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PeterScott Veteran II

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2 hours ago, Stroudwater1 said:

A6CDCDB3-B410-48D2-BFEA-4267DD69FD62.jpegBeverley Beck lock yesterday. I wasn’t sure what the hoist was for 

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Geograph Photo by habiloid. August 2020. An EA crane, it seems.

Elaine says it's a pumping station moving water by submersible pumps, and the hoist is to lift them out when needed for maintenance.

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PeterScott Veteran II

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On this day in 2007

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Rotherham S&SYN Weir. After the South Yorkshire floods.

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John Liley Community Regular

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Fixing a leak in the keel cooling. With no drydock within many miles we had to use the slipway at Auxerre. The heavy load bent the end of the skeg upwards, locking solid the rudder. This we discovered when the boat  floated off and I had to let her crash into a (fortunately) strong) metal boat with a handy rail to attach to,as an alternative to drifting down to the barrage. A friend then torched a bit of clearance higher up and it all worked again.

 

 

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PeterScott Veteran II

PeterScott

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On this day in 2009

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Locks 1E to 2E

Naughty Cal Veteran II

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On this day 2016

A horrible run from Wells next the Sea to Boston. Conditions were crap, we had to plod along at displacement speeds for a long while and luckily just managed to catch the tide into Boston. Both boats were running very low on fuel by the time we were moored up.

 

The pictures just don't show how bad it was. Couldn't even take any pictures for the most part of the trip!

 

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Momac Veteran II

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19 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

On this day 2016

A horrible run from Wells next the Sea to Boston. Conditions were crap, we had to plod along at displacement speeds for a long while and luckily just managed to catch the tide into Boston. Both boats were running very low on fuel by the time we were moored up.

 

The pictures just don't show how bad it was. Couldn't even take any pictures for the most part of the trip!

 

 

 

I think we timed our recent trips to and from Wells  just right - with a it of luck thrown in. Not perfect but not the worst we have seen. Sea conditions for the next two weeks are forecast very poor for leisure boats.

Naughty Cal Veteran II

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1 hour ago, MartynG said:

I think we timed our recent trips to and from Wells  just right - with a it of luck thrown in. Not perfect but not the worst we have seen. Sea conditions for the next two weeks are forecast very poor for leisure boats.

One thing we certainly won't miss having to check the weather and sea state conditions :lol:

 

Much preferring to just jump in the van and go whatever the weather.

PeterScott Veteran II

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On this day 2015

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Tidal Trent and Torksey Lock, Fossdyke Navigation Compare posting this day 2020

 

 

Jen-in-Wellies Veteran II

Jen-in-Wellies

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On this day in 2012.

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Hopton Wood. One of my favourite sections of canal.

 

 

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Approaching Fazeley Junction from the B&F side.

 

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Fazeley Junction. Time to turn left!

 

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To go here. Fradley Junction.

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Pluto

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12 hours ago, MartynG said:

I think we timed our recent trips to and from Wells  just right - with a it of luck thrown in. Not perfect but not the worst we have seen. Sea conditions for the next two weeks are forecast very poor for leisure boats.

Roger Lorenz only took one photo at sea of bringing Shellfen across the Wash in, I think, 1973.

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Dav and Pen Rising Star

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Today in 2017 at Gray on the R. Saone. This converted tug had belonged to a friend of ours for many years and had just been sold to this family who were enjoying it.

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