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Post by Jim on May 31, 2018 9:37:12 GMT
This boat is going some....
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 11:29:25 GMT
Good video! I had Mr Shouty Shouty Slow Down Man getting Irate as we went past Floods Ferry, It's deep and wide with no boats moored bank-side along with a 5 mph limit. Bang on 5mph on the GPS and he starts, I gave a cheery wave and a thumbs up and left the throttle where it was - I thought it my civic duty to give him something to moan about  The odd thing is an Elysian 27 is a very clean boat that slips throught the water with bugger all wash at speeds <6 mph - particularly on wide deep stretches. Foxy took this picture last year, it is on the approach to Peartree Farm Friends of the Nene Mooring - it is neither wide nor deep at this point (about 4' deep) we would have been doing about 6mph.  Not too shabby eh?! |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 13:52:28 GMT
Good photo! And not a stupid finger in sight! Finger? what finger?  |
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Post by bargemast on May 31, 2018 14:26:19 GMT
Sometimes I think that there are many people boating, that are mainly tied up, that can enjoy themselfs only by yelling, screaming and making slow-down gestures at approaching- and passing boats.
I met one of these "happy" people yesterday when I was moving a 17m Tjalk on a fairly wide-and plenty deep enough canal section.
The guy had his boat tied up alongside a straight quay, with deepwater next to it, and strong bollards on the quay-side, so a pretty safe mooring place, this guy was making very wild slow-down gestures already around 200m before I arrived at his boat.
Tjalks have bluff bows, and even if you're not going fast at all, there's water curling up in front of their bows, I was probably going at about 6km/h, and didn't change my speed as there was absolutely not the slightest reason to do so.
When I was at his level I came out of the door to look at him, and he yelled "idiot", he almost exploded when I answered : "No problem, I realised that you are".
With a bit of luck I see him again on monday on the return trip, if he hasn't left his favorite spot there yet.
Peter.
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Post by kris on May 31, 2018 15:18:13 GMT
Sometimes I think that there are many people boating, that are mainly tied up, that can enjoy themselfs only by yelling, screaming and making slow-down gestures at approaching- and passing boats. I met one of these "happy" people yesterday when I was moving a 17m Tjalk on a fairly wide-and plenty deep enough canal section. The guy had his boat tied up alongside a straight quay, with deepwater next to it, and strong bollards on the quay-side, so a pretty safe mooring place, this guy was making very wild slow-down gestures already around 200m before I arrived at his boat. Tjalks have bluff bows, and even if you're not going fast at all, there's water curling up in front of their bows, I was probably going at about 6km/h, and didn't change my speed as there was absolutely not the slightest reason to do so. When I was at his level I came out of the door to look at him, and he yelled " idiot", he almost exploded when I answered : "No problem, I realised that you are". With a bit of luck I see him again on monday on the return trip, if he hasn't left his favorite spot there yet. Peter. When I'm on bollards or rings I don't mind how fast people go past its up to me to tie it up right. How ever if I have to moor on stakes, it's a different matter especially if it's a narrow shallow channel. Then it gets really boring having tighten ropes and to stake it all the time. When I was at skipton there was one widebeam charity boat that pulled my stakes out every time they went past, twice a day most days. They got the message eventually that I'd appreciate it if they slowed down when passing my boat. Where I am now there does seem to be a high proportion of boats that travel fast, regardless of the width or depth of the channel. I think it's because most of them are marina dwellers, so when they are out they've got some where to get to. |
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Post by bargemast on May 31, 2018 15:31:12 GMT
It's a mixed bag. Although we try to be careful we've had <insert word of choice here> wave their hands at us to indicate we're reckless and on the rampage. We try to see if there's smoke coming out of chimneys which is a sign someone's at home, but we've often been caught out passing at normal speed what we thought was a 'dead' boat. These people like to dwell in the shadows in their dark, creepy holes. And yet when we were tied up in Banbury we had poxy long 72-footers passing us at Warp 9 and you could see all the boats behind them joggling like the wobble-Jesuses behind Brazilian taxi drivers' windshields. Absolute wankers. Their massive boats suck up all the water with the bed of the canal visible behind them and a bleedin' tsunami in front of them. It's about time we had a thread on here titled 'Name That Inconsiderate Git'.If they are no members of TB they wouldn't even know how stupid other people think they are.
One thing I've noticed more than once is that several of the "Slow Down" screamers, are not slowing down when they'reon the move.
Bloody hypocrites !
Peter.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2018 15:34:30 GMT
Tick over for us passing moored boats, whatever the waterway.....we even did it on the Thames when the levels were low. I consider it a courtesy to others, like saying good morning. Some people ignore me, but the salutation is because it makes me feel good, so whether I receive a response or not is irrelevant. Equally, I try to ignore the speed that others pass at. Little point in getting hot under the collar. Have to say the Bridgewater is one of the worst canals for speeders, and the L&L is, in my experience, one of the best. Probably because the sides are so shallow  Rog |
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Post by bargemast on May 31, 2018 15:37:06 GMT
Sometimes I think that there are many people boating, that are mainly tied up, that can enjoy themselfs only by yelling, screaming and making slow-down gestures at approaching- and passing boats. I met one of these "happy" people yesterday when I was moving a 17m Tjalk on a fairly wide-and plenty deep enough canal section. The guy had his boat tied up alongside a straight quay, with deepwater next to it, and strong bollards on the quay-side, so a pretty safe mooring place, this guy was making very wild slow-down gestures already around 200m before I arrived at his boat. Tjalks have bluff bows, and even if you're not going fast at all, there's water curling up in front of their bows, I was probably going at about 6km/h, and didn't change my speed as there was absolutely not the slightest reason to do so. When I was at his level I came out of the door to look at him, and he yelled " idiot", he almost exploded when I answered : "No problem, I realised that you are". With a bit of luck I see him again on monday on the return trip, if he hasn't left his favorite spot there yet. Peter. When I'm on bollards or rings I don't mind how fast people go past its up to me to tie it up right. How ever if I have to moor on stakes, it's a different matter especially if it's a narrow shallow channel. Then it gets really boring having tighten ropes and to stake it all the time. When I was at skipton there was one widebeam charity boat that pulled my stakes out every time they went past, twice a day most days. They got the message eventually that I'd appreciate it if they slowed down when passing my boat. Where I am now there does seem to be a high proportion of boats that travel fast, regardless of the width or depth of the channel. I think it's because most of them are marina dwellers, so when they are out they've got some where to get to. When boats are moored on grassy- and/or sloping banks, and "secured" to the bank with pins, I always go very slowly to create as litlle pull as possible.
There are lots of hireboats around in Burgundy of which most are unexperienced, and if they tie up at a soft bank, they'll try to find the easiest place to push their pins in, without the need for a hammer, and then wonder why their pins are pulled out, even when another bot passes slowly.
Peter.
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Post by kris on May 31, 2018 15:40:27 GMT
When I'm on bollards or rings I don't mind how fast people go past its up to me to tie it up right. How ever if I have to moor on stakes, it's a different matter especially if it's a narrow shallow channel. Then it gets really boring having tighten ropes and to stake it all the time. When I was at skipton there was one widebeam charity boat that pulled my stakes out every time they went past, twice a day most days. They got the message eventually that I'd appreciate it if they slowed down when passing my boat. Where I am now there does seem to be a high proportion of boats that travel fast, regardless of the width or depth of the channel. I think it's because most of them are marina dwellers, so when they are out they've got some where to get to. When boats are moored on grassy- and/or sloping banks, and "secured" to the bank with pins, I always go very slowly to create as litlle pull as possible.
There are lots of hireboats around in Burgundy of which most are unexperienced, and if they tie up at a soft bank, they'll try to find the easiest place to push their pins in, without the need for a hammer, and then wonder why their pins are pulled out, even when another bot passes slowly.
Peter.
There's a big difference between a narrow shallow canal and a wide deep waterway. There's also a big difference on the water that different boats move. A lot of people seem to be oblivious to this or just don't care. |
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Post by JohnV on May 31, 2018 15:41:20 GMT
Sometimes I think that there are many people boating, that are mainly tied up, that can enjoy themselfs only by yelling, screaming and making slow-down gestures at approaching- and passing boats. I met one of these "happy" people yesterday when I was moving a 17m Tjalk on a fairly wide-and plenty deep enough canal section. The guy had his boat tied up alongside a straight quay, with deepwater next to it, and strong bollards on the quay-side, so a pretty safe mooring place, this guy was making very wild slow-down gestures already around 200m before I arrived at his boat. Tjalks have bluff bows, and even if you're not going fast at all, there's water curling up in front of their bows, I was probably going at about 6km/h, and didn't change my speed as there was absolutely not the slightest reason to do so. When I was at his level I came out of the door to look at him, and he yelled " idiot", he almost exploded when I answered : "No problem, I realised that you are". With a bit of luck I see him again on monday on the return trip, if he hasn't left his favorite spot there yet. Peter. When I'm on bollards or rings I don't mind how fast people go past its up to me to tie it up right. I used to think the same Kris ..... until march when that tanker went by ....... and pulled a damn great bollard off the quay !!! (Incidentally the same company {skipper?} went by this morning and we rocked a bit ...... not as bad as that time before though) |
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Post by kris on May 31, 2018 15:43:56 GMT
When I'm on bollards or rings I don't mind how fast people go past its up to me to tie it up right. I used to think the same Kris ..... until march when that tanker went by ....... and pulled a damn great bollard off the quay !!! (Incidentally the same company {skipper?} went by this morning and we rocked a bit ...... not as bad as that time before though) Ah yes I'd forgotten about that, sounds like that skipper hasn't though. I bet someone had a word in his ear. |
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