Greyman 29,568 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Well it’s time to have the old boat out for blacking and an age related survey on the hull so have just booked the dry dock at stourport as it’s the nearest one that will allow you to do the work yourself, stourports an interesting place anyway so will be two days travelling up the Severn then 7 days in dock to get her all cleaned back and three coats of fresh tar 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,640 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 3 minutes ago, Greyman said: Well it’s time to have the old boat out for blacking and an age related survey on the hull so have just booked the dry dock at stourport as it’s the nearest one that will allow you to do the work yourself, stourports an interesting place anyway so will be two days travelling up the Severn then 7 days in dock to get her all cleaned back and three coats of fresh tar What sort of costs for dry docking out of interest... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 29,568 Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 52 minutes ago, Borr said: What sort of costs for dry docking out of interest... The boat was done just before I bought it 4 years back in a boatyard at a cost of £2500 but I would rather do it myself as the last job is a bit shit plus I’ve worked in there and there tight as on the amount of tar they put on. at stourport you just book the dry dock cost me £700 because I take up two spaces normally 350 per boat for the dock and pressure washing then I have a week to paint it possibly another £100 in materials but should get around 4 coats on so all in all a better job twice as much tar and less than half the money 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,223 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Is it really tar ? Is their not some 2 part epoxy resin type shite ? That's way better ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,223 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Just now, waltjnr said: Is it really tar ? Is their not some 2 part epoxy resin type shite ? That's way better ? While I'm asking questions, are all canal boats metal hulled ,or can you get fibre glass ,? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 29,568 Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 The two pack is a more recent thing but can’t be put on over the bitumen ( tar) so as my boat is old it was bitumen from new, unless I shot blast it back to bare metal, I prefer the bitumen because two pack lasts longer the boat only comes out every 8/10 years with the tar it’s every 3/4 years so you get to check the underside for damage to the metal also the prop and rudder bearings can be checked and repaired if needed , most are metal but fibre glass and wood are also used my first boat was fibreglass but they tend to be smaller and more often weekend boats rather than live aboard cheers 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,223 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I know nothing about boats ,so bare with ! Would a fibre glass one ,or wooden need lots of ballast to make it sit right in water ? If that made any sense ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 29,568 Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 18 minutes ago, waltjnr said: I know nothing about boats ,so bare with ! Would a fibre glass one ,or wooden need lots of ballast to make it sit right in water ? If that made any sense ? Not had much to do with wooden boats but plastics tend to sit a lot shallower in the water my last one was 35 ft long but only needed 18” of water under it which makes them quite hard work in the wind 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,223 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I hired one last summer and really windy days were a nightmare, to a novice 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,779 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Wilf reading the thread title 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,022 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, waltjnr said: I know nothing about boats ,so bare with ! Would a fibre glass one ,or wooden need lots of ballast to make it sit right in water ? If that made any sense ? Most canal boats (narrow boats) are built inside with weight and leaning over in mind,water tanks and derv tanks normaly ballancing the kitchen,bathroom,bedroom builds as such..My brother lives on a narrow boat and has totaly rebuilt his inside and had the think about the lay out like i have said as that's how i know about it,lol.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,099 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Welsh_red said: Wilf reading the thread title We don’t say blacking, we say boats of colour ! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,325 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 4 minutes ago, WILF said: We don’t say blacking, we say boats of colour ! So the boats of colour are staying now, as well as the immis? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,281 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Weathers coming for you now mate, won’t be long be blue sky days and 20 degrees 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 8,927 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 On 13/03/2025 at 15:17, Greyman said: Well it’s time to have the old boat out for blacking and an age related survey on the hull so have just booked the dry dock at stourport as it’s the nearest one that will allow you to do the work yourself, stourports an interesting place anyway so will be two days travelling up the Severn then 7 days in dock to get her all cleaned back and three coats of fresh tar Do you have to pay council tax if you live on a boat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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