Dav and Pen
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Today last year found these 2 loaded Peniche really stirring the mud up
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Today in 2004 on the R.Oise sharing with this double who we had followed slowly for hours but he wouldn’t let us past. We are on the way to Paris for our first visit by barge
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Today 2009 at Genelard on the Centre canal. This place was on the line of demarcation, the far side of the canal was in Vichy France and this side in German occupation. They built a museum here but it’s used now more as a library.
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This day in 2007 a peniche leaves the mooring at Laifour in the French Ardennes and in 2009 the dog tries to eat yesterday baguette
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This day in 2009 in one of the deep locks on the centre canal France. Various commercials have written on the rising bollard mostly from the 1980s when there was still some traffic. These deep locks were built to speed up the route to the Soane from the coal mines each lock replacing 2 previous ones. They fill very quickly from the bottom and toss you about initially.
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Ernie did die before Arthur and is buried in Braunston cemetery. They are both in the slope looking over the cut. Ernie’s wife still lives in Braunston and I think the son is working away but not sure about that. Rose Whitlock and the Brays lived on opposite sides of the bridge and sometimes I would have a chat with Arthur and then go over the bridge on my way home. Rose would ask how’s Uncle Arthur as they hadn’t spoken for years.
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Today In 2004 we were taking our first trip up the R. Sambre and had to stop for the night below Landelies lock as it shut at 6pm. Later in the day we moored at Thuin a town of boatmen and an excellent Chippy.
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In 2007 waiting our turn to squeeze in this lock on the R. Meuse.
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In 2007 bad day on the Albert Canal near Leige.
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Today in 2007 stuck in lock but diver just arrived. Usual suspect a car tyre stopping gate opening. St Job in t Goor Antwerp
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1 hour ago, Phoenix_V said:
There is a smaller one (38m) built in 1952 moored in Thuin (Belgium) which has been turned into a museum. The cabin is a symphony in polished dark wood. 2 bedrooms and saloon but no bathroom definitely historic.
Off topic but Thuin is a real boatman’s town with many retired skippers and we have always been very welcome there. Many Belgian barges are registered there but most are 2 big to get up this part of the Sambre which has 38m locks.
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Big crop of ducks on the Turnhout canal 2006
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2 hours ago, Phoenix_V said:
80m probably a bit big for conversion. Good looking barge who’s owners have clearly got into trouble.
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Today in 2019 at anchor off Amalfi the Star Clipper
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Bit of a change of scene. Today in 2019 Sorrento harbour visited from The Star Clipper whilst on a cruise from Rome to Sicily.
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Our old GP thought we had to be mad crawling along in muddy ditches anyway. One could soon get depressed when owning old boats but a few pints sorted it out. We have a granddaughter who trained as a mental health nurse and spent years counseling and trying to help the areas addicts and Alcoholics getting called out at all hours. Now she is at an NHS clinic working 9-4 counseling the latest fad of trans youngsters.
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Today in 2005 on the floating dock in Antwerp harbour having some doubling done on the bilge strake.
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I have had something like this happen when I used Vacatan on the top of the cabin side where there was rust under the joint between the roof and the sides. Didn’t notice that it had run until later in the day when I could see light black streaks on the white cabin side. Tried to wipe them out but in the end had to sand and overpaint.
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Today in 2005 we met the Kempenaar barge Ibis coming up from Antwerp on the Schoten Turnout canal with sand for a big concrete plant. These barges can carry up to 550 tones but this was a fairly new traffic to the canal after many years without any commercials so they are slowly increasing draft as the channel gets better . We were on our way to dry dock in Antwerp harbour. O
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My wife had the A40 farina. Austin missed a great opportunity by not making it a hatchback. Best Austin I ever had was an ex police Westminster in 1966 which had a modified gearbox with a 4 speed floor change instead of a column. All the local villains knew it and nobody ever tried to race me from traffic lights.
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Today in 2012 . The R. Meuse in Belgium near Anhee. Really nice mooring with the village an easy ride down the towpath for the morning bread. The old fort on top of the cliff is lit at night.
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It would seem that the French have worked out how to use radios it a tunnel. The rather low and narrow tunnel on the Burgundy canal is controlled by the lock keepers at each end. You have to show your light works and that you have life jackets on and then they give you a hand held vhf.and a time to go. On one crossing I received a call asking if we were near the end as the trip boat was waiting. All of the big tunnels have cctv cameras in the roof at intervals and are monitored and entry is controlled, (hopefully).
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Today in 2012 on a rather wet quay in Namur and a sunny day in 2015 on the Burgundy canal
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I assume this boat was converted to a motor in Holland and would have been used there before coming to the uk. My friend has just sold one very similar with a Mercedes engine in France and that swam very nicely. The prop will probably have a plate above it to help direct the thrust onto the rudder. We brought a 100 year old barge and kept it for 18 years. The hull shape was similar to this only much bigger and it was pretty well completely overplated on the bottom as is quite normal once a barge has been converted. You should check the ballast as it was common to use poured concrete which some insurers aren’t to keen on.
The only draw back to the rounded bilges is the tendency to keep going sideways in sharp turns but you would soon get used to this and learn to counter it.
Good Luck
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Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.
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This day in 2018 on the quai at St Jean de Losne outside 2 expensive new builds a Piper and a Saga. We knew the people with the Piper so they were ok with us being there.