DianeW Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 A gorgeous day for going with the flow https://youtu.be/H5qFgQYFmCw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 Ive cruised the A1m, m18, m1 and a43 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 I did the Diggle locks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 Chugged from the marina at Fazeley, up to Fradley today. Could have been a bit sunnier but otherwise good to get out of the marina. Passed a few boats moving, but not many. Came across a boat at 45 deg across the canal, not attached at the stern at all. Nudged up to it, pushed it into the side and wondered whether we should stop and reattach the stake but it did seem as though the side hatch was open and then as we drew alongside it transpired there were about 8 people aboard around the table. You’d think one of them might have noticed the proximity of the opposite bank but it seems not. I noted the front stake was only bashed 1/2 in to the soft bank and the rope was attached near the top. Some people shouldn’t be allowed out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerbeerbeerbeerbeer Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 A cracking stretch to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Goliath said: A cracking stretch to cruise. And nicely rounded off by meeting a gongoozling family with young kids about 5 and 8 at the Fradley swingbridge. I suggested the kids might like to help with the swingbridge. They did with relish. Then I got them to open and close the top gate at Junction lock, and then one of the bottom gates. Parents looked on slightly amazed! Good to get ‘em started young! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 4 hrs down the SU a bit more than Christmas day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHS Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 2 hours ago, nicknorman said: And nicely rounded off by meeting a gongoozling family with young kids about 5 and 8 at the Fradley swingbridge. I suggested the kids might like to help with the swingbridge. They did with relish. Then I got them to open and close the top gate at Junction lock, and then one of the bottom gates. Parents looked on slightly amazed! Good to get ‘em started young! We often involve young families to help at locks. You don’t even have to pay minimum wage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 13 hours ago, mrsmelly said: Ive cruised the A1m, m18, m1 and a43 today. It was the M1, M18, A1M, A1 and A57 for us. Followed by a pleasant walk from the marina to the Pyewipe for a lovely moorers get together over lunch. Very nice day. Now back at home having smart meters fitted. Then it is back to the boat tomorrow for four days away on the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 11 hours ago, nicknorman said: And nicely rounded off by meeting a gongoozling family with young kids about 5 and 8 at the Fradley swingbridge. I suggested the kids might like to help with the swingbridge. They did with relish. Then I got them to open and close the top gate at Junction lock, and then one of the bottom gates. Parents looked on slightly amazed! Good to get ‘em started young! Got to bet that small gesture made the kids day some thing out of the normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 16 hours ago, DianeW said: A gorgeous day for going with the flow https://youtu.be/H5qFgQYFmCw Once went under that low railway bridge, just leaving Thorne, had a ladder on the wheelhouse roof and the bridge took it off. It was a commercial tug and the ladder was half of an extension ladder, so it had the hooks that hook into the other half. The ladder had been used at Stannilands and had been put back with the hooks uppermost, these were what caught the bridge that's how close it was. Jumped out of me wits, lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bourke Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Would this be yours ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bourke Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 C. Campling (Goole) Ltd, is now Viking Marine (Goole) Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 17 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: 4 hrs down the SU a bit more than Christmas day Thats faster than NaughtyCal does the FossDitch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Naughty Cal said: It was the M1, M18, A1M, A1 and A57 for us. Followed by a pleasant walk from the marina to the Pyewipe for a lovely moorers get together over lunch. Very nice day. Now back at home having smart meters fitted. Then it is back to the boat tomorrow for four days away on the river. Not planning to go through Torksey? 9 hours ago, X Alan W said: Got to bet that small gesture made the kids day some thing out of the normal It is always a 'feel good factor' when the parents want (with evident delight) to take photos of their little ones pushing an impossibly large gate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 7 hours ago, Joe Bourke said: Would this be yours ? Hi there, yes, I'm fortunate enough to be the present custodian. In your top pic, HATFIELD is waiting for the handover to BWB. She was the first of the batch of motor tugs and the only one built at Goole. All the tugs survive but only HATFIELD and WHELDALE remain in original condition. In your bottom pic she's passing Harkers wharf at Knottingley, probably on her way to Goole. I'm also lucky to own an original Jebus, which, unless there's one sunk in a backwater, is one of only two remaining. Hope this is of interest..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 6 hours ago, Joe Bourke said: C. Campling (Goole) Ltd, is now Viking Marine (Goole) Ltd. HATFIELD requires repairs making to her rudder but when I've carried these out I'm intending to motor her to Goole and try to get a photo of her in front of Claude Campling's old workshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bourke Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 12 hours ago, NB Esk said: HATFIELD requires repairs making to her rudder but when I've carried these out I'm intending to motor her to Goole and try to get a photo of her in front of Claude Campling's old workshop. My mooring is opposite, I'll watch out for you. Brodsworth is moored on the canal at Viking Marina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 When I had a trip along the southern Shroppie last week (B&LJ), I passed about 7 boats going the other way and that was within travelling from Nantwich to Brewood and back to Nantwich. Are there a few more boats about this week along that stretch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 26/12/2018 at 23:38, MHS said: We often involve young families to help at locks. You don’t even have to pay minimum wage. Reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHS Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Laurie.Booth said: Reported I know, we have no scruples, it’s disgraceful of us to take advantage! Nothing wrong though with starting them young. Edited December 28, 2018 by MHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 We had a very pleasant cruise to Bradley Green winding hole and back on Boxing Day. Only saw 2 boats on the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 23 hours ago, MHS said: I know, we have no scruples, it’s disgraceful of us to take advantage! Nothing wrong though with starting them young. Reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 27/12/2018 at 18:05, Mike Todd said: Not planning to go through Torksey? Flood gates have been shut. Currently made it to Saxilsea after a trip to the coast with dog today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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