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59 minutes ago, junior said:
I might be getting Equus confused with another boat, but if it is the boat I'm thinking of it was for sale at Virginia Currer @ Iver about 2014 ish and I subsequently saw it stuck in Cholmondeston Lock (Venetian Marina) some time after it sold. If I have got the right boat, I think it's on the wide side.
I quite like that Dennis Cooper boat they have.
I quite like the "lovely Russell Newbury 3 cylinder engine" in it..
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Something modern replaced it I heard, they didn't want to bother trying to sell it.
A good source of parts for someone with a twin I'd guess.
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A 4 cylinder Dorman with box had been taken out of a boat and slung in the scrap skip.
It was in running condition apparently.
It's down at the boatyard at hillmorton, next to the Oak pub.
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25 minutes ago, Chris John said:
A visit to the EA Thames conditions website will tell you navigation of the Thames is not a great idea this time of year.
And you certainly won't get onto it at this time of the year from Napton.
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Just to add it should be said that scrotes are becoming nocturnal in some areas, there were actually 3 under the bridge at 5.30 the next morning, and had been a couple before light at Atherstone the day before.
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49 minutes ago, David Mack said:
I fond that if you set off early and carry on into the dark you can moor more or less anywhere as the scrotes won't know you are there, and you'll be long gone before they surface next day.
That's often the case, but if keeping moving involves a flight of locks in the dark, single handed through a dodgy area I'd rather not.
On the last moving favour I did for instance I'd happily done Curdworth in the dark, but made an effort the day after to be at the Black Country museum moorings by 6pm.
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16 minutes ago, PD1964 said:
That’s what I like the solitude of long solo days on the tiller, it obviously depends on the state of the boat to how enjoyable it is.
I love a good long day on my own boat, and often plan trips around them.
It's different if you're moving someone else's, not as relaxing I suppose. Planning ahead to not get caught out in a dodgy spot for the night for example, seems more important when it's not your boat.
Even a short stop for something essential can set you back, worse still having a crawling cretin pull out in front of you..
You do get to cruise the dawn and dusk though, which makes up for everything.
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11 hours ago, PD1964 said:
A decent boat mover should/would only charge days moving and this time of year with the shortened daylight he would still be on a good number.
I've just moved a boat from the South Oxford up to the T&M, as a favour of course because it's not my job.
If it was my job however I certainly wouldn't call it a "good number" especially at this time of year. Dodging stoppages, an hour or two in the dark at each end of the day, added to that I had a boat with no water, gas or electric the first night, and then needed the fuel filter cleaning every couple of hours due to shite in the tank.
The solitude wouldn't suit some people either, 12 hours at the tiller with often nothing more than a nod or Hello to a passing rambler.
Luckily that's why pubs were invented.
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2 minutes ago, mark99 said:
Great stuff. I walk my dogs down that railway route most days through Alton. Glad to say the railway track was not turned into a road. Consall is still fairly isolated.
We probably recently met then as we've just had a week in Alton Station, owned by the Landmark trust.
I can't think of anything worse than the line being turned into a road.
Have you ever found the Cricketers Arms at Oakamoor open? We didn't.
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On 20/11/2022 at 18:36, ditchcrawler said:
I would recommend that any single hander only uses the paddles on one side in wide locks, it will take a few minutes longer, but if things go wrong you wont have time to drop the paddles both sides before its too late.
Good advice, but I'd also recommend that a route with single locks can be more pleasant even if it looks longer on paper.
I've just taken a boat from Banbury to Mercia and due to the stoppage at Streethay had to take the long way around, via Birmingham.
The GU was tempting but solo, and working either end of the day I opted for the North Oxford/Birmingham Fazeley.
I don't mind single locks in the dark, but the Hatton flight wouldn't be fun.
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"Rip up the railway line and build a road from Uttoxeter through to Leek"
What a smashing idea..
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14 minutes ago, Athy said:
....which were actually introduced in 1931, only two years after the L2; they must have seemed a considerable step forward at the time.
I've seen someone - perhaps you?- refer to the LW as an early modern engine rather than a vintage engine, and I guess they had a point.
I've always thought L2's a little "agricultural" compared to an LW, at least in the noise department. That could be because mine is a marine unit with the cone reversing box, I think that actually makes more noise than the engine.
The 2L2 in the boat I just moved was very smooth, it's a stationary engine that was previously hand start but now has a motor driving the flywheel via a regular 6 rib flat belt.
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34 minutes ago, Athy said:
So, the boat is new to you? It doesn't sound as if its previous owner had looked after it very well - or perhaps it had lain unused for a long period?
It's a boat I've known for years but has unfortunately been sat idle on it's mooring recently. I was taking it up to New & Used at Mercia as it's going up for sale.
Would have been a nice little 5 day trip if the Coventry wasn't closed of course..
I've got a 3L2 in my boat so still in the club!
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30 minutes ago, Athy said:
Yes indeed!
That was the start of an interesting trip!
I'd just picked it up in Banbury, and on mooring at Claydon top that evening found the batteries were bone dry (charger left on), so no power or water without engine running, and no gas as the pipes were full of that lovely brown gunge. The engine ran beautifully through, or it did until it started pulling all the crud out of the fuel tank!
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4 minutes ago, Athy said:
Is it because it is now virtually impossible to fit such an engine into a new boat because of government legislation? I'm not sure if that applies to all British boats or just those on the inland waterways. But the law must have reduced demand drastically.
The passing of Mr Hudson reduced the demand drastically overnight!
It's still possible to fit a vintage engine in a new shell, but most high volume builders don't produce suitable shells.
(I'm guessing it was you I spoke to briefly about Gardner's last week, I was 2L2 powered and looking for the water point)
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One can only hope that her new owner chucks that crap around the deck in the nearest skip.
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Maybe move this to general boating?
Barry did come on here a couple or so years ago to comment on another thread about one of his boats.
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4 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:
And it had been blacked every two or three years since I got it, though I still think painting the baseplate is a waste of time and money.
I've just spent a week moving a boat that was built in the early 90's buy a well known and quality builder, blacked every 3 years and is now down to 3mm around the waterline.
The issue was highlighted a few years ago when it last changed hands, it was basically blacked over the existing corrosion and never bottomed properly. It has been now, blasted and epoxied, and I would definitely rather keep it that way than overplated - even if it is now fully uninsurable.
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He was probably teaching how "not to steer" at the moment I passed him.
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Passed a full length boat near Wigrams with "Traditional boat experience" or "Traditional tuition" on the side. Bloke stood on the gunwhale, presumably the tutor, showing a chap how to steer from the counter standing alongside the tiller.
Oh dear.
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18 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
As Captain P said, they can't get the staff.
Not always the case. The pub I mentioned is a small village local, the landlord has been there for years. The story from the people I spoke to said that he runs it himself, and basically opens when it suits.
I'm sure most of us know places like that, and I don't know one that relies on staff being available to open up.
I haven't got a problem with pubs like that, in fact they're often my favourites, but let's not get carried away with the "pubs can't make money anymore" thing. No business can if it isn't open.
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11 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:
I think in many cases the overall number of opening hours in the week is limited by the number of available staff. Hence quieter times like lunchtimes and Mondays and Tuesdays often see pubs shut.Yes I get that, but according to the landlord of the open pub it was the busiest time of the year.
One at the next village down the railway line was closed on Saturday afternoon, despite it being a popular spot with dog walkers, cyclists etc. Obviously didn't need the money.
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Don't you find that a lot of managers/landlords are their own worst enemy by still not opening regular hours after lockdown?
We've just enjoyed a week at Alton Station (landmark trust owned) Staffordshire, despite it being busy locally with people attending the "After dark" stuff at the theme park, and also half term week, only one of the 5 pubs we walked to was open at lunchtimes.
Luckily it was the nearest, and best.
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46 minutes ago, Peanut said:
I wonder whether the rates quoted, would cover the cost of providing, holiday pay, sick pay and a pension worth having in one's retirement. Then there is professional insurance, training, and certification that you might need, accountancy fees, and general admin. Or is it just a hobby.
A hundred quid a day wouldn't cover any of the above, and that's before you take away basic food allowance.
The only professional boat movers I've encountered (who've openly said that's what they were doing) have been on the river Trent in flood conditions, taking risks with someone else's boat that I wouldn't be happy with.
If they have insurance to cover such trips I suppose it's fair enough, but still a risk.
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