Stemar
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But if it wasn't for the millionaire yotties, they could build a bridge.
I know commercial ships use the Medina as well, but there's no story in that. :ambivalence:
Cowes Floating Bridge Removed from Service
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I know commercial ships use the Medina as well, but there's no story in that. :ambivalence:
dom
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I hope you haven't asked her to come up the Medina :ambivalence:
Wouldn't fancy the chain ferry's chances if Ocean's props caught it
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Presumably, it would be possible to build a swinging bridge of some sort. The problem is not the bridge itself but the approaches either side. There just isn't room without major demolition work, and the roads aren't really adequate either.
prv
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Problem is the constant flow of boat traffic - either we'd all have to wait for scheduled openings, which wouldn't be popular with Cowes's presumably strong yachting lobby and could be rather tricky with lots of boats milling about in a strong tide, or the bridge would spend so much time open or getting ready to open that cars would have to wait ages to get across.
At the moment (or with the previous ferry, at least), cars and boats can cross at the same time, going around each other.
Pete
Grumpybear
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Jeez, Grumpy...you're not Chris Packham, are you?
Sob....you really know how to wound a chap......sob
Blue Sunray
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Those are Mexefloats (and Army rather than RM) and yes, they probably would make a good job of it, in fact better than LC.
But I'd like to see these give it a go:
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You're right, of course.
Jamesuk
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Fiction: A friend of mine familiar with the cockup said that the old ferry was perfectly serviceable but a couple of brown packages were handed around at the council by the moneymen and the Trump like IOU's and we have this perfectly corrupted scenario....The sooner the Isle of Wight is spun off and made a Republic the better, let the EU deal with them, if they would dare have them ;-)
JumbleDuck
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I always enjoy reading about IoWC in Private Eye's "Rotten Boroughs". It makes Scottish civic politics look positively clean.
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When you look at the new ferry, by my meagre understanding of such things 3 and a bit £ million doesn't seem bad value for nowadays; it's the total cock-up with designing the thing for the particular job and pre-delivery trials which is so frustrating and where it all falls on its arse.
I'd like to think if I'd been designer I might have gone to have a look and make myself acquainted with what was actually required, rather than apparently going by some councillor's description in The Lodge.
I'd like to think if I'd been designer I might have gone to have a look and make myself acquainted with what was actually required, rather than apparently going by some councillor's description in The Lodge.
MedinaView
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The new Cowes Water Taxi subsided by CHC are now putting their prices up to £2.50 each way for the chain ferry crossing. That's 5 times the price Sally Water Taxis who were not subsided charged.
I think I might stick a Taxi sign on my boat.
I think I might stick a Taxi sign on my boat.
davidmh
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Sounds over the top, what was the passenger fare for the chain ferry? I would have hoped that the harbour commissioners would have matched the fare on the water taxi service to the Ferry cost at least for the residents of East and West Cowes
David MH
David MH
greggron
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The new Cowes Water Taxi subsided by CHC are now putting their prices up to £2.50 each way for the chain ferry crossing. That's 5 times the price Sally Water Taxis who were not subsided charged.
I think I might stick a Taxi sign on my boat.
That's crazy, Dartmouth ferry to Kingswear is only £2.00 each way and given the number of staff, their overheads must be much higher.
dom
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Indeed, and on Sunday I was charged 60p per foot passenger a few hundred meters upriver on Dartmouth's cable-pulled ferry.
It worked perfectly also ...all day long !!
alahol2
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It may be out of service but...
Monday morning I was motoring slowly down the Medina, the only boat moving, and the floating bridge managed to pull out and cross in front of me. Even had to knock it out of gear for a minute or so. I'm sure they must have been waiting for me.
Do they know who their critics are? Are we being targeted?
Monday morning I was motoring slowly down the Medina, the only boat moving, and the floating bridge managed to pull out and cross in front of me. Even had to knock it out of gear for a minute or so. I'm sure they must have been waiting for me.
Do they know who their critics are? Are we being targeted?
JumbleDuck
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Renfrew - Yoker (the former chain ferry route) is £1.60 each way and Wemyss Bay - Rothesay is £3.05 single for a 30 minute crossing.
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I've finally found an employment opportunity for my Seago 240 and Mariner 2hp; mind I'll have to throw in a tour of the Solent on Spring Ebbs, sandwiches a mere £20 extra.
colhel
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Are you sure about that? I've read that hey don't receive any subsidy from anyone.
MedinaView
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They are definitely subsidised by CHC.
http://www.cowesharbourcommission.co.uk/new_water_taxi_service_for_2017_season
http://www.cowesharbourcommission.co.uk/new_water_taxi_service_for_2017_season
MedinaView
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I also read some where that East Cowes Marina give them free moorings as well as Green King.
I think that's why it's a surprise with all the funding that the new service has, that the hours are so short and the prices so high compared to the old service that had no subsidies.
I think that's why it's a surprise with all the funding that the new service has, that the hours are so short and the prices so high compared to the old service that had no subsidies.
