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what a totally biased questionnaire, seems to be full of bull and geared to get the answers they want! nothing in it seems to address the real issues of affordability or the impact of the alternatives to burning fossil fuels
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On 03/02/2020 at 08:25, magpie patrick said:
I hadn't realised Croydon wasn't the summit.
as far as I know it was! he reservoirs were in the pound below the top two locks and water was pumped up to the summit around locks 27 & 28
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i have a 65 footer and regularly single hand it without too much effort, i notice all the replies so far are from men
whilst my reply is from me it concerns my mum who like me has done no end of single handed boating with our old boat 70' length
she took it from the Erewash to London, back up the GU and then through the BCN, shroppy T&M and onwards to Liverpool before heading back down to London again.
the only problem we have encountered is the lift bridges on the southern oxford which can be a challenge!
unlike Carl We always used a centreline that reached back to the cabin slide and even if it fell in it wouldn't foul the prop
as for wind only had 1 bad day in 30 years, on the Wyrley & Essington on a very windy day took all our combined strength to get off the bank but we still managed it with the help of a bridgehole!
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yes Patrick the gate quoin/collar does indeed make the gate fall away from the mid position to fully open or closed
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That does somewhat surprise me, as I've never heard that before. It does make some sense from an engineering point of view. Any idea of the source of that information?
you're welcome to come along next time I'm doing a drain down of one of our locks and you can see for yourself that not only are they tapered vertically but are also slightly tapered lengthways as well, this is to prevent the wall from falling inwards (although it still happens sometimes) our locks have a mix of styles the stone locks have an invert which is curved up from the middle with about a foot rise from the centre to the walls the last lock we have built with a sharp transition from a flat floor invert into the walls there is no rise in the floor at all but there is still an offset in the length of the lock
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Ok, addressing the real issue, it would be best to make your roof box removable.
MtB
or better still keep all your crap in the boat or get rid! you wouldn't pile all you stuff on your roof at home would you!!
Bow back riversthat's the Northern outfall sewer as I previously mentioned crosses the lee and the back rivers
Surely Keksey's rail bridge is significantly lower than Burnt Mill?
(Although I realise levels can vary!)
yes Alan I hadn't thought of that one but yes it is lower
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I didn't even use them there, but don't rope the boat tight against the side, I am happy for it to keep moving.
nothing wrong with that Brian its just the way I use them (single rope / forward gear)
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- froghall tunnel
- northern outfall sewer on river lee (but only at high spring tide)
- burnt mill bridge river stort
- nell bridge oxford canal
these would be on my list as the lowest I've encountered
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the only place I would ever consider using a fender is on the Nene and only because of the stupidly installed chains at low level
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Once upon a time, there was a swing bridge on Tunnel Lane. It's on the bank at Calf Heath now
Richard
Bridge 2 on the northern stratford is the one I was on about maybe it has gone now but was an absolute sod to open / close but not having been that way for a long time I don't know if its still there
I've never seen penis-pie before, you would have thought they would have folded them up to go below the crust.
that one certainly looks more horny than horns lol bloody good pies tho!
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Ah, I haven't heard that.
Sickle will go through it with some gusto, so I don't think it is incredibly shallow.
I still contend that where the roof it at its lowst, then almost certainly the water depth will be significantly greater as well.
not so in the case of harecastle as the floor is fairly consistant throughout having been filled with concrete in the past the tunnel becomes squashed where the roof is low and is more flat bottomed
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I think I basically get it. You could put it like bona fide navigation is to do with the boats ability to move/navigate through its design. Not to do with moving regularly or in any particular direction.
It's a bit like saying a car is bona fide for driving on the highway, that's what it's designed for and licensed to do and safe to do so with an M.O.T, it doesn't mean you have to drive it in a certain direction, or do continuous journeys in it.
Well that's my analogy for what it's worth
well my car has sat outside our house for at least 3 months not moved an inch (engine seized) no problem its taxed and insured until sept only then will I have to move it! lol
sadly CRT don't like none movers! in fact they don't seem to like anyone!
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There is no swing bridge at Shirley, there is an electric lift bridge, which is as easy as turning your BW key! It is the highlight of the trip into Brum, try and time It to get there at rush hour and enjoy stopping the traffic!
well remind me where the swing one is then its always been a sod!
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the worst bit of the route into Brum is that swingbridge at Shirley!! it can be a sod to open /close that's it all the horridness of Brum in 1 lowly little place ! LOL I have overnighted many times in the centre and top of camphill, top of Walsall, top of Wolverhampton 21 even top of the delph all without incident been all round the BCN never had more than a few blades of rubbish occasionally
Brum is much nicer than London
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no problem at all on the oxford I often went down there, Nell bridge is the worst when the level of the river is high but otherwise usually ok
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same here Nigel I got so fed up with it I sold up and moved away from the canals of BW and no longer have to pay their
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How often does it happen that CRT revokes a licence because they have made a mistake and the licence holder has actually been cruising the system? Rather than promoting fear, uncertainty and doubt, boaters should be supporting CRT's attempts to deal those who are deliberately breaking the rules.
happened to Me with BW! and a massive row erupted because of it. I proved them wrong hands down and they renewed my licence eventually1
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Rotherham / Rotterdam. What's to choose between them?
I suppose they speak better English in one of them.
probably the latter!
are you going to hop along the coast before crossing? as its a long trip from the K&A to France I certainly wouldn't want to be out there for 6, 7 or more hours in 1 go. I'd more inclined to go east towards the Thames and out from there overnighting in Margate or Ramsgate
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nothing on the T&M is really low as far as I'm aware
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Thanks G and F driving in reverse for 2 hours did me head in with all the beeping near misses so abandoned after.....about 50 yards really.
Then sat with all kevs advice written down and made executive decision...smiley face on clock looks so much happier then need not bother come October. Thanks all
I take it one of them worked then
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my old boat has a shaft of something in the region of 8' x 2" with no supports the stern shaft has 1 support bearing and the engine is solid mounted on 2"x 4" timber 2 UJ's with adapter plates and has run for over 20 years problem free (the stern tube has had a new bearing sleeve last year the first time it has been replaced the stern shaft is 1 3/4"
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Clock in car now two hours out, I am gonna get so confused, havn't a scoobies how to change.
don't know the car but most car clocks are simple my 3 are as folows
1. press and hold the left button until time flashes adjust the minutes press again to adjust the hour (transit connect)
2. twist the left hand spindle clockwise for minutes or anti clock for hours (VW transporter)
3. press the buttons either side of clock display for minutes (right) and hours (left) (Peugeot 406)
hope 1 of the above is like yours
kev
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EE/tmobile/orange have had a lot of problems of late including almost total failure at least once last week they've got so bad I moved to Vodafone as couldn't stand their nonsense any more
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on the hotel boats we were on 24V throughout and power was transferred via cables from the motor to the butty either side by side or over the stern / foreend depending on wether we were on the move or not, I believe they were set up as 24v rather than 12 as it was easier to maintain the batteries with less drain when not connected across, especially useful on days when there were loads of locks tardebigge, audlem/adderley/tyrley etc when we would be detached from the motor most of the day
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if it was Me I'd be looking to get on a section with a tap and stay put as the situation is getting worse day by day with more closures imminent, the last thing you want is to be stuck without water