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m.v freinds folly river class

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Topic: m.v freinds folly river class
Posted By: phil cameron
Subject: m.v freinds folly river class
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 7:13pm
hi every one can any one help me, friends folly is a british power boat company river class same as avon and as far a i can find out .is that she is most likly formaly beam if so can any one of you guys point me in the right direction to trace her history or does any one have any history or info i can have many thanks and keep up the good work
             phil .cameron


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Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 12:18pm
Hi Phil,
 
Here a good place to start! possiblly try also the Coastal MotorBoat Heritage Trust who have the River class Garth.
 
JohnK

Posted By: tramontana
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 3:10pm
Phil on this very site, click on to boat histories and then scoll down to Humber, click again and there is a comprehensive write up on the River Class.

Posted By: phil cameron
Date Posted: 22 June 2008 at 7:57pm
cheers lads i know about the info on this web site about river class but was trying to trace friends folly own history possably beam ive just emailed the coastal force heritage trust about the above so lets hope i get some info if so i will post on this  site , many thanks for your replys guys and help keep up the good work .........phil cameron

Posted By: phil cameron
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 9:41am
just been told that he name is bream not beam any you guys know cheers phil c

Posted By: Magic Fingers
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 8:27pm
If this is a Rivers class then the name might be Beam, named after the River Beam in Essex, joins the Thames around the Dagenham/Rainham area. There is no Bream listed in the W.D. Fleet lists.

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Posted By: phil cameron
Date Posted: 27 June 2008 at 6:54pm
cheers magic fingers i thought it was beam but the boss thought bream {mother} cheers  but if any one as any info on beam let me know please phil .c


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