Browsing articles from "January, 2012"

Canal Boat Holiday Discount

Jan 19, 2012   //   by admin   //   BLOG  //  No Comments

Just a reminder that we currently have 10‰ discount on all our published prices for all canal holidays booked before the end of January 2012. Our live online booking system is displaying prices including the discount - our published prices (without the discount) can be found on our Holiday Prices website page here.  Hurry, since the 1st of January we’ve had nearly 40 new bookings taking up this offer – so don’t loose out on the date you need. Unfortunately this offer can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer.

A taster of the canals! Image courtesy of Jennifer Clare Photography

 

Scarborough Pair Narrowboat Complete

Jan 13, 2012   //   by admin   //   BLOG  //  No Comments
Many apologies but i can’t believe it’s been so long since my last post on the blog. I try my best to keep it up to date but there is never enough hours in the day! Although we can’t complain as we’ve had such a fantastic autumn – it could be far worse with all the dome and gloom out there.

I do try to keep our Facebook account updated more frequently than the blog as it’s a little quicker for me to sort out - you’ll find photos of our next build on their at the moment. So, if you can, check out our Facebook page and if you like what you see make sure you ‘Like’ us too!  We also encourage customer posts and comments as it’s always good to hear feedback.  

 Anyhow here’s a few photos of the completed narrowboat Scarborough Pair – owners Richard and Monica took her out for a cruise in early December and were thrilled with her. The extending dinette requested by Richard has already proved popular, the bespoke boat build after next will also be having the same style of dinette.

Cross Bed

Front cabin leading out onto the bow of the boat. The cross bed flap design makes it quick and simple to make up - no more struggling with pulling out extending frames!

 

 

Curved Cabinet

Over bed storage with curved cabinet around porthole. The curved base section is made out of solid oak and takes about a day and half to make!

 

 

Looking back through the bathroom towards the stern of the narrowboat.

 

Again looking through to the bathroom. A large custom made mirror has been fitted to the bulkhead to create a feeling of extra space.

 

Granite work surfaces in the bathroom matching those in the galley.

 

 

Looking from the bathroom towards the stern. This photo was taken before the soft furnishings were put in place.

 

 

For additional storage space we created a small cupboard opposite the main galley. As we didn't have room for a drawer unit we built a small pull out drawer inside to hold cutlery

 

With one seat extended....

 

Finally with both seats extended and table extension in place ready to seat six. The table also drops down to the same level as the seats to form a huge cross bed.

The saloon situated at the stern of the boat with just enough space to accommodate two leather recliners!

 

The stern steps - we've had lots of positive comments about this particular arrangement of steps. The base of each cupboard contains a large storage area - you can just make out the access doors at the bottom of the photo.

 

The lids of the steps are made out of thick solid oak and are hinged to access more storage space under. The top step has been divided in two to accommodate mooring pins and windlasses

 

Access doors on the cupboard fold into each other. Therefore half can be accessed from the rear deck when cruising and the cupboard nearest to the camera can be accessed when inside the boat.

 

The top storage compartment has a drop down door so it can be used as a small table from the cruiser stern. Perfect to rest a Nicholsons Guide or a cuppa!On the compartment doors we've fitted flush door pulls so that coats and jackets don't get caught when coming in amd out of the boat.

 

The solid oak rail surrounding the cruiser stern

 

Powered by a smooth running Beta Marine 38 with upgraded PRM150 hydraulic gearbox. A hospital silencer is also installed for quieter cruising.

 

The calorifier (hot water tank) is installed in the engine bay creating additional storage space inside the boat.Narrowboat Scarborough Pair