Members Harbour
1 Photo
19 Likes
Billing Bent on the water
Finished my Dadโs Billing Bent fishing boat. Here she is sailing on the Bourneville Boating Lake, Birmingham, UK, on 21 February 2023. I think he would have liked it.
https://youtu.be/O7tLSXxmkj4
philbow49
1 year ago
0 Attributes
Recent Posts
๐ Question of the Day?
8 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Got it! I'm buzzing!!๐
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
8 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Went on the Britannia recently. Really brought home the privilege afforded to the โupper classesโ! Lovely ship though. They spent our money well!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
9 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
For anyone who hasn't already done so, I really, really, really, recommend the book written by Michael Palin called (Erebus: The Name of a Ship). Incredibly well written and makes you understand the harsh realities of exploration in years gone by.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
9 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Well, that was tricky. Assumed bunker fuel referred to coal but obviously not! My wife got it right but I overruled her. Sheโs now looking very smug. ๐ Every day is an education โฆ.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
10 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Well done Hermank! Join the club. 52 years and still going strong for us!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
10 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Got one right! Iโm on a roll!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
10 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Well Iโm blowed! Iโve always thought it was Save Our Souls. Iโm sure that we were told that when I was a Boy Scout ( morse code was one of our badges!). Just shows, you never stop learning!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
11 months ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
I went for cargo as well. Looked it up after to find that the Selandia was the first ship to be credited as fully powered by diesel. It was a cargo/passenger ship. I also found a reference to a US submarine partly powered by diesel in 1902. Interesting to see how the developments took place, but I canโt find a reference to a sailing ship being fitted. Any clues?
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Great questions. Prompting me to know more about the subjects concerned. Did you know that the first measurement of longitude on a ship was on the Aurore in 1767? It was a French expedition under de Montmirail.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Just a thought on the flush deck question. Having got it wrong (again!) thought I would learn a bit more. Every day is a school day! It seems a chap working for the East India Company as their chief marine architect, Gabriel Snodgrass, in the 1770s picked up the idea from seeing Indian sailing vessels while in Bengal. He then applied it to his designs and the rest, as they say, is history!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Another one bites the dust๐ Well, nobodyโs perfect!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Alwyn Vintcent Launched
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Beautiful. Love the sound!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Iโm in!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Re: Billing Bent on the water
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thanks a lot. Good thinking re a build log. Dad completed the hull and deck planking many years ago. He became Iโll and lost interest so it sat in his garage. After he passed away it came to me and I finally got round to restoring it. Iโve got one or two pics of it itโs original condition so Iโll put them on the site. Looking forward to some more sailing at Bourneville when the weather improves!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Re: Billing Bent on the water
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thanks Roy. Billing Boats have told me that they are considering re-issuing an updated version in the near future.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Re: Billing Bent on the water
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thanks Mike. No time like the present!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Re: Billing Bent on the water
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thanks Doug. She does get a shift on doesnโt she! Battery ran out so the sails came in very handy! Yes, Iโm hoping to get a few bits and pieces, nets etc. I want to name her but not too good at free hand sign writing! Would you suggest stencils or decals perhaps? Phil
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Billing Bent on the water
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thanks for all your kind comments.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Billing Bent on the water
1 year ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Finished my Dadโs Billing Bent fishing boat. Here she is sailing on the Bourneville Boating Lake, Birmingham, UK, on 21 February 2023. I think he would have liked it.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Birmingham Heritage Day
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Really looking forward to going to the BMBC event on 10 September as part of the Birmingham Heritage Day celebrations!๐ค๐คโตโต๐
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Clacton on Sea
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Me again Roy. It has got raised sides so itโs probably the one youโre thinking of. I used it a couple of times last year when visiting my daughter in Colchester.
Phil
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Clacton on Sea
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Itโs in the seafront park on Marine Parade West. Just opposite Trafalgar Road. Not used very much nowadays though.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Clacton on Sea
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
A small rectangular boating pond on the sea front at Clacton on Sea, Essex. Free to use and not too deep so ideal for children! Located on Marine Parade West, Clacton on Sea.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Christmas Cards & Free Prize Draw
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Really enjoyed the quiz Steve and echo everyone else's thanks for organising it. Happy New Year to all!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Christmas Cards & Free Prize Draw
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
๐คฃโตwell it is Christmas! Thanks for doing the quiz. Itโs been really good.๐
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Christmas Cards & Free Prize Draw
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
At great risk of being totally wrong regarding the latest prize draw question, isnโt Gypsy Moth 4 now in Guernsey? I thought it had been sold during the year? ๐ค
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Castle Park Boating Lake
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thankfully it was imported by the previous owner so not sure how much the duties were. Pretty expensive I should think!
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Castle Park Boating Lake
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Me too. Tempted to get another one, so who knows?
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ฌ Re: Castle Park Boating Lake
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Thatโs the one! Imported from the states before I took over ownership. Registered in New Jersey.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received
๐ Castle Park Boating Lake
2 years ago by
๐ฌ๐ง philbow49 (
Petty Officer 2nd Class)
Flag
Our much loved 1984 Honda Goldwing. Moved house so had to sell her last year because of a lack of parking space. Many happy years on the road and great memories though.
▲
โฉโฉ
No likes yet
This member will receive 1 point
for every like received