Naburn (York) to Humber

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Can anyone please confirm is there just one lock, Naburn between Naburn marina York and the Humber? Am I right in thinking it has a max beam of 25'6"?
Also how long does it take without speeding, 10 hours @5mph? & any minimum air draft?
cheers martfart.
 
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Naburn is the tidal lock for the Ouse - not sure of width.
Going downstream - Cawood swing bridge 3.37 m air draft at MHWS
Selby rail & road swing bridges (at HW you will need them opened together)
Hook/Skelton rail swing bridge - air draft 4.6m at MHWS
M62 motorway bridge - stacks of heigh
Boothferry swing bridge - air draft 4.3m at MHWS

There is a useful booklet Chart no 3 - The Trent Chart Series by the Boating Association, available from most marinas in the area.

Make sure you get to Selby without much tide running.

Hope the passage goes well

Paul
 
You can buy the chart at york marina(naburn) about a mile up from the lock,i would advise you get it as there are some shallow areas on your way to trent falls,you will also need the chart for the humber if your going that way,

Paul(coastwise) hope your keeping okay
ashley
 
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Hi,

Yes as said, only one lock. The speed is 10 knots after the lock until after Goole and then it's just a case of slowing down for bridges.

A few really shallow areas on the way towards trent falls in the last 1/3 of the trip from naburn.

If you leave an hour or two before high tide you usually still have plenty of water by the time you get to the humber, the top of the humber is the worst part and a friend has run aground even following the channel at low water.

You can anchor just inside the Trent (trent falls) if there is not enough water, last time i was there there was around 2.5-3 meters at low tide.

You need the chart really.
 
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coastwise said:
Naburn is the tidal lock for the Ouse - not sure of width.
Going downstream - Cawood swing bridge 3.37 m air draft at MHWS
Selby rail & road swing bridges (at HW you will need them opened together)
Hook/Skelton rail swing bridge - air draft 4.6m at MHWS
M62 motorway bridge - stacks of heigh
Boothferry swing bridge - air draft 4.3m at MHWS

There is a useful booklet Chart no 3 - The Trent Chart Series by the Boating Association, available from most marinas in the area.

Make sure you get to Selby without much tide running.

Hope the passage goes well

Paul
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Very informative booklet and gives you all the transits required to keep in channel.
That bit of river is not for the faint hearted....or raw water cooled motors.
 
Don't let people scare you too much, it is a great trip. As long as you study the chart you will be fine!

Learn where the bridges are to radio them in time for air draft check/swing

Stick to the outside of corners bar the few interesting bits on the chart.

Leave nab urn around 2-3 hours before high water if you want loads of time :cool:

That's about it really!

Go enjoy the Humber.
 
It isnt too bad a run so long as you follow the charts and keep to the channel. There can be a fair amount of debris in the water so keep an eye out especially if the tide is running quickly.

Beware large commerical vessels around Goole, as we found out their bow waves can throw cups of coffee off the dashboard and all over the nav gear :D

It is advisable to radio ahead to the swing bridges and check the availiable air draft and be aware that the tide can run very quickly through Selby. Hanging around between the tow bridges there can be tricky.

All in all have a safe trip. If you are well prepared you shouldnt have too many problems.
 
Some good advice given. If you need to anchor in the Trent ,turn into the river and keep to the starboard bank,about 30 yards off. You will see some wooden posts,some have numbers on and some are missing.They were equally placed so if you find one with a number you can count them,or where it was, as you move into the river. I usually anchor about post 28 or where it was !Just before you drop the anchor if you have about 14ft of water you will be OK at low water.You need to be about 30yds off bank.On leaving go back the way you came,DO NOT go too far to the middle of the river at that point or you will run aground.You will see this sand bank at low water. The books suggest when tide starts coming in you give it 30 mins.I dont do this,as soon as tide turns I up anchor and potter about for 1/2 an hour or so.The reason being is that once the tide starts running it comes in quite fast and its easier to get anchor up with little flow as when anchor is free the boat starts moving and the channel is not very wide.Dont know what boat you,ve got but on my way back to either R. Trent or S Ferriby Lock I go into the R. Derwent.This is a delightful spot,very quiet .If you,ve got a displacement boat ie 8 kts max it makes a lot of sense.Leave a couple of hours before high water and you have plenty of water all the way,including Hull.
 
The worst bit is going downstream just after the M62 bridge and before Goole docks. That bit can be very shallow depending when you go through the lock at Naburn and spring/neap tide situation - check with the lockkeeper.

Coming up with the tide there is loads of water and you can let rip a bit dodging some surprising large ships that go to Goole docks. (subject to speed limits obviously!)

Worst case it is just mud, so go dead slow, follow the chart as previously mentioned. If you do get stuck the boat will sit on the bottom until the tide comes back again. Of course thats never happened to me.......
 
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The worst bit is going downstream just after the M62 bridge and before Goole docks. That bit can be very shallow depending when you go through the lock at Naburn and spring/neap tide situation - check with the lockkeeper.

Coming up with the tide there is loads of water and you can let rip a bit dodging some surprising large ships that go to Goole docks. (subject to speed limits obviously!)

Worst case it is just mud, so go dead slow, follow the chart as previously mentioned. If you do get stuck the boat will sit on the bottom until the tide comes back again. Of course thats never happened to me.......
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So it wasn't you that went round the wrong side of Howden Dyke and had to stop for a rest? :D


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I see you have a FL, not a Princess, so I'll let you off :D

Not that I can talk, been t'other side of Naburn lock once and decided that I didn't want that slurry called tidal ouse riverwater getting pumped around my engine block.
 
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