Stuck@Windsor.com...

There is a nasty piece of concrete on the inside of the island - even when the water level is fine my shaft drive boat hit it.... Inside is ok, but you need to know where that problem is....
 
OG would profusely and grovellingly like to retract everything rude he has ever said about Thames boaters in general .
This has nothing to do whatsoever with the fact he has just bin informed that a whole bunch of Windsorites are coming round and may be buying rounds of drinks in our very reasonably priced bar !
 
As somebody said above, if you only moor where you can allow for a 1m drop overnight, there isn't anywhere to moor. It's a piece of guff to protect themselves. The EA take our money to navigate the river, it's up to them to make sure the levels don't wildly fluctuate as per their own level information (& how soon before they think it's best not to publicise that information if there's a chance it will be used against them?).
 
apollo said:
Yes, remember those days too. DuoProp was the worst, the larger prop always caught it, the smaller one i never had to change or repair.

Now, with shafts and 24" props, would just dredge a route out.
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Thats exactly what we find. The three bladed prop takes all of the punishment whilst the four bladed prop usually survives intact.
 
ianc1200 said:
As somebody said above, if you only moor where you can allow for a 1m drop overnight, there isn't anywhere to moor. It's a piece of guff to protect themselves. The EA take our money to navigate the river, it's up to them to make sure the levels don't wildly fluctuate as per their own level information (& how soon before they think it's best not to publicise that information if there's a chance it will be used against them?).
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Spot on Ian
 
ianc1200 said:
The EA take our money to navigate the river, it's up to them to make sure the levels don't wildly fluctuate as per their own level information (& how soon before they think it's best not to publicise that information if there's a chance it will be used against them?).
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In general, I think they do a pretty good job of managing river levels. The sort of incident that appears to have been experienced at Windsor last weekend is pretty rare.

The laid down compliance targets for levels was between -3" and +6" around target head level at each lock but this was changed last year to the general statement that now appears in the Customer Charter:
5. Managing water levels
We manage water levels to balance the many uses of the river, including boating, retaining enough for water companies to extract, managing flood risk and ensuring conservation sites, fisheries and water quality are protected. We measure water levels at lock sites and monitor them 24/7.
We operate the weirs and other structures to provide the best conditions possible for all uses of the river. Our ability to control water levels may change in flood or drought conditions.
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That change was discussed and agreed with user group representatives including the main boating groups.

I am seeking an explanation regarding the particular event that kicked this off.
 
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boatone said:
In general, I think they do a pretty good job of managing river levels. The sort of incident that appears to have been experienced at Windsor last weekend is pretty rare.

The laid down compliance targets for levels was between -3" and +6" around target head level at each lock but this was changed last year to the general statement that now appears in the Customer Charter:

That change was discussed and agreed with user group representatives including the main boating groups.

I am seeking an explanation regarding the particular event that kicked this off.
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Sounds like a fudge, by taking out specific targets of levels, they are allowing themselves to pretty much keep any level they like?
 
boatone said:
That change was discussed and agreed with user group representatives including the main boating groups.
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They should hang their heads in shame then.
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oldgit said:
OG would profusely and grovellingly like to retract everything rude he has ever said about Thames boaters in general .
This has nothing to do whatsoever with the fact he has just bin informed that a whole bunch of Windsorites are coming round and may be buying rounds of drinks in our very reasonably priced bar !
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Luckily for you I can't go on the trip :-(
 
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