Being on a sinking boat is a weird feeling...

[mykaskin]

...it's even more weird when you are trying to make it sink. Have a watch of this video of Brinklow Boat Services floating dry dock flooding:

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mike

 

 

[RLWP]

A full length boat is a tight fit in there, Mike

 

Richard

[alan_fincher]

A full length boat is a tight fit in there, Mike

 

Richard

 

I'm surprised - I thought Simon told us it was lengthened to about 80 feet.

 

They had the devils own job both getting "Sickle" into it, and back out again, even though we moved a lot of ballast forward before the exit attempt,

 

Tee canal where they sink it is sufficiently silted that it doesn't sink enough for a boat with a draught like "Sickle" to float over the lip. "Sickle" was eventually helped in by repeated "nudging" by Simon's boat (!)

[RLWP]

 

I'm surprised - I thought Simon told us it was lengthened to about 80 feet.

 

When?

 

Only twelve years ago (!) it was tricky getting around the ends of Tawny

 

Richard

[davidg]

 

I'm surprised - I thought Simon told us it was lengthened to about 80 feet.

 

They had the devils own job both getting "Sickle" into it, and back out again, even though we moved a lot of ballast forward before the exit attempt,

 

Tee canal where they sink it is sufficiently silted that it doesn't sink enough for a boat with a draught like "Sickle" to float over the lip. "Sickle" was eventually helped in by repeated "nudging" by Simon's boat (!)

The area the dock sinks in was dredged just before Christmas which should put an end to the search for human ballast and other shenanigans to get boats on & off. Wasn't there today to see how it went, out boating which is the subject for another thread.

[mykaskin]

When?

 

Only twelve years ago (!) it was tricky getting around the ends of Tawny

 

Richard

It was a good fit, not loads of room but enough. Of course one end looses 5 or so foot because of the original deck - that's where the pumps stand. Edited January 19, 2016 by mykaskin