[Extreme Canals - north south east west]

Just now, howardang said:

In that case may I suggest the Viking Canal on Skye if my memory isn’t playing tricks.

 

As the most Eastern canal in England?

 

[Extreme Canals - north south east west]

4 minutes ago, M_JG said:

Tell me you didnt Google that? And be honest.

 

 I looked up Haddiscoe cut on google maps to see where it was, and spotted a suspiciously straight waterway to the east of it.  Then I googled it to check if it was man made, being called a dyke.

[What to do about aggressive cyclists]

2 minutes ago, IanD said:

In a contest between a bike and a 44t artic there's only ever going to be one loser... 😞

 

Round two: "Pick up your chosen form of transport with one hand."

[Extreme Canals - north south east west]

5 minutes ago, M_JG said:

For an actual 'canal' I raise you Haddiscoe cut.

 

Oulton Dyke.

[Extreme Canals - north south east west]

https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/viking-waterway-through-the-orkney-mainland-revealed/

 

does this qualify as a canal?

 

 

20 minutes ago, Loddon said:

South: Exeter canal

 

Tavistock Canal.

 

 

[Extreme Canals - north south east west]

1 hour ago, magpie patrick said:

I realise this depends on the geographical unit.

Connected system?

England?

Great Britain?

The British Isles?

Its a fair bet England has the Eastern and Southern contenders. But where would the northern and western outliers be by each definition? 

 

I'd offer these

 

North:

Connected system - Lancaster Canal

England - Ulverston Canal if the Tees Navigation doesn't count

Great Britain - Dingwall Canal as per OP

The British Isles - Dingwall Canal as per OP

 

West:

Connected system - Llangollen Canal

England - Bude Canal

Great Britain - Crinan Canal

The British Isles - Cong Canal

[What to do about aggressive cyclists]

2 minutes ago, Iain_S said:

I am a volunteer locky on the East side of the Forth and Clyde canal. 
The locks divide into two flights. One is 14 locks on a three mile stretch. The other is 4 locks over about two miles and is about 5 miles from the first flight. We use bikes. What would you suggest as an alternative, bearing in mind that boats travel a bit faster than walking pace?

 

 

Jetskis ... 

[Leeds to Manchester]

3 hours ago, Neil TNC said:

We specifically booked Standedge a month after reopening, the idea being any start up problems would be ironed out and there would still be water.

 

"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley ..."

[What to do about aggressive cyclists]

37 minutes ago, Goliath said:

people walking with coffee is wrong. Surprised it’s not an health and safety issue. Why can’t they wait til they get home for a coffee. And where do they buy them? You can be out in the sticks and a couple will walk by with coffees. 

 

Off the roving trader coffee boats, obviously.  Should be encouraged ...

[Towing]

23 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

 

 

On this day in 2004. It worked OK with the cruiser tight on our rear fender, although the rope fixing points weren't quite 'cross-straps' in the proper sense ...

 

Take the towline round the pulpit rail uprights and tie off on the cleat.  Works well unless the deck is so rotten the pulpit separates from the boat ...

 

DAMHIK ! 

[March of the Widebeams]

7 hours ago, magnetman said:

So if your boat is a grand you pay £100.

 

I think my boat is grand.  Suits me anyway ...

[What to do about aggressive cyclists]

33 minutes ago, IanD said:

If the signs were edge-on -- and sharpened -- instead of upright -- that would soon solve the speeding cyclist problem... 😉

 

Funny you should say that ....

 

 

That's a handlebar/infrastructure aftermath 😁

[March of the Widebeams]

6 hours ago, MtB said:

Kriss88 opposes this because I suspect, he has a very wide, short boat. 

 

Nah, it's normal width for a Short Boat ... 14 feet.

[What to do about aggressive cyclists]

Odd this.

 

I have always found cyclists on the Calder & Hebble to be far and away the most polite and courteous on the network. 

 

Maybe being a six foot hairy bloke helps, but I think my usual practice of twirling the handspike like a quarterstaff is the main reason. 

 

 

[Gongoozling in Shropshire and Worcestershire.]

21 hours ago, Captain Pegg said:

Droitwich’s premier visitor attraction - Waitrose

 

I visit Sterling Power Products far more often!

[Gas has run out]

20 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

you should be able to jury-rig the necessary equipment - that could simply mean lashing a spade or pole to the stern and making a 'steering board'.

 

Not disagreeing, but you probably know better than I do that a bodge-it-and-scarper jury rigged rudder might work acceptably offshore to get you back towards land but would be a lot less useful in a restricted channel.

 

Better than nothing, but not as good as a tow to the boatyard!

[Gas has run out]

1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:

• improvisation of jury rigs following gear failure

 

(which requires a modicum of ability to actually 'do stuff', ie rig a temporary rudder)

 

Her rudder was considerably heavier than a gas bottle.  You might choose to criticise her approach with dealing with the issue, but she wasn't so stupid as to try and lift it off on her own.

 

I didn't ask the lady her weight - I was taught that's considered rude -  but I suspect the rudder and tiller together were more than her bodyweight.

 

 

[Gas has run out]

3 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

Something doesn't sit right there. RYA yachtmaster fails to change gas bottle on canal boat 🙄

 

In fairness to Jo, I know several Yachtmasters who are no longer physically capable of swapping a 13 kilo propane bottle into a gas locker.

 

Us whippersnappers should remember it might be us one day if we make it that far.

[Gas has run out]

18 hours ago, LadyG said:

Problem identified.

A few days ago the milk boiled over.

Since then that ring has not worked, but all the others have!

 

So this whole thread is just crying over spilt milk? 😁

 

 

[Harecastle jobsworths.]

 

Although the midnight run through was different - no light at the end of the tunnel, so a sudden pleasant surprise when the tunnel walls become trees.

[Harecastle jobsworths.]

Just now, Wanderer Vagabond said:

How can you say it's boring?

 

Easily, I've been through it quite a few times.  If you want a good moan about it ask @tree monkey for his opinion.

[Airbnb Insurance for boats]

1 minute ago, MtB said:

Dammit I was saving cheese on toast for later in the debate!! 

 

It's probably my most frequently cooked toast, either as a two-slice toastie for simplicity or with another pan inverted over it to melt the cheese.  You don't get the brown/black bubbly bits though unless you use a blowlamp...

[Airbnb Insurance for boats]

Just now, MtB said:

 

I reckon it would just dry out the bread.

 

Do you know otherwise then?! 

 

Cast iron skillet, works a treat.

 

Obviously you're toasting upside down so open cheese toasties require more care ...

[Airbnb Insurance for boats]

3 minutes ago, MtB said:

 

Life without toast would be slumming it indeed. And a step too far for me!! 

 

Why do you think you can't make toast on an induction hob?

[Harecastle jobsworths.]

1 minute ago, Captain Pegg said:

I wouldn't be surprised if nobody has ever taken 56 minutes to transit the tunnel. At takes about 35 minutes.

 

It just feels like an hour because it's so boring!