Solvay 85, registration NY3151F, was built in 1932 at Villeneuve la Garenne with a 30 hp Deutz engine. Unless indicated otherwise the following is sourced from Vagus-Vagrant.fr.
This photo shows her moored with Solvays 59 and 71 in Strasbourg:
Here she is being unloaded at Dombasle:
This is in Paris at the Pont du Carrousel:
Not very clear but confirmed as Solvay 85:
This one is clearer:
When Solvay sold her she was renamed l'Epicurien and re-registered as P16802F. Former Solvay bargee Denis Amand confirmed it was Solvay 85 because around the cabin, the handrail is lower than on the 50 hp models, the rudder has oil-lubricated rams, and the flat iron at the front is semi-circular on top, and the bow is from Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Here she is permanently moored at Bougeval on the Seine on June 16 2010:
These are from September 2013:
By October 2 2014 she'd had a new paint job:
Looking fresh in July 2022:
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