Western Leeds & Liverpool Canal Craneage

[Tim Lewis]

Am possibly looking to crane out a narrowboat from the L & L near Burscough, does anyones have any experience/information on where this can be done, happy to move the boat for a day or two if necessary

 

Tim.

[TheBiscuits]

To road transport or just for survey/blacking/whatever?

[Tim Lewis]

10 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

To road transport or just for survey/blacking/whatever?

 To road transport

[JohnEW2912]

It can be done at Scarisbrick Marina easily but they don't have their own crane. So, unless you can co-ordinate with them hiring in a crane for other boats on the same day it will be expensive.

Somewhat further afield but fairly quick to get to (if there are no stoppages) Lymm Marina on the Bridgewater have their own crane so it's a lot cheaper.

[Pie Eater]

3 hours ago, JohnEW2912 said:

It can be done at Scarisbrick Marina easily but they don't have their own crane. So, unless you can co-ordinate with them hiring in a crane for other boats on the same day it will be expensive.

Somewhat further afield but fairly quick to get to (if there are no stoppages) Lymm Marina on the Bridgewater have their own crane so it's a lot cheaper.

Poolstock locks close on Monday 21st November until Monday 5th December.

[Pie Eater]

Boats have been craned in opposite Greens Carpets at Standish Lower Ground near Crooke Marina, Wigan in the past.

 

Boaters used to organise their own crane hire but I am not sure whether the regulations have changed.

[jonathanA]

6 hours ago, JohnEW2912 said:

It can be done at Scarisbrick Marina easily but they don't have their own crane. So, unless you can co-ordinate with them hiring in a crane for other boats on the same day it will be expensive.

Somewhat further afield but fairly quick to get to (if there are no stoppages) Lymm Marina on the Bridgewater have their own crane so it's a lot cheaper.

It's going to relatively expensive anyway. But Scarisbrick could get the boat on hard standing and then a crane could be organised at leisure (relatively) and would be a much simpler crane job (possibly hiab) which might offset Dan's charge for slipping the boat out.

Otherwise botany Bay have a crane as another option to Lymm.

Edited November 17, 2022 by jonathanA

[Tim Lewis]

Thanks all who have replied, now to do the planning

 

[Wide boat man]

We used liverpool marina who has a straddle crane cheap

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