Wickham Green too Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 No doubt the escort driver checked there was adequate height ........... 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, Reorte said: A bash in a different direction to the usual: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-04-30/motorist-captures-moment-yacht-gets-stuck-in-railway-arch I am familiar with those arches as I drive through them several times a year. In fact the left hand arch is a couple of inches wider. Perhaps whoever planned the route wasn't aware of that fact and assumed the arches were equal. 18 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: No doubt the escort driver checked there was adequate height ........... The arches vary between 32 and 40 feet in height. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 4 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: No doubt the escort driver checked there was adequate height ........... 1. Route planning isn't the escort driver's job. It should be done well in advance. 2. It's quite obvious that the height is perfectly adequate. It's the width that's the problem. 🙄😉 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5 23 hours ago, Reorte said: A bash in a different direction to the usual: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-04-30/motorist-captures-moment-yacht-gets-stuck-in-railway-arch I wonder how you let the tyres down on a boat? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, The Stationmaster said: I wonder how you let the tyres down on a boat? Or pull the plug and let a little water out. Oh wait ........ see what you mean. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 2 hours ago, The Stationmaster said: I wonder how you let the tyres down on a boat? The tyres hanging off the side of a boat are usually let down already ! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 5 On 04/05/2024 at 12:59, Reorte said: A bash in a different direction to the usual: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-04-30/motorist-captures-moment-yacht-gets-stuck-in-railway-arch They got it out by tilting it a couple of degrees. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 I suspect that the load was measured across the stern ( as it's convenient) forgetting that it tends to be narrower than the bit in the middle. Pure conjecture ofcourse but may explain it along with the using the wrong arch theory. Whatever happened, it's a rather expensive error. Andy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 15 minutes ago, SM42 said: I suspect that the load was measured across the stern ( as it's convenient) forgetting that it tends to be narrower than the bit in the middle. Pure conjecture ofcourse but may explain it along with the using the wrong arch theory. Whatever happened, it's a rather expensive error. Andy Boats are even narrower at the sharp end. 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Perhaps it should gae been fitted with whiiskers, like a cat? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, SM42 said: I suspect that the load was measured across the stern ( as it's convenient) forgetting that it tends to be narrower than the bit in the middle. Pure conjecture of course but may explain it along with the using the wrong arch theory. Whatever happened, it's a rather expensive error. Andy I noticed that the boat had fenders all round at deck level and it was these that got stuck, not too expensive to repair. 10 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Perhaps it should gae been fitted with whiskers, like a cat? Such loads often do, electronic ones. Many such transporter trucks are now fitted with warning devices in the cab to warn the driver. If they had one in this instance it was either not working or switched off or set incorrectly. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 1 minute ago, PhilJ W said: I noticed that the boat had fenders all round at deck level and it was these that got stuck, not too expensive to repair. Such loads often do, electronic ones. Many such transporter trucks are now fitted with warning devices in the cab to warn the driver. If they had one in this instance it was either not working or switched off or set incorrectly. It appears to be a fibreglass hull. If that's been damaged / crushed as a result , then very expensive. Andy 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 59 minutes ago, SM42 said: It appears to be a fibreglass hull. If that's been damaged / crushed as a result , then very expensive. Andy You can get a fibreglass repair kit for about a tenner. Or if you use this stuff you can glue it to a brick viaduct 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 1 minute ago, Michael Hodgson said: You can get a fibreglass repair kit for about a tenner. Or if you use this stuff you can glue it to a brick viaduct But would you go to sea after using it? Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyPenguin Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) On 04/05/2024 at 12:59, Reorte said: A bash in a different direction to the usual: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2024-04-30/motorist-captures-moment-yacht-gets-stuck-in-railway-arch As an aside to this I often wonder why boats are not usually relocated using their natural habit (assuming that they are operational). It could of course be cheaper in some circumstances, then again if you have a boat like that & have to count the pennies then you probably can't afford it anyway. Edited May 6 by GrumpyPenguin 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 11 minutes ago, GrumpyPenguin said: As an aside to this I often wonder why boats are not usually relocated using their natural habit (assuming that they are operational). It could of course be cheaper in some circumstances, then again if you have a boat like that & have to count the pennies then you probably can't afford it anyway. Yes, they could have used the Chelmer to get through town, but it might have bashed this bridge instead 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyPenguin Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 17 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: Yes, they could have used the Chelmer to get through town, but it might have bashed this bridge instead Always one with a smart remark. I should maybe have stated "natural navigable habitat for the size of the boat" instead of just "natural habitat". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 It might not have improved the keel either. J 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 51 minutes ago, GrumpyPenguin said: As an aside to this I often wonder why boats are not usually relocated using their natural habit (assuming that they are operational). It could of course be cheaper in some circumstances, then again if you have a boat like that & have to count the pennies then you probably can't afford it anyway. There used to be a company that made such craft round here. We're at least 70 miles from the sea and the stuff they churned out wouldn't fit on the canal. It was not unusual to see a one or two leaving the factory the back of a low loader. It's also probably quicker and cheaper to move a boat by road than by water. Andy 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Yes, I remember them, shame when they shut down. I wonder if they sent some down the Severn as that was only a couple of miles away?! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingEdwardII Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 2 hours ago, SM42 said: It's also probably quicker and cheaper to move a boat by road than by water My brother-in-law had a friend who bought a boat from a dealer on the Hamble in Hampshire and invited him to crew it home round the coast to Felixstowe. Their first attempt made it as far as Brighton before bad weather forced them to take refuge in a marina there. They had to leave the boat there for a week and go home before returning to complete their journey. An expensive business, all told. Yours, Mike. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 4 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: Yes, they could have used the Chelmer to get through town, but it might have bashed this bridge instead As well as having to shoot the 'rapids'. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 It's also probably quicker and cheaper to move a boat by road than by water. Definitely, if it's from an inland boat builder. From coastal locations it's possibly cheaper to sail/motor, depending on distance. There are professional crews available if you haven't got any sailing friends. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 I notice that the low loader is German registered. If it was going to or from a port why what was it doing in Chelmsford? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 5 hours ago, SM42 said: But would you go to sea after using it? ... Not if it's got a viaduct stuck to it ! ☹️ 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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