like a net curtain. The boat is probably in the worst condition of any of the ex Grand Union steel motor boats.

Enough to know what I'm talking about. The worst example I've ever seen is the Ex GUCCC Middle Northwich Motor, Taygeta......All but destroyed by overplating.

Thats how it works in the text books. Oh that life were that easy...... In the real world it is impossible to hermetically seal it and keep the oxygen out. I guarantee it will accelerate the corrosion....

Thats the one.....Also remembered for the St. Bruno tobacco ads from the 70's....

Yes, Trillion from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy....Now what was her name......

Plenty of them around, Wilderness Otters and Beavers? Caracruisers etc think Creighton made one too that was neither one thing nor the other (Inlander?). More narrowboaty than cruiser styling. Looked out of place on river and canal.... The 'Mallard' boats looked similar to, and were concurent with, the Springer Waterbug.

They have.....At least two firms that I know of have entered this market. One c. 1990 built small boats, around 20ft long with narrowboat appearance....Mallard is ringing bells??? The other is more recent but built a longer boat, approx 50ft had quirky narrowboat lines. I recall the press release in WW possibly 10 years ago, and remember seeing the actual boat once at Blisworth... Did they ever build more than the initial one???

This would work eastbound at Chirk tunnel, and not be all night about it...... What did they do with the horse?????

Quite possibly.....