River Boating Forum

Well this weekend dad's boat goes back in the water, along with everyone elses.
We went over on Saturday and i swept all the muddy silt off the mooring and also dads.
Was going to take Fairhaven out for a run, but the wind picked up and although getting out would have been fine, getting back in would have been interesting.
Batteries are back on, and the engines are running.

Hopefully we will get out on it more this year!

I'm hoping to get my first trip in at the weekend if the weather becomes a bit less feisty.

I have somewhere in the region of 20 gallons of diesel to burn off in 2 weeks. before transport.

Well this weekend dad's boat goes back in the water, along with everyone elses.
We went over on Saturday and i swept all the muddy silt off the mooring and also dads.

Had to abandon ship at 1:30pm on Sunday.
Got to Tewks about 11am, saw river was highish and pontoons were 4-5" above the water.
By 1pm could see that the water was rising and had got just about level with pontoon. By 1:15 water was starting to creep up the pontoon. So I thought time to go home.
Took some gear back to the car, when I got back pontoon was covered. Lucky not to get wet feet.

So I expect the pontoons will have to be cleaned down again next weekend.

Steve

Weather looks a bit rubbish for easter.

However come rain or shine, I'll be up and down the sharpness on the friday, and the sunday, and maybe saturday too.

Yeh the river is back over our mooring stage again. we was going to clean her and the mooring this weekend and then creosote... but not any more!