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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 8:16:49 GMT
We're booked to go through Harecastle tomorrow, which I suspect means we'll be in a convoy and travelling painfully slowly ... although why Covid 19 should affect tunnel passages I have no idea.
I don't like Harecastle because of the very low roof in the central section ... I end up having to semi squat down, which isn't comfortable.
The last few trips through, we've been alone, or leading other boats, and the transit time is about 34 minutes ... but on occasion it's taken over 50 minutes due to the speed of the lead boat.
I have a mate who hates all tunnels (single hander) and he'll get up and go through them (where possible) at 5am in the hope of not meeting opposing boats.
Our 'record' for meeting opposing boats was in Braunston tunnel where we met five, which included a motor and butty.
We did meet a couple who bought their first boat at Braunston and promptly broke down in Braunston tunnel ... that must surely be everyones nightmare.
Any tunnel tales to share ?
Rog
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Post by quaysider on Aug 9, 2020 8:54:22 GMT
I hate tunnels.
I much prefer being the lead boat or as you say, passage can take an age - especially if the boater ahead is drinking and banging from side to side.
Coming back through Barton after anderton the other day, we nosed in JUST as a boat at the other end did the same... then , we both reversed out... waited a bit... then repeated... no cohesive method of indicating who should go first - eventually after a few flashes and then turning my light off HE got the message he should come through - after which, just as he was about to exit, some other fool thought they'd race in from the other end... which meant we then missed our "slot" at the timed next tunnel and had to sit with our thumbs up our bums for nearly an hour.... that was a bit annoying as the boat just coming in (having just come through the other tunnel themselves will have KNOWN about the time limitations for us - still it didn't really matter...just another excuse for me to moan (I seem to be doing a lot of that lately).
Odly, after doing Standedge a few times last year, I no longer need to have my soothing Carpenter CD playing though so I suppose I must be getting a little desensitized to them now.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 9, 2020 8:58:10 GMT
I don't like Harecastle because of the very low roof in the central section ... I end up having to semi squat down, which isn't comfortable. Best you don't attempt Froghall Tunnel then.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 9:00:57 GMT
Blisworth tunnel in the old section I met a working pair giving it some oil and both fires were going with house coal.
That took quite a while to clear!
And once in Braunston tunnel I picked something up on the prop, dropping it off shortly afterwards, and when I got out of the tunnel the boat which had been behind me was not there.
He eventually arrived and turned out he had been completely stopped probably by the same thing and had to go down the weedhatch to get it off.
Bit of a nasty thing to be doing if there is anyone coming behind not realising you are stationary !!
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Post by quaysider on Aug 9, 2020 9:05:47 GMT
I don't like Harecastle because of the very low roof in the central section ... I end up having to semi squat down, which isn't comfortable. Best you don't attempt Froghall Tunnel then. I worked out last year we could possibly get through Froghall with the coal in the bow but would not be able to burn any whilst there (it was late winter) and get back through however!
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2020 9:10:11 GMT
Best you don't attempt Froghall Tunnel then. I worked out last year we could possibly get through Froghall with the coal in the bow but would not be able to burn any whilst there (it was late winter) and get back through however! You’ve not broken any tunnels yet then?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 9:19:10 GMT
I did Preston Brook tunnel many years ago in a share boat on an autumn cruise.
We seemed to grind to a halt a third of the way in ... lots of revs and splashing about but virtually no forward movement.
I guessed we had something on the prop, but was too nervous of reducing revs in case the engine cut out ... we limped through, emerging just as our alloted time expired.
Straight into the weedhatch and it was clear !
Looking back into the tunnel I saw the surface was just a bed of leaves ... my first experience of leaves on the prop and its effects, which was explained to me later by an experienced boater.
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 9:30:42 GMT
The effect of such small items on the propeller is beyond beleaf.
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2020 9:34:36 GMT
The effect of such small items on the propeller is beyond beleaf. Your right it is unbeleafable.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 9:36:20 GMT
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Post by kris on Aug 9, 2020 9:51:58 GMT
There can’t be anymore?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 9:53:53 GMT
No, there isnt, just leaf it alone.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 9, 2020 10:34:12 GMT
You'd have think he'd have twigged it in the tunnel, and given it a burst of reverse.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 11:02:01 GMT
But that would have given only minor releaf.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2020 13:05:15 GMT
Love a tunnel me, mrs doesn’t, have gone through braunstone and netherton on my own as she ‘had to pop inside for a minute’
made her stay out though harecastle though as I told her the tale of the man who died as he was in his own..
Was watching a YouTube video is standedge, that looks spooky.
No tales to tell Rog, sorry.
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