Admiral Today....
29/May/2011 05:47 PM
Latest update up the restoration of Admiral
The boat is ready for Braunston 2011
Lots of changes
25/April/2010 04:11 PM
Latest update up the restoration of Admiral
The bow is now finished and work has started on the counter.
Knees from the now scrapped NB "Usk"
Counter off!
Themis update
15/April/2010 04:24 PM
Work has started on the de-conversion of Themis.
Over the next 5 weeks the cabin will be removed and the aim is to take the boat to Braunston as an unconverted motor.
Cabin gone.....
02/December/2009 06:23 PM
DAY 4 - Admirals cabin has now gone. The gunwhales have been mostly removed and the old steel bottom is being cut out. The condition of the hull sides and gunwhales is actually pretty good, better than we thought. The counter will need the most attention. The bow is also looking good. The steel has been laid for the new build replica Northwich alongside Admiral.
Admiral - Restoration begins
26/November/2009 06:04 PM
DAY 1 - Admiral is now on the dock. Boat was pressure washed and looks fine, would make a great tug!! Work started on removing the old cabin. I will try to add as much information as possible and as many pictures as I can.
Themis Back in the water
24/November/2009 03:00 PM
Themis and Chiswick were refloated today, Themis looked good all painted. Overall condition was good. Chiswick was looking better with her new cants and foredeck.
Themis on the dock
14/November/2009 02:41 PM
Friday saw Themis put on Stockton dock for a quick blacking and inpsection. Chiswick is also on the dock having some new paint and a bit of repair work done on the bow. In a week from now Amdiral is due to be on the dock and the work on her restoration will begin.
Stoke Bruerne at war!
05/October/2009 03:24 PM
Visited Stoke Bruerne to see the boats at the Stoke at War rally.......
Themis
28/September/2009 03:07 PM
Steve has bought ex GUCCC motor boat Themis. Themis has been in the ownership of Bob & Beryl England for the past 18 years. Themis will be a home for the next year while Admiral is completed then the conversion will be removed and the boat put back to its original 1935 condition.
A few photos of the trip back.
A few photos of the trip back.
Admiral's Engine
06/August/2009 03:13 PM
Stockton dry dock is currently restoring a Petter 'S' type single cylinder engine for Admiral. Any one with knowledge of the engines is always welcome to offer help!
Gearbox
Gearbox
France is sold
27/July/2009 01:49 PM
I have decided to sell France and concentrate my efforts on the restoration of Admiral. France has been bought by Frank & Mark Riches. It is now at Braunston.
Braunston Pictures added
09/July/2009 11:10 PM
A few random images of this years Braunston Historic Boat Show in the gallery page.
Admiral Pictures Updated
09/July/2009 10:02 PM
I have added more pictures to the Admiral history page and added a second gallery of recent images.
France's Cabin emptied
03/July/2009 11:29 PM
The interior of France’s full length cabin has now been emptied of all fixtures and fittings. The boat is now ready for docking.
Coming to England...
22/June/2009 08:54 PM
Finally I am ready to fly to the UK and do some work on the boats. Looking forward to meeting people at Braunston. Please say Hi, I will be on Dorado. Will be in the UK on Wednesday.
USK
22/June/2009 07:42 PM
A sad day for all people interested in historic boats. Narrowboat Usk was removed from the canal near Braunston by BWB last week, no care has seemed to have been taken with the event. Our thoughts are with the owner as he tries to recover what he can from the remains of the boat.
USK - Wooden motor boat.
Built at Uxbridge by FMC in 1939.
USK - Wooden motor boat.
Built at Uxbridge by FMC in 1939.
FMC website
16/June/2009 05:39 PM
Do you have an ex FMC working boat? Want to have some webspace for it?
Checkout www.fellowsmortonandclayton.com, it may be a long name but how would you like to have your boat name before it.
As an example:
lindola.fellowsmortonandclayton.com
sultan.fellowsmortonandclayton.com
You can get an email address as well..
lindola@fellowsmortonandclayton.com
Fill out the form on the site and get your own url. Its free!
Checkout www.fellowsmortonandclayton.com, it may be a long name but how would you like to have your boat name before it.
As an example:
lindola.fellowsmortonandclayton.com
sultan.fellowsmortonandclayton.com
You can get an email address as well..
lindola@fellowsmortonandclayton.com
Fill out the form on the site and get your own url. Its free!
Historic Ships Website
06/June/2009 12:03 AM
France has been listed on the National Historic Ships website.
Link to National Historic Ships Website
LInk to France on the NHS website
Link to National Historic Ships Website
LInk to France on the NHS website
Braunston
01/June/2009 12:34 PM
I will be at Braunston boat show on the weekend on 27th and 28th of June. I am very grateful to Tim of Warwickshire Flyboat Company who has lent me “Dorado” for the weekend. Will look forward to seeing lots of old friends and hopefully make some new ones.
Braunston Boat Show
Braunston Boat Show
Ariel
22/May/2009 12:45 PM
Congrats to Liam who is the new owner of “Ariel”. He has pictures and info on his site http://www.liamswebsite.co.uk/
Admiral
13/May/2009 11:59 AM
I have managed to buy “Admiral” an EX Fellows Morton & Clayton steamer. The boat has been a bit neglected over the last few years but she will soon cruise again in the future.
The boat was at Debdale marina on the bank, there were a few holes in the hull where prospective buyers had had a hammer! It is 57’ feet long currently and there will not be a steam engine going back in! The boat will be craned out and transported to Stockton where it will be patched up.
History
24/April/2009 12:43 PM
Big thanks to Pete Harrison for filling in a huge amount of the history of France which I have added to the website.
Thanks
11/April/2009 11:49 PM
Big thanks to Sarah Edgson who put me on the trail of France. Proud owner of Vienna.
France
19/March/2009 11:39 AM
I have managed to buy EX FMC motor boat “France”. The boat was at Crick marina. I initially was looking for an ex steamer hull but “France” turned out to be a great boat with a JP2 in her. WIll be boating the boat back on my own to Stockton to await a rebuild.
Data files
08/March/2009 02:39 PM
I have uploaded a couple of small data files of working boats info and some engine info. They are not complete and are a work in progress (long progress) there are errors but I would like any feedback on the layout and concept of the data and if people would find this useful?
Databases
Databases