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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 15, 2017 6:45:10 GMT
Stonebridge automatic lock closed until further notice. Very sad.
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Post by peterboat on Aug 15, 2017 7:42:10 GMT
Any idea how it happened Vince?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 15, 2017 7:47:07 GMT
Not at the moment, someone on London Boaters asked the local mooring ranger "Haven't you guys (CRT) been taken to court twice already for boats sinking in that lock?"
I seem to recall that the last one got its bow caught on the gate as the lock was filling, pushing the boat down at the front.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 15, 2017 8:06:23 GMT
Just had a look at that London Boater's Facebook - jeez:
"Who's up for getting on board with me to organise/take part in a human chain of solidarity against the crime and muggings and attacks along the River Lee (Tottenham)? I've lost the original thread, and the name of the woman that originally suggested this. Please get back in touch! (Apologies.)"
Good to see you're so organised. You lost the thread. And you lost that woman's name. Excellent start! Foxy's prediction of the outcome: nothing will happen
"I've been thinking about air quality lately and what can be done to help improve (edit - not reduce!) it... We're moored just before a lock landing at the moment and quite a few people leave their engines running while they set up the lock. That could be anywhere between 5 and 15 minutes of engine idling. We've started to shut down the engine where possible when waiting at locks and I was wondering if others do the same? I guess some older engines aren't suited to being shut down frequently but I reckon most probably could."
Foxy's prediction of the outcome: nothing will happen
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Post by JohnV on Aug 15, 2017 9:15:28 GMT
Not prejudging (well not much anyway) but if I remember rightly the locks on the lower Lea are about a hundred foot long and twenty foot wide ....... If you are the only boat in the lock ........ how the hell do you manage to cill it ? or did they tie it up too tight and have one of the lines jam ?
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Post by bantock on Aug 15, 2017 10:03:51 GMT
I did read that local knowledge put the cause as the front fender button getting stuck on the front gate
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 13:37:39 GMT
That's very sad if its true. Its very easy to cut one side of a chain link each side of the fender but people don't do it. It should be part of the BSS to have weak links. Sinking a boat because of a fender is so unnecessary
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 13:38:45 GMT
I did read that local knowledge put the cause as the front fender button getting stuck on the front gate And person in charge not watching the boat. You do have to keep an eye on things All The Time.
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Post by peterboat on Aug 15, 2017 14:03:32 GMT
I use big locks like these all the time I can honestly say never had an issue with them no ropes [unless single handed] and normally a quick and relatively risk free operation
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 14:15:28 GMT
I use big locks like these all the time I can honestly say never had an issue with them no ropes [unless single handed] and normally a quick and relatively risk free operation Until someone knocks the gate off its pin like the dickhead at Wadenhoe (85' X 15') it was a bloody widebeam too - the undertow as it filled with water spilling over the vee gates following some heavy rain was blamed for snaring the bow in the gate and lifting it, lack of attention and complacency was more likely the culprit
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 19:44:31 GMT
I use big locks like these all the time I can honestly say never had an issue with them no ropes [unless single handed] and normally a quick and relatively risk free operation Normally yes, but I once had to to hit the emergency stop button on a lock on the A&CN. Our boat was caught on a small metal plate and started to list alarmingly. So much so, stuff started sliding off tables. I doubt I could 're create it now but it was a definite wake up call.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 19:47:43 GMT
It would be interesting to discover how it actually did happen.
That looks a vast expanse of water for the boat to get caught up anywhere.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 16, 2017 7:26:31 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 16, 2017 7:29:58 GMT
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Post by TonyDunkley on Aug 16, 2017 8:00:34 GMT
Stonebridge automatic lock closed until further notice. Very sad. Why close the lock, . . there's no need for navigation to be halted except for a short period while the boat is being raised. Given the size of the chamber and the size of the majority of the traffic through there these days, the lock is still workable/passable with that boat sunk in it.
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