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oldgit
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Re: Where can I moor up for the night? [Re: TTL]
      #1776637 - 07/03/2008 08:15

We took a Fairline Brava under the bridge last summer.Our rough and ready airdraft calculator(two pieces of batten and string)gave us 13ft 4 inches to top of radar arch and we did get under.River level looked normalish with regards to "tide mark" on bridge stonework.Worth a try if not much traffic to creep up and have a look see,becomes fairly obvious very soon if you are going to get under,we did remove radar dome in order to get through.

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TTL
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Re: Where can I moor up for the night? [Re: oldgit]
      #1777216 - 07/03/2008 17:21

Thanks for all your comments guys, looks like we will get somewhere close but no way am I going to try to power up, stern down and go for it

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Medskipper
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Re: Where can I moor up for the night? [Re: TTL]
      #1779770 - 10/03/2008 10:37

Oh go on! it might it get the stern down lower!!

Barry


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Re: Where can I moor up for the night? [Re: Medskipper]
      #1779784 - 10/03/2008 10:57

The way it was done , was full astern , digs the back right in , then as you come under the bridge , just a blip of full ahead , dips the arch under .....

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