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    Posted: 23 May 2006 at 5:48pm

Wink Hello All

     I am a new boy to the Forum - but not to the BMPT website - I would welcome any help and advice on buying/restoring and  locating a Seaplane Tender - I am only in the early stages at looking at the possibility of owning an SP at the moment - Having just taken early retirement - but all advice/comments welcome.

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Hi Bobster,

I'm restoring a little BPB seaplane tender. I've got a small site at www.rania.co.uk/ST where there are photos of the boat, it's restoration and some other seaplane tenders. It's a starting point.

The advice I'll give you is buy the best one you can find. The main problem I've had is freshwater (rain) ingress that damaged in 3 places the double diagonal planking.

They are cracking boats though. If you find more than one for sale, do let me know!

Good luck

Don
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   Hi Don

    Thanks for the advice - If I find any for sale I will let you know - I do not know of any at the moment - Maybe other members will let us  know of an SP or Similer Vessel for sale - If so,would they please let me know - I would also be Interested in a Boat Share in the South East area.

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Hi Bob,

There is one on ebay at the moment.
See the MTB forum link below, it's at the bottom of the page.

http://www.bmpt.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=144&PN= 1&TPN=7

She has no engines but that is really no problem.  Superstructure not at all original too.

I'd imagine there will be a bit of intertest in her.

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Hi Bob,
Re the ebay boat:

At 41'6" she is a Seaplane tender and not a HSL. It is very unlikely that she was ever armed and would have been originally fitted with Meadows 100hp petrol engines.

If you look at page 2  of the topic above, you'll see a photo of a HSL that is just about to rot away.  If you look at www.rania.co.uk/ST there are links to lots of photos of her under the HSL145 links in the "other boats" section. Also look at the links to HSL 2548 abandoned in Spain.

Cheers

Don



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Hi Don

Thanks for Info.

Bob.
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would this be any good, not a tender but a refuler: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HISTORICAL-BOAT-FOR-SALE-Mark-1-45-Ref ueler_W0QQitemZ330002467919QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1296QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem
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Hi rozm2

Thanks for Info - Nice Boat - But not for me.

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The steel hull put me off (not that'd I'd want it) there's something about the wooden double or tripple diagronal hulls. Have you been to look at any other possibles?
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Hi rozm2

Think I have located an ST (With a stuck on Cruiser Cabin)

But check with DGray first as i sent him the pics to check if she is the real thing!

The Marina she is in wants to burn her,(Ownership Issues/Dry Berth Fees)

If you want pics check the members list for my e-mail Address and i will send them on to you.

She is in Loch Lomond Marina in Balloch,Dumbartonshire...so a bit away from you...

Jim

 



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