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  1. I believe the clearly visible hole in the fore deck is for the offset towing mast.
  2. Beatty (note spelling please) towed Saturn from Easter to the end of June - Ellesmere Port to Ellesmere, then up to Trevor for school visits, to Crickheath down the Montgomery Canal, then to Middlewich FAB Festival, finally to Lymm for more schools visits and the Transport Festival. Buckden then took up towing duties heading to Gnosall CFest and Audlem later this month.
  3. I don't want to deter anybody from coming to Audlem, but please note that there is a lengthy stoppage on the Audlem flight, starting on 3rd January. Notice Alert Shropshire Union Canal Location: Audlem Lock 9, Audlem, Crewe. Audlem Lock 11, Audlem, Crewe. Starts At: Lock 9 Audlem Ends At: Audlem Lock 7 Up Stream Winding Hole: Adderley Wharf Winding Hole. U/S of Bridge 69, Adderley Wharf Bridge. Down Stream Winding Hole: Moss Hall Winding Hole. Below Audlem Bottom Lock 15. Tuesday 3 January 2023 08:00 until Friday 10 March 2023 16:00 Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Repair Update on 14/12/2022: We are sorry to advise that due to a delay in the lock gate production for this stoppage, a 2-week extension is required. The delay with the lock gate production is due to essential repairs being carried out at our Bradley workshop during Autumn. This meant that the workshop was closed for several months. Due to unforeseen challenges with weather, this has meant that the workshop was closed for 4 weeks longer than anticipated. Despite our best efforts, this has caused a delay in gate production. The stoppage will now end on 10/03/2023. We hope that this change doesn’t cause any inconvenience.
  4. There is a floating bridge at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, which gives ground floor access to the Island warehouse. It is opened to allow boats in/out of the upper basin.
  5. Not riveted sides - what appear to be rivets are actually the nails which fix the shearing (thin strips of oak fastened vertically on the inside of the hull planking. You can also see the iron knees which are not covered by the shearing.
  6. Upper Avon, Bidford Bridge is the narrowest point on the river - certainly less than 14'.
  7. It looks very shallow sided. Has the hull been reduced in depth? Possibly the footings were cut off and the boat rebottomed. It's hard to tell from the photo - it may be just the perspective playing tricks.
  8. When we took Beatty over there was a spring tide, but not big enough to go straight over the weir, so we had to use the gate in the weir. We operated the gate ourselves with a rope which can just be seen in the photograph. We timed it to arrive just before high water so that we still had some margin for getting over. There was little tidal current at that point. As far as I recall, it was reasonably straightforward to manoeuvre the boat into the gate and through, although we only just had sufficient depth. We had plenty of people with ropes and shafts as required. We cruised up to just above Farndon Bridge - a beautiful stretch of river. Well worth the effort, although I'm not sure I would do it again (until a lock is built around the weir!).
  9. Beatty negotiating the gate in Chester Weir, Easter 1992.
  10. Notice Alert Macclesfield Canal Location: Bridge 38 to Bridge 39, Macclesfield, Macclesfield Canal Starts At: Bridge 38, Black Road Bridge Ends At: Bridge 39, Hollands Br Up Stream Winding Hole: Hurdsfield Winding Hole, close to Bridge 33, Higherfold Bridge Down Stream Winding Hole: Lyme Green Winding Hole, close to Bridge 45, Leek New Road Bridge Wednesday 24 March 2021 11:00 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Repair Update on 05/05/2021: Since investigations revealed the failed culvert between Bridge 38, Black Road Bridge and Bridge 39, Hollands Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, works on site have progressed well. Stop planks have been installed, with water flow managed by over-pumping to maintain levels along the canal. Additional bunds to allow a safe working environment have been installed and the existing failed culvert has been removed. Further inspections have resulted in a simpler method of repair, a new section of plastic pipe has replaced the section of failed culvert, connecting into the pipework that was found within the old masonry culvert, significantly reducing the works and time required. Works are now underway to protect this with a surround of concrete. We will then remove the safety bunds and reinstate the clay canal bed over the coming weeks with a view to re-water this section and resume navigation, following a successful testing period. A further update on progress made onsite will be provided by Wednesday 19 May. Further works onsite will then need to take place to complete the connections and the towpath may need to remain closed during these works. Our teams and contractors remain committed, and we endeavour to minimise the requirement for this closure.
  11. Notice Alert Macclesfield Canal Location: Bridge 38 to Bridge 39, Macclesfield, Macclesfield Canal Starts At: Bridge 38, Black Road Bridge Ends At: Bridge 39, Hollands Br Wednesday 24 March 2021 11:00 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Repair Update on 07/04/2021: Investigations are now complete between Bridge 38, Black Road Bridge and Bridge 39, Hollands Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal and our teams have found the culvert has failed and requires replacement. Our contractors have already started onsite carrying out a fish rescue and removing a third party owned wall to allow access to the site. Over the next coming weeks, we will be establishing a safe, controlled working environment to create a dry working area and managing water flows by installing pumps over the culvert to be able to remove the existing culvert. Our contractors have committed to working seven days a week to be able to re-open navigation as soon as safely possible. Whilst there is a considerable amount of work that is required for navigation to resume, we anticipate works will be complete by the end of June.
  12. You may struggle on the Southern Stratford. Several of the Wilmcote locks are tight. Lock 44 is the tightest if I recall correctly. Although Stret Lock on the Chesterfield has been rebuilt, there are other tight locks further up.
  13. Going up Grindley Brook with a deep draughted boat last year, the volunteer lock keeper was careful to run a bit of extra water down to fill the middle lock so we could get over the cill into the top lock. Simply emptying the top lock into the middle lock does not fill the middle chamber sufficiently.
  14. I've seen a photograph of Saturn, the restored Shropshire Union flyboat, at Llantisilio. I don't have the date, but certainly since Saturn's rebuild this century!
  15. Notice Alert Shropshire Union Canal Location: Hack Green Lock 2, Baddington, Shropshire Union Canal. Starts At: Hack Green Winding Hole Ends At: Moss Hall Winding Hole Up Stream Winding Hole: Hack Green Winding Hole. Down Stream Winding Hole: Moss Hall Winding Hole. Saturday 3 October 2020 16:00 until further notice Type: Navigation Restriction Reason: Structure failure Update on 05/10/2020: Our team have identified an issue with the cill lining at Lock 2, Hack Green, teams will be on site Wednesday 7 October to investigate a resolution. Navigation will resume today through Hack Green locks with daily operating times: 10am – 3pm to facilitate passage through the lock (last passage at 2.30pm) Our team will be onsite to assist with operation of Lock 2 within the operating times. Padlocks will be placed on Lock 1 & 2 outside of these hours. Notice will be given should a closure be required to allow our team to install the repaired cill lining back into place. An update will be provided Thursday 8 October.
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