Doing some dredging with my boat

[mykaskin]

What its like to own a historic boat, and load it well...

 

 

In case you're wondering, I've find it better to go hell for leather into bridges, and get the silt and leaves really swilling around than take it slow and just come to grinding halt anyway!

 

[Dharl]

Thanks for sharing. Really intresting, making me miss not being afloat! Which canal was that on?

[Peter Reed]

Wow. How many blades do you go through in a season? Sounds like you were chopping up supermarket trolleys in a few places.

[DHutch]

It think its two discontinuous sections, but the first footage is the north end of the t&m by northwich.

Soooo cut the corner going into the white bridge at 3.20 mike.....


Daniel

[koukouvagia]

I know that moment so well when you find the boat running out of water.

Do you knock the engine out of gear and hope the stern end will come up sufficiently for you to drift over the obstruction or do you wind it up full pelt and hope your engine will carry you through? I usually try the latter but have misjudged things badly on occasions.

[Tony Dunkley]

What weight had you got on ?

[John V]

It think its two discontinuous sections, but the first footage is the north end of the t&m by northwich.

 

I thought that first bridge was familiar, I guessed T&M but wasn't sure where

[the barnacle]

Thanks for posting - i enjoy recordings like this been boatless, i dread to think what the system would be like without boats like this churning it up.

[bigcol]

Lovely watching, great sounds

 

Thankyou for posting

 

Col

[Timleech]

It think its two discontinuous sections, but the first footage is the north end of the t&m by northwich.

Soooo cut the corner going into the white bridge at 3.20 mike.....

 

 

Daniel

 

That's Soot Hill bridge, the last bridge before the Lift. There's what seems to be a gravel bar across the canal two or three metres out from the actual bridge hole, with about 3' 3" over it all the way across, possibly not cleaned out properly after a repair??, plus leaves and other debris seems to collect there. There's no channel on the outside of the bend, but I was a bit surprised at the line Mike took.

 

The first bridge in the video is the one just before Saltersford tunnel, Hole House Lane, that spot is always full of leaves plus the canal immediately on the North side of the bridge is not very deep anyway.

 

Tim

[Speedwheel]

Don't forget to tell Sue.

[MoominPapa]

The last one, the stop-plank 'ole before the bridge, is near the bottom of the Shroppie, I think.

 

MP.

[Timleech]

Don't forget to tell Sue.

 

Is she Sid's partner?

[captain birdseye]

The bridge with the lock in the distance is Nanny's bridge between Middlewich and Barbridge

[billh]

Great video. Please will you do the Peak Forest between Marple & Ashton? A video on there would have to be certified "over 18" to cover the numerous expletives on the journey- I would be more than happy to contribute to the audio channel as well as improving the almost non-existant centre channel

Bill

[furnessvale]

There's no channel on the outside of the bend, but I was a bit surprised at the line Mike took.

 

In Mike's defence. I have tried filming while steering and it is so easy to wander a bit off line.

 

As we all know, even a "bit" off line when loaded will soon convert into a major problem.

 

George ex nb Alton retired

[Tam & Di]

In case you're wondering, I've find it better to go hell for leather into bridges, and get the silt and leaves really swilling around than take it slow and just come to grinding halt anyway!

 

 

I would generally go into the bridgehole really hard and knock the revs right back when about 1/3 in. The little power wave behind then catches up with the stern, lifts it and throws the boat through (mostly ). With a butty you can really see the effect; if you slow down before the brigehole the line drops into the water as the butty catches up, but "riding the surf wave" as I describe the line generally stays taut. (unless there is serious crep in there)

 

Tam

[DHutch]

In Mike's defence. I have tried filming while steering and it is so easy to wander a bit off line.

 

Oh indeed, and the comment was fully tongue in cheek. Never had an issue on said bridge, but at 2ft8 I expect we have a fair bit less in the water.

 

 

Daniel

[mykaskin]

The odd line was to, a) follow the deep water where the pleasureboats and hireboats go, and I only just got through on the towpath side of the bridge 'ole so headed for that bit again!

 

Will have to head up the Macc sometime loaded, been up unloaded, was amusing to say the least.

[midnight cowboy]

I agree with Tam - learn't my lessons the hard way driving old Northwichs, drive up hard and shut off as the bow goes in and the stern will lift over the silt and rubbish people throw in off the bridge.