Stranded barge at Wallingford

[Alan de Enfield]

1 hour ago, MarkH2159 said:

Other plans to excavate and build an earth ramp so as to be able to push the boat back into the water have similarly been thwarted by wildlife issues.

The use of a Pulling Barge situated mid river and in place for when the river next floods has been explored and may well be the only option.

 

 

Has it not already been loaded onto a boat trailer/lift and taken away by tractor ?

 

See the post before your post.

[MarkH2159]

7 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

 

Has it not already been loaded onto a boat trailer/lift and taken away by tractor ?

 

See the post before your post.

Well there you go, must have been done very recently because I passed it last week still high and dry.

Looks to be a fairly sophisticated lifting trailer, nice job.

[Alan de Enfield]

8 hours ago, MarkH2159 said:

Looks to be a fairly sophisticated lifting trailer, nice job.

 

Its a standard trailer where cruiser type boats are lifted and used as 'yard trailers' (probably not normally found in NB marinas).

We have a smaller (4-wheel) version at the marina in Newark, but have an identical one in our North Wales marina.

 

Normally on a V hull the trailer just drives beneath the boat, then the hydraulics lift it, presumably in this case they had to jack-up the NB to be able to slide in underneath it.

 

 

 

 

[ditchcrawler]

11 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Its a standard trailer where cruiser type boats are lifted and used as 'yard trailers' (probably not normally found in NB marinas).

 

I have seen several around the system

[thames s23]

Have just come downstream and that narrow boat is back in the water and moored downstream of Goring, on the bend before the railway bridge.

[monkeyhanger]

On 07/07/2021 at 11:44, PeterScott said:

  Just for the record, as they say, ...

 

 

I wonder when it was last blacked? And how?

[MarkH2159]

On 11/07/2021 at 09:07, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Its a standard trailer where cruiser type boats are lifted and used as 'yard trailers' (probably not normally found in NB marinas).

We have a smaller (4-wheel) version at the marina in Newark, but have an identical one in our North Wales marina.

 

Normally on a V hull the trailer just drives beneath the boat, then the hydraulics lift it, presumably in this case they had to jack-up the NB to be able to slide in underneath it.

 

 

 

 

It is not quite a standard trailer such as we see around the system and as in your picture.

Instead of the usual single hydraulically operated lift axle each side, it has a total of 8 axles and 16 tyres.

Obviously due to the need for low ground pressure at the scene.

That makes it a fancy one in my book!

On 11/07/2021 at 09:07, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Its a standard trailer where cruiser type boats are lifted and used as 'yard trailers' (probably not normally found in NB marinas).

We have a smaller (4-wheel) version at the marina in Newark, but have an identical one in our North Wales marina.

 

Normally on a V hull the trailer just drives beneath the boat, then the hydraulics lift it, presumably in this case they had to jack-up the NB to be able to slide in underneath it.

 

 

 

 

It is not quite a standard trailer such as we see around the system and as in your picture.

Instead of the usual single hydraulically operated lift axle each side, it has a total of 8 axles and 16 tyres.

Obviously due to the need for low ground pressure at the scene.

That makes it a fancy one in my book!