Bee Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 The Thames is a beautiful river and is not some storm tossed maelstrom (unless its been raining for many days) Just get the engine trouble sorted, get a hefty anchor just in case and enjoy it, Its the only way to learn. Good luck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alias Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bee said: The Thames is a beautiful river and is not some storm tossed maelstrom (unless its been raining for many days) Just get the engine trouble sorted, get a hefty anchor just in case and enjoy it, Its the only way to learn. Good luck. Isn't the Thames currently closed to navigation at Hammersmith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, alias said: Isn't the Thames currently closed to navigation at Hammersmith? No it's passable 'by arrangement' However if the OP is already on the canal system in London, then it makes more sense to enter the River at Brentford. He can use the incoming tide to push him upstream to Teddington where the flows area easier to manage in a NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) I do hope that its not a fat boat. Edited June 8, 2021 by Tracy D'arth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam & Di Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: I do hope that its not a fat boat. He said 70' x 6'10" I believe. He also implied he was going by canal rather than the Thames, but he is extremely coy with his information. Tam Edited June 8, 2021 by Tam & Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 I was thinking of the South Oxford, GU is OK by arrangement. I was aware of the size, just being a prat for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said: I do hope that its not a fat boat. By the look of his engine video, he hasnt got a boat yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 43 minutes ago, matty40s said: By the look of his engine video, he hasnt got a boat yet. That could be the reason he is having difficulty starting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroudwater1 Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 If he is new to boating then perhaps the Thames locks maybe a better introduction than the GU and Oxford overall too, assuming he has a boat and an engine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUMPY Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 Let me see: 147 miles and 138 locks on shallow ditches or 99 miles and 37locks on a beautiful river Must be a hard decision ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 33 minutes ago, Stroudwater1 said: If he is new to boating then perhaps the Thames locks maybe a better introduction than the GU and Oxford overall too, assuming he has a boat and an engine ? I think the GU locks will be a lot easier, you can take your time and be mostly relaxed. The Thames locks can require some boating skills and be slightly pressured. At worse there might be a need to "hover" on moving water if the lock landing is busy. Stopping the boat alongside in a big lock and getting ropes up to the lock keeper, possibly sharing with plastic boats, causes some boaters quite a bit of stress, and out of hours you have to work the lock yourself and control the boat in the lock at the same time. And you have to keep restarting the engine, and the difficulty/stress of finding places to moor. ...................Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 5 hours ago, Loddon said: Let me see: 147 miles and 138 locks on shallow ditches or 99 miles and 37locks on a beautiful river Must be a hard decision ? But needs to buy a thames licence to go the short way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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