My Classic Boat. Itchen Ferry 1922.

[@canyonhaverfield2201]

Hi dear Bob ! How is life for you? Thank you for filming this, & of course its a favorite since you were treated so warmly & the setting lends perfectly to a rich vibrant conversation . Little boats decorated thoughtfully, almost all older finely sculpted, with grain so beautiful, calm me. If I needed psychiatric therapy, and could select the location..for certain a classic boats saloon would be oh so right🎈

[@barryroach1980]

Don, you are a character , I know nothing about sailing but you talk my language to make me really appreciate it. Thanks to you and My Classic Boat.

[@anthonyrosa5006]

A lovely boat. So much character.

[@shortbuslife3440]

I had an Itchen Ferry built in 1904 that I bought to try and restore unfortunately I ran out of money and ended up giving it to the marina in Hayling near Portsmouth where it was kept as she needed more work than I first realised and was capable of doing, her name was Tani, it's been 15 years since I had her but I still think about her and miss working on her. She had a tiny wood burning stove inside and in winter it made the boat toasty warm and was great for a cup of tea after several hours of rubbing down the hull or painting.

[@donnakawana]

Beautiful... I love all the wood an the loo is perfect✌🏻💗😊❣️

[@janjbowman]

I love , love. love this boat!!

[@TheNachotime]

Yet another wonderful human interest story. You have a wonderful eye for storytelling and I appreciated your hard work.

[@gregcurrie982]

Great video. Loved Don's sense of humour and his lovely boat.. Enjoy seeing classic boats we never see here in Australia. I am currently restoring a 1974 wooden Vertue which I hope will be a classic one day as well. Cheers

[@ERo1972]

Greg Currie where are you based. I have just brought a 1955 friendship sloop that was built in Williamstown Victoria. It will berthed there as well.

[@shanescrimshire8395]

Love this video. I had to sell a boat recently and even though she wasn't a true classic, she was a great boat that would have been overlooked by most so I screened the buyers to be certain she went to a good home.

[@trondbraadland813]

Would love to see her at full sails😊

[@myclassicboat9083]

That's coming soon

[@Knapweed]

Beautiful boat. Just a quick tip, WD40 is brilliant for cleaning bronze. Just spray it on, leave it for ten minutes and give it a rub with an abrasive pad, Scotch-Brite or equivalent The remaining WD40 also stops it tarnishing for a long time.

[@windage]

awesome Blakes!..glad to see it in place

[@thomaswaite2114]

fantastic yacht...

[@flaneurable]

Bootiful! Itchen, the lost village

[@robertcooke1774]

i had a 22ft replica falmouth oyster dredger which is similar. i crossed the atlantic 4 times in her solo.

[@ladygardener100]

yes, i love the Baby Blake, we had one on a 1923 Boat Show boat

[@sailingshaws4384]

Lovely sailboat and interesting history , especially as I lived and grow up near here. But I have always thought the town was called Woolston and the river was called the Itchen .

[@barry5787]

In the words of Al Green "how can you mend a broken heart?" More to the point how can you part with a wooden boat, that you've had for twenty years? Great vid.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

The first machines built by humans were likely sailing vessels. The heritage of wooden sailboats is beautiful

[@buzz8019]

Love old boats they have sole

[@stephensmercer]

NoSleepVideos 🙂 good one, but even though Buzz Knapp-Fisher may have meant to write soul, he is indeed still correct in writing that old boats have a sole, as do new ones as well. A sole being the nautical term for the "floor" of the cabin.

[@Josef_R]

stephensmercer So why are you assuming he used the wrong word? It's pretty clear he meant to use the nautical term, given the context. It was a fine play on words and didn't need anyone to "explain" it incorrectly.

[@barryroach1980]

Soul my dear Soul!

[@Costi1100]

Live right next to that bridge at Solent uni accommodation 😀

[@backtothebarky]

We need a link to a photo of the heads once it's brassod!

[@vailclewley5354]

Have a look at Elley Grey a St Malo pilot cutter replica just beautiful live aboard boat and for sale .

[@petergfrazier]

Chances of making a crossing?

[@nonameyet7162]

He did put the boat for sale. It's listed at 18,000 GBP.

[@davidellis2021]

Would've been nice to hear about the history of the boat and see it sailing. Otherwise nice video.

[@myclassicboat9083]

That's the follow up coming soon

[@tomlyth739]

Fan tas tic .😁😁😁

[@Turning-Guns]

Man!

[@Caminadawerft_Schweiz]

👌

[@paulputnam2305]

👌😎👍❤️

[@MrBluoct]

Tricks, potions to keep pristine bronze ... pristine Prayer or 🤔🤔🤔

[@barryroach1980]

Wow its like a Gentleman's club saying "hello, come aboard, I'm original and comfortable BUT with a surprise, my bow thruster. Any gender welcome!"

[@bmarcel7598]

au lieu de montrer la toilette, vous auriez dû nous montrer le voilier en action. Merci, bonne journée.

[@stevecapistran7178]

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[@naui_diver9290]

Highly doubtful its an original...more like a counterfeit ....but ehh...tis what itis

[@myclassicboat9083]

It's original.