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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:01:08 GMT
We moored at Whittlesey a few weeks back. It seems to be always busy, and we rarely get our 70ft boat anything but right on the end of the moorings with the rest of it alongside the field. It is also possible to stop alongside the road/railings before the orrible corner (coming from the Nene direction) in a narrowboat anyway.
The ML weed cutters had been out, so not too bad at the moment.
Funnily enough there was a few trees down on the Nene last week when we went through. A widebeam had been stuck there for 2 hours trying to move it just as we turned up. EA had advised no movement, and all the landing stages had been occupied by backed up boats, though the tree was passable.
It is quite noisy at Whittlesey due to the trains and the sports field, where on a nice day the kids are kicking balls about late into the evening.
Watch out for the swimmers who now appear frequently on the river around Wadenhoe area.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:02:42 GMT
Or... like the Fox... you could just saw it up and have a cratch full of logs! C'est impossible, Mr Fox. The cratch, such as it is, is already full of toolbox, bike, mop and bucket, rubbish bag, and various other stylish lifestyle accoutrements which I think add to its general classy ambience. The spiders certainly like it in there, but I'm not personally a fan. Foxy's talking shit again teamup.com/event/show/id/esYTUXp8nVvBYiNdRgsPXtdBXHH5wbUse this link to see what is going on on the Nene. teamup.com/ks42748cc81f4df974
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:03:17 GMT
Couldn't agree more Ricco- even stooging around yesterday there were a few interesting characters to chat to- there was a lovely family from Essex on a hire boat, with two daughters and a son acting as able seamen and slightly reluctant runners. There was the crew in a seriously determined hurry; there was the liveaboard with all the gear on his roof and even a tender, and there was a salty seadog type who'd done the short crossing a few times before, and was dispensing his wisdom to the novices like myself and the hire boaters. He raised an eyebrow when I confessed I didnt have an anchor in case of engine problems (although I did remember to get muesli for the ducks), so that got me a bit worried, but I'll certainly pick one up somewhere, once I get to the GU. Also a radio, for when I go on the big tidal rivers. So it was all good fun, and at least the weather was nice for hanging about aimlessly! You don't need a radio for rivers, a mobile phone will suffice, but if you do buy a VHF radio and intend to transmit then to stay within the law you'll need a licence (not difficult to obtain). Thames tideway VHF required for vessels over 45ft long.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:04:31 GMT
We moored at Whittlesey a few weeks back. It seems to be always busy, and we rarely get our 70ft boat anything but right on the end of the moorings with the rest of it alongside the field. It is also possible to stop alongside the road/railings before the orrible corner. The ML weed cutters had been out, so not too bad at the moment. Funnily enough there was a few trees down on the Nene last week when we went through. A widebeam had been stuck there for 2 hours trying to move it just as we turned up. EA had advised no movement, and all the landing stages had been occupied by backed up boats, though the tree was passable. It is quite noisy at Whittlesey due to the trains and the sports field, where on a nice day the kids are kicking balls about late into the evening. Watch out for the swimmers who now appear frequently on the river around Wadenhoe area. He's a little way to go to meet the TWATS at Wadenhoe 😏
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:05:26 GMT
In Peterborough I pulled a shopping trolley out of the river and decided to hang it from a lamp post. I know I'll regret asking...why? I wanted to reduce the chances of it ending up back in the water. Putting it out of reach like that seemed sensible at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:08:29 GMT
You don't need a radio for rivers, a mobile phone will suffice, but if you do buy a VHF radio and intend to transmit then to stay within the law you'll need a licence (not difficult to obtain). Thames tideway VHF required for vessels over 45ft long. Just found this. If you can talk the talk maybe no-one will notice you aren't licenced... www.woodenboats.lt/Knygos%20public/RYA/RYA%20VHF%20Radio%20GMDSS.pdf
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:08:37 GMT
Couldn't agree more Ricco- even stooging around yesterday there were a few interesting characters to chat to- there was a lovely family from Essex on a hire boat, with two daughters and a son acting as able seamen and slightly reluctant runners. There was the crew in a seriously determined hurry; there was the liveaboard with all the gear on his roof and even a tender, and there was a salty seadog type who'd done the short crossing a few times before, and was dispensing his wisdom to the novices like myself and the hire boaters. He raised an eyebrow when I confessed I didnt have an anchor in case of engine problems (although I did remember to get muesli for the ducks), so that got me a bit worried, but I'll certainly pick one up somewhere, once I get to the GU. Also a radio, for when I go on the big tidal rivers. So it was all good fun, and at least the weather was nice for hanging about aimlessly! You don't need a radio for rivers, a mobile phone will suffice, but if you do buy a VHF radio and intend to transmit then to stay within the law you'll need a licence (not difficult to obtain). Ten-four rubber duck. I think I'm a natural. Well, the winds are set to appear in mid-afternoon so I'm off to the stern to get going.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:11:18 GMT
We moored at Whittlesey a few weeks back. It seems to be always busy, and we rarely get our 70ft boat anything but right on the end of the moorings with the rest of it alongside the field. It is also possible to stop alongside the road/railings before the orrible corner. The ML weed cutters had been out, so not too bad at the moment. Funnily enough there was a few trees down on the Nene last week when we went through. A widebeam had been stuck there for 2 hours trying to move it just as we turned up. EA had advised no movement, and all the landing stages had been occupied by backed up boats, though the tree was passable. It is quite noisy at Whittlesey due to the trains and the sports field, where on a nice day the kids are kicking balls about late into the evening. Watch out for the swimmers who now appear frequently on the river around Wadenhoe area. He's a little way to go to meet the TWATS at Wadenhoe 😏 I was a little surprised to see swimmers at 6am to be honest. There is a definite increase in swimmers from 20 years ago when we first visited the Nene. One guy was totally oblivious to a 20 ton boat heading straight for him. I came to a complete stop, as he swam head down straight at us before realising 6 foot from our bow (where I could no longer see him) that we were there. On the whole though, most of them are pretty responsible with bright orange float bags,and support crew on paddleboards.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:19:12 GMT
He's a little way to go to meet the TWATS at Wadenhoe 😏 I was a little surprised to see swimmers at 6am to be honest. There is a definite increase in swimmers from 20 years ago when we first visited the Nene. One guy was totally oblivious to a 20 ton boat heading straight for him. I came to a complete stop, as he swam head down straight at us before realising 6 foot from our bow (where I could no longer see him) that we were there. On the whole though, most of them are pretty responsible with bright orange float bags,and support crew on paddleboards. The Wadenhoe And Tansor Swimmers 😁 Behind Wadenhoe village hall was the access point they used, some villagers have got the hump and put renta fencing up to stop em getting in and out on a nice safe bit of bank. They now have to drop in and struggle to get out at the pub.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 7:23:12 GMT
I was a little surprised to see swimmers at 6am to be honest. There is a definite increase in swimmers from 20 years ago when we first visited the Nene. One guy was totally oblivious to a 20 ton boat heading straight for him. I came to a complete stop, as he swam head down straight at us before realising 6 foot from our bow (where I could no longer see him) that we were there. On the whole though, most of them are pretty responsible with bright orange float bags,and support crew on paddleboards. The Wadenhoe And Tansor Swimmers 😁 Behind Wadenhoe village hall was the access point they used, some villagers have got the hump and put renta fencing up to stop em getting in and out on a nice safe bit of bank. They now have to drop in and struggle to get out at the pub. We stopped at the pub (Sorry, you didn't get your pint, it was that really really hot day a few weeks back, and the moorings were heaving), and yes, there were loads of swimmers getting in the river there.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2020 9:31:01 GMT
Or... like the Fox... you could just saw it up and have a cratch full of logs! The cratch, such as it is, is already full We have a big plastic box for logs in the cratch, and things can be put on top of that. Plastic boxes are handy! Anchor - we found ours from Ebay. Ebay also has a function where you can look within specified distances (eg. 25 miles from Peterborough).
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 28, 2020 9:34:46 GMT
C'est impossible, Mr Fox. The cratch, such as it is, is already full of toolbox, bike, mop and bucket, rubbish bag, and various other stylish lifestyle accoutrements which I think add to its general classy ambience. The spiders certainly like it in there, but I'm not personally a fan. Foxy's talking shit again You're jealous because you don't have a cratch in which to store firewood.
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Post by patty on Aug 28, 2020 11:27:15 GMT
You don't need a radio for rivers, a mobile phone will suffice, but if you do buy a VHF radio and intend to transmit then to stay within the law you'll need a licence (not difficult to obtain). Ten-four rubber duck. I think I'm a natural. Well, the winds are set to appear in mid-afternoon so I'm off to the stern to get going. My daughter armed the 2 grandchildren with walk talky each...it was hilarious The 3 year old could only manage to shout hellooooooo..... Apparently granddaughter later had real sense of humour failure when 'mum and dad' insisted on using them to sing...."ground control to Major ....."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 12:41:58 GMT
Foxy's talking shit again You're jealous because you don't have a cratch in which to store firewood. Not particularly - I have no burning desire to have a stinky dirty solid fuel stove, diesel fired heating is much more space and fuel efficient.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2020 12:56:47 GMT
You're jealous because you don't have a cratch in which to store firewood. Not particularly - I have no burning desire to have a stinky dirty solid fuel stove, diesel fired heating is much more space and fuel efficient. Hmmn we might disagree with that... come and pay for the diesel for my bubble stove for a winter and you might understand why.
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