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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 10:37:46 GMT
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Post by Jim on Jul 10, 2021 10:54:36 GMT
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Post by TonyDunkley on Jul 10, 2021 14:42:20 GMT
As you've posted a link to this nonsense, it has to be presumed that you're in agreement with it. Why am I not surprised ! It's Duckweed, for God's sake, . . and it grows in and covers the water surface of some slow moving rivers and canals every Summer. There's nothing new about it, . . and there's nothing that ANY navigation authority can or should be doing to prevent it from growing. There is in fact something of a positive side to having the water's surface covered in a thick layer of Duckweed during the Summer months that's obviously escaped you and these equally stupid 'action demanding' Lancaster Canal boaters. Let's see if you've sufficient wit to work out what it is ! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 14:52:53 GMT
However in recent years, and quite possibly due to the increased volumes of phosphate-based soap and urine, the levels of duckweed and algae have quite literally blossomed. If this is the case then it seems a tad ironic that the boaters are complaining...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 15:02:52 GMT
I prefer duckweed to the bottom-growing blanket weed which really does cause problems with the propeller. They both love a bit of sunshine and fertiliser.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 15:07:43 GMT
As you've posted a link to this nonsense, it has to be presumed that you're in agreement with it. Why am I not surprised ! It's Duckweed, for God's sake, . . and it grows in and covers the water surface of some slow moving rivers and canals every Summer. There's nothing new about it, . . and there's nothing that ANY navigation authority can or should be doing to prevent it from growing. There is in fact something of a positive side to having the water's surface covered in a thick layer of Duckweed during the Summer months that's obviously escaped you and these equally stupid 'action demanding' Lancaster Canal boaters. Let's see if you've sufficient wit to work out what it is ! The Donkley song Hey, chingedy ching, hee haw, hee haw It's Donkley, the donkey Chingedy ching, hee haw, hee haw The caravan donkey La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, ladioda |
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Post by JohnV on Jul 10, 2021 15:12:17 GMT
I prefer duckweed to the bottom-growing blanket weed which really does cause problems with the propeller. They both love a bit of sunshine and fertiliser. Got to agree !!! duckweed can be a pain in raw water systems but blanket weed has a couple of times put me in dodgy situations with total sudden loss of both propulsion and steering with a mattress of weed wound round all the stern gear and rudder |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2021 15:16:07 GMT
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 10, 2021 15:22:11 GMT
Surely most canal boats are not raw water cooled hence no problem with duckweed. The Selby canal was thick with it when we went through to Ripon. Noddy boats with petrol outboards aren’t really suited to canals! But the duckweed does kill fish, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your viewpoint!
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Post by JohnV on Jul 10, 2021 15:42:35 GMT
Surely most canal boats are not raw water cooled hence no problem with duckweed. The Selby canal was thick with it when we went through to Ripon. Noddy boats with petrol outboards aren’t really suited to canals! But the duckweed does kill fish, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your viewpoint! The Lancaster is occupied by a range of different boats to the normal muddy ditch due to it's direct connection to the sea
It has a high percentage of coastal boats and a much lower percentage of N.B's including ones with funny shaped bows
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Post by Jim on Jul 10, 2021 16:06:02 GMT
Solution, strap hens to front of boat with beaks at waterlevel. My hens love duckweed, when I clear the excess off the pond, as this morning, I throw it in the hen run. Gone in a trice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2021 16:03:53 GMT
Solution, strap hens to front of boat with beaks at waterlevel. My hens love duckweed, when I clear the excess off the pond, as this morning, I throw it in the hen run. Gone in a trice. I was hauling out enormous amounts of blanket weed with the keb at Top locks on the grand Union a couple of years ago and I was like "can we sell this stuff as hair extensions?" Then I was like "I love the incredible hulk (real one) I want to be him" but for mass market appeal you would need to look at some sort of brown colouring. Maybe let the weed die off a bit and lose the chlorophyll. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2021 17:27:20 GMT
Is this a new thing up north then? one of those boats is an Elysian 27, if you know how to set up and use your boat correctly duckweed isn’t an issue.  Dealing with weed is a normal part of navigating in Fenland, we get the odd weed cut but you need to be self sufficient rather than sit with your head in your hands complaining to the navigation authority. |
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Post by thebfg on Jul 12, 2021 17:39:35 GMT
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