NB Aye

[Dave Payne]

There used to be an old boat at mancetter, on the coventry canal, im sure most who have passed have noticed it, moored on the bend, old working boat with steel covers all the way down, no engine and sitting high in the water.

It vanished some time ago and i spotted something on facebook saying it was going for restoration, just wondering if anyone knows anymore really, used to dream of converting it every time i passed.

[cuthound]

The one moored to the wall on the offside of a bend? Haven't seen it there for over a year.

The covers were "dustbin lids", removeable fibreglass covers designed to speed up loading & unloading by eliminating the need to cloth up on the last generation of working boats.

No idea where it went though.  

[max's son]

Was it a blue top?

[Ray T]

I believe there were two at one time, this was one of them, Wey. I think both are in use by The Rothen Group. Aye I am informed is at Brinklow being "worked on."

Edited August 17, 2017 by Ray T

[Dave Payne]

Yes that looks like one Ray, i think they used to be moored at the top of Atherstone flight some years ago?

[IanM]

Both of them back in 2012

Aye? by Ian, on Flickr

DSC_9748 by Ian, on Flickr

[zenataomm]

2 hours ago, Dave Payne said:

There used to be an old boat at mancetter, on the coventry canal, im sure most who have passed have noticed it, moored on the bend, old working boat with steel covers all the way down, no engine and sitting high in the water.

It vanished some time ago and i spotted something on facebook saying it was going for restoration, just wondering if anyone knows anymore really, used to dream of converting it every time i passed.

I remember them, isn't one them Admiral Class Grenville?  BWB use to use it on maintenance up on The Caldon in the 80s?

Don't be insulted Dave, but the last thing I'd want to have happen is a "conversion".

[pete harrison]

54 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

I remember them, isn't one them Admiral Class Grenville?  BWB use to use it on maintenance up on The Caldon in the 80s?

Don't be insulted Dave, but the last thing I'd want to have happen is a "conversion".

GRENVILLE has been operated by the Rothen's since it was raised at Etruria in 2012 following being sunk for just over a year due to ice damage. GRENVILLE has been in use as a canal maintenance boat since about 1973 when it was returned to British Waterways Board by Anderton Canal Carrying Company, Preston Brook.

Like 'zenataomm', I am of the opinion that it would be a great shame for boats such as these to be converted - even though AYE and WEY have lost some of their historical integrity in becoming counter sterned motors