Forth Clyde Canal

[awol]

Those numbers are making me green with envy. Averaging 4.5hrs in the car to the boat… on the Clyde.

You're obviously starting from the wrong place (or country!).

 

[nevis768]

I have not completely given up on Firth Clyde Canal, yet. I spoke with Ian Wilson today, the Boat Movement Supervisor. He said it would take 4 days to pass through the canal at present because of daylight. Draft is okay, weed still an issue until the frost comes. The German made weed harvesting machine is having problems. The guidelines state there is a depth of 6ft in the canal. The canal is about to close for maintenance, he said I should contact him tomorrow for an update on the maintenance situation. Obviously this is all too much hassle.
So onto the low loader, ashore at Port Edgar for the winter, then a swinging mooring in Granton Harbour, seems the most sensible plan.

After the recent storms and sinkings at Granton, I would re think that one.

 

[dunedin]

Those numbers are making me green with envy. Averaging 4.5hrs in the car to the boat… on the Clyde.

Clearly you live in the wrong place (the boat is in the right place)

 

[Bodach na mara]

I note that Graham lives in Yorkshire. So do quite a few owners near me in the marina where I berth. And I hear quite a few Yorkshire accents during the season around the west coast. So quite a lot of Yorkshiremen commute to their boats up here.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Those numbers are making me green with envy. Averaging 4.5hrs in the car to the boat… on the Clyde.

I used to have an 8 hour drive to the boat when I kept her on the Clyde. I'm seriously considering relocating back there!