390. Windy Day Cruising
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- Опубликовано: 14 мар 2024
- I move on and cruise to another favoured location on the Leicester Line Summit but it's very windy and headway is slow. It's not all bad, as the sun is shining, but where do I moor up?
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Thanks Alan, for taking us along on this lovely but windy cruise, your mic' is great as you wouldn't know that it was windy. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Many thanks Stevie. There’s been a lot of editing of the audio in this episode. All the best, keep safe.
Evening Alan, that certainly was a choppy cruise! I always chuckle that people who have never handled a narrowboat must look at the canal and wonder what the fuss is all about! You can't appreciate how difficult it is in those conditions until you've had to do it! Loved watching this, really enjoying your cruise. Thanks for sharing...🍷🍷
Morning Steve, I have had worse but it really wasn’t very enjoyable and I needed to move on before the rain due the next day. I’m glad you enjoyed watching, thanks for your comment 🥂
Hi Alan, even though the weather wasn't brilliant, it was still nice to watch you cruising again. It certainly was windy though! xx
Fortunately, it was just a short hop, the best bit was seeing, that the low tree trunk had been cut down xx
Yes that was so dangerous wasn't it. xx
Hi Alan. Enjoyed that video Not nice weather but always good to see the differant problems you get.
Take care & keep safe.
Hi Bob, not a very enjoyable cruise on this occasion. All the best, have a good weekend.
Another good video, hope the weather gets a lot better for you, happy cruising.
Thank you so much Dougie glad you enjoyed watching, all the best.
Yippee.Hi again Alan , just watched your latest vlog and was amazed to see the horizontal tree branch near bridge 25 has been removed. I know you had reported it a long time ago . We last passed it in November last year and was sure it was even lower so reported it again to be told it was planned??? . Anyway glad to see its gone . Happy cruising, regards Nona and Chris 😊😊
Hi both, great to hear from you. It was two or three years ago when I first reported my concerns but nothing was done then. I was delighted to see it had gone, I used to cringe going under it and the thought of meeting a boat there was very troubling. It definitely had been getting lower as my comparison picture showed. All the best and likewise, enjoy your cruising. Take care 🤠
Alan thank you for sharing your windy cruise with us. When Sally and Reggie are with you how does Reggie do with the movement. Wishing you good health and safe travels
My pleasure Ginger. Reggie is fine, however he travels, on the boat, in the camper van, it's not an issue, he just sleeps much of the time. All the best, take care.
Hi Alan, lovely cruise. I had a weekend hire recently and it was rather windy at times. It makes for some nervous moments when passing other boats 😂. Glad you managed ok,but then you’re a seasoned veteran. Have a great weekend mate 👍
Hi Paul, it's great to hear you've been out narrowboating. Wind can be a real nuisance at times, as you'll see in a future episode. I don't cruise as much as I'd like to, but I took to it really well when I started, You too have a good weekend. Cheers
Well Alan what a windy cruise. I have a tree on my nature strip that needed to be trimmed because I am on a corner and my gardener ended up chopping back because the council never get on to it.
It really was windy, I was pleased when I stopped cruising. If the tree is on your land, doesn’t that make it your responsibility?
@@MyNarrowboatVenture the council owns the nature strip and plants & maintains the tree but the home owner is expected to mow the grass.
Thanks for the footage of our boat at bridge 24 Alan 🤣😎👍🏼
I'm glad you liked it Nick, very smart looking boat you have. Cheers
Great vlog Alan looks like a short cruise this year your poor boat looks like big paint job this year were all crap that's come out off chimney pot running all down left hand side off boat that will take a while stay safe
Thanks Nicholas glad you enjoyed watching. I’m blacking the hull next month and will address the paintwork then. It’s difficult to deal with cabin sides out of the water but it’s on my to do list. All the best.
Great vlog alan looks a lovely mooring
Thank you, it is one of my favourite mooring spots.
Very enjoyable vlog even with the windy weather and rain putting a bit of a damper on your days. It’s always nice when you can land at a favorite spot and enjoy nature’s company for a bit. Thanks for taking us along
Thank you Mary Jane, the wind did improve but there was another occasion when it was troublesome, as you'll see in due course. Thanks for watching and commenting, take care.
Great video Alan as always, you make them so interesting. Hope the wind has died down and you have great weekend x
Thank you so much Sandy, kind of you to say, the wind did improve. You too have a lovely weekend x
Also if you need a windless (lock key) check with local magnet fishing groups.
Hi Kat, good idea but I do have several windlass thanks. All the best.
Good fun even in the wind and rain Alan
I always enjoy my cruising, my next cruise in this mini series was even more enjoyable.
Have a great weekend 😀
Thank you so much and you.
You need to get a wind gauge Alan 👍
That won't help me, I use an app called XCWeather, it clearly shows the wind speed and that of gusts, very useful.
Your benefiting from the services of the wondering tree surgeon Alan.😂
Hi Steven, I did request that this tree be cut back and on the second occasion of asking, after I had spoken to a CRT contact I knew, I was told it would be put on the non-urgent list! I cringed every time I went beneath it.
Hope your lady friend is ok and her doggy. Regards Alan from Chester.
Thank you for asking Philip, Sally and Reggie are fine thanks, I'll be seeing her shortly. All the best.
Nice 1 Alan…
Thank you so much.
GG says woof to Reggie and sally
Reggie says woof woof back to you.
What a hassle not being able to lower the canopy and how odd you may have forgotten how, especially when you've done it so many times. It didn't ruin the viewing, however. Bye for now. Stephen
Hi Stephen, I think because the weather is cold, the canopy fabric is less pliable than in the summer, so it's harder to manipulate. Plus there's a lot of bird poopings on the top, which I didn't wish to get involved with, so left it alone at the time. Did you get your new scooter? Have a great weekend. All the best.
@@MyNarrowboatVenture Yes I did get the new mobility scooter and though it's exactly the same model as the one I have, it has some improvements
@@brodie2711 That’s great news, I’m very pleased for you, keep em wheels a rollin’. Take care.
We've had days like these when we've hired a boat. Having a hired boat means sometimes you need to cruise that day to be able to return the boat to base on time. Its no fun, especially when you come through a bridge hole and another boat is moored close the other side where the wind want to take the bow towards the other boat as you emerge through the bridge hole. No boats were clunked thankfully !
I know exactly what you mean. It is difficult when you hire a boat to know how far you can go and how to best use your time, to ensure you get back when due. That can put undue pressure on the hirer, which can inevitably mean cruising in less than desirable conditions.