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Ah OK, that's why I thought I'd check as the crt map shows a waterpoint and a visitor mooring.

Not sure if this is the right place, I was just wondering what the visitor moorings are like down the ocker hill branch, also is there anyway of getting out of there on foot, without a key?

Thank you for the very good points, I'll just have to take my chances, I think after all this time with no rain, we're probably get a lot this winter. I know I was supposed to go there now, but it's been heavily restricted, due to low water levels, so I thought if I go there in the winter it'll be fine, I believe I saw you could get 30 days licence for £109? I continuous cruise in the winter, so I don't need a long term mooring.

I know I've been on the thames on red boards, don't ask why 🤣 but I was planning on getting down to the Basingstoke.

Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place, but I have a bit of a silly question. I've just got on the K & A and I have to stay on here until mid October. In 2021 the River Kennet through Reading was on red boards from December 2020 until April 2021, albeit was a very wet spring. I just want to know from peoples past experiences, when I should get off before its too late, I know it can vary, due to rain full. But if anyone knows which month every year it went on red boards?

Yep to big of a risk, In fact I think it would less risky to take it out on the sea and around to the ribble link, which I will not be doing 😅 The way I see it I have 3 options, shorten the boat, which is a logistical nightmare, and expensive. I could get it craned there for 2k, but is it really worth it? Finally I could buy a wilderness beaver, which I want to do anyway, so I can trailer it to isolated canals like the montgomery and Mon and brec. I just wish the crt would extend the 7 locks, just by 6ft to allow full length boats to get to a FULL LENGTH BOAT CANAL.

Wow, OK thanks for that, extra info. Starting to see the problems now.

That's what I mean, I can't cross the pennines so we have to go back down both of the canals. The huddersfield narrow is only 20 miles long and has 74 locks, luckily I do like locking.

Well, officially it is 69ft 6in, so even if I do make it though the severn locks, I probably can't book in anyway. I wonder how that 64ft managed to get on the ribble link? As for the Calder and Hebble, I know I don't have a chance in hell, so it'll be back down the huddersfield narrow and rochdale when we do those 🤣

Hi everyone, thank you for taking the time to read this. I have a fairly stupid question, and I know this topic has been talked about quite a bit, but they are all fairly old. I have a 70ft ex black prince narrowboat, if I take the 2ft stern fender off and possibly the front one, we can get the boat down to under 68ft. I know it has been said that max narrowboat that has got though was 64ft, but I've measured the locks on Google maps, the locks are 70ft long and take away 2ft for the cill and the gates to open, you might just get a 68ft through, it's highly doubtful. But when the time comes and I'm in the area, I will give it a go none the less.

Yes, I asked if they were going to be done on the 18th, they said "if all things go well, we're be done by Friday"

Thank you so much for the information, we were going to drive down there today to ask them ourselves, I think we will still do so. Thank you 😊

Hi everyone, Ive heard that Bratch locks is being delayed until April. It's just a rumour, but if anyone knows anything let me know. It's supposed to open up on the 18th of March.

Ha ha OK ? cheers for the advice, we just want to get off the thames and on a canal, but we've been waiting for days lock to open but it keeps getting delayed and now today we've heard that it's been postponed again to the 6th of April, and now Culham lock is having emergency repairs. Looks like we're heading back down to Teddington lock.

We're going upstream, but surely by now the river would have died back?

The Kennet and avon at County lock has been on red since December I believe. I'm just wondering if you can navigate though County lock while it's red and how hard is it? We have a 42hp 70 foot narrowboat.

Anyone know when Culham lock will be reopened, or if its been fixed?

Hi my boat urgently needs a blackening im just wondering if I can cruise to get the boat blackened? With lockdown