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  1. There's no real length restrictions on the Bridgewater apart from winding holes which are fairly generous, and the west of Wigan is suitable for the Leeds & Liverpool long boats such as Ambush & Viktoria at 72 x 14ft. What you will need to keep in mind though is air draft through bridge holes. The sticking point will be Leigh Bridge. If you design a boat that will fit through that you won't have any problems elsewhere.
  2. Other way round for me, 19kg and 6kg a plenty but another very short delivery on the 13kg.
  3. It's not junk, its treasure! There's a bit of tidying up to do, post house build, but it's still very much a boat yard and will definitely be staying that way. In other news, I had a Calor delivery today, which was originally booked in a week ago for Friday but at least it arrived. Oh, and it was short, again. I can't remember the last time they turned up on time, and with a full order.
  4. That is also deep enough to let you get near the bank.
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  6. Hi David, Yes that's right. Ariel returned to service in August 2019 and has been working hard since
  7. That's what you get for not reading the full thread. Whoops! Having a 15ft hold won't really carry any substantial weight unless you seriously want to nose dive. If I get too carried away loading Ariel up forward without putting any at the stern end, the propeller soon comes up to say hello!
  8. Ariel is 50ft, but due to a smaller than average engine room it means the hold is exactly 30ft long. I can put on about 12 ton which although doesn't get anywhere close to a full length boat, is fine with me as the added advantage of manoeuvrability and being able to turn around mid canal (Bridgewater) is a definite benefit.
  9. Are you sure on the year? Seems a bit early for a HA2.
  10. It's not a Bridgewater number, they are only 4 digits (numbers) long, prefixed by the letter B. Example B1234.
  11. Seconded. And with the attitude that the tunnel keepers had towards bookings via email, I don't think it will be too much longer before normality resumes. Fingers crossed.
  12. A pair of BCN boats... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274466621778
  13. The Bridgewaters main source of water was from the River Medlock, but not used so much now due to its polluted state.
  14. Yes he's still an enforcement officer.
  15. I booked in on Wednesday about 4pm looking for the 2pm slot on Thurs. Nope was the reply we're very busy it will have to be 12 noon on Thursday. Rather an inconvenience as I had just come out of Kings Lock. I exited Lock 42 at 11am, but unfortunately the sunken boat meant I didn't get to the tunnel mouth until about 1pm, and was waved in after a 10 minute wait. There was just me and one other boat! After I had exited (the 2nd in the convoy) they locked up for the day. If they are as busy as they claim, you'd think they'd extend their hours past 2pm!
  16. Below lock 44 is probably best, leaving you just 3 locks and about a mile to the tunnel. The services are just above lock 44.
  17. Very easy to hand start a DM2 in the summer or after it had ran for a bit to warm up... But on those cold and frosty mornings, this is how I got a little assistance...
  18. Correct. Nothing to do with Matt or Rebekah!
  19. Can I hijack the thread with a quick question please? My boat works pretty hard all year round, especially in the winter (coal/fuel boat) and I try and dock it every year and apply 3 coats of bitumen because when out breaking ice it strips the bitumen off the water line (which is very variable depending on load) Is epoxy tough enough to withstand a decent amount of ice breaking or am I wasting time and money, and should I stick with standard bitumen which I will continue to apply every 12 months? TIA
  20. That's interesting. Maybe I can get 5ft of my boat back if I shake my piggy bank hard enough!! The original Midlands & Coast motor Ariel was chopped in half, if I remember rightly, at some point in the early 60's. The original bow half went onto the Weaver and eventually sunk. The original back half was based on the Trent & Mersey, and was eventually placed on the bank where it was purchased by Ed Mortimer. I was told that the front end of the back half was beyond saving and was removed during the rebuild into "my" Ariel, but then found out shortly afterwards that it was cut out to form another boat? One of the numerous times the boat sunk, being raised with the assistance of Hercules. Photo by Jim Taylor. Ariel out of the water in 2010 at Hesfords. This is my bit, the original back end. Ariel back working, seen here with a consignment of steam coal for the Lymm Historic Transport Rally.
  21. Paradine spent some time in Preston, and then went over to Douglas on the Isle of Man for docking. Not sure how long she was over there for but has now returned Ask your dad about it, and he suggested the Skipper for the trip
  22. Iris Abbott, Sarah Abbott and Parfield are on the River Weaver. Parbella has recently relocated to the Weaver too, after many years at Leigh on the Bridgewater. Paradine has spent some time in the Isle Of Man but not sure where abouts it is now.
  23. One of the reasons why I leave the stern line coiled nicely on the slide ready for tying up, but leave a short line handily and loosely looped around one of the stern dollies. If I were to take a look it is easily reachable to enable exit from the water by using a quick loop in the line as a foot hold.
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