Springers have a long history as relatively cheap and reliable boats but they ar not built anymore. See more ideas about narrowboat canal boat house boat.
Original 1974 springer narrowboat bare shell with windows and deck boards.
Springer narrowboat. The majority of the boats that were built were between forty and fifty feet in length. Martin e is a 46ft cruiser stern narrowboat built in 1989 by springer narrowboats she is fitted out using pine tongue groove. Upon entering the vessel through the cruiser stern you enter the galley which has fridge cooker and stainless steel sink drainer.
She is fitted with a lister sr3 diesel inboard engine and has 4 berths. Martin e is a 46ft cruiser stern narrowboat built in 1989 by springer narrowboats she is fitted out using pine tongue groove. Upon entering the vessel through the cruiser stern you enter the galley which has fridge cooker and stainless steel sink drainer.
The galley has ample storage and worktop space for this size of vessel. Hull in good condition recently professionally plated above and below the waterline sealed and painted inside and out primer internal 2 pack external. The galley has ample storage and worktop space for this size of vessel.
Sep 20 2019 explore missbehavin 01 s board springer narrowboats on pinterest. A narrowboatis a particular type of canal boat built to fit the narrow locks of the united kingdom. Some existing internal woodwork including the floor and a fixed steel hearth.
For sale is a beautiful 36ft springer ready to live aboard its has a bmc 1 8 4 cylinder diesel engine the hull was blacked on the 15th of october 2018 at haillingbury marina it had a boat safety done on the 10th of january 2020 and expires in 2024 it had a compleat rebreed in 2012 with all new interior all electrics fitted all new water pipes and new tank. They were one of the most prolific builders of narrow boats and there are still many springer built boats on the inland waterways today. The uk s canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the industrial revolution but with the advent of the railways commercial canal traffic gradually diminished and the last regular long distance traffic disappeared in 1970.
Balade rose is a 48ft long x 6ft 10in wide narrowboat built by springer in 1974. Springer built steel canal boats from the late 1960 s until the early 1990 s. One word of warning they were built with thinner bottoms 6mm i think than other boats 10mm or 12mm and i have heard stories of them corroding or wearing through.
1975 springer narrow boat springer.
