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Fulbourne
Name of boat space
 Fulbourne space
Names of boaters space
 A group of around a dozen owners, of whom Martin Ludgate, Tim Lewis and David Mack are posters. Eddie Jones and Dorothy Robbie have been known to post the occasional message. space
Home waters and mooring space
 Grand Union, mainly, but in process of changing home mooring space
Details of boat space
 Narrowboat, beam: 7' 0.5", length: 71' 6" space
Engine space
 National DM2 space
Builder / Fit-out space
 Harland & Wolff, Woolwich, 1937. Restored to original appearance and fitted out as a 'camping boat' in the late 1980s by the owners. space
History of boat space
 Fulbourne is a Town Class Big Woolwich motor, built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company. At nationalisation in 1948 Fulbourne passed to British Waterways, before being sold off and converted in the early 1960s. After various changes of ownership a consortium (mainly of WRG volunteers) bought 'Fulbourne' in 1986 in near-scrap condition, de-converted, restored and have operated the boat ever since, albeit with some changes of personnel in the consortium since then. space
Special interests space
 In Martin Ludgate's case, anything to do with canal history, geography, restoration and general trivia. space
Email space
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Website space
 www.fulbourne.org.uk or www.GrandUnionCanalCarrying.co.uk space
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