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How do you know the bottle is full?

What alan saisd really. I renewed ours early this year to be ready. I found this company really helpful - Marine Warehouse

Chris Clegg publishes a 'timemap' howing the cruising times from point to point on the canal system. Not lock miles just total time point to point at an 'normal' speed. He only piblishes for times for waterways he has done in his slightlyover 60ft boat. His map includes Ripon. He has also done the Calder and Hebble in her. Locking is not straight-forwards and you will have to 'shuffle' the boat behind gates or lock on the diagonal, or both. So great care needed with overhangs, cills etc.

Should the Mutford Lock at Oulton Broad be considered? Between Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing it is tidal at either side. As well as allowing navigation it also prevents the North Sea, via Lake Lothing flooding into Oulton Broads and the Southern Rivers. water is tidal at both sides, but HW at the Inland side is about 5 hours before HW at the Seaward side.

I'd be looking for £1000 peer foot if selling. £45000 looks like wriggle room to me. We got just over the £1000 ratio when we sold.

When they first started doing 30/31 footers (we were offered the first one) they had a tri-axle trailer built and therir Discovery had an uprated braking system fitted by a specialist converter in London. I think it included an exhauster and servo system, but never had a close look. The outfi exceded 3.5 tonnes and had a tachograph fitted. Later they used a Toyota Land Cruiser on the work. They used that set-up to move our 26 footer and the outfit flew along.

It's the centre line wot dun it. I reckon most complaints about speeding past moored boats are because of centre lines 'whipping' followed by poor mooring line techniques and no springs.

We got that information 2012/2013 time when SWMBO was publishing the South Yorkshire guide. I recall Princess being moored near you when you were at Aldwarke Lock. Can't recall if it was a late arrival or early departure.

When the tankers were Whitakers we once spent some time with Humber Princess working the Don section from Sprtoborough to Rotherham. We had the C&RT Harbourmaster with us. Yes they have a Harbourmaster as they are a port authority, just like the big boys, port of London, ABP etc. They have their own regulations (not col-regs but mostly similar) etc. Barges normally work 0600 - 2100 but not in the dark. You can feel the disturbance 15 to 20 minutes before she arrives. On the main lines where they run always moor to bollards or rings and use spring lines. Centre ropes should never be used. The tankers have a GPS recorder fitted and can verify their speed at any location if a claim is made.

The Chesterfield canal has a flood gate at the start of the remote section at Tapton in Chesterfield. The original plan was to have an aqueduct across the River Rother to reach a terminal basin on the west side of the river. In the event the canal was put into the river and the basin opened on to the river. Still doing its job.

Mike, Thanks for the reminder of a dear dear friend. John always had a plan - postcode of nearest road - names of landmarks - grid reference etc. For regular appointments Fi was collected/returned by medicar volunteers. Towards the end I helped them get to Rufford so she could be near Preston for radiotherapy. They also suppoeted SWMBO when I was 'on the brink'. Magictime, good luck and best wishes.

I told you Peter Earley would have a good answer. Nice to know your out there Peter. Thanks for asking about us, yes we are both fine. We are having a modifed lockdown despite Chris being over 70 and me being in the extremely vulnerable group.

Hopefully Pearley of this parish will be along soon. I seem to recall he has a Vetus bow-thruster and the problem with his was the big relay that sits on top of the Bow-thruster motor.

In my logistics manager life, which ended in 2002, all the trucks on my allocation had Webasto warm AIR heaters fitted, primarily for the 'tramper' drivers who were out all week. The majority of the rest were double shifted day and night and the drivers still used the webasto for cab heat and then the vehicle system purely as a demister. No water or radiators just ducting.

Will there be be lockie at Selby and Naburn? Porobaly best to check. You can probably hide on the Selby canal.

They may have other options. But it depends where in Norway they are. Train or coach to Sweden or Finland for onwards travel. Coach or train within Norway to ferry port eg. Ferry from Christiansand (the Baltic one) to Germany. Denmark is closed so no direct ferry or bridge via Sweden. Love those dogs.