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Fairey for Sale
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 9:37 am
by Scott Pett
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
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:36 am
by Ben
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.
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:19 pm
by CharlesL
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
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 2:48 pm
by martinh
...and largest by weight I would have thought...
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 3:13 pm
by Scott Pett
And I wouldn't mind betting; the highest service mileage too.
Someone care to calculate it??
S
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 3:58 pm
by CharlesL
If scrapped, it would be good to have the service certificate which is also on display . . .
key dimensions etc.
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 6:46 pm
by robin3boats
New club ofice?