Rob-M
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When you are on a butty with a line going to the tow path pulling you along and the boat coming towards you can't see it and they are not going to be able to get there roof full of crap under it. I gave a multitude of hand signals (no horn on the butty) and steered towards the bank but there was still a last minute full on bow thruster moment for the on coming boat when he finally realised he wasn't going to pass me on the right.Why would you want to pass on the left anyway?
If I seen any one of you lot waving and pointing and tapping on your chests I'd probably just pull over as I would instantly interpretate your reckless body language as a medical emergency or life in danger.
Really why would you want to pass on the left?
You'd get no change from me, I'd just hold my course.
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Glad you made it through all the way. Having down the Stratford on Swift it is a bit of a worry entering an empty lock with a lot of power on and using the top paddles to help stop the boat.
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Last time I went that way I decided not to stop and kept going to Fazeley Junction, a long day but I like the chippy in Fazeley.
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I see Mike got his hat back, must of stopped raining.
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I would say within a 1hr drive you could be on the Trent and Mersey, from Preston Brook down through Middlewich and down towards Stoke on Trent, then across the Middlewich branch, up the Shropshire Union to Ellesmere Port and down to Autherly Junction, plus some of the Llangollen and some of the Staffs and Worcs. So plenty of cruising opportunities. There are online moorings at Norbury Junction which is not far from Crewe.
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I'll be going by car on Sunday hopefully.
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It's been there for the CRT Explorers Schools week which is always busy. Hopefully I'll catch you Saturday and I expect I will be in the beer tent Saturday night.Swift was there 8 days ago when I went for a forward recce, moored by the top lock with a back cabin full of bin lids.
I'll be arriving tomorrow or Friday, hope to see you over the weekend.
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Hopefully Swift is moored there somewhere as I will be onboard over the weekend and opening the cabin to the public.
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The Tudor Arms is opposite the Black Shed at Patch Bridge, almost canal side.OK, so where is the pub at Patch bridge, we came through the bridge an hour ago and could not see it despite what Nicholsons says. We are moored between Patch and Purton at the moment, as I have some work to do this afternoon, and the internet is good here.
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I will be in, either on my own boat, as crew for someone else (Team Albion again if invited) or maybe see if I can get an entry from the Heritage Working Boat Group so I can use a 70ft working boat and get some bonus points.
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With plenty of stock.What a great idea. The real ale bar as well I hope
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Sarah posted it in post 1620 if you look back through this thread.Any chance of seeing what route the podium posers took?
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On that sheet you never looked at until you got to Hawne Basin.questions where were they?
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At least you can see there is no sofas, fridges or any other obstacles in your way.This is what greeted us the last time we went out of Birmingham on the Grand Union.
I went into the lock and Alison said "There's no water after this lock"
I of course thought she was joking.
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That looks and sounds wonderful.
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I thought the same.Puzzled that Reginald managed to do so well though
Richard
Well done Team Albion on a top 10 finish, I think that is respectable for a first attempt on a short boat.
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Just walked in the house having finished painting outside and now it is p@##ing down with rain. Wish I had gone boating instead of staying home and painting.
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You can get a very thin tongue and groove effect MDF panel in Homebase (http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/easipanel-tongue-and-groove-standard-panel---915-x-516mm-880113) which can be painted. I'm considering using these over the top of my existing wall covering and then paint it white.
Edit: To add link
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You need to get an historic boat then you can moor in the thick of it.
From my experience people arrive very early and get as close as they can but most are moored well beyond the junction from bridge 90 off towards bridge 88.
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There wasn't a spare piece of rope available so we just looped the spare end of the line around the tiller after the boat had been securely tied up rather than leaving it coiled neatly on the counter.Not questioning your knot tying skills Junior, but what if the other ropes slip and the movement of the boat causes all of the strain to be on the line attached to the tiller? Unlikely I know, but several tons of boat pulling on the tiller might cause some damage to the tiller and or the stock (is that the correct name for the bit that connects to the rudder?). I think I would use a separate short piece of rope, secured to one or both of the dollies, if I wanted to prevent the tiller moving.
John
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I recently had one of these fitted when my electrician replaced most of my wiring. I haven't had a meter before but it seems good to me. The wife gets a bit annoyed when I keep checking the monitor and telling how many amps things are drawing.
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That was to hold his rudder back so it didn't keep hitting the wall.
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Totally different weekend of boating, managed Saul Junction to Gloucester Docks, then down to Sharpness and finally back to Saul,32 miles and 0 locks over three days. Perhaps next year I'll take the gentle approach around a few miles of the BCN.
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I was of the opinion that Team Albion worked hard, but acted in a gentlemanly fashion whenever we saw them
Thank you, we did our best to be respectful to other boaters, maybe Nick was an exception. We even apologised to the Alvechurch boat that we mistook for Tawny Owl somewhere around 4:30 Sunday morning as we gave them a toot on the horn.
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I was out with Joe today so thought I better get an order in for a new set of fenders as I really need to replace the sagging set I have at the moment.