Thanks for the memories. As a kid I used to fish the canal by Shelton steel works. It was quite decent fishing by the hot water run outs from the steel making. Liked the pics of Wedgwoods round house where he threw his first pots.
Wonderful to see this - thank you. I was surprised to see another airborne lifeboat conversion because I only knew of Dawdler, owned by Welsh Canal Holiday Craft and powered by a lovely Stuart Turner 2-stroke twin. It would be around this time that I remember passing through Thurlwood Steel Lock, long gone now.
Only just found this, and a big thank you for posting it - this is the Trent & Jersey that I remember. A big surprise to see Scylla because a year or two earlier I'd been familiar with another airborne lifeboat conversion called Dawdler, with a Stuart Turner 2-stroke inboard, that had been in use as a hire boat. It was a lovely little thing, but not really robust enough for the purpose.
Thanks for the memories. As a kid I used to fish the canal by Shelton steel works. It was quite decent fishing by the hot water run outs from the steel making. Liked the pics of Wedgwoods round house where he threw his first pots.
Very nice. Never saw the steelworks, very much enjoyed the tunnel footage.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wonderful to see this - thank you. I was surprised to see another airborne lifeboat conversion because I only knew of Dawdler, owned by Welsh Canal Holiday Craft and powered by a lovely Stuart Turner 2-stroke twin. It would be around this time that I remember passing through Thurlwood Steel Lock, long gone now.
Glad you enjoyed it!. I went through Thurlwood steel lock the previous day, and trying to find some film and photos for uploading.
Only just found this, and a big thank you for posting it - this is the Trent & Jersey that I remember. A big surprise to see Scylla because a year or two earlier I'd been familiar with another airborne lifeboat conversion called Dawdler, with a Stuart Turner 2-stroke inboard, that had been in use as a hire boat. It was a lovely little thing, but not really robust enough for the purpose.
I think it was Bill & Sal Pollitt. They had a Ford side-valve engine and belt drive to the prop shaft. It swam beautifully
Just seen clip. Really enjoyed it since I have a converted mk3 airborne lifeboat based on the river Dart in Devon.
I remember trying to keep up with "Scylla" with some difficulty. It "swam" very well.