| Pickwell and Arnold Boatbuilders | ||||
| 'Hawthorn' | ||||
| Length: 60ft Beam: 12ft |
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| Residential Dutch barge. Built as a 'Sail Away' (navigable vessel), with engine and steering. The vessel was transported to the Bridgewater canal for its maiden voyage to it's moorings. | ||||
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The bows emerge.
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Stern construction.
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The floor goes in.
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The engine and batteries.
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Reversing ready to
launch by crane.
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In the water and
removing the lifting strops.
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Maiden voyage!
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