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Post by quaysider on Mar 30, 2023 6:40:17 GMT
I always tried going upstream to do it early in the morning, not possible under cart since they restrict Limehouse to a couple or three hours either side of HTLB during office hours. Bloody stupid IMO. 5am on the river in summer time was wonderful. Schedule is to leave Limehouse at 0800 and go down through the barrier, wait for tide at Margartness then up to Teddington. Following morning there’s a run down from Teddington at 0500 back to Limehouse. We may leave return trip for a few days and hang around before going down to Brentford. We have a mooring booked in Little Venice for early July. How exciting (if a bit scary) - oh I know all you old sea/mud dogs claim there's nothing to tidal bits but they stil scare the pants off me... and not in a good way - still, if we don't do things that challenge our fears, we'll all just end up with ID cards, paying via digital currency and sitting in a corner wearing a tin Hat. I do hope foxy's ok these days ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2023 10:28:55 GMT
Have you not been back on the old channel to get expert advice from a boatless boater? No.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2023 10:31:39 GMT
Schedule is to leave Limehouse at 0800 and go down through the barrier, wait for tide at Margartness then up to Teddington. Following morning there’s a run down from Teddington at 0500 back to Limehouse. We may leave return trip for a few days and hang around before going down to Brentford. We have a mooring booked in Little Venice for early July. How exciting (if a bit scary) - oh I know all you old sea/mud dogs claim there's nothing to tidal bits but they stil scare the pants off me... and not in a good way - still, if we don't do things that challenge our fears, we'll all just end up with ID cards, paying via digital currency and sitting in a corner wearing a tin Hat. I do hope foxy's ok these days ;-) It does look a little scary. Considering I spend lots of my time speeding around on bikes and cars, I’m surprised that the pics Loddon and John have posted have given me a touch of the butterflies…
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Post by dogless on Mar 30, 2023 11:15:23 GMT
It's not scary at all ... if you're in an appropriate vessel 😁
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Post by quaysider on Mar 30, 2023 11:26:47 GMT
It's not scary at all ... if you're in an appropriate vessel 😁 Rog and of course as I'm sure you'll agree, a flat bottomed floating "skip" is perhaps not as appropriate as I'd like!
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Post by dogless on Mar 30, 2023 12:15:08 GMT
I'd agree quaysider .. although knowing you I'm certain your 'floating skip' will carry plenty of alcoholic beverages, so in that regard at least it would qualify as appropriate 😁 Rog
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2023 13:09:20 GMT
It's not scary at all ... if you're in an appropriate vessel 😁 Rog and of course as I'm sure you'll agree, a flat bottomed floating "skip" is perhaps not as appropriate as I'd like! Could you please refrain from calling our beautiful vessel a ‘floating skip’. Quite happy to be wined and dined onboard I recall… I suppose you would have felt safer on the Titanic?
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Post by peterboat on Mar 30, 2023 16:18:35 GMT
I came out at Limehouse with the club thats on the Regents, I went straight on while they turned right, Really enjoyed it and there is safety in numbers Did you hit the opposite bank at Limehouse? Or did you mean straight on at Brentford? I was going to edit it but I knew someone would find it for me straight on up to the first lock and bought a EA license for two weeks.
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Post by peterboat on Mar 30, 2023 16:30:50 GMT
I always tried going upstream to do it early in the morning, not possible under cart since they restrict Limehouse to a couple or three hours either side of HTLB during office hours. Bloody stupid IMO. 5am on the river in summer time was wonderful. In 2008 we left at 0500 we left the pub at 0200 so were still all pissed as farts! Soon sobered up as it was cold, I seem to remember it was a booked party so maybe thats why we were allowed out at the turn of the tide?, it was a rapid run up though we moored up at the other side of the lock for the night at Teddington, would like to do it again
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Post by quaysider on Mar 31, 2023 10:54:24 GMT
and of course as I'm sure you'll agree, a flat bottomed floating "skip" is perhaps not as appropriate as I'd like! Could you please refrain from calling our beautiful vessel a ‘floating skip’. Quite happy to be wined and dined onboard I recall… I suppose you would have felt safer on the Titanic? SO 'snowflake'... I was generically referring to ALL our floating skips ;-) not just your's ... and when did you become a millennial?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2023 15:11:50 GMT
Could you please refrain from calling our beautiful vessel a ‘floating skip’. Quite happy to be wined and dined onboard I recall… I suppose you would have felt safer on the Titanic? SO 'snowflake'... I was generically referring to ALL our floating skips ;-) not just your's ... and when did you become a millennial? Hmm..snowflake indeed.. may your pump out overflow!
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