Bye bye Cuchilo

[Captain Coochie]

Ive just had a call saying "Romance" that my boat was tied to has sunk and my boat has broken free .
Shes heading towards Molesey lock right now so fingers crossed

 

[Richard Shead]

Ive just had a call saying "Romance" that my boat was tied to has sunk and my boat has broken free .
Shes heading towards Molesey lock right now so fingers crossed

Erm has she not got a few islands to navigate first ? Hopefully will end up in some trees ? Keep us posted ..

 

[byron]

Lets hope someone gets a line on it for you.

 

[prof pat pending]

I hope you get her back safe

 

[sarabande]

oh, J, that's sad news. I hope she drifts into a backwater. Best of luck tomorrow.

 

[Captain Coochie]

Yes there are a few islands to navigate . She was opposite Sunbury lock . Andy said they heard a loud bang and think something has come down river and hit Romance to sink her . My boat has broken free and floating . Ive called everyone I can think of to warn them as there is gas and fuel onboard . I guess its just a waiting game now .
Im wondering if it would have been better if she has sank with the other boat . At least I would know where she was and she wasn't going to cause any damage .

 

[boatone]

Fingers, toes and everything else crossed Jason.

 

[No Regrets]

How much fuel?

Seriously though, I hope she's OK, and ends up wedged somewhere safe. Theres a good chance...

 

[Captain Coochie]

Oh no need to be serious , I only posted it up so every one could take the piss

 

[Capt Popeye]

Oh no need to be serious , I only posted it up so every one could take the piss

Take the P, oh no not on here, no not never ever

 

[teddington_lock]

I'll speak to the Sunbury and Molesey keepers at 0900 for you , get Molesey to check their back weir first thing. I'll see if the Sunbury one can do a little walk down and see if its hung up anywhere obvious just downstream.

 

[Captain Coochie]

Thanks Howard . It seems she has been found .
If anybody knows the owners of Templer she has also been found above Sunbury lock , Teddington lock has the contact details .

 

[sarabande]

Good news. Boat OK ?

 

[SailorBill]

Thanks Howard . It seems she has been found .

That's great news. I hope she is OK.

 

[Captain Coochie]

Just got back in from a morning on the river and she is ok . I have no idea how but she managed to get out of the main stream , between some moorings and up into someones garden . The owners where very helpful and understanding and we have secured her between the moorings until the river calms down or I think of another plan .
The other thing I have just thought of is I now don't have a mooring as that has sunk .
A massive thanks to Teddington lock for all the help .

 

[prof pat pending]

You must be very relieved, glad you found her safe

The mooring can be sorted later, be thankful that you still have a boat

 

[prof pat pending]

Seriously though, I hope she's OK, and ends up wedged somewhere safe. Theres a good chance...

Is that a sign of empathy I spy

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?386602-Seriously!

 

[teddington_lock]

No worries Jason

Glad I could help. Sorry for giving you the wrong info earlier , that must have been a pretty funny conversation.

 

[Captain Coochie]

Funny now yes . At the time with very little sleep last night I just went into sheer panic mode again . I just threw everything boaty I had in the van and went to the address I was given . There where ropes and oars flying all over the place !
When I got there she was parked up like I had been to a party at the house last night . Its very weird how she got out of the main stream and so far over between two islands and into someones garden . I don't think , with the river running as it is , I could have got her in there under power . Yet she managed it all on her own

 

[mlines]

On the positive side, your boat has beaten us all to the first trip of the year in the log!