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hover tim

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Canal boat
« on: January 14, 2012, 04:25:41 PM »

I spotted this today in Leeds near the royal armories museum the guy that owns it has been converting it to look like a sub for a year so far it quite small inside so prob like a real sub

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Umi_Ryuzuki

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Re: Canal boat
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2012, 07:02:07 PM »

There's another one of these that has a proper "wintergarten" for fair weather dining, but
I have been unable to locate the pictures that were posted.

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Re: Canal boat
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2012, 07:11:48 PM »

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Re: Canal boat
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2012, 10:15:38 AM »

After seeing this on numerous forums, I thought you'd all like to see the latest on our happy U boat Captain, lol.......

errrr, not so happy now %% %% %%

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/fraud_probe_arrest_of_u_boat_captain_1_4199176

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Re: Canal boat
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2012, 10:47:25 AM »

If memory serves there used to be some officially sanction Royal Navy replicas back in the 60s-70s.  They were built to encourage enlistment (back in the days when we wanted people to join up rather than sacking them).  I distinctly remember a submarine and a destroyer, either that or I'm finally going nuts.
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Re: Canal boat
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2012, 11:09:22 AM »

If memory serves there used to be some officially sanction Royal Navy replicas back in the 60s-70s.  They were built to encourage enlistment (back in the days when we wanted people to join up rather than sacking them).  I distinctly remember a submarine and a destroyer, either that or I'm finally going nuts.

Talk to Arrow5  O0 O0

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Re: Canal boat
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2012, 10:08:19 PM »

Cant help you there. I do remember seeing photographs of the converted canal boats used as recruiting devices.  Not to be confused with the basis for my HMS Invincible model which was a static waterline model hauled about the country on a Queen Mary type artic. It was never a boat before I converted it.  I think there may be a clip on Youtube about the canal ships. {:-{
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