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I got my J3 yesterday and am pleased with it so for Thank's for the info you all gave me Graham

Mike is that you driving the boat, its a bit of a shock after thinking you was on your avatar photo

Hi All I am looking to buy a new phone and like the J3 and was wondering if anyone has one and what they thought of it good or bad things about them thank you Graham

I talk to myself and some times get the wrong answer

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

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.

http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/river.php?wpage=SEVN This may help you WE went down the Severn last week it was a great trip and look out for the traffic type lights on the locks red = stop flashing red = get ready green = go graham

Ok thanks for the info Graham

Very sad news RIP We came that way on Sunday morning and all looked ok with the locks And it looked like there was another boat that had been under water at Droitwich basin

If it had a tracker fitted it would have been a lot easier to find I am very glad you have got the boat back I say chop the thieves hands off

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

Thank you All very much for the info and we will try to stay safe as we always do I will let you know how we got on in a fortnight Graham

WE were on the Severn last year + the Avon so not new to rivers but any info is always helpful thank you Graham

Thankyou for the info it is very helpful I said Birmingham end so you know where we are heading from if that makes sense

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

No not as yet, its a diamond resorts Its my brother in law that is sorting it all out

One week too go

Sorry i am not a electrician but it sounds like a bad earth on something Please let us know if you find out what it is causing the problem Graham

Not long now

Sounds good to me no pun intended Graham

Thank you ALL very much for the info You all are a great bunch of people and very helpful please keep the info coming Graham

We are hopefully going though the canal but off the Severn in july Graham

We are starting in Worcester and going up to Birmingham then carry on round the black country ring down the Severn down the Droitwich and back to Worcester in 13 days Do you expert's think that sounds ok By the way we would like to stop in Birmingham 2 or 3 nights All comets welcome Graham

who runs it Rix ? Graham