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Minx · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:27 pm Post subject: A Barge In Trouble

When we decided to take our barge over to France, my husband toyed with the idea of sailing it over, rather than on the back of a lorry. I refused point blank to accompany him, even though he said he would engage a professional skipper to accompany us. In the end, due to time constraints with waiting for a 'weather window' we took it over on the back of a lorry.

I'm so glad we did. There was a professional skipper on this barge which was coming from Holland to Dover.

http://www.dover-lifeboat.org.uk
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Blimey, made me feel quite seasick just watching that. Hope the crockery was plastic.

That's one reason why, despite my dislike of flying and tunnels, a cross-Channel ferry would always be last on my list of methods of going abroad.

(Funny how there were spells of quite calm sea then mountainous waves)
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Minx · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject:

I don't think there'd be much of anything left inside. Smile

It was being brought over by a couple who are going to use it as a houseboat on the Gloucester & Sharpness canal. The lifeboat guys were worried it would break up, and someone on the DBA website has suggested the rivets might need checking after that!
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SantaFefan · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the link Minx.. very interesting. The stresses on ships hulls in mountainous seas must be horrendous.
Looks like I must reprogramme my brain on the term "Barge"... I always thought a Barge was a flat topped hull with no superstructure or engine! Laughing

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