Fairey for Sale

Scott Pett · Post by **Scott Pett** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:37 am

After 40 years of service, the Fairey Marine built Cowes floating bridge is for sale:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-38011179

Lying: Cowes
Availability: Feb 17
Price: TBA

I presume the eventual purchaser will be welcomed into the FOC (Ferry Owners' Club)

S

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:36 am

Yes, we have invited future owner to join the club, we have also registered an interest in the brass plaque on board should she go for scrap.

CharlesL · Post by **CharlesL** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:19 pm

Probably the largest boat - by beam if no other dimension - that AVB designed?

Remember that one of her predecessors was bought by Uffa Fox, roofed over and used by Uffa as home and boatbuilding workshop upstream on the Medina . . .

Do we know how her replacement will look?

Charles

martinh · Post by **martinh** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:48 pm

...and largest by weight I would have thought...

Scott Pett · Post by **Scott Pett** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 3:13 pm

And I wouldn't mind betting; the highest service mileage too.

Someone care to calculate it??

S

CharlesL · Post by **CharlesL** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 3:58 pm

If scrapped, it would be good to have the service certificate which is also on display . . .
key dimensions etc.

robin3boats · Post by **robin3boats** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 6:46 pm

New club ofice?