Shannon Erne Waterway canal boat trip Leitrim - Kilclare (2018) #47

[@Clintonmarine]

Another great vid folks.

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@deanallen-yb4qf]

Enjoyed video. Do you guys know what is the maximum air draught to get under the bridges is roughly?

[@Kc-qj3ef]

Great video as always. Spotted my boat At the start of the video. Very informative and interesting videos. Keep up the good work Harry and Marion. Hope to meet ye on the river soon.

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Hi Kc and thanks for that i'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Hope to see you on the water 👍

[@sailingwyvern9564]

Just gone through them - had I watched this first I would have known what I was heading into. Gerry and Seamus helped me through (im a lone boatman) - I'm half way up it. I think @waterwaysireland should have an app to control the gates from the boats, maybe they might develop this in future?

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Ah you were in good hands with Gerry n Seamus 👍

[@paulanderson320]

Well done again guys. im only hoping the weather improves by June. if not we will all be going to Greece . How long did it take you to travel that distance Harry?

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Paul Anderson. Hi Paul, thanks for that. We did it in about three hours. We had great help from Seamus which probably shaved a few minutes off what it would normally take.

[@eaglet2000]

Interesting. How did you manage to go ahead the second lock without bumping to the bank and how did you climb the lock from the boat to the top without a ladder?

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Mark 1. Hi Mark, to be honest we did hit the bank! Then sort of scraped along the bank and into the lock. Climbing the gate is not to be recommended, and I wouldn't try it again. If I'd fallen back the vlog would not have had a happy ending.

[@ndinnen]

What is the air draft on the Canal? Looks a bit tight in some of the bridges you went under?

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Neil Dinnen. Hi Neil I just checked it cos I wasn't too sure myself. The lowest bridge on the Shannon Erne Waterway is the bridge in in Ballyconnel which has an air draft of 3.2Mtrs at normal water levels. Hope that's not too low for your boat 👍

[@worldofrandometry6912]

Is the weather ever going to improve? It's been bad since.....last May! Well, it seems like that anyway.

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

World of Randometry. As sure I've compleatly given up on hoping for better weather. I think we will just have to get used to this miserable wet windy and chilly weather!

[@danielcole2009]

I really hope there's a Seamus around when we go this route. Or 33 years of marriage could go down the river.literally.😂😂.

[@DriftwoodBoatBlog]

Ah, you laugh now!!! but wait till you do all those locks!!! Here's to Seamus 👍