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To be fair, we are not being singled out.
lots of videos like this .......
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2 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
Engines running whist moored drives me nuts too. I NEVER need to run my engine when moored.
Sometimes it seems to me that some boaters just enjoy running their engines for no reason at all. Worst of all is when I find a nice quiet remote place to moor then at 6pm some inconsiderate boater arrives and moors right next to me and leaves their engine running for two hours after stopping. What's all that about then?!?!
I think that some boats use a 240v generator and probably use it to power a washing machine? That’s the only real explanation I can think of.
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It’s been pouring down today, but we ended up with a beautiful evening. Still our favourite place on the canals ......
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1 minute ago, Sea Dog said:
Or even just charged them when we were cruising and bothered no-one?
The clue is that we are at particularity nice spot, where boaters like to stay a few days ......
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We are in the middle of three weeks on the Llangollen, right in the busy hire season. I must say we’ve been impressed withy the standard of the hire boats. Where they are not skilfull at least they are careful, no complaints at all ......
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We’re moored by Blake’s Mere - near Ellesmere, one of the beauty spots on the canal.
The boat next to us ran its engine for a hour or so this morning, We then ran ours for a while.
The boat the other side of us ran theirs this afternoon and this evening the next one along had their 2 hours.
I know it’s never going to happen, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all charged our batteries at the same time?
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Have a read of this if you want an insight what’s really happening out there .........
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/8609-Canoeing-in-tunnels
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4 minutes ago, rusty69 said:
3. A training protocol for all narrowboat hire establishments and maps marked clearly with danger points.
4. To be extended to all private boats.
Tongue in cheek I know, but this is already in place. All the hire boats we have met have been driven carefully and responsibly and the various maps all mention the tricky bits. And when two narrowboats do collide then it’s only usually the paintwork that suffers ......
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It’s a bit like the debate with cyclists on busy roads, common sense needed on both sides.
As a start, I suggest:
1. A minimum set of equipment for tunnels. I.e. a decent sized torch with a firm fixing and a loud whistle.
2. A training protocol for all canoe hire establishments and maps marked clearly with danger points.
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It wasn’t just the tunnel, there seemed to be more canoeists than I’ve seen before and there are a lot of tight bends on the Llangollen with at least a couple where the canoe should really be carried around. At Irish Bridge 27, for example, it’s difficult to see an oncoming boat, no chance of spotting canoes unless someone is in the front cockpit. In the past, canoeists have been encountered in well ordered and competently led groups but that wasn’t the case yesterday. I think CRT need to quickly examine the equipment and training given to these groups, before it all ends in tears.
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9 minutes ago, Robbo said:
I would raise this with CRT. Although at Chirk you can see the other end it would be very hard to see a canoe, especially if they were not at the entrance. And as the towpath runs along side a head torch can be mistaken as someone walking along the path itself. The only solution if they want to canoe down would be to send someone down to stop boats entering the tunnel. (You have to do this in places along the Llangollen anyhow, as it’s only one boats width in a few places)
The other way would be to follow a boat through and to ask them to warn oncoming boats. But really, if these firms are going to hire out canoes to go through tunnels then they need to equip them with decent lights. A powerful led light is not that difficult to fix up really.
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Thanks very much, that’s what I was looking for!
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Should have checked on the way out but according to the CRT website canoes are allowed in Chirk Tunnel but advised to travel on groups of three with a good head torch and a whistle.
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Cruising back from Llangollen, enjoying the Sunday challenge of the hire boats, when we waited at Chirk Tunnel for a convoy of boats to come through.
Waved on by the final boat, a check for oncoming, and set off into the tunnel. About halfway we became aware of a tiny pinprick of light along with two canoeists. We stopped and were angrily told that they were first and we must reverse!
Eventually, after much shouting and screaming from the paddlers they hoisted the canoe onto the towpath and carried it the rest of the way.
We pointed out that their torch was completely inadequate and they protested that it was “what they had been given”. Has anyone come across this before? Surely it can’t be a hire company? Outward Bound?
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Moored just above it now so will probably try tomorrow and report back ........
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Yes, but it’s not on other maps and I wasn’t sure whether it was a proper Wunding hole, or maybe just a turning point for the local Day Boats, so it would be good to hear from someone who has used it.
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We’re on the Llangollen and wanting to do a short cruise from Chirk. We spotted a Winding hole just before the Poachers Pocket on the way up but it's not marked on Nicholson’s and we wondered if it is possible to turn a 58ft boat there? Does anyone have any personal experience?
Thanks in advance .......
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Moor at Gas Street during a Party Conference and you get a policeman with a machine gun - no trouble those few days ........
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Just watched the video, and it does stir the soul!
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7 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:
Is there not somebody else on the moorings that likes to moor facing the opposite way to you?
They could tow you (backwards) to the winding hole, and you could tow them (backwards) back to the moorings.
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Surely they would tow you to the winding hole then back again, after which you would be facing the right way - but they would now be facing the wrong way ............?
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If treating a water supply with bleach it’s a good idea to run the taps until you can smell the bleach then leave the system overnight before flushing through.
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21 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Many moons ago as a supplier to Ford Motor Company I became aware of a problem and the need for them to make a tough financial decision.
In the US there was one model of car that had had a number of unexplained fires, the fault was found and the component was identified - this component was fitted to many different models.
A cost analysis was undertaken on the recall of many millions of vehicles.
A cost analysis was taken on the likely number of fires, the likely number of deaths resulting from the fires and the overall cost of compensation.
It was decided it was commercially sensible to take the risk and pay out for any deaths / compensation claims
You are Ralph Nader, and I claim my prize,
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I don’t suppose that it’s an “either/or” situation.
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3 minutes ago, David Mack said:
Worth reading the comments below ........
AINTREE BEETLE...advice sought, owner opinions etc
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Still there last week. Looked quite nice.