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Post by kris on Jul 21, 2018 9:41:14 GMT
Where I am moored at the moment is a shallow narrowish canal not very picturesque, so boats tend to speed along it. Whilst some slow down when passing (which I'm grateful for) they don't slow down until level with my boat. Which is next to useless and probably worse, as the water your sucking away in front of your boat doesn't slow down. Then when immediately past the boat they put the power on again. It would actually be less disruptive to just keep going at the speed they where. So why do people bother, is it so they feel better whilst paying lip service to slowing down past moored boats?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 9:52:53 GMT
Where I am moored at the moment is a shallow narrowish canal not very picturesque, so boats tend to speed along it. Whilst some slow down when passing (which I'm grateful for) they don't slow down until level with my boat. Which is next to useless and probably worse, as the water your sucking away in front of your boat doesn't slow down. Then when immediately past the boat they put the power on again. It would actually be less disruptive to just keep going at the speed they where. So why do people bother, is it so they feel better whilst paying lip service to slowing down past moored boats? If itβs very shallow there is little passing boats can do to stop moored boats moving around. When we came up from Dukes Cut a while back it was very shallow and we were on tickover (no point in trying to go faster). The moored boats rattled around a lot as they went from a floating state to a partially grounded state. Another thing Iβve noticed is that if you are moored just up from a narrow bridge hole, you get a surge wave as boats go through if. What I donβt understand is why some people put loads of power on in an attempt to defeat a shallow canal. It just slows you down more as the stern sinks down further. It also kicks up all the crap which can attach itself around the prop.
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Post by lollygagger on Jul 21, 2018 9:55:22 GMT
Perhaps they see your large solid looking vessel and no doubt purposeful mooring pins and think "ah-ha, I read on analworld that the problem is boats not moored properly. This one is so it's ok. Oops, no it isn't, I'll slow down to look willing, then feck off quick."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 9:55:32 GMT
I think there are a lot more boats about, and a higher percentage of fairly new boaters consequently.
I don't think some understand.
I call it car driver mentality and you see another aspect of it with horn warnings. Instead of a simple long blast at a blind spot (or even just slowing right down which works too) they give the car drivers pip pip pip.
Of course there are always those who consider their progress more important than your comfort.
Rog
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Post by kris on Jul 21, 2018 9:58:54 GMT
Where I am moored at the moment is a shallow narrowish canal not very picturesque, so boats tend to speed along it. Whilst some slow down when passing (which I'm grateful for) they don't slow down until level with my boat. Which is next to useless and probably worse, as the water your sucking away in front of your boat doesn't slow down. Then when immediately past the boat they put the power on again. It would actually be less disruptive to just keep going at the speed they where. So why do people bother, is it so they feel better whilst paying lip service to slowing down past moored boats? If itβs very shallow there is little passing boats can do to stop moored boats moving around Yes I understand this, and am tied up the best I can to rings. The thing I don't understand is why slow the engine at all? It usually entails the boat traveling with the engine a high speed until they get level with the boat, then into neutral or low revs then when just past the boat full revs again. It actually makes it worse, so I don't understand why people do it.
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Post by Andyberg on Jul 21, 2018 9:59:30 GMT
Maybe you should make use of the couple of seconds they slow down by taking note of their index numbers and texting them to Inspector Fox for further investigation!π
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Post by kris on Jul 21, 2018 10:01:50 GMT
I think dog less has hit the nail on the head with new boaters and car driving mentality. They are showing they know they should slow down and paying it lip service. But their actions actually make the effects worse.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 10:18:20 GMT
Amuses me that whenever this subject is raised on CW there's always a torrent of "well if you knew how to moor properly" and the "I always set springs" brigade.
Rog
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 21, 2018 10:20:01 GMT
I call it car driver mentality and you see another aspect of it with horn warnings. Instead of a simple long blast... (goes on for several pages) I enjoyed sounding our front horn with a long blast at the beginning of Foulridge Tunnel, and several times inside. The sound as it rattled down the walls into infinity was impressive. I was waiting to hear the splosh of bricks coming loose.
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Post by ianali on Jul 21, 2018 10:23:49 GMT
I used to let myself get annoyed with boats passing to quickly. I just smile now, no point getting wound up as so many pass to fast. In fact this applies to much of my thinking these days.
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Post by Jim on Jul 21, 2018 10:24:56 GMT
It amuses me that there are representatives of that brigade on here, and we are right, and nobody listens. Some boaters just enjoy a grumble, it gives them summat to grumble about, then they are happy.
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Post by kris on Jul 21, 2018 10:28:17 GMT
I used to let myself get annoyed with boats passing to quickly. I just smile now, no point getting wound up as so many pass to fast. In fact this applies to much of my thinking these days. Completely agree, I don't get annoyed. It's just strange behaviour, I do make a point of thanking boaters that are considerate though. The ones that go past really fast I make a mental note of and remember them when I see them moored on pins or if I encounter them sailing towards me on a narrow stretch.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 10:32:58 GMT
This morning we came by Kings Bromley marina down to Fradley. A boat appeared some distance behind me, but he gradually caught me at Wood End lock, as I was slowing right down passing moored boats, and he clearly wasn't so much. No boats were damaged, no one was hurt, and we both got where we were going so no harm done. However if he had extended the courtesy of slowing down, he wouldn't have had to sit waiting for me to work the lock. Swings and roundabouts Rog
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Post by kris on Jul 21, 2018 10:49:14 GMT
However if he had extended the courtesy of slowing down, he wouldn't have had to sit waiting for me to work the lock. Swings and roundabouts Rog Exactly where is it they are rushing to? Maybe I'm unusual but one of the attractions of the inland waterways to me is that they are slow or slower than the pace of the modern world. I think it's also a symptom of the modern trend of putting bigger engines than needed in boats.
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Post by thebfg on Jul 21, 2018 11:51:41 GMT
what gets me is on the narrowboat page son Facebook is every other post is a rant about a speeding boat.
some people need to get a grip. the moaning is constant.
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