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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2022 8:30:27 GMT
I've seen no weirs running. The level is down but no worse than on my previous visits.
However the boat moved so much easier from Shackerstone upto the terminus that something had to be different.
I accept totally your subsidence explanation ... makes sense thank you π
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Post by twerp2 (Asleep) on Aug 28, 2022 10:46:28 GMT
Very informative Thank you TonyDunkley We walked the old route to Measham, and Ilott Wharf is now signed with information boards. Rog I've never been back to look at the Ilott, except for once in the early '70's, . . but I did call in and have a look at Gopsall Wharf one day a year or two ago when I was in the area fixing a broken down boat. That's a grockle's picnic area now. Yeah you really don't want to visit that picnic area/car park again if i was you....
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Post by ianali on Aug 28, 2022 13:15:36 GMT
I've never been back to look at the Ilott, except for once in the early '70's, . . but I did call in and have a look at Gopsall Wharf one day a year or two ago when I was in the area fixing a broken down boat.Β Β That's a grockle's picnic area now. Yeah you really don't want to visit that picnic area/car park again if i was you.... Or...maybe he does? Who knows huh?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2022 13:39:58 GMT
Am I to take it that the picnic area referred to is now one of Mr Stabby's favourite spots ? Rog
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Aug 28, 2022 15:08:22 GMT
I've seen no weirs running. The level is down but no worse than on my previous visits. However the boat moved so much easier from Shackerstone upto the terminus that something had to be different. I accept totally your subsidence explanation ... makes sense thank you π Rog Can you remember how far it was off weir (at the second bridge from the North end of the tunnel) when you winded ? Back in the 1960's the 3 x bridge's lengths through Gopsall Park woods were slow going, empty or loaded, . . but there was the same depth in the channel along there as everywhere else. These days there isn't such a well defined deep channel anywhere, . . and the canals in general, wherever you are, . . are much deeper at the sides than they ever used to be.
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Post by ianali on Aug 28, 2022 15:16:06 GMT
Am I to take it that the picnic area referred to is now one of Mr Stabby's favourite spots ? Rog Iβve heard rumours that Vince likes a little nibble there yes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2022 16:43:57 GMT
I've seen no weirs running. The level is down but no worse than on my previous visits. However the boat moved so much easier from Shackerstone upto the terminus that something had to be different. I accept totally your subsidence explanation ... makes sense thank you π Rog Can you remember how far it was off weir (at the second bridge from the North end of the tunnel) when you winded ? Back in the 1960's the 3 x bridge's lengths through Gopsall Park woods were slow going, empty or loaded, . . but there was the same depth in the channel along there as everywhere else. These days there isn't such a well defined deep channel anywhere, . . and the canals in general, wherever you are, . . are much deeper at the sides than they ever used to be. In all honesty no ... wasn't paying attention . Jane and I spend most of our cruising time just chatting. Rog
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2022 16:46:15 GMT
Waved as we went by the marina lampiniafloat but didn't see you π Rog
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Aug 28, 2022 21:09:20 GMT
Can you remember how far it was off weir (at the second bridge from the North end of the tunnel) when you winded ? Back in the 1960's the 3 x bridge's lengths through Gopsall Park woods were slow going, empty or loaded, . . but there was the same depth in the channel along there as everywhere else. These days there isn't such a well defined deep channel anywhere, . . and the canals in general, wherever you are, . . are much deeper at the sides than they ever used to be. In all honesty no ... wasn't paying attention . Jane and I spend most of our cruising time just chatting. Rog It wasn't specially important, . . just curious to know if C&RT were still sticking to the same self-defeating "worst practice" water conservation methods that were inherited from BW of the Evans era, . . ie. keeping predominantly reservoir fed canal levels at a fairly steady measurement well below or 'off' weir, instead of the time honoured, and proven, "best practice" method of keeping levels only just fractionally below run-off (retention) level. * If anyone's wondering why keeping predominantly reservoir fed canal levels just about on weir is best practice and actually conserves water supplies better than keeping them well down below weir in dry spells, . . as C&RT do, . . the primary reason is the fact that the evaporation rate from canal pounds is less than from reservoirs.
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