Recent content by Outinthedinghy

Lots and lots of old tyres might work but the PLA might have something to say about it as they are an obvious propeller foul for shipping if they are not secured properly.

I believe this to be accurate and if the EA have succeeded in demonstrating ownership of the riverbed in the Cherry Orchard Road situation it all starts to look a bit dodgy for other riverside land owners. Unless they can show it in the deeds they may actually not have a right to moor at the...

This will be an interesting read. River Thames and boaty things

It will be interesting to see what happens when people below St Aines upon Thames find their riparian ownership does not extend to the riverbed. Quite an intriguing precedent has been set in the Cherry Orchard Road argument at Molesey. It seems to have been established that the EA do not own...

I would not like them coming away and bumbling down the River with a bit of land water and a breeze. Could do an awful lot of damage.

They looked abandoned when I passed a couple of weeks ago. Front one seems to be sinking. They would be a lot safer sunk as that would make it impossible for them to come adrift.

Buoys at HYC.

I came up from Limehouse to Teddington on 31MAR24 and I had to use two days due to the fluvial flow ie land and ground water from upriver. Although the tide was coming in the flow once past Emma Smith bridge was actually going out and was really quite swift at Richmond. The tide also goes as far...

Was this Frank? I really miss him and his dead pan reporting voice. He was brilliant. His voice was identical to the swimming pool guard from The Day Today. 'No one died'.

Nice pictures

I came up from Putney to Teddington a couple of weeks ago (31MAR24) when the River itself was really shifting. The barrage at Richmond was open almost continuously and I was hammers down all the way to Teddington. Tide was coming in water was flowing out. I phoned Richmond lock and asked and...

@oldgit knows about this.

I'm always happy to do the locks and have been mistaken for the lock keeper on a number of occasions but the liability thing is interesting. If there are to be fewer employed lock keepers then more locks will be operated by non trained persons. This does not mean they do not understand what to...

The two large cabin barges in your pictures are still there as are many others. I did notice the Regents canal lighter had disappeared.

It is an interesting idea. I suspect the substandard accommodation thing might be a problem. I've lived on various different Boats for 30 years and prefer smaller Boats but not too small. Everything I have lived on would probably be classed as substandard but to me the environment is more...