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Widebeam move via roadway


moderndaymerlin

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Hi all, 

 

First time poster here, happy to be here on such a knowledgeable forum. I have recently bought a widebeam canal boat and a permanent mooring on the Leeds-Liverpool canal. Unfortunately, the outboard motor is not working at all, as well as some other repairs/fixes needing to be done to it. I would love to get it from it's current location (Lower Park - Barnoldswick) to it's home in Halifax so I can put the time and effort into fixing it up and making it a proper home. Would anyone have any advise on moving it? It looks like it'll have to be via road due to the motor issues (and the canal towards Halifax is in disrepair I believe and wouldn't be navigable until well after easter)? 

 

Thank you all so much.

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1 hour ago, moderndaymerlin said:

Would anyone have any advise on moving it? It looks like it'll have to be via road

Yes - it is simple, but can be expensive (depending on how wide it is)

Ours is 14 foot wide and needed an escort vehicle and was not allowed to travel during 'peak' hours.

It cost £2300 to take it 200 miles + Lift out onto the truck and lift back off the truck, so just under £3000 'all in'

 

Give this guy a call - excellent service and looks after your boat.

 

http://bargemovers.com/

 

Can you post some pictures - a widebeam boat with an outboard would be quite unusual - is it a houseboat ?

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, moderndaymerlin said:

the canal towards Halifax is in disrepair I believe and wouldn't be navigable until well after easter

 

The Halifax Arm which led to just behind Halifax Station is in more than 'in disrepair'. It was abandoned in 1942!

So where is you proposed mooring near Halifax?

Figure of Three Locks near Dewsbury are out of action for an estimated 12 months.  But you should be able to move it by water via Wigan and Manchester after the end of April.

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7 minutes ago, David Mack said:

 

The Halifax Arm which led to just behind Halifax Station is in more than 'in disrepair'. It was abandoned in 1942!

So where is you proposed mooring near Halifax?

Figure of Three Locks near Dewsbury are out of action for an estimated 12 months.  But you should be able to move it by water via Wigan and Manchester after the end of April.

In which case it may be cheaper to buy a second hand outboard which you could resell

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2 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Yes - it is simple, but can be expensive (depending on how wide it is)

Ours is 14 foot wide and needed an escort vehicle and was not allowed to travel during 'peak' hours.

It cost £2300 to take it 200 miles + Lift out onto the truck and lift back off the truck, so just under £3000 'all in'

 

Give this guy a call - excellent service and looks after your boat.

 

http://bargemovers.com/

 

Can you post some pictures - a widebeam boat with an outboard would be quite unusual - is it a houseboat ?

 

 

 

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Thanks very much, just sent an email to Ray, he's helped in the past :) 

Will upload some photos soon as well. 

16 minutes ago, David Mack said:

 

The Halifax Arm which led to just behind Halifax Station is in more than 'in disrepair'. It was abandoned in 1942!

So where is you proposed mooring near Halifax?

Figure of Three Locks near Dewsbury are out of action for an estimated 12 months.  But you should be able to move it by water via Wigan and Manchester after the end of April.

It's in Salterhebble, just down from Sowerby Bridge. I'm going to have a chat with Ray as the first poster mentioned to see if I can get it as close as possible then see about a temporary fix on the outboard I think :)

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17 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

I'm not! [agog]

 

Have to say though, fixing the outboard seems a far better solution than hiring cranes, lorries etc to move it.

 

 

OK, Mike, when were you last agog, seems to me you have changed from enfant terrible to bog standard boater recently, are you feeling OK?

jo

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Just now, LadyG said:

OK, Mike, when were you last agog, seems to me you have changed from enfant terrible to bog standard boater recently, are you feeling OK?

jo

 

No. I've got a mild cold... My goggery is currently overwhelmed. 

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A truck might be the best approach here. With the broken locks on the C&H its a long journey as the only wide beam route will be via the Rochdale which is a long way round and up through Manchester is not easy in a widebeam, especially with an outboard. You need a lot of power to push the boat over the silt and obstructions. ?

 

..................Dave

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23 minutes ago, dmr said:

A truck might be the best approach here. With the broken locks on the C&H its a long journey as the only wide beam route will be via the Rochdale which is a long way round and up through Manchester is not easy in a widebeam, especially with an outboard. You need a lot of power to push the boat over the silt and obstructions.

 

True, but depends how wide a beam. 

 

It might be a 28 x 9ft cruiser - which is technically a widebeam - we don't know what the boat is.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

True, but depends how wide a beam. 

 

It might be a 28 x 9ft cruiser - which is technically a widebeam - we don't know what the boat is.

 

 

 

That actually seems quite likely, given it is powered by an outboard. 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

True, but depends how wide a beam. 

 

It might be a 28 x 9ft cruiser - which is technically a widebeam - we don't know what the boat is.

 

 

You are probably right, that would explain the outboard. If its shallow drafted then getting a cheapo outboard and paying a boat mover would be cheaper than going by road. I don't know the current condition of the Rochdale between Manchester and Hebden Bridge, there was a report of significant flood damage but I have heard nothing since. Not easy to go and look as some of the towpath is fenced off and the towpath upgrade contractors appear to have vanished.

 

..................Dave

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4 minutes ago, David Mack said:

The OP is heading for Salterhebble, so won't be able to get through Mytholmroyd before the end of April. 

And won't be able to get as far as the Rochdale for 3 weeks anyway.  The L&L reopens on 13th March, which is halfway through the period Barton Swing Aqueduct is shut for maintenance.

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40 minutes ago, David Mack said:

The OP is heading for Salterhebble, so won't be able to get through Mytholmroyd before the end of April. 

I assume there are various winter stoppages till mid/late March anyway, so he should not set off till then, so a nice gentle cruise would get him to Mytholmroyd just ready for it to open ?

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On 01/03/2020 at 11:19, NB Esk said:

 

Another vote for Ray's transport and if the load does need an escort, they have their own.

 

 

 

I used him enawll. Bear in mind he's a broker and his company doesn't crane or move the boat. He's good to deal with and was the cheapest quote I got.

 

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5 minutes ago, blackrose said:

 

I used him enawll. Bear in mind he's a broker and his company doesn't crane or move the boat. He's good to deal with and was the cheapest quote I got.

 

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Traveling with fenders down again :apple:??

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