Recent content by boatone

There you go …. Just need to get rid of the red boards now.

Pursued this with EA Thames Waterway Managers earlier this week. There are approx 60 permanent residential and relief lock and weir keeping staff and each year additional seasonal reliefs are hired on a temporary contract basis. In 2023 there were up to 24 - consent has to be obtained for the...

EA jurisdiction and Thames Conservancy Act 1932 extends downstream of Teddington Lock to the stone marking the boundary with PLA. If your mooring is upstream of the marker then you’re technically on EA Thames waterway and therefore liable for the registration fee. Ask Howard in the chandlery to...

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The Thames Motor Boaters Association (TMBA) which represents the interests of powered craft iwners on the non tidal Thames is reviewing its curren activities and future objectives. It is clear that Environment Agency strategy is undergoing significant change and that previously established...

All reaches bar Eynsham and Kings still displaying RED strong stream warnings and some rapporteurs reporting some further rises in levels today.

Anno domini has been creeping up on me for some time but serious health issues are now forcing me to reduce my involvement in Thames matters. My boat “Legacy” was sold a few months ago, Sad to see it go but I am thankful for a full and satisfying lifetime of work and play on and around ships...

2024 updates for alerting other YBW users to Thames River conditions and other urgent information for river users. CURRENT STRONG STREAM INFORMATION River Thames Conditions (Courtesy of Thames Visitor Moorings) Any registered forum user can post a message on this thread if there is a sudden...

You need to supply more info. Is mast raised or powered? Air darft with mast up/lowered?- you likely wont grt under any/many bridges above Teddington without lowereing. Draft - as you're presumably a keel/bilgekeel boat depth of water may be an issue further west. River Thames: distances and...

You’ve been up here often enough to answer your own question, Fred !

I had a Driftgate but replaced it with one of these Cyrix automatic change over relays a couple of years ago - works great and no losses. Bought mine from Barden in Fareham but looks as if might be cheaper from Amazon. Datasheet-Cyrix-ct-120A-230A-EN.pdf

Temple Bridge, the Horse footbridge above Marsh Lock and the walkway across the weir at Benson are all Environment Agency assets - ie owned by the agency who are responsible for their upkeep. Cost of repairs has to come from the waterway budget or be funded by government and all major works =...

Sad news from the EA today of the passing of Tim Lyons, the long term resident lockie at Whitchurch Lock. An online book of condolence has been opened here: Kudoboard for Tim Lyons | Kudoboard