Lukeandcharlene Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hi, yes she was advertised as having a lister sr3 engine dismantled but it appears that during her time on the little ouse parts slowly disappeared from the engine and when we bought her all that was left was the bottom end of an sr3 engine with a hydrolic gear box. We have since sourced all the parts from a donor engine and a very good friend of ours has re built the sr3 which looks and runs amazingly even after being under water for a few years! Will try to post some photos later on. We are new to this sorry, what is the Fens? I do land dwelling properties usually, this is my first boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Fens: East Anglian flatlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fens Glad to hear work in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoominPapa Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Fens: East Anglian flatlands. which is where I photographed Coote, five years (!) ago. I guess she must have moved since? MP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukeandcharlene Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Yes she is now out of water in Bristol whilst we restore her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bargemast Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Glad to read she's in good hands and that she'll be afloat again (soon) in the shape that she deserves. Good luck with the work. Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Hotholer Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 I am interested in this thread because of the discussion about Coote, and also because the name Hotholer has come up a couple of times. We are just in the process of buying a part restored boat, Ivy Hotholer, she is a Hickman 65, we are not yet in possession of her. The bows do look a lot like Coote, and the owner says she was an open hull boat, built around 1908 used for ferrying building materials etc around. I will post up a picture of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the barnacle Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 is the front of this boat from the rear of an earlier boat - just the plates are stepped forward and i thought on rivited huls the plates were stepped to the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Hotholer Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Here's a picture of Ivy Hotholer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete harrison Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 I am interested in this thread because of the discussion about Coote, and also because the name Hotholer has come up a couple of times. We are just in the process of buying a part restored boat, Ivy Hotholer, she is a Hickman 65, we are not yet in possession of her. The bows do look a lot like Coote, and the owner says she was an open hull boat, built around 1908 used for ferrying building materials etc around. I will post up a picture of her. IVY HOTHOLER and its history has been discussed on this Forum a couple of times in the past, and its hull construction is different to that of COOTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi-Jayne Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hi I wondered how you were getting on the Coote? She was moored round the corner to me at Little Ouse and I would love to know if she's now restored and back on the water and if possible see any photos. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 7/31/2010 at 23:40, Rick-n-Jo said: It's a BCN joey hull. Originally unpowered, cut and given a counter stern - Probably this one (from Jim Sheads site) Rick Coote was on the gas line laying on the BCN in around early 68 as an open ful length boat with butty type stern but was not double ended after around the first couple of weeks it disappeared from where I was boating if it went to a different part or was taken off the job I know not not a "joey" bow shape & guards were different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Grove Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Regarding COOTE, my daughter Sorrell didn't get it quite right. As other posts have confirmed COOTE was the boat's original name, registered at Tipton in 1909. Derrick Hughes, who converted her around 1970 called her ARIES. When we first saw the boat there was a great ram's head in the saloon, but happily Derrick took that away. Elizabeth and I didn't want to change the name but we wanted to recognise the original; hence ARIES ex COOTE. I'm glad later owners used just the original name, though the spelling remains a mystery. It was distressing to see the state the boat was in on the Little Ouse and I'm delighted to hear she's being restored to glory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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