14skipper Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi is there room to wind a 60ft below Torksey lock ? 14Skipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJW Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Yes, plenty. Our 57' went round easily. I don't even think 70' would be a problem from memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
national velvet Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Yes, you should be able to wind, particularly if the water is high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I think so. RW is 51ft and we winded without any trouble. We came upriver with the tide from Keady. I read somewhere that after turning into the lock cut you need to wind quickly before you moor but when we got there I couldn't see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeping Up Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 We've winded our 67-ft boat many times below the lock. The widest point is immediately below the lock, because there are no pontoons, but I am not sure whether the depth is adequate at low tide. There is plenty of room opposite the visitor's pontoons, and even if there is a big boat moored there you can put your bows into an outfall opposite and watch the look of fear on their faces as your stern sweeps round past their glossy plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Brummie Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Arriving from Keadby afew years ago, I moored on the pontoon, ducking in to beat craft coming out of the lock. The following morning I struggled to wind 57 ft as tide was exceptionally low, although I was advised it was best time to go.. The river was low all the way to Cromwell and some cruisers with outdrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi is there room to wind a 60ft below Torksey lock ? 14Skipper Pretty much a necessity since overnighting here on the way down the Trent is oft recommended with a stop on the pontoon (to eb arranged with the lock keeper) but you don't want to have to reverse back out into the mainstream to re-commence the journey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterboat Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 whilst on the pontoon i turned two 57 foot widebeams with relative ease so we were ready for the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14skipper Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) look at https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.2930098,-0.7451399,3a,75y,291.07h,103.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sqpgWV2g9iYMyPHhcMhYJUA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DqpgWV2g9iYMyPHhcMhYJUA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D58.244469%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656 It certainly looks pretty wide! but then again that looks like a high tide photo! Edited February 1, 2016 by NickF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Dunkley Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) look at https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.2930098,-0.7451399,3a,75y,291.07h,103.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sqpgWV2g9iYMyPHhcMhYJUA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DqpgWV2g9iYMyPHhcMhYJUA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D58.244469%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656 It certainly looks pretty wide! but then again that looks like a high tide photo! Yes, very big tide, and maybe even some 'fresh' on top of it as well. What must be remembered about Torksey is that this far upriver the High Water 'stand' of the tide is much briefer than it is further down toward the Humber and the sea. Once the river has reached the HW level for any tide, there can be a sudden and very rapid drop in water level, . . . . a foot, or more, disappearing within a minute or two. For this reason, avoid turning boats in Torksey Cut immediately prior to , or at the time of, local HW. Edited February 1, 2016 by Tony Dunkley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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