sailor mcgee Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 is it allowed to have a weird bow so as to break ice? the bow using its weight to crash down on the ice and crack it that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, sailor mcgee said: is it allowed to have a weird bow so as to break ice? the bow using its weight to crash down on the ice and crack it that way? I sat on a choc-ice once and it squashed it alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 I fancy a choc ice. Haven't had one for 25 years AT LEAST.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: I fancy a choc ice. Haven't had one for 25 years AT LEAST.... I liked Tubs too, with the little wooden spoon thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor mcgee Posted December 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 being serious, and im not joking here, do crt allow icebreaking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, bizzard said: I liked Tubs too, with the little wooden spoon thing. Far canal, I'd forgotten about thems! Got them mainly in the cinema, watching stuff like Mary Poppins or, err... Jingle Book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, sailor mcgee said: being serious, and im not joking here, do crt allow icebreaking? 1 minute ago, sailor mcgee said: being serious, and im not joking here, do crt allow icebreaking? I think so, I've done it a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, sailor mcgee said: being serious, and im not joking here, do crt allow icebreaking? Yep. Moored boaters tend to get irrationally aerated about it though. All the fun is being erased from boting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, Mike the Boilerman said: Far canal, I'd forgotten about thems! Got them mainly in the cinema, watching stuff like Mary Poppins or, err... Jingle Book? I think they were Lionsmade, don't think Walls did them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, bizzard said: I think they were Lionsmade, don't think Walls did them. YES they were. Lyonsmaid, IIRC, and FAR nicer ice cream than nasty Walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Around Ilford there was an ice lolly firm called Dicky Birds they made delicious cream lollies called Glow Joys, chocolate, strawberry, lemon, banana and a blue mint one, all 3d each, they're van used to come round too. On Sundays we'd buy a Lionsmade rum and raisin family brick. Edited December 8, 2018 by bizzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) BRILLIANT. Round my way we had an Italian family who made and flogged their own ice cream. Made in the back of their shop in Chertsey. Unlike Walls and Lyonsmaid it was paper white in colour rather than creamy yellow and tasted bloody fantastic in comparison. Twice the price though so we only ever had it as a Big Treat. Never found out their recipe. Any ideas??? Edited December 8, 2018 by Mike the Boilerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: BRILLIANT. Round my way we had an Italian family who made and flogged their own ice cream. Made in the back of their shop in Chertsey. Unlike Walls and Lyonsmaid it was paper white in colour rather than creamy yellow and tasted bloody fantastic in comparison. Twice the price though so we only ever had it as a Big Treat. Never found out their recipe. Any ideas??? Bleach? weren't a relative of Rossi were they. Rossi's were big in Southend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, bizzard said: Bleach? weren't a relative of Rossi were they. Rossi's were big in Southend. Nah, dint taste of bleach. Tasted of LUXURY! Forgot to say, family name was Izzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said: Nah, dint taste of bleach. Tasted of LUXURY! Forgot to say, family name was Izzi. Izzi Wizzy lets get bixy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 SOOTY. YAY!!!!!!! Dunno about bixi though. Have you bin drinking or falling in again?? (I have!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceinSanity Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Sigh... Drink Irn-Bru for the hangover ? To get back on topic: yes, ice breaking is allowed and there are still a few of the old purpose built ice breakers around. Surprisingly, not, there are varied views about the risk to your boat of breaking ice. It will certainly scratch the blacking off the bow waterline and may stress the drive train because of repeated rapid decelerations as you hit the ice. Steering gets very tricky as the boat will be reluctant to turn. Be very careful when reversing in ice – stay well out of the tiller arc as the rudder can be slammed across very suddenly by an ice floe. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, BruceinSanity said: To get back on topic: yes, ice breaking is allowed and... ... it will scrape off the blacking around your waterline! It will also pee off folk in moored boats that you pass as they believe that the shards of ice you send winging into their hull also damages their blacking. Not everyone agrees it does, but it is true that ice breaking is thought by many to be inconsiderate. Many of those might be prepared to forgive the coal boat though, eh? However, the canals are not currently frozen, the OP is apparently not in the UK and doesn't currently have a boat, so the question sits rather oddly. The ice cream discussion is far more conducive to Forum harmony I'd suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 It can also upset the ice skaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 7 hours ago, bizzard said: Around Ilford there was an ice lolly firm called Dicky Birds they < snip > And what about Rossi's on Ilford Broadway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 I'm sure we all remember the Glasgow Ice Cream wars ? I was working in Glasgow at the time - all very exciting. The Ice Cream Wars was a turf war in the East End of Glasgow, in Scotland, in the 1980s between rival criminal organisations selling drugs and stolen goods from ice cream vans. Van operators were involved in frequent violence and intimidation tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanD Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 We had to bring our boat through ice when we had it delivered to Grangemouth. From the Kelpies to the Falkirk Wheel wasn't too bad, but up on the Union Canal we came across a variety of ice thickness. Taking slowly and allowing for the fact that the bow does not swing round as it usually does is what we found. Checking the water line much later on showed minimal loss of blacking. Perhaps we were lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 9 hours ago, sailor mcgee said: being serious, and im not joking here, do crt allow icebreaking? Yes unless it's changed in the last year or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 9 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said: I fancy a choc ice. Haven't had one for 25 years AT LEAST.... sailor mcgee probably is more suited to popcorn eating dont you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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