Sounds absolutely wonderful!! Lucky ^%%$££" so and so!! Glad Henry behaved this trip. I put some files on the old group in the Files section............ let...
Great news about Steve Norris. I'm afraid other barge interest have e tomorrow. SSBR Committee Meeting at Three Daws Gravesend. Follow the link in my last Dawn...
Hi Michael - can't make tomorrow. Please will you take some photos for me and put them on the site? Incidentally, I saw Steve Norris on Greta yesterday as we...
... Hi Michael Back from Henry trip and it was fantastic! Not much wind about yesterday afternoon so mainly motored. We moored in Whitstable harbour and left...
Open day, this coming Saturday 8th Oct. at Heybridge Basin (if your not certain type Heybridge Basin into streetmap.co.uk)from 10am. Some good photos on...
I spent a great afternoon chatting with Steve Brotherhood owner of Fertile. Who seems to be more than pleasantly surprised with the reaction to Fertile. Most...
Hi Michael I just cannot get enough of late!!! Please put some more on. I've got one too that I took in the barge museum that I'll be posting too. Michael Land...
Hi Michael Thanks for reply. Was getting lonely! Look forward to pictures of Fertile and Vigilant. Read so much about Vigilant - who owns her now? I'll try and...
Cheers Paul for the photos. What a lovely setting for a barge to be in. Yes please Paul, any photos are good photos. Hopefully later today I will be seeing...
Have you seen all of the photos that you want to see. Okay if I delete those and post the remainder or have you seen enough!! Can you take any more!!...
Took some photos yesterday in anticipation of the demise of the sailing barge museum and possibly the Celtic. Celtic is in a bad way and leaking (if that is...
Having locked my car keys in the car (twit!) I finally settled down to a couple of hours work on Henry. Henry is looking smarter by the week and the stanliff...
I saw what looked to be a sprit and mainmast behind Colchester Fuel Injection last Wednesday but was unable to go and take a look. I mentioned this to a friend...
Hi Michael. Thanks for info. Guess I'll be looking out for this winch on other barges now. Was it a 'bolt on' extra to make work easier or original equipment?...
Hi Paul it is a vertical drum winch. Simon Devonshire has one on Marjorie and we use this to tighten the bowsprit shrouds. Very useful!! Gets things really...
HI Michael Gosh I am enjoying the Portlight photos immensely. Can you tell me please (showing my ignorance) what the item is in photos 304F & 308F. I see some...
There's a report about the sinking in the East London paper - follow this link http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/ne ...
Thanks Michael. What a beautiful barge - just love the shape of the bow and the sweep of her quarter decks. Last time I saw her was in 2003 just up from Maldon...
Hi Paul........ there's more!! I'll let you know when I have added to the album again. I was involved with making a few models of this barge so needed a lot of...
We have based Wyvenhoe at Maldon with the intention of doing charters this year. Business has not been as good as we would like I am afraid. We do however...
I have posted some pictures forwarded to me by Andrew Berry showing the sunken Tollesbury taken yesterday 21 September. Very sad. I hope she can be salvaged....
You beat me to uploading a photo of her in her present state!! Photo exactly like your Tollesbury1 photo! No I did not take it but a chap by the name of Chris...
... Hi Michael - she looks lovely. Any more photos of Portlight? I find this barge some what fascinating. Wish I'd been more into barges when she was moored at...
... chap ... keeping ... Good Morning Michael Glad your back. Have completed the fore section of my barge,thanks to your eforts in measuring. Was able to...
Hi Gerry!! I have been away for a short break (to do with model barges) now I'm back and ready to answer any questions about model barges again. I did see a...
