I noticed this unusual boat, Navvies Ark, moored on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Saltaire. It has a very eye-catching paint effect and an unusual shape, certainly not a traditional narrowboat. I looked it up when I got home (as you do. Hurrah for Google!) Apparently it was once a lifeboat on an oil rig in the North Sea. It has been completely transformed and refitted by its owners, Martin Hodson and Julie Knott, into a fully equipped living boat, with all mod cons including a shower and a solar panel for power. There's an article about it HERE with some interior shots. I think it must get a lot of attention wherever it goes.
Amazing bit of work. If it's built to withstand storms on the North Sea it should survive on the Leeds-Liverpool!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny - what a fun find ... loved seeing the article. People are creative ... and thanks for letting us see it - have a good weekend - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThat is, indeed, unusual. Great interior!
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Often all-enclosed modern life-saving craft are fitted to 45-degree angled chute pointing downwards. This chute is welded to the very back end of a small ship. The last crew member shuts the watertight hatch and yanks the lever which releases the boat and WEEEE! down they fly into the sea 20 meters or more below like a porpoise.That's the reason for the seat belts.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like that!
ReplyDeleteThey seem to have the interior all sorted.
ReplyDeleteHey that's my boat! Cheers for the cool comments
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