Clifton Lock closed

[oldgit]

Have been involved with a few low budget low tech salvage ops in the past.
Merely using what you have onsite at the time,
Ferrinstance.
Small cruiser foundered in around 30 ft of water , just off the "beach" on Isle of Grain
Fortunately was able to get a grappling hook around warp still attached to mooring bouy.
At HW with small workboat, drag casualty a little further inshore every day.
Around third day, at LW, temp patch to hull, pump out , refloat and tow back for repairs.
No High Vis tabards were harmed in this operation.

 

[chief1]

I was collecting a trailer load of hay from down the lane leading to the lock at about 7.30 last night, and met, on the track, single lane of course, the crane heading down there, so it has arrived! Lots of backing and shunting, crane got past, I set off again, only to meet a low loader coming down the same way - more backing and shunting, luckily at a bit of a junction so was able to go up one of the other roads! Lots of people and vans down there, so they are obviously busy on the case. Insurance claim for someone?

 

[boatone]

Re: Crane Wot Crane.

Clifton Lock now open again. Didn’t expect that so soon, did we? Someone deserves
a pat on the back !

 

[Little Dipper]

What happened to the traditional method of dropping in stop planks outside the lower gates, feeding in fire ash down the outside of the planks to seal them and just pumping the lock empty? The barge can then be pumped out and re floated.

I feel that a small crew on a work boat equipped with a small Hiab arm is quite capable of doing this task and I am sure that is how it was done in the golden years when the Thames was a working river.

I feel that the crane and loads of high vis bods is a bit of overkill.

The old boys would have done it by now.

 

[oldgit]

The old boys would have done it by now.