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THANKS GUYS

IT HAS A VHF RADIO AND WE HAVE ALL THE LOCKEEPERS NO , I THINK WE SHOULD DO A COURSE , ITS ALL I BIT OF A WORRY THANKS DUG & SANDRA

THANKS .. thats great , we thought we had everything lifejackets/ depth meter/charts with red lines /advise from the lock keepers/ new engine/ we wont go till next year and take someone thats been on the water for years thanks for the reasurance doug & sandra

SORRY TO BE A PAIN our boart is a 23ft cruiser with a 20hp outboard what kg anchor should i get ?

THANKS NICK ( SO MUCH TO LEARN )

sounds like i should get one asap , does it have to have a chain or will a rope do ??????????

thanks guys i will get a new anchor before we go on the trent , will my sas type be ok on the witham /fosdyke till then thanks doug & sandra

THANKS ALAN but why do i need an anchor its a 23ft cruiser dont i just moor up ( puzzeled doug) are we to old for this ?

THANKS I THOUGHT ALL ANCHORS WERE THE SAME BEST DOUG

looks like an SAS climing thing 4 prongs fold down is this ok ? we thought this would be so easy best doug

Thanks for the advise , we have been to see the lincoln lock by car and torskey spoke to Niel the lock guy lovley man he said he would tell us when to go then to cromwell lock by road to see the lock guy Grag another great guy he explaned everything , so as advised we will be driving // sorry sailing around till next year when we have learnt more , not a captain yet only a deck hand ! we met some lovely people on the river so far , got lifejackets /ankor / big wieght on a rope/ trent map with red lines on it carnt find the lines ?............so watch out for us next year it will be the boat with L plate on, thanks DUG& SANDRA

WE JUST WANTED TO DO THE TRIP WE ARE MOORED NEAR TATTERSHALL PERMANTLY , SO WE SEEM TO BE LOCKED IN THE WITAM & THE FOSSDYKE SHOULD WE DO SOME TRAINING OR KEEP USEING THESE RIVERS TILL WE GET BETTER SCARED NOW DO OTHER THAT HAVE OUTBOARDS USE THIS AMOUNT , AS NOT MANY PLACES TO GET PETROL ON THE RIVER ?

FIGURES ARE RIGHT IT DOES ABOUT 4 HOURS PER 5.5 GALLON TANK THAT WAS WITH THE 15HP 2 STROKE , THE 20LTR JERRY CANS ARE STORED IN CARRIERS ON THE BACK OF THE BOAT THATS HOW WE GOT IT WHAT WAY IS ABOVE TORSKEY IS THAT TOWARDS NEWARK ? I DONT THINK WE SHOULD BE LET OUT , WHATS A SISSONS CHART ?

I DON'T KNOW WE HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE WHITAM BUT JUST HAVING A 20HP 4 STROKE FITTED ITS A 23FT NORMAN IT DID 6MPH WITH A 2 STOKE 15HP WE ARE A COUPLE OF OLDIES NEW TO BOATING SO A BIT SCARY, ONLY DID THE BROADS WHEN WE WERE 30 THEY JUST TOLD YOU TO DRIVE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT YOU TO IT , NOW IN OUR 70s EVERTHINGS A WORRY GLAD OF ANY ADVISE SORRY FOR CAPS CARN'T FIND MY GLASSES DOUG

WE ARE NEW TO BOATING WE ARE THINKING OF GOING FROM TORSKY TO NEWARK , BUT A BIT WORRIED , AS ITS 20MILES OUR TANK IS ONLY 5.5 GALLONS BUT HAVE 80 LITERS ON BOARD , ITS A 20HP OUTBOARD IT DOES ABOUT 1.6 GALLONS PER HOUR SO I WONT GET THERE WITHOUT TOPPING UP IF THER IS NO MOORINGS HOW CAN I DO THIS ?????? PLEASE