Looking at the two photos below reminds me of an interesting conversation I had with an old boatman a few months ago.
He noticed the lack of rivets around the counter wrapper plate and correctly deduced it had been replated in that area, no "washers" having been used. He then went on to say words to the effect, "I thought as much. They have lost a lot of the upswing in the counter in the rebuilding".
As I look at the photos and compare, my feeling if anything, is that she has gained a fraction MORE upswing.
The moral of this story to me is, listen carefully to old boatmen, they have a lot of useful knowledge to impart, but don't take it all as gospel. Time plays tricks on old memories as I am finding out as I grow older.
George
I really do agree with your words because, old man is not an old machine which get out of work after time passing in fact old man has more and useful knowledge which lead us to the success though it's for boating for river or life.
ReplyDeleteSara@ River Thames Narrowboat hire
I agree. You should have believed him as he knew a lot based on his experience. Thanks for sharing this inspiring post. Round Rock Towing
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