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On this day in 2007

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Leeds IWA meeting West Yorkshire Branch John Fletcher, national Chairman presenting. After the end of the Lavender-boat season (mostly August BankHoliday festivals), here we are at a meeting looking at pictures of them. Compare  #3138 (1993) #3139 (1994) #3085 (1996) #3014 (1997) #3082 (2002) #3205 (2004) #3169 (2005) #3079 (2006) #3076 #3099 (2007) #3015 (2008) #3221 (2009) #2611 (2011) #2476  #2598 (2013)

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35 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

Mapledurham Lock, River Thames and an unamended operating pedestal. Two hundred turns each way after-hours?

 

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When I were but a lad, living with my grandparents in Kingston, I used to cycle up to Teddington Lock and ‘help’ the lock keeper by turning one of those things.
 

Oddest ‘boat’ I saw at that time was an old Bedford van with the rear end on axle stands, all on a big raft. A belt drive from the ns rear hub drove the prop. I don’t recall how it steered. 

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33 minutes ago, WotEver said:

When I were but a lad, living with my grandparents in Kingston, I used to cycle up to Teddington Lock and ‘help’ the lock keeper by turning one of those things.
 

Oddest ‘boat’ I saw at that time was an old Bedford van with the rear end on axle stands, all on a big raft. A belt drive from the ns rear hub drove the prop. I don’t recall how it steered. 

 

Back in the early-mid 70s there was a converted and motorised wooden butty that moored at Copt Heath and often used to come down to Knowle. The motorising consisted of a complete car or van drive train - back axle set into the butty stern with the wheel hubs overhanging either side. The axle was driven by the prop shaft, van gearbox and engine which were in the back cabin. The original steel wheels were still bolted onto the hubs, and had steel paddles welded to them. There was a crude cover over each paddle wheel and some sort of steel rudder behind. The whole thing used to proceed very slowly, with lots of water going everywhere.

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On this day in 2011

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Todmorden, Rochdale C

 

Mainly a Todmorden consultation event by British Waterways for their BigSociety concept to convert them into a charity, this is spinoff publicity event for the local Incredible Edible, a volunteering initiative which uses otherwise-unloved public spaces to grow vegetables and other edible plants.

 

In the picture Tony Hales, then chairman of British Waterways is (iirc) with Pam Warhurst from IncredibleEdible

 

In an interview on Radio4 which discussed whether the public would just steal the plants before they are ready, I recall the memorable phrase:

 

Nobody Abuses A Parsnip.

 

 

 

And the non-vegetable picture is looking eastwards along the canal

 

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2 hours ago, PeterScott said:

On this day in 2015

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River Thames. London. Horses.  Clock.

 

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spacer.pngThe gif is from the New Scientist; also see the Grauniad here.

While I admire the statues, the placement of seems to be particularly foolish to me. What is there to prevent a boat hitting them when they are underwater at high tide? Particularly a narrowboat , as they tend to steer closer to the shore when on the Thames, so that they keep out of the way of bigger and faster vessels.

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1 hour ago, Dav and Pen said:

In 2017 had to have an out of water survey for the renewal of the TRWIV certificate and for insurance. The rear bush had some play so we had a stiff drink and checked the bank account.

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I know the feeling. We have just had a new shaft and bearing on the Luciole. There were so many variables in lining up the engine afterwards, my son and I let the shipyard do it in the end. And it took them two days.

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Today early morning at La Truchere in 2007. Autumn mists and heavy dew. This river has 4 locks to Louhans the head of navigation. After the first one they are the only self operated locks I know of in France, going uphill they were very awkward due to there being very small low pontoons to get off onto  below the locks. Louhans is famous for its Monday markets and the regions Bresse chickens. We had a prolonged stay due to herself having a suspected heart attack and going off in the fire brigade ambulance to hospital miles away.

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