matty40s Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Do boats moor on the outside of bends then? https://goo.gl/maps/jFunm4TMFds Edited February 1, 2019 by matty40s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, matty40s said: https://goo.gl/maps/jFunm4TMFds Not many then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav and Pen Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Mooring on bends are now part of the sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilllearning Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 28/01/2019 at 15:55, rusty69 said: If you should go skating On the thin ice of modern life Dragging behind you the silent reproach Of a million tear-stained eyes Don't be surprised when a crack in the ice Appears under your feet You slip out of your depth and out of your mind With your fear flowing out behind you As you claw the thin ice Roger (frozen) Waters The Wall, London 1980, I think, one of the most astonishing gigs I ever saw. Our seats were 6 rows from front in the centre of the row. As an investigation into the repressed emotions of far too many people born at the end of, or just after the last war, it spoke, and still speaks, very loudly to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 hours ago, matty40s said: https://goo.gl/maps/jFunm4TMFds That's just a gentle curve...... This a bit less so, (either side of the bridge)........https://www.google.com/maps/@51.8362751,-0.6560396,259m/data=!3m1!1e3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 On 19/01/2019 at 12:44, Naughty Cal said: I always find it funny how precious narrowboatists are about their blacking. Aren't plastic boaters precious about their gelcoats, or have things in the world of GRP moved on? Anyway, coatings aside, I think I'd rather be moving a steel boat in ice than a yogurt pot. It may start out as thin ice but you never know how thick it's going to be in different places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer McM Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Confused swans..... 'walking' across the marina. We're 'stuck' in a marina, and want to get out! (Due to a family bereavement we moored in the marina while we took a long trip). We've been advised by management to wait until the ice has thawed as the ice pushes up against moored boats, causing problems with blacking so we've had to pay for a couple more/moor nights here. Our fingers are crossed for Tuesday for a 'great escape'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Jennifer McM said: Confused swans..... 'walking' across the marina. We're 'stuck' in a marina, and want to get out! (Due to a family bereavement we moored in the marina while we took a long trip). We've been advised by management to wait until the ice has thawed as the ice pushes up against moored boats, causing problems with blacking so we've had to pay for a couple more/moor nights here. Our fingers are crossed for Tuesday for a 'great escape'! Just fit a bluddy great BT to the front of ya ship..........Blow Torch! ETA. Don't roast the swan though, Queenie won't be amused. Edited February 2, 2019 by rusty69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer McM Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 minute ago, rusty69 said: Just fit a bluddy great BT to the front of ya ship..........Blow Torch! ETA. Don't roast the swan though, Queenie won't be amused. What a flaming great idea ? Swans be afraid.... be very afraid ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 22 hours ago, Stilllearning said: The Wall, London 1980, I think, one of the most astonishing gigs I ever saw. Our seats were 6 rows from front in the centre of the row. As an investigation into the repressed emotions of far too many people born at the end of, or just after the last war, it spoke, and still speaks, very loudly to me. We were at wembley for the pulse tour. Id never seen the dvd but saw it at christmas. ‘Takes you back doesnt it’ im afraid even at 61 bits of the wall bring tears to my eyes , pink floyd made number 1 on the worst week of my life. power of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 6 hours ago, blackrose said: Aren't plastic boaters precious about their gelcoats, or have things in the world of GRP moved on? Anyway, coatings aside, I think I'd rather be moving a steel boat in ice than a yogurt pot. It may start out as thin ice but you never know how thick it's going to be in different places. Ice will take blacking off easily as the blacking is 'soft' and poor adhesion. Ice might damage a 2 pack epoxy and certainly could effect any undercure/poor adhesion areas depending on how thick the ice is. These coatings aren't immune to abrasion but should stand up pretty well to thin ice. Gel coats will be better again. They are hard and usually thicker than 2 pack coatings and will have better abraison resistance. I doubt if thin ice would do anything to a decent gel coat other than some minor abraison scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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