humber class
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Category: General Discussion
Forum Name: Where Are Those Boats Now
Forum Description: Tell everybody where those old boats are
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Printed Date: 26 March 2026 at 11:26pm
Topic: humber class
Posted By: phil cameron
Subject: humber class
Date Posted: 10 April 2006 at 8:02pm
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my parents live on a humber class launch named friends folly she moored at thorne near doncaster. the diesel tank is stamped 1927 but we cant find any serial number doe any body no were they are if any as we are trying to pin the age of the boat down .the diesel tank looks like the original brass one .like the blue print show on the web site. we have owned it for the last 15years and before that she was at york. she as been on the humber and out to sea a few times in the last 15years. also does any body no how many are left cant be many?. p.s our first boat was an sea plane tender named ivy t |
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Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 3:36pm
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Hi Phil I saw Friends Folly on the nhsc site,I thought she was a BPB Co Rivers Class of which there are a few survivors,Humber being one of them,also Avon in Cheshire and Moonstorm (ex-?) in Gibraltar.Hayle was my dad's in the 60s,she ended up as a Customs launch in Tangiers and was abandoned and broken up there.Suggest you contract Philip Simons the coastal forces historian to research her history. Regards,Christian |
Posted By: phil cameron
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 5:42pm
| thanks christian i new about one called avon that was moored at york or on the trent i think some were. then was sold to some one down south. i now friends folly must be an early one .she matchers the blue print spot on from the ribs and cross lace bearers and the diesel tank is in its original spot .even the baffals in the tank are the same as the blue print .the diesel tanks were made by serik as friends folly as its original maker and date plate on it.she still as the heren bone front deck and sky light any way thanks christian will try the other fellow to try and research her some more |
Posted By: phil cameron
Date Posted: 11 April 2006 at 5:47pm
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by the way cristian how do i get in contact with philip simons? and friends folly was built by the british power boat co. |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 12 April 2006 at 8:58pm
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Hayle in Gib in the 60s.Broken up at Tangiers.
Moonstorm in Gib a few years back.She retains this appearance but spends much of her time half submerged. |
Posted By: phil cameron
Date Posted: 12 April 2006 at 9:19pm
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its nice to see another humber class. does any one still own her .what engines are in it.? |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 13 April 2006 at 10:12am
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Hi Phil Unfortunately she has not been seaworthy for a number of years and is probably not going to last much longer.I should think whatever engines she has are useless by now.She is ripe to be taken over for restoration,perhaps she could go to the UK with RTTL 2753 ! (see The Trust-Boat Share) |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 25 September 2006 at 8:58pm
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These 1/24th scale Rivers Class hulls will shortly be available from http://www.hslmouldings.co.uk - www.hslmouldings.co.uk to special order. At 22.25 inches long they are suitable for display and working models.Orders are being accepted from today. Regards,Christian. |
Posted By: clive
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 8:16pm
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Avon? http://www.apolloduck.com/display.phtml?aid=60080 - http://www.apolloduck.com/display.phtml?aid=60080 wow! what a bargain... ------------- masbie something in the water. www.freewebs.com/masb32/ |
Posted By: tramontana
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 10:45am
| I have always thought that the "River Class" were a very racey looking boat and the side view of Christian's Dad's boat bears this out don't you think/ |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 2:34pm
| Certainly a racey Dad, viewed from whichever angle. |
Posted By: BoatBird
Date Posted: 19 May 2007 at 2:28pm
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