Stuck on the bottom!

[Chill]

Not sure who is to blame but overnight the river level had dropped nearly twenty inches, we were in Windsor on the Brocas and every boat was stuck solid even a Nb was stick leaning on one side. After a couple of hours we were able to move off.

 

[rr_123]

Not sure who is to blame but overnight the river level had dropped nearly twenty inches, we were in Windsor on the Brocas and every boat was stuck solid even a Nb was stick leaning on one side. After a couple of hours we were able to move off.

Noticed this morning that the level was very low (a bit further down from Windsor)

In fact it revealed that there is a shopping trolley dumped in a popular mooring just upstream from me; I'll go and whip it out when I get time, it's usually just below the surface and wouldn't do your prop a whole lot of good

Miles from the nearest shop; someone must have really wanted to dump it there!

 

[TrueBlue]

Not sure who is to blame but overnight the river level had dropped nearly twenty inches, we were in Windsor on the Brocas and every boat was stuck solid even a Nb was stick leaning on one side. After a couple of hours we were able to move off.

All the resdient staff on holiday so mthe weirs managed by volunteers perhaps??

(run for cover)

 

[Brayman]

One lock we came through yesterday was pulling in the weir because of "over-zealous" weir keeping the night before left the reach above with little water. Maybe not as much came down from the yellow board area as expected!

It's quite a challenge to know what to do when the lock keeper goes off duty at night, especially in a lock without a resident keeper.

 

[captain tomas]

Would suggest that due to the inexperience of the current management
these problems can be expected to rise.
If those in charge !! keep cutting back on Lock Keepers as residents, the experience required to manage the water levels will quickly be diluted.
I suggest anyone who has sat on the bottom request the E A to supply a
lift out to check the underwater integrity of their vessel.

 

[rr_123]

I suggest anyone who has sat on the bottom request the E A to supply a
lift out to check the underwater integrity of their vessel.

And I think I know where they'll tell you to stick that request...

 

[boatone]

I was caught out on Monday night. Moored above Sonning lock and found myself stuck on Tuesday morning. Apparently level when we arrived was +6 and had dropped to +2 overnight, but lockie kindly closed the weir in to raise the levels and we floated free.

 

[boatone]

Not sure who is to blame but overnight the river level had dropped nearly twenty inches, we were in Windsor on the Brocas and every boat was stuck solid even a Nb was stick leaning on one side. After a couple of hours we were able to move off.

So, (pardon the pun) did anyone get to the "bottom" of this? 20" is a major fall (actually sounds excessive and leaves me somewhat sceptical) when all targets are to keep the levels within +6" and -3" depending on conditions. Did anyone report to Reading?

 

[Dave_Seager]

You can see the river levels at the various Environment Agency stations for the last 48 hours on their web site. Most stations below Reading show a major drop in levels yesterday morning.

 

[teddington_lock]

Not doubting anyone , but the drop shown is approximately 10 inches overnight.

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/136496.aspx?stationId=7169

That said , Romney weir is a very sensitive weir , you don't get it slightly wrong at Romney

 

[Harmoni]

10 inches !! It was more like 20 in Shepperton Marina where several boats were left touching the bottom!!

 

[teddington_lock]

Last time i checked , Shepperton Marina wasn't upstream of Romney Lock , which is where the discussion is about.

So you are saying it dropped nearly two feet on the reach from Shepperton to Sunbury ?

 

[Harmoni]

sorry, didn't realise this was just talking about upstream of Romney lock.
yes I am, we woke up quite late on Tuesday morning to find several boats in the marina touching the bottom and I think the level was already on the way back up. the level certainly seemed to rise back up to normal pretty quickly!!
we could see the bottom all around the edge in basin B

 

[Captain Coochie]

I wasnt aware it was about one section of the river either .

 

[boatone]

Original post:

...we were in Windsor on the Brocas .

 

[Captain Coochie]

Oh well Harmoni , you better start a new thread titled " stuck on the bottom" Detailing the location

 

[Harmoni]

when it happened i thought it was just our reach but it obviously wasn't !!!
would love to know what happened and who messed up as I can't believe that was intentional !!!
Do we know how many reaches were effected ?
the marina office tried telling us it was because the barrier had been closed for the DJ flotilla but I don't believe that !!

 

[Richard Shead]

when it happened i thought it was just our reach but it obviously wasn't !!!
would love to know what happened and who messed up as I can't believe that was intentional !!!
Do we know how many reaches were effected ?
the marina office tried telling us it was because the barrier had been closed for the DJ flotilla but I don't believe that !!

Best thing I have heard all day.....

 

[dash300]

Best thing I have heard all day.....

Dull day then?

 

[teddington_lock]

Did you snap a photo ?