Boat Cruising Log
GRP Cruiser 'Lady Sara' -  1978 to 1981

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Day

       

Daily

Petrol

Date

Time 1 Time 2 Time 3

Comments

Hours

Galls

 
   

Initial petrol (estimated)

6
Saturday            
19/07/80 1:00     Left Fall Ings Lock - Wakefield    
  6:00     Moored for tea etc.    
  7:30     Moored at Whitley Lock    
Sunday 11:45     Left Whitley Lock  
20/07/80       Toilets, waste bins, etc. - low side of Whitley Lock
        Stopped for a sandwich at Sykehouse Lock    
  5:20     Moored at top side of Thorne Lock (lock closed)  
Monday 9:30     Left mooring at top of Thorne Lock   7
21/07/80   1:15   Good waterways mooring below lock (now houses ! 2008)
3:30       Moored at Keadby    
Tuesday 1:30     Left Keadby mooring on tidal River Trent    
22/07/80   5:30   Arrived at bottom of Torksey lock    
Wednesday 12:00     Left top of Torksey Lock    
23/07/80       Called for petrol on roadside !   6
  1:30     Arrived at Saxilby - called at the 'Ship'    
  4:00     Left Saxilby mooring    
  5:30     Moored at BW moorings (before Lincoln pool)  
Thursday       Moored in Lincoln for shopping etc.    
24/07/80  

Good moorings 'below' Brayford Pool for shopping, pubs, etc.

  3.45     Left Lincoln mooring    
  6:30     Moored at Southrey    
   

Poor moorings - plank for dogs (Socks & Moss), White Horse for meals
etc.  Copper Hood across River Witham (Fossdyke ??)

Friday 11:00     Left Southrey Mooring    
25/07/80 3:00     Arrived at Boston moorings  (£1.77 / night)  
   

ALL facilities and petrol (over bridge & under railway bridge).
Good fish shop - to left from BWB toilets.

Saturday 12:30     Left Boston mooring   4
26/07/80 4:00     Moored at Southrey - Copper Hood mooring  
Sunday 11:00     Left Southrey Mooring   10.5
27/07/80 1:30     Moored in Lincoln    
  5:45     Moored at Torksey Lock    
Monday       Left Torksey Lock on tidal River Trent    
28/07/80 10:45     Arrived at West Stockwith Lock    
   

Called at the 'Packet Inn' for breakfast / lunch

  4:00     Left West Stockwith    
  8:00     Moored at 'Drakeholes'    
Tuesday  

Tried to get petrol at TWO garages - only 2-stroke oil obtained.

29/07/80 12:45     Left Drakeholes mooring    
  3:00     Moored at 'Packet Inn' - West Stockwith Lock 4
Wednesday       Left Packet Inn  - moved to West Stockwith basin for
30/07/80       water, toilets, etc
  11:25     Left West Stockwith on tidal River Trent    
  1:25   Arrived at Keadby Lock (turned late - struggled back to lock !
  2:30     Left Keadby Lock    
  4:45   Arrived Thorne - opposite BWB facilities (now houses ! 2008)
Thursday 1:40     Left Thorne mooring    
31/07/80 5:45     Moored top side of Whitley Lock    
  7:30     Left Whitley mooring    
     

Had to wait in a very bad spot for Bulholme lock keeper to return.
SHOULD be on continuous duty until 10:30pm !

  9:30     Moored at Castleford    
Friday 9:30     Left Castleford mooring   4
01/08/80 12:00   Arrived at West Riding Marine mooring (Thornes, Wakefield)
             
      To replace initial petrol supply - approximately 64.5
             
       

TOTAL petrol used approximately 40 Gallons

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