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The only notice I've seen says ongoing, and originally I hadnt scrolled far enough down to reach that notice. Now I know times I can plan accordingly. Thanks Rob‐M

Yes, I know there are restrictions, but if I need to wait, it would be nice to have a choice of where in the locality, especially in this hot spell.

Yes to both, but it gives no indication of times etc.

Is it just me being a technophobe or is the CaRT website useless. Cruis8ng down the Coventry, I tried to find out about restrictions at Atherstone, having heard various rumours. A search for "atherstone lock restriction" produced a link to the stoppage page, with a random list of such in no particular order or locality. The only partial success I had was a google search where an AI notification suggested restrictions between locks 1 - 6, but no times. I^m in the position where I am not on a schedule, but a little planning would be nice. Maybe CaRT REALLY dont know what they are doing but I bet so ene is being paid handsomely for IT services. If you look at sites that rely on presenting information, it all works better. If I want to buy castellated widgets on Amazon or Ebay, the source is immsdiately displayed.

But if you had fenders thicker than that you'd get stuck in locks! 😱

I'm happy to go along with volunteers, but not other boaters who I do not know. Just one thing that bemuses me is why, when descending, volunteers only crack the paddles by a 1/4 for the first 1/2 lock.

Some years back, we booked a Viking Riverboat cruise which was affected by low water to the point that half of the cuise was by coach as water on the Maine canal was too low to take a loaded boat. Also , one day was taken up by changing boats as a lock was broken so pack your bags, they will be transferred to other boat and we all got on a coach , ended up with a verypoor lunch in a pub, then got taken to our new boat in Vienna. 30 mins later the boat we had left moored alongside us. Other friends have reported similar disorganised with Viking River Cruises. We were most disappointed particularly with a flight to Munich from Birmingham with a 4 1/2 hour chandeover at Schipol when there were 45 min direct flights.

I think New Marton causes delays because they are the only locks many hirers encounter, and everyone othe 8 or 10 crew wants a go. And with it being busy in both directions, entry and exit times can get stretched. The last time we did this, on the bottom lock we were told there was only one paddle working. I pointed out to the operator that theyshould uss the small hole on the windlass and things moved much quicker.

I have Raw water cooling on a Perkins 4108, and the symptom certainly indicates a blocked inlet. Does the flow stop immediately or does it tail off? have you disconnected the outlet of the Jabsco and checked if the flow still stops ? That would at least narrow down the fault to inlet or outlet.

I suspect the originator of the text does not know the difference between barges and narrowboats, especially when the term 'wide beam narrowboat' is widely used

https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/smoke-control-order-2025/ Another Council looking to extend control over moorings/residential boaters. Will this be another weapon in the armoury of the flat dwellers who suceeded in closing the Roundhouse?

I remember a washing mashing appliance. The dolly in the dolly tub relied solely on the arm power of the washerwoman. It was always a woman as the man would be in the foundry or down the pit on Monday morning😁

If you start the engine and then run the inverter/washer/iron etc, does everything work?

Once again, maybe the Council will now seriously consider the local request to install a crash barrier and limit the size of vehicles over this bridge. Turning points are much closer, as you can wind below Dimmindgsdale lock, and on the other side there is a winding hole above Wightwick Lock which is handy for anyone wishing to stop at Compton for supplies or refreshments. The Bridge is not really at the end of a long straight as it comes into a curve from Merryhill and meets a road from Penn and then crosses the bridge and diverges into two roads. There is a lot of heavy traffic using the bridge from a local quarry which may be why the Council is reluctant to introduce any traffic calming measures. In the pictures shown above, you will see the passenger door of the car is open. The young lady passenger, after the crash, opened the door not realising there was no path or road until she fell into the canal. The concensus was that the immersion speeded sobering her up.

The good people of Wolverhampton are very generous with their water deposits. Even the soapsuds will smarten up your dusty blacking as you use the Staffs and Worcs or the Shroppie.😀