Southampton to thames estuary

oldgit said:
A tug boat.
This could mean anything from a 400 ton BP ocean going leviathon to a 60Hp dock tosher with 6" of freeboard.
Over a certain size you will need to contact the port control folks on your journey.If smaller,then off you go.
Only caveat will be speed in a small tug and you will need to plan your hops accordingly.
Arranging moorings will also be a factor as not all your stops or diversions will have commercial bouys and many marinas will not want anything sporting a full set of old manky lorry tyres lying alongside a gin palace.
We have a tug company outside the front door.
The tug size depends on wether you want to tow from a local wharf or back from Cape town or The Phillipines
More details please. :)
For anybody interested in tugs.
http://www.thamestugs.co.uk/
[url]http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/SETS.html
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Thank you that would help I have pritty much coverd evreything know so thank you all
 
Only thing I'd add to all the good advice here, is as you leave Soton, turn LEFT, that's the shortest route. You can turn right but that'll take you past Torquay and Lands End and the dragons of Welshland and up to the land of the Sweaties, round the top then down past Nooocarstle, Hull and Narfak before you reach the Thames at Sarfend. It's a little bit longer that way but the sea's a lot warmer so more fun for swimming if you get bored.
 
reallycoliholic said:
Only thing I'd add to all the good advice here, is as you leave Soton, turn LEFT, that's the shortest route. You can turn right but that'll take you past Torquay and Lands End and the dragons of Welshland and up to the land of the Sweaties, round the top then down past Nooocarstle, Hull and Narfak before you reach the Thames at Sarfend. It's a little bit longer that way but the sea's a lot warmer so more fun for swimming if you get bored.
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Wonder if he actually made it.
 
Thanks for that.

13 metres? Surely that's a mistake isn't it?

Something tells me they mean 13ft if it is an imperial/metric problem or more likely they mean 3 metres and a 1 has been added. The lock cut must be about 8 or maybe 10 metres wide there but the lock is much narrower anyway
 
Using totally non-scientific methods (well, the Google Maps measuring tool) it looks like the restriction could well be 13 metres. I believe the EA have to notify if anything affects published bridge widths, no matter how small

Windsor Lock Cut.jpeg
 
Fair enough. Its to do with passing other boats - having reread the link you posted I now realise this. I suppose its mainly for trip boat operators as they should know the beam of each others boats and perhaps if they can usually pass there the fact they now can't would be relevant to them.

I had it in my head that the lock cut there was about 10 metres wide but thinking about it that could cause problems. The Lock is apparently about 7.5 metres wide so I suppose the luck cut needs to be at least twice that in theory.

Thanks
 
reallycoliholic said:
Only thing I'd add to all the good advice here, is as you leave Soton, turn LEFT, that's the shortest route. You can turn right but that'll take you past Torquay and Lands End and the dragons of Welshland and up to the land of the Sweaties, round the top then down past Nooocarstle, Hull and Narfak before you reach the Thames at Sarfend. It's a little bit longer that way but the sea's a lot warmer so more fun for swimming if you get bored.
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Made my day :)
 
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