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

[TheBiscuits]

1 minute ago, Nightwatch said:

Surely a big barge weighs more than a little one.

 

Archimedes. He invented the screw as well didn’t he? ?

 

Correct.  And a full one weighs more than an empty one.

 

Is this a wind-up? 

 

 

[Nightwatch]

3 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

Correct.  And a full one weighs more than an empty one.

 

Is this a wind-up? 

 

 

What? The Archimedes bit?

[TheBiscuits]

2 minutes ago, Nightwatch said:

What? The Archimedes bit?

Wind up? Screw? 

 

Oh, don't get in a twist about it or we'll be going round and round for ages. 

[Athy]

8 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

Wind up? Screw? 

 

Oh, don't get in a twist about it or we'll be going round and round for ages. 

Perhaps it should have its own thread.

[PeterScott]

On this day in 1975

Braunston Turn

and the unchanging approach from the Northern Oxford

[Nightwatch]

28 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

Wind up? Screw? 

 

Oh, don't get in a twist about it or we'll be going round and round for ages. 

Don’t want to be a bore. Hopped I haven’t dug a hole for myself.

[David Mack]

4 hours ago, The Happy Nomad said:

The Arzviller lift is also (in)famous for a rather nasty accident.

 

https://www.binnenvaartinbeeld.com/GB/calamiteit_scheepslift_arzviller

Dramatic photos, but is there a description of what actually happened?

[TheBiscuits]

1 minute ago, David Mack said:

Dramatic photos, but is there a description of what actually happened?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Louis-Arzviller_inclined_plane#Incident_of_4_July_2013

 

 

[Guest]

26 minutes ago, David Mack said:

Dramatic photos, but is there a description of what actually happened?

I knew there was one but couldnt find it at the time but yes.

 

I see its been linked to above now.

 

Im sure ive read an account with more detail but I think it was in French

Edited May 28, 2020 by The Happy Nomad

[TheBiscuits]

5 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:

I knew there was one but couldnt find it at the time but yes.

 

I see its been linked to above now.

 

Im sure ive read an account with more detail but I think it was in French

 

It's the cited source on the wiki article.

[Athy]

5 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:

I knew there was one but couldnt find it at the time but yes.

 

I see its been linked to above now.

 

Im sure ive read an account with more detail but I think it was in French

There's an account on Wiki which looks as if it has been translated from French.

[ditchcrawler]

On 27/05/2020 at 13:57, NB Caelmiri said:

Actually, no good reason other than it looks it - in as far as it has that traditional, vintage look about it. Maybe that's just how they've had it fitted out/painted.

I would suggest that is the case, I bet it looks older than yours now, or it did last time I saw it, quite shabby to what it was.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Nightwatch said:

Surely a big barge weighs more than a little one.

 

 

But which uses the most water in a lock

[WotEver]

Just now, ditchcrawler said:

But which uses the most water in a lock

Oh, here we go...

[TheBiscuits]

5 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

But which uses the most water in a lock

Wide barge or narrowboat?

[WotEver]

19 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

Wide barge or narrowboat?

Loaded wide barge vs narrowboat

[pete harrison]

6 hours ago, Athy said:

I do. Historical accuracy should always be respected - if it isn't, the wrong info circulates on the internet and after a while everyone believes it.

I think I lost my fight against the growing tide of rubbish on the internet about 10 years ago when there was four 'historic' narrow boat websites all copying information from all over the place without checking anything. What appeared to give their information great credibility is that they all had pretty much the sale details, but this was only because they also copied from one another.

 

The vast majority of my work is based upon first hand research, and my records continue to grow on an almost daily basis. By and large my work is still questioned as it differs so much to those websites, even though three of them shut down a long time ago

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2019

From Rochdale 9. Old/New

 

 

Edited May 28, 2020 by PeterScott
unmerge a merge

[PeterScott]

On this yesterday 2014

A free ride up the lock for the family SU

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2004

Shrewley Horse Tunnel. GUBr-Bham. I wondered if it had always had steps?

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2008

Rochdale C Lock 72, outside Manchester

[Rob-M]

Another from today, 2016

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2009

Shirley Drawbridge Northern Stratford

Engaging local pulling power to overcome the closeness of bottom to t'top

Moored at Kingswood. I like the name.

 

[PeterScott]

On this day in 2013

Shropshire Union Br27 High Onn

Edited May 28, 2020 by PeterScott

[Dav and Pen]

This day 2018 battling through the weed on Burgundy canal south of Dijon. Good job we had keel cooling. The weed cutter above the lock is broken.