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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2020 21:29:19 GMT
A lovely morning ... enjoyed and made the most of blue sky and winter sunshine.
Then about 2pm it began to rain and pretty much carried on all afternoon and evening.
Now at 9.25 pm the wind has suddenly got up from nowhere, and is once again howling down the canal.
I bloomin' hate strong wind.
I can tolerate all weather conditions ... as the Scots are want to say 'no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing'.
But there's absolutely nothing you can do about the wind, but grit your teeth and put up with it ... and we seem to have been stuck with it for weeks.
I'm sick of it !
Rog
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Post by kris on Mar 11, 2020 21:31:48 GMT
Just turn up the radio/tv up.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2020 21:35:33 GMT
You're right of course kris ... but it's DRIVING ME NUTS ! Rog
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Post by kris on Mar 11, 2020 21:41:08 GMT
Yes it’s the same here.
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Post by quaysider on Mar 11, 2020 21:43:41 GMT
IT's horrible... I HATE wind... and stuck in Granary with fluctuating water levels again with the shelf that tips you over if you pull in too tight - it's proper pants...
I'm going off the north... roll on later in the year when we get "darn sarf"...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2020 22:23:31 GMT
Yep, the wind is a pain in the ass sometimes. You can study the almanac till your eyes pop out looking for the optimum set, fill in all the holes on the kit list, book time, and scrub everything till it shines, etc. And then as the time approaches you weep into your beer as the unprecedented low-pressure system sweeps in.
The only thing worse than lots of wind is its complete absence. Still, there's always the politically-incorrect Seagull.
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Post by quaysider on Mar 12, 2020 7:22:58 GMT
JUst to add - after YET another night trapped in this ruddy awful wind vortex place, and zero hours sleep, compounded by multiple visits outside during the dark hours to try and stablize the ruddy solar panels on the roof, I can firmly say, at SOME point, I am going to put the panels FLAT on the roof with mounting points on each corner rather than the stupid tilting triangles that currently hold them in place.
at 2.30 this morning after a particularly STRONG gusty period, my wooden chocks all blew away and I found myself in the dinette with a saw cutting multiple new bits 4 inchs in length to wedge said panels in one position... THEY blew away about 4 am so I had to do more... at this rate, I'll have no kindling left to light the fire, if the wind ever drops enough to be able to do so and not suffocate from the blow back the high-rises create -
FOR the avoidance of doubt, I HATE Granary Wharf in the wind... I HATE corona Virus... I dislike Trump immensely and wish I'd kept going and were sitting this out somewhere in the open with JUST the wind to deal with not fluctuating water levels
That's it for now...
I may be grumpy today - AND the forecast has changed meaning this "fresh breeze" is due to last until the early hours of Friday!!!
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Post by bodger on Mar 12, 2020 7:48:55 GMT
oh for god's sake, just fit some auxiliary sails to your boat and harness the wind to make a fuel-free journey instead of grumping about it while you're tied up to dry land. maybe that should be your plan for next season - it will give you something to think about over the summer and a project to tackle next winter. once you have it up and running you will have to hone your steering skills of course.
at least it will distract you from this flu bug that everyone is panicking about.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 8:04:48 GMT
You don't live on a boat, do you bodger ? Rog
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 8:12:58 GMT
as the Scots are want to say 'no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing'. B ! Rog Wont not want.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2020 8:28:58 GMT
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Post by peterboat on Mar 12, 2020 8:32:15 GMT
JUst to add - after YET another night trapped in this ruddy awful wind vortex place, and zero hours sleep, compounded by multiple visits outside during the dark hours to try and stablize the ruddy solar panels on the roof, I can firmly say, at SOME point, I am going to put the panels FLAT on the roof with mounting points on each corner rather than the stupid tilting triangles that currently hold them in place. at 2.30 this morning after a particularly STRONG gusty period, my wooden chocks all blew away and I found myself in the dinette with a saw cutting multiple new bits 4 inchs in length to wedge said panels in one position... THEY blew away about 4 am so I had to do more... at this rate, I'll have no kindling left to light the fire, if the wind ever drops enough to be able to do so and not suffocate from the blow back the high-rises create - FOR the avoidance of doubt, I HATE Granary Wharf in the wind... I HATE corona Virus... I dislike Trump immensely and wish I'd kept going and were sitting this out somewhere in the open with JUST the wind to deal with not fluctuating water levels That's it for now... I may be grumpy today - AND the forecast has changed meaning this "fresh breeze" is due to last until the early hours of Friday!!! Trevor further up the moorings lost his solar panels with those tilting things! The wind got under them and ripped them straight off
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Post by peterboat on Mar 12, 2020 8:35:28 GMT
A lovely morning ... enjoyed and made the most of blue sky and winter sunshine. Then about 2pm it began to rain and pretty much carried on all afternoon and evening. Now at 9.25 pm the wind has suddenly got up from nowhere, and is once again howling down the canal. I bloomin' hate strong wind. I can tolerate all weather conditions ... as the Scots are want to say 'no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing'. But there's absolutely nothing you can do about the wind, but grit your teeth and put up with it ... and we seem to have been stuck with it for weeks. I'm sick of it ! Rog Snowstorm Rog Bugsworth basin six inches of snow very fast and boat going sideways as well, glad it was a cruiser stern, otherwise boat would have been full of the stuff
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 12, 2020 8:36:29 GMT
JUst to add - after YET another night trapped in this ruddy awful wind vortex place, and zero hours sleep, compounded by multiple visits outside during the dark hours to try and stablize the ruddy solar panels on the roof, I can firmly say, at SOME point, I am going to put the panels FLAT on the roof with mounting points on each corner rather than the stupid tilting triangles that currently hold them in place. at 2.30 this morning after a particularly STRONG gusty period, my wooden chocks all blew away and I found myself in the dinette with a saw cutting multiple new bits 4 inchs in length to wedge said panels in one position... THEY blew away about 4 am so I had to do more... at this rate, I'll have no kindling left to light the fire, if the wind ever drops enough to be able to do so and not suffocate from the blow back the high-rises create - FOR the avoidance of doubt, I HATE Granary Wharf in the wind... I HATE corona Virus... I dislike Trump immensely and wish I'd kept going and were sitting this out somewhere in the open with JUST the wind to deal with not fluctuating water levels That's it for now... I may be grumpy today - AND the forecast has changed meaning this "fresh breeze" is due to last until the early hours of Friday!!! Yes strong winds and tall building don’t mix well. Could you move back up the L&L a bit, there is an area of parkland not that far out of town where we found a good mooring ( defunct lift/swing bridge) and had a very peaceful night. Or what about the pontoons just down stream of armoury basin? (Can you get on the river?). For your move down south you will at some point need “shroppie wheels) for ... mooring on the Shroppie! You might as well get them now, to keep you away from the shelf.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 12, 2020 9:33:38 GMT
Very rough night here, about 3 ish it started to blow a hooligan, it was making Sabina rock which takes a bit of doing. About quarter to four there was a series of loud crashes and grinding noises. A mooring post that has my stern line and spring attached (as well as the barge behind me's bow line) snapped letting Sabina's stern and the bow of the barge behind (big one .... about 90 foot and very high with lots of windage) swing out into the river. The crashing and grinding noise was my walkway being destroyed This morning at first light was up to inspect the damage. fished a line through my spring and the barge behind me's bow line and lashed them together. Used a hastily made up grapnel on a strong heaving line and threw it over the large half built hulk on the quayside next to me. The idea was to pull us all back alongside ...... no chance, there was enough wind and current in the river to keep pulling us back out however hard I pulled. Had to start the engine to push us back alongside (annoying because the cooling system had been winterised) Now have two lines to the hulk, one light and one of my heavy warps. There is no way we will drag that across the quay Then had to go wandering along the quay in my wellies to find all the wooden packing pieces and rebuild my walkway ........ fortunately the bits seem to be not much worse for wear Like Quaysider I hate the bloody wind !!!
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