hire boat sunk in lock

[GoodGurl]

anyone get the name of the boat, we were up that way only yesterday

yes it's an anglo welsh and the name is CONWAY

 

boat is now floating and pumps been withdrawn.

[Argey_bargey]

Any news on this boat?

[bigkicker]

It might help if someone pulled the plug in the sink... :lol:

[plhoug]

Conway is now floating and has been removed from the lock, canal is now open

[Max Sinclair]

yes they have planks in place at both ends but have a problem with leaks at the side which they bunged up with black bags.

Oh dear. Two buckets of ashes will seal lock stop planks until they barely weep.

[Domino_2]

Bet Anglo Welsh don't return the damage waiver deposit ....

[Chris Pink]

Maybe they will if asked why the bow fender was capable of hanging their boat from ( if this is the cause)

[MtB]

My purely speculative guess would be the adults were letting the kids work the lock and simply not supervising, given goodboy's comment about the child operating the bottom paddles.

[GoodGurl]

My purely speculative guess would be the adults were letting the kids work the lock and simply not supervising, given goodboy's comment about the child operating the bottom paddles.

this is correct, after speaking to the anglo welsh engineer that took the boat away, he said it was sat on the cill and they all jumped off and left it to sink. but im still not sure why the front button came off

 

he also said the chain on the front button would not hold the weight of the boat and were designed to break.

[DonnaW]

is it clear today, I'm up there later this week

Loads of tales .. anyone know what actually happened ?

[dor]

Canal is now fully open.

[carlt]

My purely speculative guess would be the adults were letting the kids work the lock and simply not supervising, given goodboy's comment about the child operating the bottom paddles.

Apparently the scout leader said "Don't blame me, the kids were in charge."

[MtB]

this is correct, after speaking to the anglo welsh engineer that took the boat away, he said it was sat on the cill and they all jumped off and left it to sink. but im still not sure why the front button came off

 

Strange though because the boat is clearly not on the sill in the photo. Must have slipped off after the bow flooded, which seems unlikely.

 

 

Mike

[Pretty Funked Up]

...he said it was sat on the cill and they all jumped off and left it to sink.

 

What a poor show that is.

I see theres another one done it now in a really deep lock

[billS]

Apparently the scout leader said "Don't blame me, the kids were in charge."

 

Is this a fact - or just a malicious comment?

[carlt]

Is this a fact - or just a malicious comment?

Malicious?

 

If that's how you view it then it says far more about you than me.

 

Nothing I post is malicious but if that's how you choose to interpret it then you have my sympathy.

[billS]

Malicious?

 

If that's how you view it then it says far more about you than me.

 

Nothing I post is malicious but if that's how you choose to interpret it then you have my sympathy.

 

I apologise of course if the comment was not intended to be malicious.

 

What was the intent?

[carlt]

What was the intent?

Sorry but I don't feel I need to explain every one of my jokes or comments.

 

Either you get it or you don't and, if you don't, move on and read something else.

[roggie]

More likely that they opened all the paddles and flooded the boat from the front - door are open. I guess it depends on how large the cill is though - makes me think twice about nipping into the boat to get a cold beer....

[Fat Boat]

Yes those submersible pumps are more powerful than they look. And they need to be powerful enough to beat water entering through sink and shower wastes ect as well as other leaks around doors ect.

 

When we fitted out my boat i had quick turn valves/taps placed in line to the outlets but easy to get to, in the hope that if we ever did have the unfortunate we could at least try to stop water coming in that way

 

luckily i have never had to try them but you guys and girls seem to know a bit about this subject and just wondered if it was a good move or a waste of time/money

 

genuinely interested in any advise

 

thanks

 

Steve

[MartinClark]

What a poor show that is.

I see theres another one done it now in a really deep lock

 

Where?

 

More likely that they opened all the paddles and flooded the boat from the front - door are open. I guess it depends on how large the cill is though - makes me think twice about nipping into the boat to get a cold beer....

 

I'd be interested to hear how opening the paddles could flood the front of a boat going downhill in a lock, with the paddles letting water out of the lock.

[DonnaW]

thanks for letting me know - if i find anything out i'll post

[Pretty Funked Up]

Where?

 

See the 'Boat Sunk in Hertford Lock' thread.

[MartinClark]

See the 'Boat Sunk in Hertford Lock' thread.

 

Oh, I thought you meant another one had sunk since the Llangollen one.

 

The Hertford one sank before the Llangollen one and is still down there!

[roggie]

" I'd be interested to hear how opening the paddles could flood the front of a boat going downhill in a lock, with the paddles letting water out of the lock. " Yes I realised that after I read my post again.... but... perhaps it got stuck on the sill and they opened all the paddles to re-fill lock... then again the boat wouldn't have been near the front of the lock... I shall now stop digging.....