Flyboy

Re opening 4.00pm today (Friday 20th). A new bodge of bolting metal plates on has apparently fixed it. I wonder for how long ? Trent & Mersey Canal Location: Lock 21, Colwich Lock, Trent & Mersey Canal Starts At: Lock 21, Colwich Lock Ends At: Lock 21, Colwich Lock Up Stream Winding Hole: Rugeley Bypass TM-096-003 Down Stream Winding Hole: Ingestre TM-086-004 Thursday 19 September 2024 14:00 until Friday 20 September 2024 16:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Structure failure Update on 20/09/2024: The navigation is expected to reopen by 4 PM today. Our Reactive Response Team will be repairing the lock by installing steel plates around the broken tenon at the end of the beam. We'll share further updates as soon as we have more information. Original message: We’ve had to close navigation at Lock 21, Colwich Lock as the lock gate has failed. The beam is severely rotted and on the verge of snapping, while the back plate has dropped by two inches. Boaters have been forced to jack the gate up to open it which poses a safety risk, so we have made the decision to close navigation. Our Reactive Response team will be on-site today to assess the necessary repairs, and we'll provide an update once we have more information. You can view this notice and its map online here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/29550-lock-21-colwich-lock-trent-mersey-canal You can find all notices at the url below: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices

We were held up at Colwich lock 21 last year on Friday 15th. September. The balance beam had broken and the end was laying on the ground. CaRT were there, jacked it up and bolted that framework on to it. The ground paddle also had that yellow cover on it as well. I would have thought that it would have been all sorted out 12 months on, but it is CaRT we are talking about.

I think you meant "Sailing". "Sailing By" is a Ronald Binge classic which some of our older members will remember as the theme music for the late night BBC shipping forecast. A beautiful piece of of music that makes me picture a sailing tall ship. An excellent piece to play loudly through Harecastle or Standedge tunnels.

Yes that's the correct way to wrap the tape. I can see no reason how it can get in the pump if done in this way.

I fitted a Facet Posiflow pump to my Barrus Shire 45 engine and fitted the threaded fittings using PTFE thread tape. Never had the slightest leak after 6 years.

I'd go for Hexagrip board as 1st choice and Buffalo board as 2nd choice. Hexagrip is better quality imo.

I put a windlass handle through the pin eye up to the 90 degree bend. Holding the two bits forming a "V", twist and pull and the pin will easily come out. The twisting of the pin is the key to releasing from the ground. Works for me every time.

I don't think St Elmo's floats about, the ball stuff is something to do with plasma I'm told.

I've seen ball lightning over a house and the ball went slowly down the chimney pot, no bang and the house didn't seem to suffer any damage. A friend of mine who was a senior BA training captain told me once that he had ball lightning appear in the cockpit whilst flying. The plasma ball floated around for about 15 seconds then disappeared, no damage was caused.