Author Topic: Interesting and unusual boaty type things. (Read 156655 times)

Wombat · « **Reply #250 on:** 03 February, 2016, 12:40:52 pm »

Quote from: The French Tandem on 01 February, 2016, 07:58:15 pm

The thing looks neither modern, nor express, and I'm wondering how can it be still afloat!

Distressingly reminiscent of the Hoegh Osaka, which recently sat for a while at that sort of angle off these very shores. A pretty well identical looking ship, which was full of Range rovers wot got bent

and JCBs which presumably did the bending

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redshift · « **Reply #251 on:** 21 February, 2016, 09:50:07 pm »

I suddenly find we have a boaty thread.

Old, but similar: Riverdance, on Blackpool beach.

And the replica of topsail schooner HMS Pickle, at Amlwch harbour:

Topsail Schooner by shifty176, on Flickr

Torslanda · « **Reply #252 on:** 23 February, 2016, 03:32:54 pm »

That should buff out . . .

Jetwash and bit of T-Cut.

phil653 · « **Reply #253 on:** 02 March, 2016, 07:46:47 pm »

I wonder how long it's been down there:

trekker12 · « **Reply #254 on:** 04 March, 2016, 12:09:24 pm »

Well the mooring rope/chain is still attached to something so I hope they are still paying their mooring fee!

(or possibly it's being used as the anchor point for someone else's mooring - must look into that when it comes time to relocate Mrs Trekkers boat)

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #255 on:** 04 March, 2016, 03:08:09 pm »

Quote from: phil653 on 02 March, 2016, 07:46:47 pm

I wonder how long it's been down there:

Now remind me how this works again. .................You're out on your bike and you stop by the waters edge, and lo and behold you spot this object under the water. 'Hold on'' you cry, I must photograph this for that 'boaty type things ' thread on yACF

phil653 · « **Reply #256 on:** 04 March, 2016, 03:21:07 pm »

Quote from: Blodwyn Pig on 04 March, 2016, 03:08:09 pm

Quote from: phil653 on 02 March, 2016, 07:46:47 pm
I wonder how long it's been down there:

Now remind me how this works again. .................You're out on your bike and you stop by the waters edge, and lo and behold you spot this object under the water. 'Hold on'' you cry, I must photograph this for that 'boaty type type things ' thread on yACF

Right on all counts, except I was out for a walk.

trekker12 · « **Reply #257 on:** 04 March, 2016, 03:56:15 pm »

It doesn't look like English water, you normally can't see that deep

phil653 · « **Reply #258 on:** 04 March, 2016, 08:56:47 pm »

Clear waters of the Med. Business trip to Marseille. Sunday afternoon stroll around the marina approaches of l'Estaque.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #259 on:** 16 March, 2016, 06:53:33 pm »

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #260 on:** 09 May, 2016, 08:00:08 pm »

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #261 on:** 09 May, 2016, 08:02:15 pm »

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #262 on:** 09 May, 2016, 08:06:14 pm »

OOoo, give us a tug!

Palinurus · « **Reply #263 on:** 11 June, 2016, 05:02:05 pm »

I didn't get a close look (wrong side of canal) but I really hope the tiller and throttle have been connected up to the car.

Palinurus · « **Reply #264 on:** 11 June, 2016, 05:04:01 pm »

Just imagine the driver of that leaning out of the door to reverse.

Pingu · « **Reply #265 on:** 14 June, 2016, 06:03:14 pm »

Belgian boats:

IMG_6733_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

IMG_6814_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Jaded · « **Reply #266 on:** 14 June, 2016, 06:27:33 pm »

Shown elsewhere

hatler · « **Reply #267 on:** 30 June, 2016, 05:30:12 pm »

Posting this here on the grounds it will appeal to previous posters, the National Maritime Museum have launched an appeal to raise the funds to buy a significant portrait of Queen Elizabeth I.

Details here.

Jaded · « **Reply #268 on:** 19 August, 2016, 11:32:31 am »

Palinurus · « **Reply #269 on:** 19 August, 2016, 11:48:15 am »

Quote from: phil653 on 02 March, 2016, 07:46:47 pm

Now remind me how this works again. .................You're out on your bike and you stop by the waters edge, and lo and behold you spot this object under the water. 'Hold on'' you cry, I must photograph this for that 'boaty type things ' thread on yACF

That's exactly how it works. Same with the CDC thread, and the dead BSO thread...

billplumtree · « **Reply #270 on:** 19 August, 2016, 02:00:36 pm »

And bridges. Don't forget bridges.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #271 on:** 19 August, 2016, 03:26:48 pm »

Wot Bill said. No-one here would ever mount a Special Expotition just to look for bridges. That would be silly.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #272 on:** 30 August, 2016, 12:24:05 am »

Mississippi barge train on the Chouteau Canal by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

Stern-wheeler "Spirit of Peoria" passing barge train by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

Pusher tug at the back of said barge train by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

Jakob W · « **Reply #273 on:** 02 September, 2016, 08:44:29 pm »

How does the steering of a barge train with a pusher tug work then? I'd have thought it was dynamically unstable...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #274 on:** 02 September, 2016, 11:23:13 pm »

What's on those barges: coal?