To Ripon

[Blake]

Can anyone give us advice? WE would like to get to Ripon via Thorne, Southfields junction, and Selby. We are 59'6" if we take off the fender. Canalplan says that only 57' boats can it

[Hairy-Neil]

Can anyone give us advice? WE would like to get to Ripon via Thorne, Southfields junction, and Selby. We are 59'6" if we take off the fender. Canalplan says that only 57' boats can it

 

 

 

As member MartinClark says, the shortest lock in the known universe is Salterhebble middle lock and you can get a 60 foot boat through there no trouble......You'll p!ss it. .......

[Theo]

As member MartinClark says, the shortest lock in the known universe is Salterhebble middle lock and you can get a 60 foot boat through there no trouble......You'll p!ss it. .......

 

If you take off the stern fender and keep the tiller hard over you should get another few inches...

 

Nick

[Derek Porteous]

Can anyone give us advice? WE would like to get to Ripon via Thorne, Southfields junction, and Selby. We are 59'6" if we take off the fender. Canalplan says that only 57' boats can it

 

 

You might want to read The Tuesday Night Club's account of their travels with "Ernest", a 60ft narrowboat.

 

http://tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour97/index.html

 

I think this covered most of the route you wanted, and it was done in a 60 footer (If this is incorrect, I am sure someone on the forum will let you know).

 

regards

[Hairy-Neil]

You might want to read The Tuesday Night Club's account of their travels with "Ernest", a 60ft narrowboat.

 

http://tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour97/index.html

 

I think this covered most of the route you wanted, and it was done in a 60 footer (If this is incorrect, I am sure someone on the forum will let you know).

 

regards

 

It says Ernest is 57' 6" long.......

 

"Earnest" basic specification :-

 

57' 6" semi-trad all steel shell and superstructure, 10 6 4mm spec.

 

2 side hatches and doors, steel tray type with wood lining and blocking.

 

2 x 13Kg gas bottles and auto change over valve in front bow locker.

 

Front "T" stud.

 

Front cockpit 4' 6" with side steel lockers, cratch no cover.

 

Large 150 gallon stainless steel water tank under high cockpit floor.

 

Hardwood front windows and doors with Yale type lock.

[Derek Porteous]

It says Ernest is 57' 6" long.......

 

 

Quite right!

 

However in the section "fabrication of steelwork" it also says that the actual length was 58' 6" plus a quarter inch.

 

I am almost sure I read in the text of some of their wonderful journeys that "Ernest" was a 60 ft nb, but that could be rounding up (we all do it), or indeed may, or may not, include fenders. Apart from saying the Ripon Canal locks were a little tight, there is no mention of taking fenders off.

 

Perhaps someone from the Tuesday Club might clarify.

Edited April 10, 2007 by Derek Porteous

[Blake]

thank you everyone for your encouragement - we are having great fun planning and may see you all around the cut.

any other advice is always welcome.

 

best wishes

Victoria Macdonald (I am not the telegraph correspondent)

[Purple Fairie]

The last holiday we had before buying a boat was on the york ouse we traveled for quite some time with a chap who was on a 60footer he had no problem

 

Neil the shortest known lock surely has to be at the grand sluice at 45ft innit

[rallyfan]

I've done that trip on my boat which is 59'6", I didn't have any problems. Just take it steady and keep a close eye on your boat in the locks