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The boat that Guy built
02. Mar 2011 at 19:59

Guy Martin - northern mentalist tea addict, usually seen falling off motorbikees at 200mph on the Isle of man, has recorded a series for BBC1 about restoring a narrowboat.
The first episode has just finished and it was excellent. Its a celebration of old fashioned British engineering. They built a little blast furnace to smelt iron to cast a kettle for the boat, went to Wedgewood pottery and made the mugs to drink the tea from (among his other eccentricities he drinks at least 20 cups of tea a day), the rest of the series should be well worth watching. Thumbs Up!

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STMO123 Ex Member	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #1 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:00 Sounds gripping.
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #2 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:00 It was a decent programme... ...but it needed more than 20hp. 2000hp would have been more fun
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #3 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:01 I wonder if a narrowboat could plane, given enough power
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #4 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:06 His day job involves a lot more horse power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAoWRDGix6g
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Re: The boat that Guy built
Reply #5 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:14

Will set up repeat later

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DOCUMENTARY: The Boat That Guy Built
On: BBC 1 HD
Date: Sunday 6th March 2011 (starting in 3 days)
Time: 18:30 to 19:00 (30 minutes long)

A Cup of Tea. Episode 1.
Guy Martin starts a six week mission to renovate a neglected narrowboat with inventions from the Industrial Revolution. In this episode, he builds his own 18th-century blast furnace to cast an iron pot so he can boil some water, then learns how to throw his own traditional Wedgwood mugs so he can enjoy a perfect old-school cup of tea.
(Stereo, Repeat, Widescreen, Subtitles, 4 Star)
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Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=2674

Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited.

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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #6 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:18 I thought the boat lift was a very impressive piece of engineering. Its available on iplayer for those want to take a look.
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the alarming man Senior Member Offline Posts: 783 medway kent Gender: Drives: 03 2.2 C.D	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #7 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:20 that was one hell of a piece of engineering
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Guffer Omega Lord Offline Music to watch girls by.... Posts: 6142 Hampshire Gender: Drives: R Reg 2.5V6 Omega ELITE & P reg Omega 2.5 V6 CDX	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #8 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:23 TheBoy wrote on 02. Mar 2011 at 20:01: I wonder if a narrowboat could plane, given enough power I doubt it, the power required to get a norrowboat above hull speed would in effect make the barge sit lower and defeat the object. I have plans in a few years for a small 2 seater boat and a miggy engine though
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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #9 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:25 Be ambitious Guffer - use two. A 6 litre v12. .....or W12.
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #10 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:33 We've had a few 4l v8 skiboats in our time. Hmmmmm, V8....
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Guffer Omega Lord Offline Music to watch girls by.... Posts: 6142 Hampshire Gender: Drives: R Reg 2.5V6 Omega ELITE & P reg Omega 2.5 V6 CDX	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #11 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:34 Albs wrote on 02. Mar 2011 at 20:25: Be ambitious Guffer - use two. A 6 litre v12. Size/weight/displacement is an issue, a V6 lump with a small hull area and some skegs will do the trick. I may need a nice meaty exhaust though
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Re: The boat that Guy built
Reply #12 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:46

Guffer wrote on 02. Mar 2011 at 20:34:

Albs wrote on 02. Mar 2011 at 20:25:

Be ambitious Guffer - use two. A 6 litre v12. Thumbs Up!

Size/weight/displacement is an issue, a V6 lump with a small hull area and some skegs will do the trick. I may need a nice meaty exhaust though Roll Eyes

Nah go on, get a V8 in there: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280638289333&ssPageName=ADM...

(The programme we were originally talking about sounds interesting too - must record that

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Tony H Omega Baron Offline Posts: 4164 liverpool Gender: Drives: 2.5 ELITE	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #13 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:55 TheBoy wrote on 02. Mar 2011 at 20:01: I wonder if a narrowboat could plane, given enough power I feel that if planing speeds could be achieved it might just p!ss off a few people on the banks of the canal especially when struck by a mini sunami when walking along the tow path
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CaptainZok Omega Lord Offline Pinky for PM Posts: 7301 Bolton Gender: Drives: 2000 MY 2.5 Elite	Re: The boat that Guy built Reply #14 - 02. Mar 2011 at 20:56 Well that was more interesting than the bloody football.
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