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Alliance B - BH67

Uploaded by Guest , Apr 02 2009 07:58 PM

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Alliance B - BH67

Sad sight of Alliance B - BH67 in Royal Quays Marina Boatyard, North Shields (North East England) on 2nd April 2009.

Lifted out and waiting to be taken for scrapping - a real shame as she is a fine looking boat - just look at her timbers - years left in them!

She is a traditional Northumbrian Coble with a wheelhouse added. Registered in Blyth (Northumberland).

Built in AMBLE - launched 1985

# LOA :  9.90
# Tonnage GT :  7.97 T




    DOGSBODY
    Apr 02 2009 08:48 PM
    HI STEVE,

    I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT CHOPPING HER STERN SPOILT HER SHAPE, BUT CHOPPING HER UP IS DEFFO GOING TO SPOIL HER, AS YOU SAY MATE VERY SAD.

    CHEERS,   PAUL.                                    O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0

    amblecoble
    Jun 03 2009 11:26 AM
    Its a sad fact that many cobles have gone in the last year through neglect. Enterprise has just been destroyed by fire at Blyth. Pity there isn@t a preservation society along the lines of the railway ones. I know there is a coble and Keelboat soc but they have no interest in ptreserving a coble as a club.

    Guest
    Jun 03 2009 02:00 PM
    Hi Amblecoble

    I suppose it is best left to the enthusiastic individual to preserve Cobles - for instance Mel Deighton with his boat Joan Dixon - BK92. Or Peter Weightman with his boats.

    Good write up of Mel deightons efforts to restore his Coble can be seen at
    http://www.twmuseums...%20North%20East

    Regards

    Steve E.