Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.

[John Liley]

The surface area is deceiving: this lock on the Yonne has both sides sloping. The lock-keeper has taken a stern line, and the peniche will edge forward to rest the bow against the knuckle near the starboard side gate.

 

The best place for ourselves will be to go alongside. making fast to the port side lock knuckle and wall in the same kind of way.

[ditchcrawler]

Today at Walsall, you may recognise them

[ElaineMary]

0n this day 2010

Sheffield and Tnsley  pointing  to point on bridge where flood waters reached in 2007.pp Peter

[ElaineMary]

0n this day 2018

Canal art, Birmingham

 

pp Peter

[ElaineMary]

On this day 2014

 

 

Paddington Arm, Grand Union

 

 

 

pp Peter who should be back late tomorrow

 

[John Liley]

Selby, Leeds, Bulholme Lock and Leeds again, all too long ago.

[Dav and Pen]

Today In 2007 we were stuck in the lock at St Job in t’ Goor Belgium until this diver came to remove an obstruction from the gate paddle, guess what a tyre.

Edited May 17, 2021 by Dav and Pen
Stupidity

[ElaineMary]

On this day 2017

Curdworth flight, Birmingham and Fazley

pp Peter

Edited May 17, 2021 by ElaineMary

[Dav and Pen]

In 2012 we were still in the Ardennes and whilst waiting for the lock some friends in a Locaboat caught up. These old finger wiers are slowly being replaced.

Edited May 17, 2021 by Dav and Pen
Spelling

[Tam & Di]

On 16/05/2021 at 21:38, ElaineMary said:

pp Peter who should be back late tomorrow

 

 

Thanks for holding the fort - Peter's daily addition from his brilliant collection of photos would be sorely missed.

[Victor Vectis]

Yes.

 

(To the above)

[ElaineMary]

0n this day 2013

 

IWA West Riding Work Party, Salterhebble locks Calder and Hebble Canal

pp Peter

[Athy]

That boat name can't have gone down too well in 2013.

Thanks, Elaine, for keeping the "Tonic" flag flying.

[ElaineMary]

On this day 2017

 

Crane about to lower boat into cut at Streethay Wharf

[ElaineMary]

On this day 2017

 

pp Peter

[Hudds Lad]

Just intrigued to see if this works, not the sharpest as i had to use the offspring as a tripod so there's an element of wobble  

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KtVkZyZUik9FNws39

 

clicking the pic should let you spin round

[Victor Vectis]

34 minutes ago, ElaineMary said:

On this day 2017

 

pp Peter

 

Hmmmmm. Battered lock chamber walls.

 

Two of those with chips please.

 

Yum yum.

 

?

 

(Where is that, btw?)

[ElaineMary]

Peter says it is Linton Lock

[howardang]

1 hour ago, Hudds Lad said:

Just intrigued to see if this works, not the sharpest as i had to use the offspring as a tripod so there's an element of wobble  

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KtVkZyZUik9FNws39

 

clicking the pic should let you spin round

Very good - it works for me.

 

Howard

[David Mack]

2 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

Just intrigued to see if this works, not the sharpest as i had to use the offspring as a tripod so there's an element of wobble  

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KtVkZyZUik9FNws39

 

clicking the pic should let you spin round

How did you produce that? And is that the tripod at the bottom of the image?

[Hudds Lad]

21 minutes ago, David Mack said:

How did you produce that? And is that the tripod at the bottom of the image?

It's a Ricoh Theta S 360 camera, getting a bit long in the tooth now but this means they can be picked up quite cheaply.

 

The tripod is wearing an Animal hoody, and the remote is the big lad holding a smartphone  

 

It basically has two fisheye lenses, one each side, which then snap 180degrees each and then it is stitched together on the fly by the camera.

You can take stills or shoot video, which is quite fun when viewed with those Google Cardboard type headsets you can put your phone in.

Or you can make "tiny planet" style images from it too.

Bit of a novelty really i suppose.

 

 

[Pluto]

On 14/05/2021 at 16:24, Athy said:

I guess the extra 18" or so of width would have made quite a difference to the payload.

I do like their alternative name "Sabots de Charleroi" - Charleroi clogs.

Another photo of one, the extra depth compared to a narrow boat would make sailing a bit safer. It was not until 1933 that the section of the canal into Brussels was finally widened to 300 tonne standard. Members of the boatman's family towed them where necessary.

[Dav and Pen]

Today in 2006 poor weather on the Albert canal near Liege.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2001

 

Slaithwaite HNC

 

Compare

10Jan1987

17May2001

 

also 19May2021

from post this day 2020

 

 

 

On 15/05/2021 at 11:27, ElaineMary said:

pp Peter who is indisposed

and now returned fully disposed towards the Huddersfield Canal ?

[Victor Vectis]

Oh Mi Gawd!

 

That lock.

 

We had 'issues' there, nearly had to spend the night in it.

 

Going downhill, lock emptied, got the gate about a third of the way up when the lifting mechanism went PING!

Too low to get the boat out but high enough to let any water run in out, so we couldn't refill and come back up again.

 

It took two CaRT men, two contractors, four vans and a passing cherry picker to sort things out.

Edited May 19, 2021 by Victor Vectis