Tom766 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I think I saw something posted by the CRT stating that there's no longer assistance for single crew boats or boats with someone disabled aboard at the flight on a Thursday. Can anyone confirm or deny this. I'm really not looking forward to 21 locks alone😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Do it on a Wednesday or Friday?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Ah OK, used to be Thursdays but I thought they'd stopped helping. That's good news then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Try the Wigan flight crew Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Ah, I'll get her indoors onto it 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Rob-M said: Try the Wigan flight crew Facebook. They are very good, some of the best Volockies I have come across 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Eater Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 15 hours ago, Tom766 said: Ah OK, used to be Thursdays but I thought they'd stopped helping. That's good news then.. There is still NO CaRT assisted passage on the flight and there has not been for quite a while but as Rob-M says have a look at the wiganflightcrew Facebook page and put your intended boat movement on there. They are genuine unpaid volunteers who have nothing to do with CaRT but if they are available tend to have someone at top and bottom locks at 9.00am in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Thanks so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Can confirm the Wigan flight crew are excellent. The Facebook page is also useful for finding another boat to share with. Didn't find the locks nearly as daunting as I had expected. They were easy to operate and pleasant surrounds that felt clean and safe the whole way down! Boats do regularly moor in the pound with mooring rings about two thirds of the way from the top. Also look at the notes under the documents sections of the Facebook page. The volunteers have amassed an extrodinary wealth of detail on the operation and peculiarities of every single lock, such as which gates can stick if opened fully or tend to swing shut etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Hmmm might put that off a while, I have wet viking floor syndrome 💦😭😭😭. Pumped it dry, holding my breath.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 54 minutes ago, Tom766 said: Hmmm might put that off a while, I have wet viking floor syndrome 💦😭😭😭. Pumped it dry, holding my breath.. Hope it's nothing serious. with recent rain it may well be leaking windows,air vents,roof rails,deck fittings,leaking water tank or even the canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Well I'm hoping the tank that openly overflows into the Hull is the issue, and the pin holes in the plastic pipe under the sink causing a constant leak ( when the pump is powered up) is the issue. BUT in a canal paranoia sets in. The boat hasn't been maintained for years and yesterday was our maiden voyage 🛥️. That's boating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tom766 said: yesterday was our maiden voyage 🛥️. The best two days of your life are when you buy a boat, and when you sell it. The inbetween times are just a continuous purgatory of worry, spending, mending, worry, mending and more spending - maybe the odd flash of contentment when you have the jobs listed for that day completed and you can get your tools ready for tommorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Aint that the truth. Had two narrowboats in the past. Spent more time upside down in the engine bay than crusin so thought I'd go yoghurt pot and Honda instead..... Nope 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Tom766 said: Aint that the truth. Had two narrowboats in the past. Spent more time upside down in the engine bay than crusin so thought I'd go yoghurt pot and Honda instead..... Nope 🙄 Me too,and did the same thing.My grp boat is a bit less maintainance hungry than my narrowboat,but not by much. Boats,like women,on the whole are pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom766 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Yep, if she don't sink the rest is 'easy'.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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