Iaian said: > Hi All, watchout there is a lucker about, > > the boat being talked about it a 60ft Evans & Son built in 2000 named > 'Edgewood Dirk' and is powered by a relatively rare Thornycroft RJ2 > water-cooled engine. > > how do i know this - I have as a marine surveyor carried out an insurance > valuation for them and also a BSS for these friends of mine. > > very good to see that the Beeb are showing nice pictures of the canal system > and boats. > > best regards to all, > > iain jones
Ah, thanks for that. Doesn't the photo foreshorten the boat? I would never have estimated a length of 60ft from the photo. Now, I'm having to dig back in the memory banks a bit, but wasn't it Evans and Son who built the motor and butty (Unspoilt by Progress I and II) that did the trip to the Danube in the mid 90's? Powered by a Gardner 2LW of course ;-))) Now reunited I believe after having been neglected for many years and in the hands of Tina Paramore at Roger Fuller's yard at Stone. Seen on my recent trip on Sanity as we came south. Roger
