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Yes, many ways a great pity but there are other B' about of course, given the forturne spent on some historic ships from public funds, but also of course we see private ones in the shape of MTB102 for example, and the B's I mentioned also restored with private funds, one as a houseboat but still very much looking the part was up for sale recently, and one running trips on the south west coast,
 
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Yes, I guess there are a few around. It's always good to hear of another one saved. I remember the big D that sat by the bridge in Shoreham. Every time I went to see my grandad it was there. Until one year it was gone. Gutted. As has been said so often here, once they're gone, they're gone.

But I am also realistic. I know how many tens, even hundreds of thousands there things cost to restore. And yes, it often is cheaper to build a new one.
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Ah, yes a D, bit of a thing for me the D, missed it myself,by the time I visited it was a bonfire, very poor condition I saw from TV pics, hole in the bow and flooded apparently at high water, to ankle level at any rate. But as the example of the culmination of the war time coastal forces boats, starting of course with MTB 102 which as I say always we still have thanks to the work of the trust. Even high and dry in a museum as a number of vessels I see abroad are, and a few here, be great to have at least one. Oh well,  there it is, much to be said I know for supporting our existing vessels so we at least have them still.

 
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Oh, should make clear as above MTB 102 is in a charitable trust and not privately owned, sorry abou that, the B's are is what I meant.
 
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This one looks lovely, though it would be nice to see her back in original condition. 
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Yes, this is the one I was talking about, OK not in grey but a fantastic job done on her, can only hope she goes to a good home with someone with the money and time and interest to keep her up, perhaps even to sunnier climes who knows.
 
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Had a mooch round WL4 a while back when tony was converting her. What a piece of kit! original apart from her engines & superbly maintained. Was there looking at rml535 but after working out how many linear metres of mahogany + tens of thousands of brass screws & copper rivets she needed, got a smaller boat. That said spacemutt, theres one over essex way in fair condition if you really want one(ml256 i think?). Looks like would sit in a tidal creek for years but wouldn't like to cross the channel in her without a slip & rebuild. Is the fairmile c still over at hayling island?
A boat is a hole in the water surrounded by wood, into which one throws money
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