--- In [email protected], "rb999sb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Simon Kelley <simon@> 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 >
Sorry I should read the posts. Fox's have the waiting list. I don't know about Bill Fen
