333 - Our Next New Favourite Canal

[@grahamnorris8117]

It's great to see you were enjoying my back garden. Todmorden (pronounced Todmerden), Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge (pronounced Soar-bi Bridge) etc, my walking areas. Soon to be my boating areas fingers crossed.

[@ilox11]

Congrats on #26 Silver propellor. Such a beautiful stretch of canal. So nice. Stay Safe and Well guys. Oh yeah, "don't forget to give us a George up!" ROFL!!

[@peterkilvert2712]

Great video.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you.

[@robh69]

Loved this vlog. Takes me back to the terrific Shire Cruisers holiday we had from Sowerby 'Sorrbee' Bridge. We got as far as the top pound, meaning we did 72 locks in 4 days! The boat company were pleased we got so far and were able to bring some of the summit pound water down with us. Looks like you didn't have that worry!

[@deanehammitt7604]

I really enjoy your adventures. It's nice to see people getting in touch with their history. I have a lot of fun following you on Google maps as I watch your videos.

[@MinimalList]

Glad you enjoy them! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@sirfrydryk360]

Glad your still on this side of the dirt, cheers. WOW that Great wall is just awesome.

[@MinimalList]

I really is a pretty spectacular sight, especially from directly below! M

[@AuntieSullivan]

Congratulations on #26 Silver Propeller, and thank you for encouraging folks to travel to these locations. Marjorie

[@ianofsjkartwork]

Another enjoyable vlog.......stay safe.....thanks for sharing

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching! M

[@ianmills2365]

The bracings that are on the locks is called a Smiths Truss. They are used on an apex when it needs to be strengthened. We’ve been watching your vlogs since the beginning and thoroughly enjoy them. We have been fortunate to have been able to do two narrowboat trips (4 weeks each time) when we have returned to the UK to visit family and friends. The Rochdale is on our list of canals to do , travel and corona virus permitting as we are unable to travel internationally from Australia at the moment. Thank you for the vlogs 😎

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, sadly international travel mayhem is going to take quite a while to clear... but I’m sure the canals will be here waiting once it’s finally over! Thanks for the name do the Smiths Truss! M

[@NarrowboatLifeUnlocked]

Really loved this video and can’t wait to navigate this canal. Thank you so much for a wonderful video 👍

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. I hope you make it there soon. The Rochdale canal is really wonderful!

[@vivianewing7154]

Enjoyed this vlog very much and glad you enjoyed the journey on your new favorite canal.

[@MinimalList]

Glad we found it! M

[@pambromley7481]

Nice to find fans of the maligned Rochdale. I live near it and am in the process of walking it 2 miles at a time - lots of interest and beautiful scenery. Warlands to Littleborough is next on the list.

[@MinimalList]

It’s a really lovely canal. More boats should definitely visit! Enjoy the next walk!

[@johnataylor3616]

great views and love the out takes at the end.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@daviddarby129]

Great looking landscape long the canal in this episode

[@MinimalList]

It’s a stunning stretch. Thanks for watching.

[@permaculturee]

Always love your slo-mo shots of cascading water in the locks.

[@MinimalList]

Yes, they are quite mesmerising aren’t they!

[@christinehammell6365]

The hire boat companies suggest that this canal is more suited for experienced crews. It looks lovely . The slow motion footage in the locks looks great . If I can get my crew of 8 together this will be my next trip . Let's hope restrictions will allow sometime in 2021.

[@MinimalList]

Honestly we found the locks far easier and safer than the Leeds and Liverpool canal which has many hire boats on it. Can’t recommend this canal enough! Good luck with the crew of 8 sorted!

[@christinehammell6365]

@@MinimalList that's useful to know . There were only 3 of us on the L & L.

[@cliffordison5004]

What a great video. I had only visited the bottom end of the Rochdale in Manchester back in the 70s before restoration when I think it was only navigable bit. You have wetted my appetite to have another canal break after 30 years. What stunning scenery! Really enjoy your vlogs thank you for sharing your experiences.

[@MinimalList]

We hope you get back out onto the water soon and can highly recommend the Rochdale!

[@ChrisBrown-jh2mo]

If there's enough thread free on the screws in your control box you could add a thin nut to each of them. That would allow you to use the thin nuts to lock the screws in position.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for that idea; I eventually got the thing fully apart and figured out what the issue was... at that point the screws went back in and seated well, with a bit of loctite its now good to go for a few more years! M

[@lynnlyons5478]

That last lock looks really interesting

[@grahamwestgate1192]

I believe the reason for the unusual wooden structures at the tail of some of the locks is to act as a sort of "upper cill", to prevent the bottom gates from being forced beyond the closed position, at the top, and breaking the gate! It is found in one or two places, often where the gates don't have much of an angle between them, and especially if the gates are high and a little on the light side! (structurally, they're all heavy when you're the one working them!!!!😆😅)

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, we’ve heard various versions of the same reasoning, and it definitely makes sense. They also seem to have been near locks heavily affected by subsidence, so maybe there’s just more play in the gates than when originally installed. M

[@oceana9294]

This canal did have beautiful scenery but rather stark and lonely-seeming at times. That wall was massive, impressive! Thanks for sharing; hope you are enjoying the holiday season safe and warm.

[@DaimlerSleeveValve]

The canal may not have a tunnel, but the railway (to your left at Summit) does. It was built in 1840-41 under George Stephenson. In December 1984 a train of oil tankers caught fire and blocked the Summit Tunnel. People were given a chance to walk through before the line was reopened in August 1985.

[@MinimalList]

Oh wow, fascinating. Thanks for that.

[@johnallen148]

Hi Jo Michael,wow what beautiful scenery,sure is a lot of water about,hope you was ok in storm Bella,hope you had a great Christmas and hopefully a better new year for all of us,,excellent commentary Jo ,love listening to you lots of great information thank you ,,what a wall it’s huge ,thank you for the ride on this beautiful canal,take care keep safe,John 🎄🥂🎅🏻☃️💕🍺🍺

[@MinimalList]

Thank you so much for watching! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@maggiekavanagh2801]

The scenery was lovely, the weather not bad, but my favourite bit was George trying to figure out the chickens, bless him. Stay safe you three

[@MinimalList]

It was a great day! George was really fascinated by the chickens!

[@jenninstitches]

What a lovely journey. That brick wall was something else!

[@franktyred9195]

This is my and my wife's new favorite canal. Love that the buildings are right on the canal and don't seem to be as industrial as other places. The area feels like people live there, not just work there. Any way, thank you for showing us such a lovely canal.

[@MinimalList]

It’s a really nice region, and yeah it’s definitely more residential, with people quite friendly and curious to see you in their back yard! M

[@terryjacksonberry4742]

Hubby has decided this is the trip he wants to do if we get there in 2021, if not then, then 2022. Thanks for this and Happy New Year!

[@MinimalList]

Cannot recommend the Rochdale enough, so excellent choice in any coming year! Happy New Year! M&J&G

[@christinegibbins6105]

That was very beautiful, well done on the propeller location, you are great ambassadors for the Inland Waterways. Thank you for the ride, dear George, bless him.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for coming along for the ride! It really is a beautiful canal!

[@newyorknewart]

I REALLY LIKED ALL THE LOCK "WATERFALLS" SLOWMO WAS GOOD. I NOTICED YOU TWO LIKE THE FAR NORTH CANALS MORE THAN MOST OTHER VLOGGERS. THAT ONW IS VERY GREEN AND PICTURESQUE. ENJOYED IT!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Good update on the cut keep posting updates up

[@farmgirl2cr]

Such beautiful landscape you are privileged to see. Fortunate you. Thank you for taking us along. Love it. Mercy those flooding locks look Scarey too!

[@gharwood1356]

My local canal. Thanks for the plug! PS. If you're local Its 'Todm'den', or just 'Tod' and 'Sorrby Bridge. Might as well sound authentic! Pity you were travelling when the cinema at Hebden Bridge is shut. Usually excellent.

[@golasalle]

George thumbs up!

[@lawrencestokes5745]

Memories: as we rose in the summit lock - OMG look at that valley, it has been worth the struggle. At the swing bridge, meeting a woman who had lived in the cottages there for several years, who watched us with great interest and said it was the first time she had seen a narrowboat going through! The views and the scenery - amazing. Perfect reflections in the water. The Lancashire people using the towpaths so friendly and curious. And the pub beside the moorings in Todmorden - the best food of the whole trip. Thank you for reminding us.

[@derekruff8158]

I loved watching your vlogs of the Rochdale canal especially from summit to Todmorden very nostalgic as I use to live next to Gauxholme lock over 35 years ago and have swum in the lock and walked the towpath many times, looking forward to you journey on to Sowerby Bridge thank you for great vlogs 👍👍

[@MinimalList]

It’s definitely a memorable canal! M

[@markgruenberg6277]

Congratulations on your silver propeller award.

[@debbieallen2870]

What another lovely peaceful vlog with beautiful scenery, when we were on our narrow boat in 2009-11 we reached Selby basin to go over the Rochdale and was told by Inland Waterways we would have to turn about and go back the way we came or through Standage tunnel as they were closing the canal through lack of water on the summit. Not a problem now it seems. Maybe one day we will travel back from Orkney and hire a boat to do the journey. x

[@MinimalList]

Hope you do, well with the trip. The Rochdale does indeed have serious issues with water supply, and often has to shut in the summer when there’s just not enough rain to fill the reservoir. We arrived in the middle of a particularly damp spell, so had the opposite problem. Apparently it’s kind of feast or famine! M

[@FingonNZ]

Magnificent! What a beautiful stretch of canal (actually the whole of the Rochdale is very pretty). Good George! 🐕🐾🥎

[@MinimalList]

We really loved the Rochdale!

[@derekandpauline4553]

Oh no, now I’ll need to add this to our bucket list now. We are planning two weeks afloat next year and we are spoilt for choice. Happy New Year to you both and of course George.

[@MinimalList]

There is so much choice. We can highly recommend this trip. Especially if you like quieter canals!

[@lyns2626]

Here’s one big George Up for y’all! 🐶👍😂 Beautiful area. Thanks for sharing it! Stay safe, warm and healthy and lots of pats for George ... well maybe after he’s less muddy. Cheers from South Carolina!

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for the George up! Thanks for watching! Stay safe too!

[@keithknightson4410]

Great video with Great views and with great slow motion of the water at the locks

[@shardlake]

Great scenery, congrats on the 26th - look forward to more :)

[@geraldflatt825]

TY Michael I can't tell you as a member of the world how I've laid awake at night wondering where George has pooped.

[@MinimalList]

I’m glad I’m not alone in sleepless nights wondering the same! M

[@geraldflatt825]

@@MinimalList #georgeup

[@susanwarr2438]

When you left the summit lock I hope you saw the llama farm on you right .and the bungalow you mentioned had alpacas behind on the farm .we have walked all the way on this vlog its so beautiful . Hebdon bridge we couldn't get ,it was just after the serious flooding .

[@pauldreher5622]

That is an impressive wall. Another great video.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@brodie2711]

Wow what a lot of work with so many locks but how beautiful the scenery was, and I was thinking why wasn't it more busy. Thanks for the ride along just stunning.

[@mwolstencroft]

Know a fair bit of the Rochdale. Lived near it in Firgrove in the 80s, used to take dogs for walks along it and fish for pike along it. Yearly bike ride from school in Milnrow to Todmorden. Great memories looks in much better condition than then

[@MinimalList]

Glad to bring back some memories! Thanks for watching. It’s a really lovely canal!

[@paulturner7837]

Absolutely stunning scenery. Definitely on my bucket list. Hope you’ve had a good Christmas. Thanks for all your vlogs, they’ve really helped this year with all the lockdown time. Happy new year Michael and Jo xx

[@MinimalList]

Thank you for watching! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@lucillecash3046]

Very pretty trip today. We had rain and southerly storms over Christmas in Wellington. It’s been like winter really, you will remember the southerlies. Safe travels.

[@MinimalList]

We do indeed remember them. I particularly remember one that moved my motorcycle into the oncoming lane, just past the roundabout between the airport and the Miramar sign... bit of a moment of terror, that wind! M

[@sheryld1957]

Very beautiful surroundings, whatever you call them!😉 Glad you realized about your walkie-talkie before leaving the lock.

[@MinimalList]

Us too. The funny think was I kept messaging Michael from the next lock and was getting quite worried when I didn’t get a reply!

[@thecapturban]

Communication is Key!

[@chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo3917]

What a fantastic canal. It's on our list. Great video 👍

[@MinimalList]

We highly recommend the Rochdale! Hope you get there one day soon!

[@890zg]

ohhh this one was a joy ... thank you for sharing ... happy new year and take care Goran

[@MinimalList]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Happy New Year to you too!

[@pihoihoi]

Give us a George up!!! You really should keep that in all your future video's ♥

[@MinimalList]

A George up is definitely a thumbs up!

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Lovely cruise. Beautiful

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@ElevatedThreat]

Beautiful! So peaceful. Such interesting views! THIS is why I long to experience narrowboating.

[@MinimalList]

It’s definitely worth experiencing! M

[@jamesblair18]

Congrats on a well deserved silver propeller! Happy Christmas too!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@cgln8760]

From Summit (where I live) to Todmorden (or Tod as the locals call it) is a 5 minute drive, I had no idea it takes 6 hours by canal boat 😮

[@MinimalList]

Yes! There are a lot of locks!!!

[@BarneyLeith]

Wow, a really beautiful cruise!

[@MinimalList]

It really was. Can’t recommend this canal highly enough!

[@Alchimaera]

Welcome to my home!! I so sorry I missed you! I can't believe I've been watching you travelling the country all this time waiting for you to make it here and I missed you. Oh well, I hope you enjoyed it, it was interesting to see my dog walk from a boat's eye view :) Come back again!

[@MinimalList]

Sorry to have missed you! It really is a lovely canal! What a lovely place to live!

[@skour7104]

U missed them cause this vlog is 4 months old

[@MinimalList]

Right now they’re all that old ... catching up is hard to do! M

[@petersargent4078]

The scenery is stunning. Usually do the southern canals so now researching the boat company you mentioned. You really should do a collection of outtakes. Take care

[@jonathangatward5415]

Shire Cruisers at Sowerby Bridge are really good. We used them a few years ao. They do "out and back" as well as "one way" cruiser hire. We picked our boat up from Ashton under Lyme and did the whole length of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal up to Todmorden and back to Sowerby Bridge in a week.

[@MinimalList]

They’re worth a call... every single boat we came across from them had a crew that were raving about both the boats and the company. So just on the acclaim we got from that sampling I’d say Shire Cruises is worth a call. M

[@jonathangatward5415]

@@MinimalList Good you spotted the typo !😂

[@C64Queeg500]

The scenery definitely seems to improve when you cross the border into West Yorkshire. Some stunning views.

[@MinimalList]

It’s really stunning up there!

[@rodwright4699]

Probably because Yorkshire is Gods Own County well worth visiting

[@C64Queeg500]

@@rodwright4699 We holiday in Yorkshire every year Rod, so clean and scenic. Wonderful people too.

[@rodwright4699]

My Town Next Hebden Bridge/Mytholmroyd. Hope you enjoyed your visit things kinda quiet this summer

[@MinimalList]

Definitely enjoyed it! M

[@jimmisura6533]

I’ll keep it short, I always write too much. Great vlog, gorgeous scenery, give us a George up 🤪, luv you guys, keep doing why you do!👍 Stay safe, Happy New year! 💥🥂🎉❤️🧡💛💚💙Cheers from Florida🌴🌴🌴

[@MinimalList]

Thank you for watching! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@AndyB59]

I can see why it's your new favourite. Beautiful. George is saying "can't I be in this vlog too?

[@MinimalList]

Thank you for watching! Happy New Years! M&J&G

[@susanmarker2164]

Beautiful area..thank you so much..Best of Happy New Year coming up...!!

[@MinimalList]

It really is a beautiful canal. Thanks for watching. Happy New Year to you too!

[@keithknightson4410]

Great video with picturequ

[@judithtodd5927]

Lovey trip along the Rochdale, scenery looked amazing. Thank you

[@jamesayers5182]

Once again, love you guys, wishing you both a very happy and covid free new year, give George a hug for me. xx

[@MinimalList]

Happy New Year to you too. Stay safe too!

[@lakelady57]

Made me laugh at the end - the Rochdale looks lovely and how wonderful to be able to look back on these travels and think about the great weather and the beauty of it all. I will give you a 'George up' if you tell me what it is 😂,

[@MinimalList]

Yes, it’s lovely to look back on our summer when we are locked down I. December. A George up is like a thumbs up but better.

[@MrOVERANOUT]

Loved this vlog. So many interesting features and the outtakes were hilarious. I smiled at your pronunciation of Todmorden, using a lengthened second second syllable sounding like 'more'. The locals pronounce it similarly, but everywhere else in Yorkshire it is pronounced with a shorter 'mer', like Todmerden. Anyway, it all adds to the fun. Have you gone through my home town of Mirfield yet?

[@jamcamcam-webecruising2329]

While folks in the UK are dreaming of tropical islands we are on a tropical island in the Philippines dreaming of the UK canals. Funny old world isn't it?

[@MinimalList]

Heh, definitely! Cause right now the Philippines sounds absolutely delightful! M

[@jamcamcam-webecruising2329]

@@MinimalList warmer yes, delightful hmmmmm

[@brendamartin7280]

George ♡ video ♡ awesome!

[@totherarf]

There is indeed a reservoir feeding the canal, .... Hollingworth Lake! Well worth a visit on its own merit. The "lake"was built specifically to feed the canal and was the embarkation point for the "Pals" regiments sent off to WW1. It is eerie to visit the site where they were tented ... there is a visitors center there. It even has the original sluice gate used to feed the canal .... which does run dry on occasion ;0) You also missed the site of England's largest waterwheel (no longer in use)

[@MinimalList]

Shame we missed that! Hopefully some day! M

[@totherarf]

@@MinimalList A good excuse to go there again sometime ;0)

[@KatelynsAdventures707]

Definitely lovely scenery , so much rain for august, that’s your summer 😳 we can only wish for that much rain. We’ve had hardly no rain this year in West Australia. Thanks for sharing. Happy new year to you both. 💗💙🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[@stevedoyle8390]

Loved your vlog, we live 20 minutes from Todmorden, great to see it from the canal, hopefully follow in your tracks sometime soon 😀

[@MinimalList]

You definitely should! Well worth the effort! M

[@pilpelet100]

Congratulations on your 26th Silver Propeller Location. Thanks for posting. If you ever go this way again, perhaps get the pronunciation of Todmorden right. The main emphasis is on "Tod." That is followed by something that sounds like "merden."😉

[@MinimalList]

Oh well, 333 video in we’re not about to start getting pronunciations right now.

[@nirgunapa56]

Is there a reason/protocol as to who leaves a shared lock first?

[@MinimalList]

Sorry, missed this question… the answer is not really, and often involves a bit of a fight to see whomever is most polite. If on a big run of locks I like to send the more experienced boat out first, as they can get into the next lock and pulled to the side more efficiently than a newcomer, but otherwise it usually ends up being a kind of alternation or based on whose crew had been able to walk ahead. M

[@greenspiritarts]

Absolute George Up!!!

[@MinimalList]

Haha thank you!

[@deanehammitt7604]

Happy New Year to you both. Give George a pet for me from the good old US of A.

[@MinimalList]

Happy new year!

[@maobfh]

There has been 1, ONE, video inserted into your Rochdale Canal journey to say Merry Christmas and I think "oh, it has warmed up!" based on your attire. It actually took me a couple of minutes to remember that you don't publish your videos immediately after recording. DOH! Frankly, even if you did catch up, there is real security in not announcing where you are at a particular moment. During the couple of minutes it took me to remember that the one video insert did not reset your entire time line, I noticed that your (Michael) hat fit remarkably well! Cool beans! It's a good thing, actually, because I found an XXL hat and was puzzling over the best way to reach you to discover if it might fit. My husband wears an XL and I wasn't confident that one size up was enough. It was or is a tan wool bowler and I was also unsure if it was something that you would even consider wearing. I understand, though, how difficult it IS to find you a hat because it has been how long? Six months? A year? Since we talked about your hat dilemma and I just found ONE of questionable usefulness to you. I agree about the beauty of the Rochdale and used your video for yet another argument to husband that we should sell everything and spend the remainder of his life cruising the canals in a narrowboat. He did show an interest briefly when I told him that we could load the boat onto a truck and do a bit of exploring of the French canals as well. After about 45 seconds into my sales pitch, though, he was ready for silence to return to his movie. It may turn out to be a solo venture after his departure. Too bad because I think that he would enjoy it and anything would be better than just laying around in a hospital bed. Easy for me to say as I am not stuck in a hospital bed. If you don't put out another video this week, I hope the coming New Year brings joy and a fun sort of excitement in spurts surrounded by peace, love and contentment for both of you together as well as for those who you love. Happy New Year🎉!

[@Kld4402]

George up!

[@gazpol123]

Sowerby Bridge to the Summit and back was our first family canal holiday 4 years ago on one other shire cruises boats. My children love it more than beach and resort holidays. We have since done the Cheshire Ring in July 2019 and looking forward to the Avon Ring in the summer of 2021(should have been this summer but got canceled). Great vlogs guys.

[@MinimalList]

Sowerby Bridge to the Summit is such a good trip isn’t it! Fingers crossed you get back out on the water this year. Thanks for watching!

[@owencarlstrand1945]

Gauxholme Viaduct designed by George Stephenson, built in 1840 and Grade 2 listed. Still carrying a mainline railway 180 years on.

[@MinimalList]

Quite an amazing bit of engineering! M

[@robertk.9591]

Oh, Rockchester!

[@jeremykamel9655]

I really enjoy your vlogs. Michael if memory serves you said you had family in Canada. I’m not sure what part but if you’re even in the Vancouver, BC/Seattle, WA, USA area please message me.

[@MinimalList]

Michael’s family live in Abbortsford BC. We had to cancel our trip last year. Hopefully we’ll make it over this year

[@johnf3f810]

Best "Outtakes" so far!

[@MinimalList]

Haha, we were in a roll that day!

[@thekenneth3486]

Give 'em a George Up, folks!

[@myCloudWatcher]

Nice Hat...

[@MinimalList]

Thanks!

[@TheEulerID]

I want the house @12:26 nb. there are some great lock names on that route

[@MinimalList]

That is a really, really nice location for a house! M

[@rbagrizzly]

My walkie-talkies have a loop in which I found a long boot lace makes a good, durable necklace for keeping it handy and attached to my person. just a thought;)

[@MinimalList]

Sadly there is nowhere to tie a lanyard on ours!

[@thecapturban]

Do they have Army surplus stores over there M, ammo pouches work nicely too

[@efox2001]

"Adopt" the chickens, I'm sure that's what he wants to do to them! 😆

[@AuntieSullivan]

LOL

[@bernardhilton3527]

Nah, he’s thinking food.

[@chrislowe3060]

I’m intrigued by the Silver Propeller Award - I wonder how long it would take to earn one in a kayak if you were making a determined effort at it.

[@rogerwhittle2078]

Notes: Rochdale canal, either side of the summit......tick. All the other bits of the South Pennine Ring .......tick. Can it be done in a fortnight?........just. Tick. If our covid blocked October trip at Easter doesn't come off - and it probably won't - we'll have to look at the summer holidays (some of the crew work in schools) so we could do two weeks on the bounce and do the SPR! Sorted. It is gorgeous - anywhere in the Pennines is always spectacular - and that wall! We've seen two or three places where the topography is fairly vertiginous - in Bath on the K&A is one such, with frequent trains going by, parallel to the canal, immediately below your boat - but that wall in Todmorden is just amazing. Even more so because it forms one bank of the canal and thus the footing are submerged. Nice one guys - you keep finding the jewels.

[@MinimalList]

We’ve been so lucky to get to all these little oddities! And yes, definitely get yourselves on to the SPR! Absolutely worth the effort! M

[@jonathangatward5415]

Lovelly to see this stretch by boat, we walked it from Todmorden to Littleborough last year and loved it. Whats the music you use? its really good and very fitting as background music.

[@michaelbirch4291]

I am glad that you loved it, we did when we walked the whole stretch did you see the alpackers?

[@MinimalList]

I did, they seemed to have decided to hide whenever Jo walked past! M

[@fredvolkman754]

Beautiful! Did you get an explanation re the triangles on the gates? Certainly look to be bracing. Your engine control sounds to me as having a part gone missing in the past the manages the clutch tension and perhaps the previous owner used the screws to control tension on the clutch. For sure you will know when it will fall apart!!

[@MinimalList]

A week or so after this video I actually got the controller apart... turns out it was all down to excess grease, some locktite that failed, and a ball bearing that had skipped its race. Once I got it apart it was pretty obvious, though that spring did try and shoot bits all over the boat! As for the the braces, apparently they’re to prevent the gates from warping further than they already have. M

[@rmk]

Definitely the best outtakes! How many attempts did it actually take to get the finishing lines out in the end? I guess it was some kind of record!

[@DaimlerSleeveValve]

It's surprising that the Summit locks are labelled East & West, seeing as the canal runs North - South,

[@MinimalList]

Well the canal runs from Manchester to Sowerby Bridge so while there are some stretches that run north south the over all direction is east west

[@JohnSmith-bx8zb]

Hope you managed to check out ‘Todmorden railway curve ?’ It was reinstated in 2015 after being removed in 1972. This relayed curve of 500 mtrs which is now a single track cost in the region of £10 million, considering that in 2016 Railfuture put the cost of reopening of a single track railway at £4.5million per mile.

[@MinimalList]

No unfortunately we missed that. Thanks for the info!

[@steveibbotson1214]

George was just trying to help and I did say to him good dog when he was sat at the post waiting.

[@MinimalList]

He is a good boy! M

[@ericmueller1996]

The IWA needs to add two more locations, and give a silver propeller for 20 and a GOLDEN propeller for all forty.

[@MinimalList]

It’s an idea!

[@thecapturban]

And Platinum for ALL of them🙃