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Historic Narrowboat For Sale - LMS Tebay

SOLD - For This Elegant Traditional
Tug Front Narrowboat For Sale

Tebay was built by Yarwoods for use on the BCN, number 1565. Gauged at Tipton in October 1929. I bought her in 1987 from Matty Yard at Coseley. Tony Gregory, FMC boat owner, hauled her out and into his steel fabrication shop in Walsall. Here we cut out the bottom, re footed and re bottomed her in 3/8" steel. New decks and a new stern were also added. A 30 foot cabin was built with 5 ports, a FMC style engine room ventilator and a large glazed pigeon box over the saloon.

Vessel type: ex London Midland & Scottish Station Boat TUG

Designer: LMS/Yarwoods - Builder: Yarwoods

Model: Working boat for BCN coal trade

Year constructed: September 1929

Berths: 4

Engine model: Kelvin J3 - 33hp at 1000rpm, idle at 225, 4mph at 400rpm - Fuel type: cold starting diesel

Length over all: 52 feet - Beam: 6ft 10 ins - Hull material: Riveted iron sides, steel bottom

Hull type: Tug

Fuel capacity: 100 gallons integral steel tanks

Water capacity: 100 gallons insulated polypropylene

Porta Potti Toilet

The layout is 4.5ft steerers deck, 8.5ft boatman's cabin with range, food/table cupboard, soap oles, cross bed etc. Complete with ribbon plates and curtains.

6.5ft engine room with semi rotary pump to day tank, integral fuel tanks and a rebuilt Kelvin Model J3 of 33shp at 1000rpm. Electric start, non petrol start model, fully rebuilt on installation. (A full spares package is available separately). 2 pairs of side doors and one slide. All grained.

Toilet compartment with hand basin opposite Porta Potti sitting in the shower tray.

The 4ft galley with 4 ring gas hob and oven, opposite is a stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, and cupboards.

Squirrel solid fuel stove, opposite a antique glass fronted cupboard, then a pair of 5ft long seats that make up to a 6.5 x 5ft bed.

All soft furnishings newly replaced and match front and back cabins.

Under the fully lined and insulated front deck is a insulated hot water cylinder, 100 gallon insulated freshwater tank Sureflow pump and a pair of solid wood 3 drawer chests.

Steps up to a pair of front doors with slide.

In the 6.25ft bow deck is the self draining gas locker with 4 short propane gas bottles.

Tebay normally cruises at 4mph at around 400rpm and the Kelvin uses about 1 litre of diesel per hour of cruising.

I will be sad to see her go after 25 years of ownership, but she needs to be used and enjoyed more than she has been.

In 2010 she was lifted out for a very through angle grinder wire brushing and 4 coats of bitumastic. She has a BSS cert. till November 2013, and is current on a very rural mooring near Market Drayton on the Shropshire Union, with the BW licence newly paid up.