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Canal Boat - MEASHAM - length 17.7m. (58ft.)      (THE FITTING OUT DIARY)

Start Day is Saturday - at 2:30

 

MEASHAM - Sleeps 4 to 7 people

Berth arrangement is two fixed doubles and three single berths,
or,
six single berths,
or,
three doubles, two of which are fixed.

Berth arrangement on this boat is very versatile

Introduction to the Measham Fitting Out Diary
Below is a list of web pages that follow, in date order, the fitting out of Measham, the latest boat to be added to Ashby Boat Company fleet of quality narrowboats for hire.

To follow the fitting out of a narrowboat as individual pages that present information on the separate processes involved in fitting out a narrowboat please view the collection of pages relating to the
fitting out of the boat Carlton, introduced into the fleet in 2007.

You may also find the following links to informative websites of interest, 

Reeves Boatbuilders of Napton
Wesley Marine Windows
HMI - Isuzu Marine Engines
Alde - Compact Cental Heating Boilers

 

THE FITTING OUT DIARY
8th. November 2007   - Craning in the shell to the Ashby Canal at Shackerstone
11th. November 2007 - Towing the shell of Measham to the wharf at Stoke Golding
21st. November 2007 - Putting the ballast into the bottom of the shell
29th. November 2007 - Fitting the Floor
1st. December 2007   - The Exterior Painting of the Narrowboat Measham has begun

7th. December 2007   - Continuing Painting of Hull and Fixing of Interior Wooden Battens

13th. December 2007 - Continuing Painting, Window Fixing and Preparation for Insulation
19th. December 2007 - Finishing Painting, Window Fixing and Foam Insulation
10th. January 2008    - Installing the Wiring in the Ducts, and Starting the Internal Cladding
15th. January 2008    - Installing the Pipework, and the Bulk of the Internal Cladding
18th. January 2008    - Installing the Upper Internal Cladding and the Bulkheads
24th. January 2008    - Starting the Kitchen and Bathroom Fitting
31st. January 2008    - Central Heating System, Kitchen Fitting, and Bathroom Fitting
6th. February 2008    - Continuing Kitchen, Beds, Bathroom, Storage - Start Engine Fitting
14th. February 2008  - Beginning the Finishing all through the Boat, and the Engine Fitting
22nd. February 2008 - More Interior "Finishing", Light Units Fitted, Engine Working, etc.
10th. March 2008 - The Final Page of the Fitting out of Measham

Ashby Boat Company,
Canal Wharf,
Stoke Golding,
NUNEATON,
Warwickshire
CV13 6EY
Tel. 01455 212671
Fax. 01455 213 255

Email - sales@ashbyboats.co.uk

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