--- In [email protected], Simon Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm currently in the process of buying a narrowboat which I'm intending > to keep at Bill Fen Marina at Ramsey on the Middle Levels. I want to > cruise the Great Ouse system as well as the canals and the Fenland > waterways. > > The narrowboat in question has a rather deep draught - about 2'10", the > significance of which has rather escaped me 'till now. I know about > Stanground Lock: I talked to the lock-keeper and it will be possible to > lock down by turning above the lock, entering the lock backwards and > then turning again below the lock. > > What I'm not sure about is any other shallow bits. Is this boat going to > be a complete liability in the Fens, or is it OK once through Stanground? > > I'm hoping that members of the list have brought deep boats through > (maybe for the IWA national?) and can either reassure me or warn me off > in the next couple of days before the sale completes. > > So. what's it like in the fens with a low bottom? > > Thanks, > > Simon. > Are you one of the 15 on the waiting list or have you got your mooring?
Sue
