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mykaskin

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  1. The audio was recorded from the Ipad I was using to control the drone on top of my slide - the video from the drone is silence. Careful editing adjusting volume level has made it sound like it's at distance when the drone view was. The original audio sounds just like this video for example: Cheers, Mike
  2. Hours of my JP on my other videos - please enjoy to hearts content.
  3. It appears people driving historic boats can't now make mistakes. I occasionally (some might say often) make a mistake, misjudge the stopping distance, or have problems with stuff around the blade or shallow water. It happens to everybody, young or old. When it comes to hitting infrastructure, you will notice that in places where it might happen (or even designed to happen) there are metal plates which spread the load across the gate. The gates in this instance are under several tonnes of pressure already, so a shock load of a boat hitting doesn't do any damage other than perhaps superficial. When entering a lock with a full length working boat, it is usually advisable to place the fore-end on the gates to hold it in place while a second boat joins. Where it is windy, with an unloaded boat it can be difficult, and might result in the need to bring the boat in faster. A light touch of the gate is preferred as then it doesn't spring the back end out again, but this isn't always easy to do. Strapping in with ropes is not always possible due to removal of correct lock infrastructure, so we have to do our best with what is available. I've been through several lines because of poor positioning of ladders, bollards, and getting it trapped on concrete and wooden posts. Using the engine to stop the boat usually results in being in the middle of the lock due to the amount of water needing to be moved. A problem not normally found with modern light and highly responsive and powerful vessels, now found on the canal. Trevor has run his boat commercially since the late 1960's first delivering loose coal (bagging on the way), and then once full time coal boaters appeared providing bulk moving services. He had a commercial licence until recently where it was un-economic to continue. In the picture above he was carrying a load up to Braunston for Hills and Sons for transfer to a coal boat, I believe he didn't charge for it. If it wasn't Trevor steering, then someone unfamiliar with the boat made a mistake, if it was Trevor, then he just made a mistake. Case closed.
  4. A trip from Bourne End, to just shy of Marlow from the air. Cheers, Mike
  5. It is possible that the bottom end of the river is a free navigation, and there is free access from the Mersey to the river, but I haven't found any information online about it yet. I do know that the Manchester Ship Canal is responsible for keeping at navigable depth on the river (after it removed the tides that would have kept it clear), but have reneged on this.
  6. Hi Guys, Some videos from the air of boats on the Weaver:
  7. I'm not sure they can do this as I believe the Aire and Calder Navigation have a right to access to the river - presumably written into the Act of Parliament. Mike
  8. Been done - Dusty and Merchant both modern boats. Both look like new boats, and not historic ones, and presumably drive like new boats too. Where would be the fun in that.
  9. I'll be that way on the 12/13th August if it helps.
  10. Note it's not really a journey to be taken lightly - you need to know the tides - as the River Hull dries out completely at low water, and have your boat properly prepared. Also the Humber takes some navigation especially on a falling tide, as if you run aground you are stuck until the next tide. Mike
  11. Yep, and no in that order. I believe the tap at Bethells Bridge is private use only these days. If just visiting, I'm sure water could be supplied from the boat club.
  12. Boats with 3ft draft often go up there, so you'll have no bother.
  13. Hi, North Frodingham is the closest you can get to Bridlington. You can get full length narrowboats to Wansford, but a low bridge stops access any further. All the locks work however, and apart from a bridge over another lock there are no other major issues (though a bridge at Snakeholme does limit airdraft). The only moorings are at Bethells Bridge, some for small craft at Brigham (though I'm not sure what is the setup there), and further down the river on the tideway in various places. This video gives an idea of the area: It's the 250th year anniversary celebration on the 1+2 July, and we are running boat trips from Driffield down the canal to Whinhill Lock as well as other attractions at River Head. Cheers, Mike
  14. Paddles wasn't up, so is safe.
  15. Which does seem to make that cobblers - I did read it somewhere, but not sure where now. Mike
  16. The Stort Navigation was a separate company to the River Lea Navigation, and wanted to ensure that their craft were used for the complete journey. They settled on a smaller dimension to force shippers to use their carrying company for the journey, this way other companies boats could not be used.
  17. Depends a lot on the original canal as built as some were built with a strip between water and adjacent land. Rivers are different again, and depends on many factors. Some canals had boundary posts, but I'm assuming none have been found. In general it seems CRT will charge you to moor a boat on your property however. Mike
  18. Number of times I pass a boat leaving gates open for me in my favor only to meet the next boat coming up behind them shutting all the gates and making everyone's life a misery. It's not difficult to close a gate once you're lock side, or a paddle once you're at a gate for that matter. If there is plenty of water about you can even half lift a paddle at the other end to help shut them and keep them closed - something the boater in front can't easily do... On the southern GU it's usually one up one down due to lock spacing anyway, I often find I go to the effort of closing the gates to find someone coming up to the lock as I leave. There are exceptions to leaving the gates open - these include short non-river pounds where the lower lock leaks badly, and the top lock is a perfect fit as CRT have just replaced the gates before the other lock which really needs it... this has happened many times on the southern section... The savings at lock 6 on the Atherstone flight are useful as many people moor in the town pound and upset normal level operation anyway. I'd be careful using the sideponds on the Hanwell Flight as some of the paddles don't seal well any more, and can cause more water to be lost than they save. However this is down to poor maintenance. Sidepounds = level with the canal when the gates are open Sideponds = Not level with any navigational water level But that's just my suggestion... Mike
  19. You could have a chat to Malcolm Burge, Bargeeboy on this forum, to see if you can shoot in the real Sunny Valley, now back to it's original name of Northolt...
  20. Yeah, the unloaded pans didn't need it as the prop wash went right under them, as you say the Jebus being deeper than an unloaded pan would have got in the way, so they pushed them. There is a autobiography of someone who used to work steam tugs in the area, and I can't remember who. Back on topic, seems to be a lack of historic butties for sale at the moment?
  21. To be fair, they would get a bigger historic discount, since it's done on percentage, but it's a fair point.
  22. Get to know your engine is the main thing. Trail runs, preferably fast, and long to ensure everything is working. After that it's just chance, and I'd put my money on a properly built old engine than a modern engine any day. However these Lister engines were made for long period running, like in gensets and seas.
  23. Have you got the one with Zac and Caro showing off Victoria? One of the earlier ones I think.
  24. He of course was talking about the introduction of the 'center' paddles on the top gates: Mike
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