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  2. Lock furniture Makers.

    in General Boating

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    I remember that too on the Grand Union but also the distinct lack of balance beams. I suppose the balance beams may actually be worth sawing down into useable timber as they are not full of bolts like the actual gates. So perhaps there is a market for them. I think some are oak but other woods such as Ekki (sp?) have been used which may be more or less valuable as a reclaimed product.

  11. Lock etiquette

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    I have always assumed this to be the case and even on the Wey I did the same. (I do hope that the officials of the NT are not reading this.) I didn't notice any problem with weed getting caught up.

     

    As I see it the reason for leaving the paddles drawn until at least one gate is open means that the lock won't drop out of level before the gate can be opened. This will happen if the gates or paddles at the other end are leaky.

    Yes of course you leave paddles open when opening gates - but it was the idea of also leaving them open when closing the gates that I was on about :)

  15. Wheeee ...................

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by magnetman

     

    Really, always good natured? Personally, I find the whole lot of them unpleasant. I know people who own and love all sorts of boats, none of whom really appreciate these terms being applied to their pride and joy

     

    Richard

    Good point

     

    Its not all good natured that's for sure.

     

    I think you have to know the person to use these terms or have it as part of an obvious humourous comment otherwise they may be assumed to be offensive.

     

    As with a lot of things.

    I would have thought the steel boat after the smash would be the splitter as it would be the one doing the splitting.

     

    Neil.

    So the GRP boat would just be the split ?

  16. Wheeee ...................

    in General Boating

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    My favourite is 'splitter' for GRP vessels. Was a Thames lock keeper who used this term - probably after seeing the result of a collision between a steel vessel and a grp vessel.

     

    I heard a nasty crunching noise when the skipper of a GRP boat misjudged the pull from a weir and hit one of the guard posts hard. I suppose a steel boat could be called a denter.

  17. Lock etiquette

    in General Boating

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    Years ago a lock keeper on the upper thames (manual locks with balance beams) pointed out to me that if you leave the sluice (paddle) open the gate is easier to swing closed because there is a hole in it. Basic physics again but not something you necessarily think of. They are manned (or womanned) locks so I guess if you are doing them again and again manually you probably do notice the difference.

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  18. Lock furniture Makers.

    in General Boating

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    Bradley workshop.

     

    https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/our-work/engineering/building-lock-gates

     

    I don't know how much an arm would cost. I know that a gate costs £16k.

     

    :)

    It'll cost and arm and a leg :rolleyes:

     

    I would think the best thing would be to check winter stoppages for gate replacement and try to get hold of one they are removing. Would be nice to have one that has been used a lot :)

    Of you got a balance beam from a narrow lock you might be able to get one with little holes where people have shoved the gate shut with the cabin shaft (if anyone still does that) that would be nice.

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  21. Tadworth versus CRT.

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by magnetman

    The thing is these things do happen. It has already happened on the lower thames. I know the Thames is not CRT but the principle is similar imo.

     

    There is a mooring just above teddington lock layby. Until about 10 years ago it was useable by visitors (about 5-10 spaces depending on length) so maybe 1,000 people used it per year or something. I often stopped there as one could avoid the overnight fee charged by the lock for being on the layby itself. Then boats started remaining on it all the time. As locals became involved eventually the local authority (who own the land) used legislation (a byelaw I think it was) to remove the boats and install signage to say nobody can moor there. Similar thing at the bend opposite Chertsey meads.

     

    These are classic examples of what I think might happen on the cut. Its my opinion not fact and not some kind of irrational fear.

     

    Typos

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  22. Tadworth versus CRT.

    in General Boating

    Posted

    Magnetman you seem to live your life in perpetual fear of what might happen to the majority of boaters

    on account of the actions of a few boaters.What makes you think this is a realistic expectation.

    I don't wish to make capital,its just twice on this thread you have raised this and I wonder why

    Live my life in perpetual fear? Wtf you on about? This is a discussion forum innit.

     

    I do believe there may be some changes made at some point (probably legislation) the aim of which will be to make it illegal to behave in a certain way.

     

    The aim of this will be to stop a minority of boat users who are pushing the limits of the current legislation (for example what is a place anyway). Of course the outcome could easily be that it curtails the freedoms currently enjoyed by the majority of boat users who do not currently seek to push the limits of the existing legislation.

     

    I am not a member of any clubs or organisations or even a 'Friend' of crt.

     

     

    And I am probably wrong anyway :lol:

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