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On 30/06/2017 at 18:46, junior said:
Park Farm Marina, the new marina between Middlewich and Northwich has a slipway.
Uplands Marina at Anderton, built by the same person but as of last year now within the ABC Alvechurch empire.
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Test. 3.8mb image from my phone camera.
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Nice photos.
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There we are!
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Just trying to get my head around the rules as part of planning the years boating, and also because a friend has been asking me about options for short term access to the Bridgewater for a trailerable boat.
It appears you are now allow 7 + 3 days per 28, rather than just the 7 days per 28 originally imposed in 2016.
Below image is lifted from a PDF on CRTs website, a link to which is available on the below page.
The text for section 2. (for boats based on the Bridgewater wishing to access the Trusts waterways) reads almost word for word the same.
The Bridgewater site includes all of the licensing and mooring conditions etc to download, and an online form to make a payment, but as far as I can see, no information on what a long or short term license costs.
https://bridgewatercanal.co.uk/boating/pay-online/
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On 28/05/2022 at 18:36, ditchcrawler said:
....how do boaters without a CRT account do that?
Create one! (they are free)
On 28/05/2022 at 12:42, David Mack said:Seems odd to me that you book passage of the Bridgewater Canal on the CRT website, whereas the Bridgewater Canal website is entirely silent on the matter!
Its a bit odd.. I guess CRT have the lions share of the boaters records, a much more capable website (if only because Peels for the Bridgewater is so bad) and there is some sort of Peel-CRT type agreement where one can check the other records?
On 06/12/2021 at 18:15, jonathanA said:I'm sure most just ignore it
I certainly do....
As in, if using the Bridgewater as a CRT boat you just boat onto it, through it, and off it again, within a reasonable time period, but without booking online. Just like we always used to?
I do somewhat wonder who is actually policing the whole thing, especially for boats which are not stopping.
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All very interesting.
EmilyAnne was build 1991 and launched Spring 1992 at Worsley, initially with the Bridgewater number B1531
She then gained the BW number 52884 something like a year later. Pressed plate, with printed bridge logo.
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Still closed this winter, nothing back from Park Farm after being on the waiting list a month, so we shall be mooring elsewhere.
Shame as its a nice location, and at 72p/ft week around the cheapest mooring in the area at £1086 for 6months with a 58ft boat.
Last year we paid £1045.00 for 23weeks at Uplands, but since ABC have taken over they now want £1653 for the same 6months.
Which while the cheapest ABC site, looks dear against Park Farm, Oakwood, Swanley, Venetian. for what you get.
Aqueduct, Overwater, Tattenhall are all more expensive, but I believe offer more facilities and less rotten jetties than Uplands!
All interesting stuff!
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Another thread on the same topic here:
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On 31/12/2019 at 22:14, Rebotco said:
Maximum length of a centre rope is Distance from ring to prop minus 1".
On 01/01/2020 at 06:36, Mike Tee said:Which makes it pretty much useless if you are singlehanded on a 40’ boat in a deep lock. Learn not to drop it in the water.
Or, use staple spun polypropylene, sometimes sold as synthetic hemp, which floats?
The breaking strain is a little less than polyester of the same diameter, but its also cheaper, and given most of our ropes are far stronger than then need to be as people spec the size on what is nice to hold in the hand the reduced breaking strain is basically a good thing! We use 22mm typically.
Only downside is for the centerline, if you touch it against the whistle base, it starts to melt. where the polyester doesn't. So on EmilyAnne for the centerline we are back to just being careful! Front (also long) and Rear (fair bit shorter) lines are post polyprop now however.
On 25/09/2023 at 17:18, magnetman said:I'm looking for the @Chris J W thread about his injury from a non breaking rope.
Not sure what search terms to use but it struck me (pun intended) as a very nasty situation.
Here it is....
Yes, I remember this at the time.
Since then we have used a short length of rope between the handrail and the eye spice of the centerline such that if the eye bolt ever snaps of pulls through, the short length will arrest the bolt/shackle/rope safely.
I understand when winching off road vehicles sometimes a blanket or equivalent is put over the rope for the same sort of reasons.
Daniel
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A contact of mine with experience of pumps has made the below comment:
"Sykes made about 10 different CF pumps in 4 sizes over a 50 year period, the poster hasn’t given any details, but I’m guessing he is talking about the bellows seal behind the impeller, if not fitted skilfully it will leak like a sieve."
Daniel
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On 11/09/2023 at 22:17, M_JG said:
If one enjoys loud music then its perfectly possible to enjoy it via. headphones or ear buds.
I am not sure that gives quite the same effect, certainly not if there a number of you.
The same could be said for narrowboats with diesel engines, certainly poorly silenced ones, but should all boats be steam or electric?
What about wildlife, sometimes the ducks can make a right racket, or tap annoying on the hull? Mass Cull?How long does it take a narrowboat to come into and go out of ear shot? Live and let live I would say.
Daniel
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On 21/09/2023 at 15:28, Francis Herne said:
Emily Anne was towed down Hunts Lock from the drydock this morning....
That's us!
On drydock for our 'every four years, if it needs it or not' blacking and hull inspection for the insurance.
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On 09/10/2023 at 16:14, Arthur Marshall said:
Logged out, logged in and cleared cache and now working.
I really ought to have known that... thanks all.
Good work.
Thanks for posting back.
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Ahh, Good information. Give it another year then?
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On 10/10/2023 at 14:54, Francis Herne said:
I've just passed. Three diggers and several men working. Lots of recent work on the bankside moorings and elsewhere.
The basin is now about half full (it was empty a few weeks ago). One of the workers says they're deliberately filling it and should be at canal level in a week.
An interesting development!
Tiny bit late for this winter, but would do for us.... although given current progress, maybe another year till the first boats?
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13 hours ago, StephenA said:
From Facebook
Yes, I have been trying to make contact using that number and email address as of yesterday but have yet to make contact.
As I work in Runcorn at the moment it would be an ideal winter mooring for us. We shall see!
Daniel
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On 24/08/2022 at 18:49, Stroudwater1 said:
Yes the pontoons looked pretty new plus a block of some sort being constructed in early July
Passed at the start and end of this year, there was a guy working on the one of the jetty legs, no photos but a year later it looks broadly the same as above.
Odd, because Park Farm, and all the surrounding marina are full up, and with space for around 60 odd boats it should be worth £150k a year in income from moorings. The moorings are Park Farm are also knocking 2/3 the price of anywhere else in the area if their website is correct.
Just seems so close to being able to put boats in it!
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Does anyone know when Orchard Marine is due to re open?
Appears to have taken an awful long time to turn it around, mean while good moorings in the area command a reasonable price.
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On 28/04/2022 at 15:43, ditchcrawler said:
That's interesting because there is a skip barge between Dutton Lock and the tunnel at the moment.
I believe this boat is the Water Womble.
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On 08/09/2023 at 10:42, Tracy D'arth said:
Still, its better than the spotty yoof with the music blaring like we had the other week at 7am.
Is it? 7am is a bit keen, but I would much rather see a younger boater enjoying the canal than an older one being miserable!
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Well, so far I've bunged 1.5l of the Jotamastic 90 Al on all the 'bare metal' areas, just as we would with the Lieghs M902 and it's gone on just lovely, exactly the same to work with once mixed, and no reaction with the M535 Vinyl blacking just as before.
You can also see the amount and quality of the retained finish from the Vinyl at four years old and a good amount of cruising during that time.
NB, most of the 'bare metal' is actually still covered by trace amounts of the original blast primer and epoxy zinc from 1991 and has not suffered any corrosion. Actual bare metal, rust, is contained to three 50 x 900mm scars on the soft chine where the slightly wider points tend to rub on locks, and very very small amounts right at the lower rear edge, it runs in the sludge when we can quite get into the side to moor.
Daniel
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I'm sure it's good stuff, I have used Dacrylate paints as have Northwich drydock.
From the test patches we did on the baseplate four years ago, the Epidac HB Ali (D) appears slightly more silver in places than the Leigh's/SW (L) M902, it's unclear if that's because the Ali has stuck better to the hull, or the Leigh's/SW M535 Vinyl blacking coat has stuck less well to the Ali, but either way both look very good, as does the area painting in two coats of the vinyl blacking (N) as per below photos.
In short, it's all bloody good paint and likely much of a muchness!
These are right at the back of the boat, just as the swim starts to come it. Hence at we're 2ft8ish the edge 6inch or so doesn't stand a chance, but the rest is sound.
WINCHAM to be scrapped
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Epic thread bump, but I still cant believe this happened.
Although sadly it feels like only a matter of time before Cuddington follows?