[Where have all the GoBoats gone?]

1 hour ago, blackrose said:

 

What's a GoBoat?

It is an electric drive and seems to like going round in circles.

[Where have all the GoBoats gone?]

22 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:

they never knew which side of the canal they should be on and would ping from one side to the other, 

but they always looked jolly and happy which I enjoyed seeing, 

They didn't look very jolly when I was heading towards them towing a butty, if they had known which side to be on it would have helped.

[Alice Lapworth]

3 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Before posting I did check the Rules and there is nothing regarding an inappropriate posting - pretty much anything else can be removed tho.

Not going to get in to a discussion on this thread but rules or not, given the subject of the thread that song is not appropriate and in my view tasteless, therefore it should not be a post in this thread.

[Where have all the GoBoats gone?]

They are still bookable in Birmingham from the go boat web site so I presumed they were returning.

 

Having just tried to find an available date there weren't any so hopefully they have been moved.

[Alice Lapworth]

15 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:

That’s not appropriate

I agree and have reported the post as inappropriate.

[Baton Twirlers Stage Protest (again)]

14 minutes ago, Tonka said:

But it is a leap year so you are one night short

Feb 29 was in last year's mooring fee.

[Baton Twirlers Stage Protest (again)]

2 hours ago, matty40s said:

Do you all have to ship out on one night then??

Maybe the way they have quoted it is misleading as it runs 1st April to 31st March which is 364 days.

18 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

I have not gone through this yet. How do you actually SEND the prof of mooring contract to CRT, is your marina issuing it electronically so you can forward it

Yes they emailed us a PDF, as license doesn't renew until October won't find out until then if we need to provide that to CRT.

[Baton Twirlers Stage Protest (again)]

Our marina has issued us a new style receipt this year which shows the marina details, boat details and the number of nights paid for which is 364 so we can provide evidence to CRT when renewing our licence.

[Moving boat]

1 hour ago, Dunclig said:

Hi we are currently on the Rochdale canal between Rochdale and Manchester, we were hoping to take the boat to the bridge water canal ourselves but have run out of time due to issues on the Rochdale canal. Any recommendations for someone to sail her to the bridgewater. 
thanks Duncan and Jayne. 

@Captain Pegg

[Alice Lapworth]

Sad news, I was out on England with Alice a couple of years ago on the Alvecote parade.

[Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.]

Today

Hebden Bridge 

[Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.]

Today

 

Lift bridge which seems to have multiple names

 

Locomotive bridge on the control panel

Quay Road bridge on the sign

Turnbridge Lift bridge on Canalplan

[Has anyone fitted a shilling rudder to there narrowboat]

4 minutes ago, dave moore said:

Alvechurch experimented with the bulbous bow in the 80s.

Beat me to it, I seem to remember they had design input from Edinburgh university.

[Moving Marina - Tattenhall to Droitwich Spa - best route?]

Just had a stoppage notice for part of the Droitwich and the Severn below Upper Lode, hopefully won't close above Worcester and you will be ok.

[W&B canal Sunk Boat]

8 minutes ago, Stilllearning said:

Did perhaps someone try to flush it out by opening top paddles?

That was what I was wondering, I've done it myself where I've tried to flush a boat out but it doesn't move and the water level in the lock starts rising. Fortunately I was watching the levels so closed the paddles.

[Photos of other members boats.]

11 minutes ago, haggis said:

Often to be seen at the Anchor 🙂 

And many other pubs around the network.

[W&B canal Sunk Boat]

Anyone know how it ended up sunk, half out the bottom gates, did it get jammed leaving the lock and the lock start refilling behind them...?

[Samsung Galaxy tablet]

WPA is an older, less secure, method of encryption so enabling WPA/WPA2 reduces the encryption level and would allow an older device that does not support WPA2 encryption but makes your WiFi easier to hack.

[Samsung Galaxy tablet]

I turn my tablet fully off overnight as I turn the router and inverter off as well which means the tablet, if left on, spends all night trying to find a wireless network to connect to.

[Moving Marina - Tattenhall to Droitwich Spa - best route?]

I have phoned the locker keeper at Upper Lode when sat there waiting and nothing happening, he hadn't spotted me entering the lock cutting so was unaware I was there.

[Locked Chester basin?]

That looks like a CRT security padlock which will require a particular security level of key, different levels used for securing different things so that someone who has a key doesn't have access to all assets.

[Correct engine oil for Vetus M4.17]

1 hour ago, alan_fincher said:

 

AFAIK Morris don't do a 15W/40 in their Golden Film range - a shame as it meets the API CC requirement.

I've not re-checked, but over the years I have used Morris 10W/40, 20W/40, and straight monograde SAE 30.

I thing those are your only possibilities for Golden Film API-CC.

The Morris 10W/40 states it is suitable to use where 15W/40 is specified.

[Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.]

Today 2018

Heading to Great Haywood from Tixall.

[GUCCC motor Sagitta]

Have you seen this old thread that discussed GUCC blues

 

[Caldon canal]

The Foxley is on the sharp bend.