There was great excitement down at Stone Boatbuilders yard this morning when a very large crane launched "the most beautiful boat ever built" onto the canal.
Seven years ago Brian Artus started work building a canal narrow boat for a customer - a very patient customer! Brian is an amazing craftsman. Every part of the boat has been hand built - the hull, the windows and doors, the decking and the thousand and one bits and pieces that go into a boat. And, being a perfectionist, Brian wouldn't allow any part of the build to be signed off unless it was absolutely perfect. Hence a rather long project!
So was it worth the wait? You bet it was! Watching the launch this morning were several old canal hands, one of whom said that the boat was the most beautiful he'd ever seen. I agree with him.
So Brian now has an empty workshop and claims that he's now going to enjoy retirement - but I don't believe it! What's the betting he's already got another project in mind?
1 comment:
very nice boat, indeed!
some pictures from the inside would be nice, too....
thanks, Swiss-Cat
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