Extending a steel narrow boat? work offer maybe

Brad93 · Jul 12, 2020

brightspark said:
you would still be there forever blasting it using a 90cfm comp and a 6.0mm jet

Yep, I’ve got 115CFM and it takes long enough. You’d want a few hundred CFM and a bloody big nozzle.

8ob · Jul 12, 2020

Brad93 said:
Yep, I’ve got 115CFM and it takes long enough. For the sake of £350 a day just get a proper guy in with the right kit.

Fixed that for you Brad :thumbup:

Bob

Brad93 · Jul 12, 2020

8ob said:
Fixed that for you Brad

Bob

Blimey they charge more than that down here @8ob.

you’d be looking at £350 for a few hours blasting some architectural metalwork, not a day.

We’ve got the kit we need for the scale we do. Full hodge clemco setup.

brightspark · Jul 12, 2020

quite a lot of firms doing mobile blasting just hire the comp and pot .not worth having your own by the time you haul all your gear round and the price of a good mobile comp and maintenance cost

Mick Annick · Jul 12, 2020

Brad93 said:
Blimey they charge more than that down here @8ob.

you’d be looking at £350 for a few hours blasting some architectural metalwork, not a day. We’ve got the kit we need for the scale we do. Full hodge clemco setup.

Just got my old anvil stand blasted (now a parasol base) in exchange for a bottle of wine :laughing:

James1979 · Jul 12, 2020

Mick Annick said:
Just got my old anvil stand blasted (now a parasol base) in exchange for a bottle of wine

Thats culture for you!! Up here its a slab o' Tennants!!

8ob · Jul 12, 2020

Brad93 said:
Blimey they charge more than that down here @8ob.

you’d be looking at £350 for a few hours blasting some architectural metalwork, not a day.

We’ve got the kit we need for the scale we do. Full hodge clemco setup.

We have a man in a van that comes out with a two tool compressor and all the kit/grit for £350 a day, takes a day to clean up after he's gone :vsad:

Bob

brightspark · Jul 12, 2020

8ob said:
We have a man in a van that comes out with a two tool compressor and all the kit/grit for £350 a day, takes a day to clean up after he's gone

Bob

well u cant expect him to clean up for that price

awemawson · Jul 12, 2020

It's a pig awful job grit blasting on a big scale. I've a proper Hodge Clemco and two tool compressor set up, but I do everything possible to avoid using it!

. . . and the clear up . . . sections of my rear yard look like the beach, only it's actually crushed glass !

Brad93 · Jul 12, 2020

awemawson said:
It's a pig awful job grit blasting on a big scale. I've a proper Hodge Clemco and two tool compressor set up, but I do everything possible to avoid using it!

. . . and the clear up . . . sections of my rear yard look like the beach, only it's actually crushed glass !

The supafine is even worse

a111r · Jul 13, 2020

W.olly said:
View attachment 241236 View attachment 241238 View attachment 241239 Hi folks.

I have recently acquired this steel hulled NB. top is ply/GRP and is being removed. I will be fitting a new steel superstructure myself

The boat is 45 foot and i would like if not to much hassle to extend it to 57 foot.

It has been overplated about 6 years ago i believe. to just to above the water line.

Is there any body about that would be willing to take this job on. I can do all the cutting and prep work and sort materials if they wanted. The boat is at Hesford Marina near Lymme.

I believe that ha sit has been over plated it will not be as easy as a single plate stretch.

Just wondering on cost.

Thanks folks

Captain Faffer.

Ask 'Spaffmonkey', who does this kind of work.

Beeezer · Jul 13, 2020

Harborough marine for sure....

sardine · Jul 13, 2020

Lots of cowboys around in the narrow boat fabrication world, there are literally no regs or specs for the steel work or who does it, some have no welding qualifications at all. Be careful.

jerrytug · Jul 13, 2020

sardine said:
Lots of cowboys around in the narrow boat fabrication world, there are literally no regs or specs for the steel work or who does it, some have no welding qualifications at all. Be careful.

It's a metal box which floats down a ditch, what could go wrong?

Keith 66 · Jul 13, 2020

If one end gets caught on a sill in a lock & it gets hung up it might snap in half. That could spoil your bank balance!

jerrytug · Jul 13, 2020

jerrytug said:
It's a metal box which floats down a ditch, what could go wrong?

Replying to my own post..after the work, any insurance company (apart from basic 3rd-party cover perhaps) will probably demand a fresh survey. Best done before re-fitting the interior...

tom2207 · Jul 13, 2020

James1979 said:
Thats culture for you!! Up here its a slab o' Tennants!!

Bottle of Buckie round these parts gets you all sorts.

Brad93 · Jul 13, 2020

@spaffmonkey

a111r said:
Ask 'Spaffmonkey', who does this kind of work.

spaffmonkey · Jul 13, 2020

Only just seen the notification.

First thing I would recommend is getting a hull survey done. In recent years the boat safety scheme has been made a lot tighter.
It will be beneficial to find any potential issues while its out the water and before you go to far.
There are Hazards to be considered with boats that have been overplated and what lays beneath.

Regarding stretching prices vary alot from £400 to £1000 per foot depending on if it's hull , hull and cabin, fitted or unfitted.

We don't do boat stretching as not set up for it but there is a guy I know that does alot of big site work and may be worth contacting him. If you have any questions about narrowboats I'm happy to help the best I can.

spaffmonkey · Jul 13, 2020

The guys details I mentioned above

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