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...came across this in the way: Going to have to wait for the next flood I fear. And this is new just above Shillingford:

Cripes, just driven to work through the worse flooding I have ever seen in my area of South Oxfordshire, and none of the water was in the river! With the forecast for more rain today and tomorrow we are in for a record new level I fear.

A leopard skin boat in Monaco today

If anybody has one of these I will pay a good money:) must be the post 1996 moulded fibre glass type bracket not a steel tubular one, to fit a Avon Redstart/Redcrest round tail dingy.

I know we have a few members and ex members;) on here of the Oxford Ditch, just wanted to announce that the Ditch now has a website: http://www.oxfordditch.co.uk Many thanks to Tony (aka boatone) for getting me up and running and hosting the site. Its early days and not much on there yet, so...

See this thread on mobochat http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=247593 It appears Broom boats have closed, if true its very sad news, Brooms have been part of the Thames scenery for 40years. I've always thought I might own one day if they produced one for the younger owner:rolleyes: but...

I have 2 x adult 3-day General admission tickets for this weekends British Grand Prix, car pass or park and ride tickets included. I'm now not able to go so need to sell quick, they are worth £200+ and are sold out. PM me if interested, cash on collection near Oxford.

Hope somebody can help, the paddle wheel on my Navico DL160 log has disintegrated and it appears there is no replacement avaliable any more. I think with a bit of ingenuity I can make one up, but I don't know how many magnets mine had? I suspect it was two, anybody got one and could let me...

Have a look at this, don't think elf and safety would allow it today, some great shots of the south coast from the Thames estaury onwards, Narrated by Raymond Baxter, an old Thames boater of course. http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/aerialjourneys/5304.shtml

Setting off tonight to return to the Thames, quick trip tonight over to Cowes, apparently the Cowes Torquay powerboat race is there tonight so should be interesting. Anybody know the best place to squeeze in late at Cowes? Hope to be in St Kats on Tuesday for a gentle trip up through Teddington...

Setting off down river today, taking the boat around to Poole for the summer holidays. Last chance with cheap ...ish diesel for a long trip. Heading down to Reading or Henley today, then overnighting at Windsor, Teddington, St Kats, Ramsgate or Bolougne if the weather goes as promised, on to...

I've had 2 of these fail on me now in 2 years, anybody else had problems? Mine is the smallest 70A version, the alternator is a 60A unit so there is 10A headroom as Sterling recommend. I have a starter battery and 2 domestics of about 50Ah's each. On the first unit the diode to the domestics...

Well I know some of us like to have the occasional moan about Narrowboats on the river, but I wouldn't wish this on anybodys pride and joy: I went down on friday to check on my boat as the river was dropping, and the NB behind me was caught on a submerged shelf on its mooring. Unfortunately...

Went into my local boatyard today to enquire about a liftout, so I can service my drives and antifouling etc... £51.40 / metre +vat nearly had a heart attack, suffice to say I've now booked in down at Reading for half the price. Whats the prices like further down, my last lift was 2 years ago...

Well the jury is still out on the Waterbouy, however this looks good for the same price; http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20071027100056mbynews.html I seem to spill some fuel everytime so this looks good value, anybody fitted one?

Further to my piccies of Culham lock it appears that the lock gate has been damaged. Repairs cannot start until the level has dropped which the EA said on Tuesday maybe 2 weeks. So anybody stuck above maybe there for a bit longer Also note if your driving about, that Clifton Hampden and...

For Brayman Shirlian still secure, UTMYC are having a knitting competition, Spot the odd one out, he even has another boat rafted on the outside the wrong way round! Culham lock top gate, Nearly up to the mark,

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Went out yesterday for a very pleasant run up to Abingdon, arrived at Clifton lock and no lockkeeper, everybody hand winding the lock. There was an unmanned sign up but no sign of the keeper, occoured to me for a minute that he might be on the weir and in trouble, but no another boater had been...

\"Seaworthy\" Got this for Xmas with a Waterstones gift token, a compilation of US coastguard reports on insurance claims. Lots of pictures of storm damaged boats, collisions, boat faults etc..... amusing and sobering read with lots of valuable lessons for your own boat.