mooring pins. visibity

[Jerra]

Most towpaths are classed as permissive paths not public rights of way.

Some are definitive rights of way but only a minority.

The sudden closure of towpaths at times would appear to confirm this. As I understand rights of way to close one you need to

 

1. Apply for a closure order

2. Where ever possible provide an alternative.

 

So if they were rights of way the path could not be closed suddenly as warning could be given while the closure was being applied for.

 

N.B. I am not suggesting your statement is wrong just providing what I feel is a logical reason for people to believe your point.

[Doorman]

yes they are and long may it stay that way. or do you believe the canals are just for boats?

Yes, it is wonderful that people are free to use the canals such as walkers, phyclists and best of all, fishermen. It's just a shame that we have to subsidise them in the process.

 

We have passed many a fisherman whose attitude appeared to suggest that we were actually trespassing on his right of way! The greatest analogy that you can afford them (that is if you are going slow enough) is that of; "If you sit by a railway line, at some point you are going to see trains".

 

Then quickly duck your head to avoid the rapidly approaching ground bait that's fired from their catapults.

[baldlimey]

I got a couple of covers made from hi vis material from ebay. They have a press stud to clip them over the pins.

 

Pete

[HappyBunny]

You Norty people!

 

So, wanna see some pictures?

 

French spiral whipping:

 

 

I don't think you are ready for three strand cockscomb yet

 

Richard

 

 

I think I am now, having spent a joyful couple of hours practicing my whipping bring on the cockscomb

 

You want pics of whipping? I suspect there are 'specialist' websites for that sort of thing!

 

How very dare you but yes, you are right

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexropecare.php

[Doorman]

 

 

I think I am now, having spent a joyful couple of hours practicing my whipping bring on the cockscomb

 

How very dare you but yes, you are right

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexropecare.php

What a smashing site. I like three speeds of illustration, sadly even the slow one often confuses me!

[RLWP]

What a smashing site. I like three speeds of illustration, sadly even the slow one often confuses me!

 

It's a good site if you want to weave knots, not good if you want to tie them. I have tried to explain this distinction before without success. Have a look at the Bowline:

 

http://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/index.php?Categ=typeendloops&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

 

All nice and pretty and no help at all if you want to tie a bowline with a boat on the end of the standing part of the line

 

Richard

[Doorman]

 

It's a good site if you want to weave knots, not good if you want to tie them. I have tried to explain this distinction before without success. Have a look at the Bowline:

 

http://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/index.php?Categ=typeendloops&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

 

All nice and pretty and no help at all if you want to tie a bowline with a boat on the end of the standing part of the line

 

Richard

Cheers Richard,

 

Knots and lines are not me! My dad was a Merchant Seaman and whatever happened along the DNA route his ability to do knots etc., certainly wasn't passed on to me. :-(

[Darren72]

Cut down pringles tube

[FadeToScarlet]

 

It's a good site if you want to weave knots, not good if you want to tie them. I have tried to explain this distinction before without success. Have a look at the Bowline:

 

http://www.animatedknots.com/bowline/index.php?Categ=typeendloops&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

 

All nice and pretty and no help at all if you want to tie a bowline with a boat on the end of the standing part of the line

 

Richard

Put the line around yourself, holding onto the bight in left or right hand as preferred. Push it onto the standing part, twist the standing part into a loop, pass the bight behind it and pull it back through the loop.

 

www.google.co.uk/search?client=chrome-mobile&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&q=one+handed+bowline

[RLWP]

Put the line around yourself, holding onto the bight in left or right hand as preferred. Push it onto the standing part, twist the standing part into a loop, pass the bight behind it and pull it back through the loop.

 

www.google.co.uk/search?client=chrome-mobile&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&q=one+handed+bowline

 

Quite. A bit different to making a little loop in the rope on the table, innit

 

Richard

[tree monkey]

Quite. A bit different to making a little loop in the rope on the table, innit

 

Richard

try tying it in a tree with one arm wrapped around a branch, freezing gale and 11kv line under you, sort of concentrates the mind a touch, it makes all the difference being able to tie a knot and Knowing how to tie a knot

[Teadaemon]

Like some others on here, I use rhond anchors (only I can spell rhond ).

[Grace and Favour]

I can too - - but only in a rhondabout way

[bizzard]

Like some others on here, I use rhond anchors (only I can spell rhond ).

Yours could be ''the Wrong anchors'', are they Welsh ?

[bizzard]

I think I'll stick with Arthur Ransome on this one he always called em Rond anchors.

[magnetman]

I use wrond anchers sometimes but they aren't always strong enough in soft earth.

 

I mean they are strong enough but will 'drag' sometimes. often a pin through the ring helps avoid this

 

if you want mooring pins for real men have a look at these

 

ebay number

120998576122

 

i've got 4 of them

[madcat]

What I find particularly vile is dog owners who allow their pets to foul other people's property,mooring pins ropes and the like. I'm not up for providing dog toys either. If I walk a friends dog I make sure he behaves,he is very well trained and a pleasure to walk so its not too arduous.

I don,t mark my pins,I use piling hooks and chains if possible but other wise just belt the pins in and tie up.

[johnmck]

We have some really loveley designer pin covers. A fellow boater gave us these a couple of years ago and take re-cycling to a new level. Angie, ( N.B. Lady Esther) crochets these from luminous M & S carrier bags. They are like little gloves, Tie onto the pin's with an orange lace, made from yet another supermarket carrier bag. Things of beauty and simplicity in themselves. Love them.

 

Thank's Angie.