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Graham and Jo Proficient

Graham and JoDonate to Canal World

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Has the Mulberry been moved from Arromanches to Calcutt? Or are they modern Tom Puddings?

 

The pound between top and middle lock today:

 

 

 

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No idea they are up against Calcutt's Wharf aren't they? But that's a great photo of the collapsed lock landing that will shut the locks from Wednesday. Means we are stuck between stoppages! :angry:

 

Cheers Graham

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Allan(nb Albert) Veteran

Allan(nb Albert)

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A few more pics from this afternoon...

 

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There's more silt than water in both lock pounds!

 

 

Believe it or not the silt is not really a problem here. Calcutt Boats moor its hire fleet just below the collapsed lock landing, the centre part of the Wharf is well used for fuel and other services and above the middle lock you used to find shared ownership boats and boats on brokerage.

 

It is possible that the man on the left of the picture above is Roger Preen, MD of Calcutt boats who are perhaps best known for marinisations of BMC 1.8's. They were still importing them from Turkey for marinisation up until a couple of years back.

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Albion Influencer

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Believe it or not the silt is not really a problem here. Calcutt Boats moor its hire fleet just below the collapsed lock landing, the centre part of the Wharf is well used for fuel and other services and above the middle lock you used to find shared ownership boats and boats on brokerage.

It is possible that the man on the left of the picture above is Roger Preen, MD of Calcutt boats who are perhaps best known for marinisations of BMC 1.8's. They were still importing them from Turkey for marinisation up until a couple of years back.

 

The stance and appearance certainly look like the Roger Preen that I knew when my boats were there at Calcutt from 1991 to 2005.

Roger

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Dorlan

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Could you have a look for the windlass I lost there, in 1998, next time you go down?

I couldn't see any windlasses, but there were half a dozen chinaman's hats, a TV aerial, a chimney, a couple of tyres and a Vax attachment!

 

The stance and appearance certainly look like the Roger Preen that I knew when my boats were there at Calcutt from 1991 to 2005.

Roger

It is Roger, Roger! :D

 

Ian

 

Believe it or not the silt is not really a problem here. Calcutt Boats moor its hire fleet just below the collapsed lock landing, the centre part of the Wharf is well used for fuel and other services and above the middle lock you used to find shared ownership boats and boats on brokerage.

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It is a problem in the corner where the ownership and brokerage boats are moored and also at the entrance to the paint tunnel.

The possibility of using a mini-excavator and dumper to dig some of it out was mentioned !

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Dorlan

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A few more from Calcutt, taken this morning...

 

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The walkway is now an excavator way!

 

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There is at least a foot of fresh air under the wing wall on this side of the canal, hence the vertical crack! :(

 

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That's where the cill protector, in the top lock, went!

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Great shots!

 

Must be about a dozen breaches of H&S there! Not enough guard rails. Use of unsupported ladders! (Shock! Horror! Probe!) Multitudinous trip hazards. Not a life-jacket in sight (there is at least six inches of water lying about. Hands in pockets.

 

Looks much like a Deepcut work-site from the 80s, except for the aliens wearing the colourful clothes and the silly hats.... and the absence of beer bottles.... and no dumper with a flat tyre.

 

Tone

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