Two stroke engines on the Thames??

As far as I am aware, there is no ban on the use of two strokes on the Thames or any other waterway.
The ban is on the sale of engines for recreational use that do not meet certain emission limits. Some but not all two strokes fall into that group.
 
Phill said:
As far as I am aware, there is no ban on the use of two strokes on the Thames or any other waterway.
The ban is on the sale of engines for recreational use that do not meet certain emission limits. Some but not all two strokes fall into that group.
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Phill is correct.
We had a holiday in Canada last week and went to Gould Lake. The use of any 2 stroke engine was banned, except the new E-Tec ones!

Having said that, the water in the lake was like drinking water, clean and clear. I doubt if Thames will benefit from such ban when tonnes of sewage overflows every now and again into the river.
 
FWIW, some ( if not all by now ) reservoirs ban 2-strokes, any engine I suspect; at one place in Somerset they were snotty about what type of marine paint I used on a racing sailing dinghy kept ashore on a launching trolly when not in use for the few hours permitted - nb no hint of antifoul ! :rolleyes:
 
vandy said:
. I doubt if Thames will benefit from such ban when tonnes of sewage overflows every now and again into the river downstream of Richmond , none goes into the non tidal Thames.
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Amended that for you.

So much nonsense out there following the David Walliams swim ..... some of the gutter press headlines about the 'Filthy Thames' , 'Millions of tonnes of sewage' ... etc , none were bright enough to clarify that it is the tideway that receives it , not the whole river. I'm not defending it , but people need to understand where it happens.

Still , makes for a good story ;)
 
teddington_lock said:
Amended that for you.

So much nonsense out there following the David Walliams swim ..... some of the gutter press headlines about the 'Filthy Thames' , 'Millions of tonnes of sewage' ... etc , none were bright enough to clarify that it is the tideway that receives it , not the whole river. I'm not defending it , but people need to understand where it happens.

Still , makes for a good story ;)
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A good story indeed, Howard. When we were stranded in Abingdon in the floods of 2007 we were asked by a Sky News reporter what time was High Tide, she standing ankle deep in flood water on the towpath.
 
There is a nasty little outlet just above eel pie island though . Cant find the pictures right now but it aint rainwater getting spewed out of it i can tell you !
 
teddington_lock said:
I doubt if Thames will benefit from such ban when tonnes of sewage overflows every now and again into the river downstream of Richmond , none goes into the non tidal Thames.
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I've seen the lock at Teddington open for free flow, been through it like that.

That will let some in.

The barge lock will transfer a fair amount of water too..
 
I can assure you it doesn't ;) We never see any of the storm discharge from Mogden etc.

I see the lock free flowing pretty much whenever it does , being that i work there.

Barge lock generally is locked shut when tail levels reach head levels , makes it dangerous for pedestrians trying to cross , or being trapped on the island for 1/2 hour or so.
 
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