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john6767

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  1. Time to move off I think, first moving boat just passed up so that would put us number 6 for the locks, although by now hopefully a few have already descended. Word is that they open the locks early usually at around 9:30.
  2. Well after much deliberation about if we should go down theSouth Oxford or not, we finally decided that we would risk it. So we are on our way from Calcutt down toOxford and then hopefully on to Lechlade. We left home at 7:30am, got to the boat at 8:15am, loaded upand went up the first 2 of the Calcutt locks and filled up with diesel. Then on to Napton to get to the top 2 locks inside the opening window of 10am to 2pm. The Napton flight was very quiet, so I guess the restriction has put lots of people off going this way. We exited the top lock at 1pm. Not really any issues with water levels so far. One observation; the bottom gates on the toplock leak very badly, which can't be helping matters. A very pleasant cruise in the baking sun to Fenny Compton, followed by a bite to eat and a couple of drinks at the Wharf Inn. Now about a mile above the Clayton flight, ready to descend in the opening window in the morning. It's just started raining..... every bit helps.
  3. One such lock that is probably round about 7', or just a bit more, is on the Wilmcote flight. With our 6' 10" beam boat (although have to admit never measured it!) going down the lock it hard to believe that it will fit, but it does. Any boat that has fenders down will most likely get stuck in some of the locks on the lower Stratford. Edited to add: Yes, Edstone is not nice in a howling wind with the boat pinned against the non-towpath side.
  4. 6' 10" is the standard beam for a "modern" narrowboat. So that is exactly would you would expect to be using on a narrow canal like the Stratford.
  5. Likewise, planning to set of from Calcutt down the Oxford on Friday. Intending to get an early start to hopefully get all the way up Napton before the 2pm deadline, and overnight the Fenny Compton. Thoughts on the size of the queues apprciated.
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  7. I tried to download navvygator but the link is not working.
  8. The mild was good, enjoyed a few of those post BCN challenge.
  9. The basin does feel a bit exposed to me. If I were on my own I think I would stop on the offside moorings on the arm instead. The other things is, and this is perhaps the bigger issue, how may boats venture on the Walsall canal in the first place. However, I can at least say that I have moored there, right by the pub. Admittedly it was after the BCN challenge and the basin was a bit fuller. Pub was noisy though.
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  11. 50ft Narrowboat, Beta 35 engine. Based on a recent fill-up of 160 odd litres (ouch), 1.4 litres/hour average. That included a spell on the River Avon, and the BCN challenge where we were not hanging about!
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  13. It is also on the email. I was moored there Saturday night until Sunday afternoon, if is anything like as busy as it was then there will indeed be a lot of boats waiting.
  14. The Napton to Braunston stretch had loads of water in it over the weekend, much better than last summer, so the top of Hilmorton must be fine too.
  15. First off, can I say that applaud you for for getting off your backsides to setting up business on being made redundant, and I wish you well in your venture. What I generically do not like though, is using trading names that to me seem designed to trick people. There was "Wilsons of Kinver", now there in "Wilson Covers" and "Kinver Canopies". Seems straight out of the double glazing trade to me, sorry.
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  17. Personally I would say just make certain it is a USB 2.0 one, say like this, particularly if you are going to go for 3 meters. That one works for me.
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  19. Glad to hear it all went well for you.
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  21. Enjoy the North Stratford, you will be passing where I live, Dickens Heath, shortly after you set off. You are not going to see many boats though. On Saturday early evening took the dog for a walk round the towpath, and saw 4 boats (shocked), 2 moored and 2 moving. It did make me laugh though, one of the moored one (and ex-ownerships share boat I believe) had a disposable bbq going in the middle of the towpath with steaks on it. Now you try getting a dog past that.
  22. Good timing, Napton to Cropredy will be crazy this weekend with boats moving there for the festival.
  23. Nifty bit of mooring too, that will sort the cyclists out.
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