IanM
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Patricia sinks at The Ocean (Stroudwater Canal)
IanM replied to Stroudwater1's topic in General Boating
Indeed. A rail closure to get a crane in is not going to happen. The compensation payments to the ToCs would probably run into millions. -
I thought it was my connection but it seems to be working now.
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Even more fun when someone decides that when you’re doing the reverse bit around the narrow bit of the triangle they’re going to force their way through without waiting or making eye contact at all.
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Don't worry about scraping the wall as you're pretty much bound to do it if you meet another boat in there. Oh, and you WILL meet another boat at the kink. Did we mention the tunnel has a kink in it?
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Winding in the main marina entrance is allowed and happens all the time. The next entrance further along towards the locks does have a sign saying "No Winding" but to be perfectly honest if you got there by mistake and winded there, no one is going to tell you off for it. It is a lot more awkward than using the main entrance though.
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Here https://canalplan.uk/place/79g2 Canalplan is a very useful site to plan your route, information etc.
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It's the Elizabeth Tower. It was renamed in 2012 for the Queen's diamond jubilee. But yes, before that it was St Stephen's Tower.
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It's ok, you can get replacement smoke for when it escapes 😆
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If I remember correctly, the Cotswold Canals Trust’s tug is like that. A Lister HA3 with a Blackstone box however the gear lever comes up through the deck so has an extra pivot which makes the whole thing backwards.
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According to the latest article the boat had been completely stripped of everything including the gearbox. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g5e95r74o
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He's already replied to that topic.
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That's ok, it happens all the time but according to the forum's technical people it never happens!
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Email has come through to say it has been refloated and moved.
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He definitely owned Usk.
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I did think when I posted that I hope you don't mind me correcting you again! 🤣 As for Banbury, probably another Ian as I don't have any connection to the town apart from visiting by boat and like you we 'almost' get there whenever we plan to 😀
