Delibe Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Hi All - we have just acquired a little motor cruiser - well a cuddy boat really! We are used to yachting in the Big Sea, so taking to the inland waters is a new venture. We have done a little bit of canal cruising (narrow boat) and river cruising (to get my powerboat cert and inland helm cert). Our new boat is on a trailer as we want to explore different parts of the country. BUT how do we find out where there are slipways available to get into the canals and rivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jane Cartridge said: Hi All - we have just acquired a little motor cruiser - well a cuddy boat really! We are used to yachting in the Big Sea, so taking to the inland waters is a new venture. We have done a little bit of canal cruising (narrow boat) and river cruising (to get my powerboat cert and inland helm cert). Our new boat is on a trailer as we want to explore different parts of the country. BUT how do we find out where there are slipways available to get into the canals and rivers? http://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/ Zoom in to the UK. Lots of coastal ones but rivers and canals too. Click on a pin for location and further information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 https://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 I don't know how up to to date it all is but I know somebody that uses it regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jane Cartridge said: Hi All - we have just acquired a little motor cruiser - well a cuddy boat really! We are used to yachting in the Big Sea, so taking to the inland waters is a new venture. We have done a little bit of canal cruising (narrow boat) and river cruising (to get my powerboat cert and inland helm cert). Our new boat is on a trailer as we want to explore different parts of the country. BUT how do we find out where there are slipways available to get into the canals and rivers? last time I looked the CaRT website had boaters' maps that showed slipways . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibe Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Coo that was quick! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Don't take a fix on that white rock Jane - it's a sheep! Enjoy the Inland Waterways and welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibe Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davis Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Pardon my higorance, but what's a "cuddy boat"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Graham Davis said: Pardon my higorance, but what's a "cuddy boat"? A small boat with a cuddy instead of a full cabin (like a cabin without a back on it - just sides and a roof) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 On 14/08/2020 at 18:05, Alan de Enfield said: A small boat with a cuddy instead of a full cabin (like a cabin without a back on it - just sides and a roof) That is my new bit of knowledge for today. Thanks @Alan de Enfield! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said: That is my new bit of knowledge for today. Thanks @Alan de Enfield! That was 1990 .......... Hmmmm 30 years ago. We trailed that all over the place even up to Oban and played around fishing off Mull. That was the boat we had the engine-fire on when the lifting eye fell off / snapped off the top of the engine and fell down onto the starter motor terminal, smoke, melting plastic and bubbling battery as all the cabling started to smoulder. 6 miles offshore but very grateful for having a twin-engine set-up so all got back safely. Edited August 16, 2020 by Alan de Enfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNLI Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 14/08/2020 at 12:48, David Mack said: https://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/about Boatlaunch The link above results in a stuck page for some odd reason, as there are no tabs to visit other pages. Google also works well if you forget the address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, TNLI said: Boatlaunch The link above results in a stuck page for some odd reason, as there are no tabs to visit other pages. Google also works well if you forget the address. What do you expect when you once again go dredging up old threads? Are you so bored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 45 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: What do you expect when you once again go dredging up old threads? Are you so bored? Revisiting old threads is done quite often, and can be of considerable interest. Why don't you like people doing it? The link worked fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNLI Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Athy said: Revisiting old threads is done quite often, and can be of considerable interest. Why don't you like people doing it? The link worked fine for me. Thanks for that comment, and if you are looking at a particular subject like BMC 1500 cooling systems, or the real popular slipways and ramps subject, you might well only find old threads, although this one is very popular. I'm still building my 27, (31 with planned bow sprit), ft lifeboat from the sunken alloy hull up, I do have enough time stuck inside caring for my 91 year old father who takes great interst as a former RN and admiralty design office submarine systems designer, in where my boat might go one day. Poole to Cornwall, (Penzance slipway for a temporary stay in the marina), then back to the Azores for a few cold ones in Peters cafe, before heading South via the Cannery Islands to Trinidad, (A very dangerous place for some). yet again! Some nice small boat pictures in this thread. Regards Cdr Noah (Local knickname) skipper and rebuild team leader, (I have to do everything except welding and major engine installation tasks, like aligning the prop or making new support plates for the BMC donkey that is heading for my garage first). TNLB Elsie May curently in the Foundry Arm car park in Poole. Edited October 23, 2021 by TNLI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, TNLI said: the Cannery Islands Is that where then make the tinned fish .................. O'No, I mentioned fish again, things will now be very BLEAK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 44 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: O'No, I mentioned fish again Well salmon had to .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 56 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: Well salmon had to .... You may be a ray of sunshine and a dab hand at these jokes, but this is not the plaice. So don't make a right turbot of yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 No need to be sharkastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Is that where then make the tinned fish .................. O'No, I mentioned fish again, things will now be very BLEAK Oh for cod's hake.... Mind you, without your fish puns, this plaice would have no sole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, MtB said: Oh for cod's hake.... Mind you, without your fish puns, this plaice would have no sole. That's Brill, but I do sometimes Flounder. Anyway, it helps pass the time when you are Abalone Edited October 24, 2021 by Alan de Enfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNLI Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Is that where then make the tinned fish .................. O'No, I mentioned fish again, things will now be very BLEAK Alan 303 has hit the right note, yes I used eat Spanish Skippy A TUNE, I think the locals called it, or it might have been a fish named after his pretty daughter, MY BONITA. I were a professional deckie and capitano of Bill Fish Fever 1, and big job no 3, (I wonder if that name got changed, cos of Covid shame). Edited October 24, 2021 by TNLI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Use the Whitebait and you are bound to hook one - just Cod ing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 You were never one for cod(d)ling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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