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Post by kris on Nov 29, 2016 18:12:34 GMT
After reading your other thread about all the jobs you've got on I can understand John.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 18:16:28 GMT
The river Trent on that stretch is bloody huge ! Mind you it was good to cruise under the M1, having driven over it so many times.
We did it in summer for a reason. It was low levels and little current noticeable. As we turned onto the Soar, which is a little smaller, the wind got up and became quite strong. It does make you realise that you are in the wrong boat for the conditions.
I would not consider it in a narrow boat in winter, because I'm a wuss.
Right tool for the job is the best bet as far as I'm concerned.
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 19:24:17 GMT
I've noticed some of the spring has returned to CWF, while it's gone quiet round here. anybody else noticed this?? Sorry, but I realised I'd forgotten what the thread was supposed to be about so went back to your OP. As a result I went to look at CW but without logging on. (Is this like smoking mary warner without inhaling?) Anyway, can I ask which post or posts made you think some 'spring' was back? I'm guessing not the one about misuse of words. Cabbage anyone? Rog
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 19:27:40 GMT
"I did do the Trent from Shardlow to do the Soar this summer" How did that go? I have looked at that junction and asked about it before. Had it planned for next Summer, now thinking of doing it at Christmas 2017: from Wolverhampton to Burton to Market Harborough. We only have 10hp - but did have an offer for someone to shadow us in a more powerful narrowboat. Back to the grind now... well, someone has to pay for Mr Parry's bonus. We have done it a few times when we were based at Willington and we've done it as inexperienced hire boaters too. I don't recall anything particularly taxing but I do recall conditions where relatively benign apart from one time when they had not long opened the flood gates at Sawley and Shardlow. If you wait for it to be fairly settled and the indicator boards to be well into the green you should be fine. doing it in the summer BTW means there is a good chance if you wait ar Derwent Mouth lock going East or Sawley going West you won't wait very long at all for another boat to go across with.
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 29, 2016 19:43:41 GMT
I mentioned the flood lock John. I might not have worded it the best way but what I was asking foxy is. Does your boat sail okay on the cut? Does it seem slow? If it sails okay on the canal it will be alright fom the bottom of the T&M to the soar under normal conditions. Back for a moment before bed. Up a bit earlier for work as roads are in bad condition all over Finland - a depression has raised the temperature and it's been raining water on the snow which is turning it into black ice. And I have extra work tomorrow. Could be tricky. T W Marine said our prop and gearbox are slightly unusual (I forget how exactly) and make a good combination for getting a lot of power out of the little engine. The previous owner also said he seem surprised at the good thrust. If we have a car at some stage before then, we might even stop in that area and have a look and assess for ourselves. I'm not worried, but a second, more powerful, boat to help out just in case is a wise precaution.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 19:45:35 GMT
You be careful tomorrow. Sounds like tough driving conditions.
Rog
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Post by kris on Nov 29, 2016 19:45:38 GMT
I don't think you will have a problem then foxy as long as you don't try to do the stretch in full flood.
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Post by bargemast on Nov 29, 2016 22:21:53 GMT
I mentioned the flood lock John. I might not have worded it the best way but what I was asking foxy is. Does your boat sail okay on the cut? Does it seem slow? If it sails okay on the canal it will be alright fom the bottom of the T&M to the soar under normal conditions. Back for a moment before bed. Up a bit earlier for work as roads are in bad condition all over Finland - a depression has raised the temperature and it's been raining water on the snow which is turning it into black ice. And I have extra work tomorrow. Could be tricky.
T W Marine said our prop and gearbox are slightly unusual (I forget how exactly) and make a good combination for getting a lot of power out of the little engine. The previous owner also said he seem surprised at the good thrust. If we have a car at some stage before then, we might even stop in that area and have a look and assess for ourselves. I'm not worried, but a second, more powerful, boat to help out just in case is a wise precaution. Drive very carefully foxy, good luck, I wouldn't like to be responsible for people in the bus I drive on black ice.
What makes me always very angry (normally I'm quite cool) is the stupid people that overtake you as if everything is fine, while there's thick fog, or black ice on the roads.
They think that because of their 4 Wheel drive nothing will happen, even on summer tyres, it's these fools that are creating accidents.
I have to get my mobile guillotine back in working order and offer my services to the police of different countries, as all these foolish drivers will never do it again after my highly effective treatment, I could be on a winner there I think.
Peter.
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Post by tonyqj on Nov 29, 2016 22:31:21 GMT
Back for a moment before bed. Up a bit earlier for work as roads are in bad condition all over Finland - a depression has raised the temperature and it's been raining water on the snow which is turning it into black ice. And I have extra work tomorrow. Could be tricky.
T W Marine said our prop and gearbox are slightly unusual (I forget how exactly) and make a good combination for getting a lot of power out of the little engine. The previous owner also said he seem surprised at the good thrust. If we have a car at some stage before then, we might even stop in that area and have a look and assess for ourselves. I'm not worried, but a second, more powerful, boat to help out just in case is a wise precaution. Drive very carefully foxy, good luck, I wouldn't like to be responsible for people in the bus I drive on black ice.
What makes me always very angry (normally I'm quite cool) is the stupid people that overtake you as if everything is fine, while there's thick fog, or black ice on the roads.
They think that because of their 4 Wheel drive nothing will happen, even on summer tyres, it's these fools that are creating accidents.
I have to get my mobile guillotine back in working order and offer my services to the police of different countries, as all these foolish drivers will never do it again after my highly effective treatment, I could be on a winner there I think.
Peter.
You mentioning a bus on black ice reminds me of a real laugh out loud moment many years ago when I saw a bus waiting to turn right out of a T Junction. A Robin Reliant came down the main road and turned left to pass down the offside of the bus. But it didn't really turn. He was only travelling at walking pace and at that stately speed he just slid across the road and collided with the bus just below the driver's window. The bus driver quietly slid the window back, looked down at the crumpled OS front of the Reliant and said "Oops!"
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Post by JohnV on Nov 29, 2016 22:48:33 GMT
A few years back in fairly heavy snow I was heading to site in the Transit, three of us in the cab. Coming into Borehamwood down a slight incline. A Plastic Pig (Reliant) was coming up the hill the other way. He was doing ok then he tried to accelerate and lost it. He slid across the white line broadsiding neatly in front of us. We nearly stopped in time but just bumped into the side of it. It proceeded to roll slowly and gracefully onto it's roof. We climbed out of the van and bent down to look at the driver, hanging upside down from his seat belt, covered in fag ash, dogends and dead crisps ...... you know all the debris that normally inhabits the floors of blokes cars. We asked "You ok Mate?" He said yeah I'm fine, so we just rolled it back onto it's wheels with him still inside and pushed him onto the verge. I finished making sure he was alright looked back at my guys who by then had swept up the broken glass and were sitting back in the van waiting to go. 5 minutes tops !!!
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Post by bodger on Nov 29, 2016 22:51:41 GMT
I've noticed some of the spring has returned to CWF, while it's gone quiet round here. anybody else noticed this?? Sorry, but I realised I'd forgotten what the thread was supposed to be about so went back to your OP. As a result I went to look at CW but without logging on. (Is this like smoking mary warner without inhaling?) Anyway, can I ask which post or posts made you think some 'spring' was back? I'm guessing not the one about misuse of words. Cabbage anyone? Rog so you're dogless. can I be your friend and pee on your leg?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 22:56:49 GMT
Only if you tell me if you used to be Murflyn.
Don't worry, it'll be our secret.
And then I'll throw a stick for you.
Rog
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Post by bargemast on Nov 30, 2016 8:09:08 GMT
Drive very carefully foxy, good luck, I wouldn't like to be responsible for people in the bus I drive on black ice.
What makes me always very angry (normally I'm quite cool) is the stupid people that overtake you as if everything is fine, while there's thick fog, or black ice on the roads.
They think that because of their 4 Wheel drive nothing will happen, even on summer tyres, it's these fools that are creating accidents.
I have to get my mobile guillotine back in working order and offer my services to the police of different countries, as all these foolish drivers will never do it again after my highly effective treatment, I could be on a winner there I think.
Peter.
You mentioning a bus on black ice reminds me of a real laugh out loud moment many years ago when I saw a bus waiting to turn right out of a T Junction. A Robin Reliant came down the main road and turned left to pass down the offside of the bus. But it didn't really turn. He was only travelling at walking pace and at that stately speed he just slid across the road and collided with the bus just below the driver's window. The bus driver quietly slid the window back, looked down at the crumpled OS front of the Reliant and said "Oops!" I can imagine that this must have been an hilarious situation in which luckily nobody got physically hurt, which is the most important.
When I was reading about Foxy's "black ice" my memory switched back to my 4 years in the Dutch Nato troops based in Germany during the "Cold War" (jan'67-jan'71) where the winters were very cold and we often had snow and black ice on the roads. We must have been a very low-budget army, as we didn't have winter-tyres for our trucks, and we were always skidding over the roads, and I see it as a miracle that there weren't more accidents than the few ones we had there, that were very serious ones. Our tanks were some ancient Centurions, during road transport towed by Mighty Antars (they both had very thirsty RR engines) some crappy French AMX's and a couple of super American stuff M113, with GM-Diesels, automatic gearboxes, discbrakes and a comfortable suspeded drivers seat (heaven !) we had no heating in our DAF trucks, and to prevent us from freezing we would have boards in front of the radiator, and the engine cover (between the seats) slightly open, to get at least a tiny little bit of warm air in the cab. During these 4 years I've lost a couple of mates due to winter road accidents, and I still see them when there's black ice on the roads.
Peter.
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