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Naming The Boat
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Naming The Boat
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This is Snecklifter being launched at Mirfield on March 22. There was still work to be done on the interior - electrics, carpeting, upholstery and curtains - but the striking Josher bow that is a characteristic of Heron Boats makes an immediate visual impact.
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When Snecklifter was finished in late March she weighed in at just under 17 tonnes. Painted in midnight blue with cream lining and light blue lettering the boat has a hardwood stable door instead of the usual solid steel door. We decided on a cruiser stern for our 60 footer to give more room for visitors to sit out and enjoy our company rather than giving priority to more storage space. The interior is clad in American light oak wood and its fittings have been superbly finished by carpenter craftsman Jerry. Features include:
Foam insulation Diesel central heating Gas cooking and refrigerator Cassette toilet
Cratch with cover Shower rather than bath
The engine is a 38 hp 1.7 litre Isuzu 4LC
Snecklifter is named for Mike’s favourite bottled beer, brewed by Jennings in the Lake District - see below. When he started playing a well-known roleplay game on his personal computer a few years ago he chose Snecklifter as his character’s name rather than the traditional Conan or Tarzan. He seldom plays today, but the name still touches the deeper psyche !
More pictures on Building The Boat
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Sneck Lifter
First introduced in 1990 as a winter warmer, Jennings Sneck Lifter has become a firm favourite. The origin of the name lies in Northern dialect where it means a door latch, although in this context a Sneck-Lifter was a man's last sixpence which enabled him to "lift the latch" of a pub door and buy himself a pint, hoping to meet friends there who might treat him to one or two more.
When Mike began using the name for computer games he joined the words to make Snecklifter.
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The Beer
Mike's favourite bottled beer, Sneck Lifter is a rich strong bitter with a superb flavour. It's even finer as a draught beer drunk in some of his favourite pubs in the Lake District. Sneck Lifter is 5.1% alcohol by volume and in their own colour and tasting notes, Jennings rightly wax lyrical :
"A dark beer with a reddish tinge derived from the use of coloured malts, perfectly balanced with specially formulated brewing sugars and English aromatic hops."
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