from London to Oxford

[GraphicEdit]

Im planing a journey from LONDON to Oxford...
any advice would be appreciated...
thanks

[Alan de Enfield]

 

Have you sorted the engine problem - it will be a big help to your journey if the engine is running.

[GraphicEdit]

not yet

 

[Stroudwater1]

Probably better to set off from Oxford and head downsteam with a good anchor if the engine is unreliable ? Just remember to turn left at Brentford 

[Alan de Enfield]

3 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

Probably better to set off from Oxford and head downsteam with a good anchor if the engine is unreliable ? Just remember to turn left at Brentford 

 

If your boat is in London, and you want to get to Oxford, then it is a little bit difficult to set off from Oxford and go downstream.

[Tony Brooks]

From the OP's other topic he asked about an engineer in Oxford so being charitable I think it probably is a poorly worded intent to travel from Oxford to London ---------------------------------------------------------------------------or just maybe another wind up.

Edited June 7, 2021 by Tony Brooks

[Alan de Enfield]

2 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:

From the OP's other topic he asked about an engineer in Oxford so being charitable I think it probably is a poorly worded intent to travel from Oxford to London ---------------------------------------------------------------------------or just maybe another wind up.

 

 

He never actually asked for an engineer near Oxford, he has his location shown as Oxford, but his request was :

 

do you know any "maintenance" guy? for this?

 

Maybe the boat is in London and he is planning to 'bring it back home'.

[Tony Brooks]

Just now, Alan de Enfield said:

 

 

He never actually asked for an engineer near Oxford, he has his location shown as Oxford, but his request was :

 

do you know any "maintenance" guy? for this?

 

Maybe the boat is in London and he is planning to 'bring it back home'.

 

Possibly, but what sort of a nut plans to travel upstream with an unreliable engine? I suppose being charitable he may not realise that it is upstream and thinks the Thames is just a big canal of, if its a narrowboat, he plans to go the long way round.

 

The bottom line is that in fairness he needs to start communicating rather than posting taciturn one liners and photos.

[Stroudwater1]

 

 

He may be meeting more that one liner if he is in London and sets out to be fair? Looking foreward to the pictures 

 

 

[Tony Brooks]

3 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said:

 

 

He may be meeting more that one liner if he is in London and sets out to be fair? Looking foreward to the pictures 

 

 

 

 

Wot - no smiley

 

Agreed, dam great container ships unless he gets his engine sorted and reliable.

[john6767]

If you are planning on going via the Thames you will want an anchor, life jackets and a reliable engine.  If going via Braunston then not so necessary!

[GraphicEdit]

 do you prefer thames river route??...
My plan is  from "grand union canal " to "Oxford canal"
 

Edited June 7, 2021 by GraphicEdit

[Alan de Enfield]

What size (length and width) is your boat ?

[GraphicEdit]

70 ft and
6 feet 10 inches wide

Edited June 7, 2021 by GraphicEdit

[Alan de Enfield]

Just now, GraphicEdit said:

70 ft

 

And the width of the boat ?

[Stroudwater1]

Im not sure breaking down in a tunnel would be any better than breaking down on much of the Thames TBF. I think you maybe best to get an engineer to travel to your engine? 

 

 

[Alan de Enfield]

1 hour ago, GraphicEdit said:

70 ft and
6 feet 10 inches wide

 

 

Is the boat in London or Oxford ?

[Arthur Marshall]

1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

 

Is the boat in London or Oxford ?

If he's going from GU to Oxford canal  then he's starting in London. That's the way I'd go, as I don't trust my engine on rivers either!

[Alan de Enfield]

20 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:

If he's going from GU to Oxford canal  then he's starting in London.

 

Most of us know that, but there has been some inconsistencies in his posts and confusion when asked questions.

[Murflynn]

9 hours ago, GraphicEdit said:

 do you prefer thames river route??...
My plan is  from "grand union canal " to "Oxford canal"
 

 

strange that essential information has to prised out of the OP like a whelk from its shell.

 

it would never occur to anyone that someone asking for advice about a journey from London to Oxford would be planning to do it by taking the long way round.  

Edited June 7, 2021 by Murflynn

[matty40s]

23 hours ago, GraphicEdit said:

this is the my narrowboat engine...


 

 

I believe you are missing the boat bit....

Edited June 7, 2021 by matty40s

[GraphicEdit]

any advice about the engine working (NON STOP) hours?
each start(DAY)continuously 4Hours OR 6Hours OR?

 

[David Mack]

If you can sort out whatever engine problems you have, the JP3 will happily run continuously 24 hours per day if necessary.

[GraphicEdit]

look thoroughly all from about JP3 ...
now it seems very common issue(starting JP)

[Tam & Di]

We used JPs in commercial freight vessels and never had this problem. I obviously never looked on the internet.

 

Tam

Edited June 8, 2021 by Tam & Di
remove particularly snotty remark