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The BCNS owns two boats,the workboat Phoenix and its newly acquired Day Boat. The construction of Phoenix was made possible by a generous 90% grant of £21,400 made by the Heritage Lottery Fund in May of 1997.
The boat is a 38 foot all steel maintenance craft built by Richard Hurley and Rob Starkey at Oldbury Boat Services from a British Waterway approved design.
Phoenix began life with a thoroughly BCN pegigree. It has been signwritten by Bierly Hill based painter and Society member Dave Moore, in the colours of Leonard Leigh who previously traded on the Dudley No. 2 Canal at Netherton.
Phoenix carries the name of one of the Fellows, Morton and Clayton Fleet, formerly of Saltley, Birmingham. The name was chosen by Edward Paget-Tomlinson, from a suggestion made by Bob May, author of BCN in Pictures and owner of the ex Matty tug Govenor.
The story behind the project funding written by Mike Butler, one of the main players in the project, can be read in full here.
Summary and plans of the Specifacation for the workboat:
