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Post by boatman on Oct 22, 2016 14:59:53 GMT
Picking a boat up next week from Croxley green GU and delivering to Caen hill marina . 133 mile 121 locks.
Need to be off the Thames by the 1st of November due to stoppages and past Woolhampton lock by the 7th.
I will be using available day light and a bit of the dark stuff!
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Post by boatman on Oct 22, 2016 15:00:27 GMT
Oh and it's a widebeam
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Post by bettina on Oct 22, 2016 15:22:37 GMT
Wow that's quite a trip bOatman, are you doing the K&A alone on the WB? reason I ask, is we did the K&A on ours the summer before last and I found the locks to be a real struggle, ended up me biting the bullet and getting to a comfortable state with the tiller and Dave working the locks and some of the more beastly swing bridges...there's a couple of them that are a real pain in the arse (well actually more of a pain in the arms, legs & back more so than the arse)  At least this time of year you shouldn't be fighting the overgrown reed beds as much! |
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Post by boatman on Oct 22, 2016 16:19:31 GMT
On my own but the owner might be joining me for parts of the trip
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Post by JohnV on Oct 22, 2016 18:11:14 GMT
solo that sounds a proper trip !!!
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Post by boatman on Oct 22, 2016 18:15:18 GMT
Yeah the wife said she fancied coming along, but she can't get the time off..... every cloud 🍺
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 18:27:14 GMT
Remember the late great Colin McRae mantra:- If in doubt, flat out |
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Post by boatman on Oct 22, 2016 18:34:03 GMT
Oooooh the times I've gone past a boat ( and to be fare I could have bow hauled it past quicker) and I get SLOW DOWN, fecking sadows
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