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  5. World Record Attempt River Witham

    in Waterways News & Press

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    No.

    He did a test in a pedalo but wasn't satisfied that the amount of weed just below the water surface was safe.

    What I found even more unsafe was the amount of people (mainly giggly young women) wandering around in the traffic crossing the bridge above trying to do selfies with Guy below them in the distance ......... idiots!

    Thank you for the answer

    Graham

  13. Boat Security and Immobilisers (Split from Stolen Boat)

    in General Boating

    Posted

    After reading most of this thread i am pleased the boat has been found and recovered

    On the security side i would think a tracker fitted / good big locks and bars across cabin doors and lock engine covers so thieves cant get to the engine / batters etc

    Lock the steering and a steel plate locked over the ignition key panel and lock the gear lever just for starters excuse my pun

    also use different keys for each lock not locks to pass in other words more locks the better

    graham

  15. River Severn Advice Moorings etc Please.

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by jacko264

    This year we were given a diagram from the mariner we got the boat from and i showed you should go past diglis junction and down past the weir into slack water before doing a 180 turn

     

     

     

    Edit: to add. If the OP is thinking about getting off the Severn at Worcester and into the basin at Diglis, be prepared for the turn towards the locks. Some maps/diagrams make it look like a 90+ degree turn off the river, but you actually need to continue downstream past the lock entrance and then make a 180 degree turn to get alongside the lock landing facing upstream. The two Diglis locks between the river and the basin are manual, user operated and are wide locks with big heavy gates. Slightly confusingly, the manned lock on the main river downstream of these is also called Diglis Lock.

  20. River severn

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    Hi all we have had a fantastic two weeks the weather could not have been better .

    We started from Worcester marina and up the W&B to Birmingham were we stopped there for two days mooring next to the sea life center ,

    From there we carried on up round the black country ring up to Fazeley Junction -Fradley Junction- Great Haywood and down to Autherley and on to Stourton Junction

    from there we carried on down to the Droitwich turning and down the Droitwich canal and back to Worcester

    all in all two fantastic weeks with lots of stops for lunch dinner and drinks in the pubs.

     

    Graham

  24. River severn

    in Holidays Afloat

    Posted

    Hi all

    You may have read we are on holiday soon and part of the trip is going down the river Severn is the Severn ok at the moment to use in a narrow boat

    we will be going from Birmingham end down to the Droitwich junction

    Thankyou

    Graham

     

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