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bendyone
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Reged: 19/01/2003
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Loc: Calais

Launched

#1911876 - 30/06/2008 08:26

We have a small Glasston boat that we use on the Thames, normally I keep her at home and launch each time we use her. Last year only once >:( (running costs about £200 a year) so this year we have put her in the marina in Oxford for 2 months which means hopefully we will use her more. Now possible for a quick evening trip to the pub

Only trouble is she looks a bit small

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byron
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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Loc: UK -Berks

Re: Launched

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#1911957 - 30/06/2008 09:34

Enjoy! and it ain't how big a boat is it's how you use it.

Anyway you can get into spots where larger boats can't.

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TrueBlue
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Reged: 30/04/2004
Posts: 1251
Loc: Sussex

Re: Launched

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#1911978 - 30/06/2008 09:55

Go upstream (you'll have so much headroom under the Botley road bridge), and onto the bit that larger boats can't use.

"Proper" locks that are a pleasure to use when EA have got rid of all their staff, and your boat is much more in scale.

Go downstream and the trolls will get you...

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bendyone
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Loc: Calais

Re: Launched

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#1912007 - 30/06/2008 10:20

Yep fit under the bridge Ok, have been up to the Trout a few times, a bit shallow but we can get right up to the patio area.

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Chris_d
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Reged: 15/06/2001
Posts: 1656
Loc: Oxfordshire

Re: Launched

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#1912117 - 30/06/2008 11:31

Your in a good position at Osney there with interesting trips up or down river or up the Oxford Canal. If you get a BWB license as well you can do the Oxford ring, a good weekeend trip. Turn into the canal just above Osney bridge and come back onto the Thames through Dukes cut or continue up to Banbury etc...

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byron
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Re: Launched

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#1912657 - 30/06/2008 17:31

You should consider joining the Osney Boat Club, nice bunch, they only seem to have one rally a year though and that is downstream to me.

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