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44 minutes ago, IanD said:
Who is going to donate to a private company, when the money indirectly goes straight into Peel's pockets? (because every donation is money they don't have to cough up, via the BCC)
Gofundme has had results with very worthy money claims. Might be worth a try.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/m4jyk-i-need-beer-money
There are some charitable people about.
Or justgiving
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My launch has been commandeered by my 12 year old offspring unit so it looks like I will be conveyed to Marlow for the shopping while sitting in the back enjoying the scenery without the rather arduous task of steering the launch.
She just needs a captains hat !
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8 minutes ago, MtB said:
Hmmm I thought I recognised it!
Spent a lot of time a few years ago CMing by Reading Bridge on the river I think. Is that the one?
It did change hands two or three years ago but was quite likely to have been in Reading.
It might be a different Boat but I think the forner owner from earlier this year was in trouble so probably swapped it for something else due to the death threats.
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13 hours ago, IanD said:
The *much* smaller recent breach on the Lancaster cost £1.6M, so I'd have thought the much bigger Bridgewater one will cost at least double this (£3M), more likely treble (£5M) -- £10M does seem excessive but is not completely out of bounds.
I wonder if they might employ experts to find that it would cost £9 million to repair and follow this up by stating that it is too expensive, or look for financial input from elsewhere.
A bleeding heart campaign might pull in some donations ?
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16 hours ago, Lily Rose said:
He/she sounds nice.
I'm not surprised the Boat has been repainted. If its the same one I remember from the River the owner had a very bad reputation and death threats against him. He probably swapped it with someone else for a different type of vessel as disguise.
It was dark blue before I think.
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8 minutes ago, MtB said:
Built by CWF member Cereal Tiller.
Not seen or heard of him for ages...
("Built" as in starting with a pile of sheet steel and an arc welder, not 'built' from a shell bought in from a shell builder.)
Oh thats interesting. Cereal tiller is also quite a good play on words.
I did notice it is different to other Boats so not surprised to hear it was not from a yard.
I think it won an award years ago for the interior.
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There is a narrow currently moored at Winds Or called 'Corrie D'or'.
Cleverly combines classic use of French for vessel naming and a very clever play on words.
corrie d'or = corridor
Narrow canal Boats are like corridors.
Its classic and very very clever.
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Thats why one has weld elbows in the stern deck or on the cants. On each side. Put a CO2 fire extinguisher into the open end and deny the fire oxygen.
Needs careful placement obviously..
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Interesting tiller on the Spider. Not a typical z iron. i remember seeing this vessel on the GU years ago. I think there is another one called Pilot.
There was a discussion about the bow shape at some stage which became quite interesting.
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It has an excellent bowthruster.
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They would be the Industry Narrowboats Opduwers.
Nice
These ones. Crikey on a bikey I would have one in a heartbeat if I was living ashore !
These were the little side pushers used when Dutch barges were transitioning between sail and installed Diesel engines. One would put the opduwer bows beside the rudder, strap it on and have motive power while not losing space on the sailing barge. Then they all went to built-in Diesels.
Opduwers are lovely !
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Its a terrible idea and directly contravenes byelaws.
I had a box of 49 red 12 bore cartridges out near KIngs Langley about 20 years ago. all live can't remember what I did with them probably gave them way !
Also had 11 hand grenades and 7 handguns out but they all went back in.
(not all at Kings Langley!!)
Oh yes and various parts of a chopped up 12 bore side by side.
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12 minutes ago, kris88 said:
It is actually very beautiful. Once your on the sunny side of the border it improves even more. The local town Barlick is one of my favorite towns anywhere and I wouldn’t mind being there right now.
It would be a mistake to judge me off my internet persona. I get my personal ai to post on the internet for me. I don’t actually lower myself to talk to people on here in person.
Very wise
There will be a song bout it by Peter Gaibriel
Your own...personal...ai
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Foul ridge sounds lovely.
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1 hour ago, David Mack said:
I agree this may well be a different location.
With the stacks of timber in the background, I wonder if the scenes were filmed in the Surrey Docks, which mainly handled imported timber. There were many narrow cuts between the various docks in the Surrey system.
I don't think the bridge at the end of the sequence is a railway bridge. The way the man staggers over it would suggest a flat paved surface rather than rails and sleepers.
Yes. The old maps don't show it as a railway bridge just a swingbridge. No sign of any rails.
The film credits include the Port of London Authority.
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Yes my initial thought was royal docks but there don't seem to be any small cuts. Maybe a better look on old maps will find one.
If you look though the scene with the ships which you show, which seem to be in one of the royals, may be a different non connected film sequence to the part with the child. Also the police mention 'derelict boats' in the film so perhaps the draw footbridge was replaced with a fixed deck bridge at some stage.
I think what may have happened is the poplar and blackwall docks became derelict while the main royal docks were still operating and the short sequence with the ships was for context and a different location to where the Plaudit was moored.
Different ships and not as many traveling cranes.
Looks like timber sheds associated with the smaller docks.
I think the bit with the ships, the long dock (Royal Albert dock I think) and the wharf cranes was for visual impact rather than where the scene was filmed.
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Nice map. The little cut between Blackwall basin and poplar dock does look narrower on that map.
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So in my estimation the PLA tug Plaudit was moored here
It looks narrower in the film but when the Canary Wharf development was put in there were huge changes to the layout of the docks and adjoining waterways so no reason to think it was not widened and bridges removed as part of landscaping.
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They were up the path past Captain Cargo's place from the canal then turn left on the road if I recall whereas the butcher and general store were to the right.
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35 minutes ago, 5239 said:
right didn’t realise,thought magnetman was nicknaming the Salvation Army,
didn't know there was a Jesus Army,
thanks
I was talking about the Jesus Army who had a base in Braunston and a brightly coloured transit van. Yes they were a bit hippy like but reeked of bad vibes to me.
I am not remotely surprised to read the preceding comments but yes it is off topic.
The Salvation Army is a respected organisation.
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Or maybe it is here
Yes I think its here. Poplar dock with the lighters and Blackwall with the ships.
In fact I am pretty sure there are still remains of the swinging bridge.
More detail:
The cut between Blackwall and Poplar docks had a swingbridge and a draw footbridge.
and the film shows what looks like the draw footbridge with the child on it.
So I think ships would have been brought into the main docks at Blackwall and West india then Lighters and launch tugs used to transfer goods to Poplar dock which was a railway transhipment dock.
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Junction dock? was off Blackwall Basin with timber sheds.
Now filled in
Or one of the small cuts between Blackwall basin and West India docks. In fact I think the footbridge might still be there.
PLA launch tug Plaudit is still extant.
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I don't know but could one just take the pulley wheel off alone rather than the whole assembly? Is it spring loaded tensioner or just an idler in a fixed position.
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54 minutes ago, MtB said:
It does seem to me that this person is using the term "timing belt" to refer to the notched vee belt.
From the photo we have, taking the actual timing belt off (if it is a belt at all, which I doubt) would involve removing the crankshaft pully too, then the timing belt chest/cover. All of which will take a good deal longer than the "couple of minutes" they mention.
There is an idler on the timing belt for removal.
As has now been pointed out the water pump is driven by the vee belt but in order to remove the pump body the timing belt must come off. Not because it is running the pump but because the way the unit is packaged means the timing belt is in the way.
Happy day’s boating?
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One of the things I like about the River is there is none of this overtaking agro. Room for all !