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I have been told that Sunbury lock is closed due to the sunken widebeam by the weir !! ???

Try Boatmate They have been around for years and do a good job

Can anyone reccomend someone / a company who can transport a 34 foot sealine from Shepperton to Spain ?

We went down to kingston this weekend and spotted 4 of trotmans wrecks in between hampton court and kingston bridge with one parked close to the steps at kingston. I continue to be amazed as to how he gets away with it. He is advertising to rent on gumtree see the link below...

I think the tug is part of Mr trotmans fleet !!!

I took some pics today, and I must say close up it is an abomination, it is a health and safety death trap, with gas bottles all over , sometimes they burn wood on the top and the mooring lines are the cheap blue twine that worzel gummage uses to keep his trousers up, how anyone in their right...

Apparently the owner already has one of the lifeboat abominations and wants to use this as a spare room , the mind boggles

Outside the Anglers , walton on Thames, perhaps capt Philips is having a bevvy or two !! ............... ...................................

Had a wander up to weybridge today and was shocked to see one of Trotmans health and safety abominations moored there

Maybe another angle would be the health and safety gestapo ?? if his barges were flats then they would surely be closed down due to health/safety

My thoughts too, perhaps they came up the tiday originally ?? My question is,.... now they have been built on and are significantly higher would they go under Richmond bridge if mr Trotty attempted a trip down the tidal ??

I drove past hampton court bridge a few days ago and noticed what looked like trotmans hulk moored just below hampton court lock, does anyone know what the sp is ??

Where I am with this is that Mr Trotman is abusing the system to make money from renting rooms/accomodation while being a nuisance to the Ea and river users. I think that maybe the ea are taking the wrong " tack " with him as he obviously knows how to abuse the system to his own advantage while...

Check the tide tables as coming throught Isleworth can be tricky at low tide as the channel becomes very narrow and shallow, when approaching central London it is advisable to radio in to London Vts to let them know who you are and where you are going, the houses of Parliament are a no go area...

I think most of you have missed something, isnt this the barge that the ea took the south African owner to court to evict him, the one that was advertising on air Bnb ??