Proudly standing at the stern was the Polish man who built it. I asked him if he'd done the steelwork, he said yes. And the fitting out? Yes. I didn't ask him about the painting, but he probably did that too.
One surprise inside was the Aga in the galley; another was the dinette/study, devoid of any furniture.
Here's Sue talking to Jan. Sue's first cruise on her new boat - she's calling it Spring Water, I think - would be from Crick, immediately after the show.
According to the website all these Polish boats have a dragon's head at the bow, a sort of scaled down (and scaly at the same time) figurehead.
Another curiosity is what appears to be a storage bracket, welded to the roof, for the anchor.
How annoying it would be to find that the only thing preventing you from getting under that low bridge was a piece of metalwork which probably shouldn't have been there in the first place!
It appears to be remarkable value for the price, though. (But I wouldn't have chosen that colour scheme!)
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This is the same boat that we saw going up Foxton locks, with a BBQ lit sitting on top of the gas locker.It also had a rear extension that appeared to be for a motor-bike.
See our post for 23 May 2010.
http://nboakfield.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-05-30T11%3A04%3A00%2B01%3A00&max-results=5
ps. the lady in red with 'Inner Space' is Wozie
I've had a look, Bottle. I wonder what route it took from Poland if it involved going up Foxton! I don't suppose the new owners knew about the barbecue; they were picking the boat up at Crick.
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