Planned closure of 32 French canals
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:12:57 +0100
http://www.fluvialnet.com/upload/pdf/2009_oct_nov_dec/091019_rapport-st-pulgent.pdf
The list of canals under threat is on the last page.
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Martin
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Linear Moorings, are they a bleeding nuisance?
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:53:16 +0000
BW seem to want to shunt those on linear moorings into marinas.
I see these moorings as a good thing:
1. Preventing bank erosion.
2. Slowing speeding boats, see above.
3. The occupants are acting, unpaid lengths(wo)men, see above.
BW are at it at Audlem, it seems:
http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/l ...
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Limehouse Dock / Marina
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:50:25 -0700 (PDT)
Visited that yesterday and was surprised how small it is. Wasn't it a
major trans-shipment dock for goods between sailing ships and narrow
boats / barges?
Anyway there are now three entrances/exits - to the Thames, Limehouse
Cut and the River Lee, and the Regents Canal to Kings Cross and
ultimately Paddington e ...
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Oil Pressure Gauge
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:02:17 -0000
Hi Y'all,
I am looking for an oil pressure gauge for Draco, I already have two fitted,
one on the engine panel and one remoted to the pigeon box for viewing from
the steering position, these are both small 2 inch diameter modern thingys.
What I want is a nice brass one, probably between 4 and 6 inches diamete ...
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CanalScape-London group is launched
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:10:20 -0700 (PDT)
I am really pleased to announce the formation of CanalScape-London.
Fprmed by Mark pullinger the group is based on the idea of CanalScape-
BCN. This will encompass all aspects of preservation, conservation and
heritage matters within the London area. Being open to all it is hoped
the group will attract members ...
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Grey Mullet.
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:03:00 -0700 (PDT)
Listening on the car radio to a play this afternoon, in fact only
broke into it about halfway through to catch a very lateral bit of
thinking, a kind of conundrum which the more I thought about the more
over heated the brain got.
For some reason the girl in the play was frightened of flying with all
the bomb th ...
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Nineteenth century sailing directions
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:48:23 +0100
Messrs Google have kindly permitted me to make available on my website
a copy of the early nineteenth century Sailing Directions for the
Shannon Estuary and for Loughs Derg, Ree and Erne. These Directions
were compiled by Commander James Wolfe RN between 1835 and 1848 and
should not be relied on for navigation, bu ...
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Disgusted! Tonbridge Wells.
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:10:44 -0700 (PDT)
Have just read a ?Disgusted!! Tonbridge Wells? readers letter in this
months issue of Waterways World and wonder with a grunt of despair if
it is only me who is somewhat out of sync with the aspirations and
expectations of what seems to be a new breed of boater coming on to
these waterways, often with a new boat ...
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Re: PO box
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:53:49 +0100
In article <Wpy8eFCZsL3KFwbr@btinternet.com>, Julian Tether
<parglena@btopenworld.com> on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 at 20:16:41 awoke
Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>In message <4lcod5prdo4p3v0acreuio7b64f4phlslk@4ax.com>, Adrian Stott
><adrian@spam.com> writes
>>But a question. Why don't you get your mail delive ...
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Re: PO box
Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:16:41 +0100
In message <4lcod5prdo4p3v0acreuio7b64f4phlslk@4ax.com>, Adrian Stott
<adrian@spam.com> writes
>But a question. Why don't you get your mail delivered? You could
>have the PO hold it when the barge is away from the mooring.
I don't get much mail so I only bother to collect it about once a week
unless I am expe ...
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