Aguila
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My local EE shop will match this deal over the counter but they said that it cannot be used in a 4G modem. .
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The difference between 145 Mhz and 156 Mhz is only about half an inch anyway !
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VHF. My hand-held is an Icom M91D and the fixed on-board radio is an Icom M503. You need to be licenced to transmit on VHF marine channels. . .
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Hmm..... Why has it been moved there? It used to be on the drop-down menu.
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Where have you hidden "mark site read" on the Android App?
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Had a transit van on bridge 32 of the L+L last year. Driver ignored red lights and kept coming. He stopped on the bridge with both barriers down hurling abuse at me. I spotted a police car in the queue behind him so I called the PC over. White van man was later prosecuted for failing to conform to a red traffic signal. Yeah !!!!
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Friendly little critters!
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I got my licence in 1979 at the age of 36, but had a G8 before that. Also held a ZD8 at one time and still have an EA7 call. Baofeng UV5R's are a cracking little radio and are a doddle to re-program. Same with Baofeng UV82's but they're a bit bigger / heavier / more robust.
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G3LCR !!! Either it's a re-issued callsign or you're a "very" Old Timer. dah-di-dah. Mike, G4LTI.
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I've an LED Maglite that takes 2x 'D' size batteries. It's brilliant ............... ?
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Scarisbrick Marina to Preston Brook. Single handed. Any tips?
Aguila replied to Aguila's topic in General Boating
I might be able to persuade one of the 'Poolstock' helpers to meet me at Plank Lane in their car. I started out planning the whole trip solo but now have several offers of help as far as Wigan. Don't know if it's the lure of the Crooke Hall Inn or just an excuse to get away from their wives! -
Scarisbrick Marina to Preston Brook. Single handed. Any tips?
Aguila replied to Aguila's topic in General Boating
Thanks Mr Wool ! I've got help as far as Poolstock so Plank Lane bridge is going to be my first 'solo' obstacle. Can anyone tell me if the console there is on the offside or the towpath side please? Either way I'm gonna have a long queue of irate motorists ? -
Scarisbrick Marina to Preston Brook. Single handed. Any tips?
Aguila replied to Aguila's topic in General Boating
Thanks for the Canal Plan link. I've played around with the 'stops' and decided to move to boat to Crooke Hall beforehand, then start the trip from there. If I'm at Ell Meadow Lock when it opens at 8am, I should get well beyond Plank Lane Bridge on day #1. I've roped in a pair of windlass-wielding buddies so will only be solo from Poolstock onwards. -
Scarisbrick Marina to Preston Brook. Single handed. Any tips?
Aguila replied to Aguila's topic in General Boating
Is Plank Lane Bridge manned or boater-operated? -
I've been asked to move a friend's 57ft NB from Scarisbrick Marina to Preston Brook. Any tips would be appreciated, including the time it's likely to take and suggestions for a couple of overnight stops. Thanks.
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Has there been any mention of restricting the use of the locks on the Rufford Branch? If boaters are allowed to continue using them, it's going to lower the level of the pound below Appley Lock.
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The stuff in the Burscough / Parbold area sinks below the water when the sun goes off it.
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But how many cameras support it (my Nikon does) and how many finders would know how to access it ?
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I think it's some form of vegetation, but I'm not prepared to scoop a handful up to find out for sure !!!
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There's more "sewage" between the Ring O' Bells pub and the Rufford Branch junction than anywhere else, but it's everywhere! Not particularly good pics I'm afraid but the DSLR was at home.
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That stuff was green when it first appeared around Appley Lock a couple of weeks ago. How anyone can mistake it for sewage is beyond me (no smell, no loo paper, etc).
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According to my profile I am !
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Where EXACTLY is this gunge supposed to be ??? Didn't see anything matching your description between Parbold and Great Score today, either going or coming back. "Not so much traffic going into the Pool." I wouldn't have thought there would be any, unless the boats are on wheels! Yes, and don't blame us for it. We have our own pump-out facility at our mooring.
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The canal is open for a further 13.2 miles beyond Burscough in the Liverpool direction.
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We went from Parbold to the Crooke Hall Inn and back yesterday. In seven and a half hours, we only saw 8 boats on the move. Hardly 100's !!!
