March of the Widebeams

[johnmck]

Just a bit further along past Wigrams turn and on the South Oxford, we came across this monstrosity.  We had already squeezed past the shed Ditchcrawler photographed.

Edited September 2, 2019 by johnmck

[ditchcrawler]

17 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Whilst it is improved since the offside vegetation was cut back, personally I would not moor any boat there, can’t see the point.  It is not like it is close to road access or anything.

Its the first bit of piling

17 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Whilst it is improved since the offside vegetation was cut back, personally I would not moor any boat there, can’t see the point.  It is not like it is close to road access or anything.

Its the first bit of piling

[frangar]

13 minutes ago, johnmck said:

Just a bit further along past Wigrams turn and on the South Oxford, we came across this monstrosity.  We had already squeezed past the shed Ditchcrawler photographed.

May I suggest you send this in to CRT...the more that do possibly something might hit home....

[Boater Sam]

I would shift it as its an obstruction to navigation.

[ditchcrawler]

Just now, Boater Sam said:

I would shift it as its an obstruction to navigation.

Where to, unless you plan to drag it back to the GU

[johnmck]

16 minutes ago, frangar said:

May I suggest you send this in to CRT...the more that do possibly something might hit home....

Reported to CRT.  I have nothing against broad craft, on suitable navigation...

But they are spreading onto narrow canals and as in this instance , impeding navigation.

[Drayke]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

Or moor on the Narrowest bit of the GU

This boat seems to have been moored there for quite some time, almost abandoned even, the ropes are getting  frayed as they rub against the pilings, swings about quite a bit to.

[johnmck]

Just now, F DRAYKE said:

This boat seems to have been moored there for quite some time, almost abandoned even, the ropes are getting  frayed as they rub against the pilings, swings about quite a bit to.

I have also mentioned this one in my email to CRT.  

[Lily Rose]

I passed that shed on my way back to the marina last Friday.

 

As someone else said, it is moored right at the start of the armco. This means that much more armco was visible to the steerer as he/she arrived. Every single inch of that Armco would have been better than the bit that was chosen and some of it much better as there are a couple of "lay-by" bits where the canal is significantly wider.

 

I could only conclude that it was no accident that the steerer chose the most unsuitable bit (of one of the busiest canals in the country) to moor, indeed it would have been a challenge to find anywhere more unsuitable, so it was left there with the intention of making it as difficult as possible for as many narrowboats as possible. 

 

Someone intentionally being a bit of a git?    (perhaps in retaliation against this and similar threads)

 

 

 

[billS]

That boat has also an overhanging deck plate, which is high enough and wide enough to scratch a narrowboat cabin sides if one does come into contact with it.

[Boater Sam]

12 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Where to, unless you plan to drag it back to the GU

I'd drag it into Wigwams so that they could charge the git for moorings. And preferably sink it in a corner there out of the way.

[Arthur Marshall]

35 minutes ago, Lily Rose said:

I passed that shed on my way back to the marina last Friday.

 

As someone else said, it is moored right at the start of the armco. This means that much more armco was visible to the steerer as he/she arrived. Every single inch of that Armco would have been better than the bit that was chosen and some of it much better as there are a couple of "lay-by" bits where the canal is significantly wider.

 

I could only conclude that it was no accident that the steerer chose the most unsuitable bit (of one of the busiest canals in the country) to moor, indeed it would have been a challenge to find anywhere more unsuitable, so it was left there with the intention of making it as difficult as possible for as many narrowboats as possible. 

 

Someone intentionally being a bit of a git?    (perhaps in retaliation against this and similar threads)

 

 

 

I don't think so. The number of boats I pass moored in the narrow bit of a canal when there's wider fifty yards further on astonishes me. It's just thoughtlessness, as usual. 

[Rob-M]

The same as mooring on the only bend for miles which we saw the other day, a long straight section, corner with narrow boat moored then another long straight section. Some boaters don't seem to have a clue about boating.

[Captain Pegg]

14 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Or moor on the Narrowest bit of the GU

I too passed this boat last week as per the picture below.

 

I wondered how such a boat could cruise almost anywhere at all but @matty40s told me it had been lifted in at Stowe Hill and it’s clearly got to Napton.

 

While I am something of a lone voice amongst confirmed narrowboaters in defending the right of any craft within the published dimensions to be able to navigate the canal concerned I do question the wisdom of seeming non-enforcement against blatant disregard for the published dimensions.

 

JP

[MtB]

14 hours ago, Tuscan said:

I passed this today, we rocked on the bottom passing close to the bank. What was surprising was the upper ‘flying bridge’ structure was steel so could not be taken down.  I imagine it will struggle with some of the bridges as he moves down the Oxford to the GU

 

You passed it today? I passed it there about three weeks ago!!!

 

 

 

[MtB]

 

 

To be fair, it was 18th August I photographed it.

 

 

 

[mrsmelly]

4 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

You passed it today? I passed it there about three weeks ago!!!

 

 

 

Thats impossible. Thats more than 14 days ?

[Alan de Enfield]

4 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

You passed it today? I passed it there about three weeks ago!!!

It must have bought tears to the eyes when the lad passed this :

 

 

Lucky to be alive !!

 

[johnmck]

19 hours ago, frangar said:

May I suggest you send this in to CRT...the more that do possibly something might hit home....

According to CRT,  the beast has moved on. Bet it's not far though, but at least off the narrow canal, hopefully.

[ditchcrawler]

8 hours ago, billS said:

That boat has also an overhanging deck plate, which is high enough and wide enough to scratch a narrowboat cabin sides if one does come into contact with it.

Yes, it upped un concentration level

6 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

 

To be fair, it was 18th August I photographed it.

 

 

 

My photo was on the 2 September

[MtB]

 

ISTR there is a facebook group called "Moored like a dick", specifically for photos like these. 

 

 

[frangar]

3 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

ISTR there is a facebook group called "Moored like a dick", specifically for photos like these. 

 

 

Moored like a twat.....?

[MtB]

20 minutes ago, frangar said:

Moored like a twat.....?

 

You're right!

 

Careful though, I have had posts deleted for using the word 'twat', in jest!

 

 

3 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Thats impossible. Thats more than 14 days ?

 

Yeah, 15!

 

 

[Drayke]

2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Yes, it upped un concentration level

My photo was on the 2 September

I seem to recall passing this boat at this spot on the 9th July on my way up to Camp Hill.

[roland elsdon]

Another aqualine bovine dropping mk 4 fat thing heading up buckby today. Looked just launched