245. Culvert 9 Replacement at Yelvertoft Marina - Final Part Six
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ม.ค. 2025
- In this final episode the canal is re-watered, pump failure causes flooding around the new sump, the Marina entrance is re-opened, and the temporary dams are removed.
As part of the Canal and River Trust’s (CRT) Winter Works programme, Culvert 9, which passes beneath the canal on the Leicester Summit Section of the Grand Union Canal at Yelvertoft Marina is to be replaced due to a leak into it. This work commenced on 15th November and will last until 17th December.
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A unique start to finish replacement of a drainage channel beneath the canal. It has been really interesting, so thank you for sticking with it through some terrible weather conditions.
Thank you Alan fantastic series! I think the the man in the water needs a medal!
Thank you very, very much. I found this series fascinating. There's so much more involved in the canals than just cruising. As a land lubber, I would never have known about repairing a leaky culvert, and all the work and expertise needed. Congratulations to the work crew, and thanks again for the videos.
That was a superb mini series documenting the repair of a broken canal and the work involved in fixing the issue. Now that the job is finished, everyone can get back to living life as normal, as normal can be. Especially in these dark days. 👍
Well done Alan. Thanks for the time spent making this film for us.
Work finished on the canal ,captivating video worthy of a beautiful TV report, have à Nice day Alan 👋👋👍😉thank you for your kindness
Thank you so much for all the videos Alan.
You have put so much work into providing a professional series on the Culvert repair.
The weather has been against you.
But i know every one at Yelvertoft are very grateful to you.
Thanks again
Gail
Thank you so much Gail for your lovely comment, at least we can head out in either direction now! All the best Alan
Thank you for taking the time to give us views and explanations of what’s going on.
Thanks Alan, very interesting. Wouldn't have fancied being the guy in the water towards the end, clearing the dam!!
Alan please, please, please don't burn out on Cruising the Cut and sharing your adventures with us. South Carolina
Great documentary series Alan, really well filmed and researched. Who knew plugging a hole in the canal could prove so fascinating? I don't envy the guy who got to 'swim' across the canal to retrieve some of the equipment while they were clearing up. The contractors deserve a lot of credit for letting you have so much access to film and for explaining things. That sort of openness is a rare commodity these days and so good on them.
Thanks again Alan for the excellent coverage of a very interesting works. The guys do a very tough job ,especially so when the weathers as bad as it was. Great to see it all back open,Marina too 👍
Thanks Alan for sharing this series on the culvert repair. Very informative
Another throughly enjoyable series of videos.
Well done Alan.I used to enjoy watching the boats on the Bridgewater canal around Lymm Cheshire when I lived in the UK.I hope to enjoy a cruise on the canal when I next visit England.
Keep up the good work 👍
Hi Alan glad the repairs are finished, thanks for filming that. Good that you can get out of the marina again. The workers did a great job there. Take care. Alan.
Excellent. This technically is now an historical document. Imagine getting film of work in the 1700s!
randomly popped up on my watch feed and glad i clicked, you seem a genuine chap and your filming and presenting is bob on. a well earned sub.
Brilliant Alan....really enjoyed this series......many thanks Martin.......
Fair weather reporter!
Very sensible...
True correspondant! Thanks for such a comprehensive series!
Loved watching this series and found it extremely interesting. Easy and clear explanation of the whole process. Thanks, Alan
Thanks Alan, looking on, I was feeling there must have been a flaw in the repair, but doubts have been removed, and you can start getting ready for your christmas break. You must be feeling quite excited with catching up with family with the extra pleasure christmas promises . Thanks for your strict attend to duty demands, it's how you manage to deliver the excitement to us viewers. Take care.
A wonderful job of documenting the repair Alan, a nice diversion,..thank you!
Really appreciate your efforts in taking the time out to film a great 👍 series top dron filming 😀
Hi Alan really enjoyed this series gave us an insight into how they maintain the canals. It was good of the company doing the repairs to give you all the information. Stay safe
Thanks again Alan, good to see something a bit different from start to finish.
This was such an interesting series.. thank you for all the hard work you put in to document this. Never having been a fan of “hard” work I can appreciate everything these men have put in to get the job done. Kudos to them and you💜
It was quite interesting to see how they repaired it. Thank you for sharing
Very interesting from an engineering point of view. Many thanks AJ.
Excellent series. Thank you Alan
Thanks Alan really enjoyed your series….I’ve learnt something new
Thank you for a very interesting series Alan. We enjoyed it. 🙂
Alan I have really enjoyed watching this series’s
Great job 👍
Hi Alan and thanks for the update on the culvert. Great vlog. Keith
Evening Alan, fascinating stuff again. I must say that you reminded me at times of the BBC reporter sent to stand on the sea front when a, 90 mph storm is raging.. dedicated reporting! Absolutely fascinating to see what goes on when the canal needs major work... Many thanks for your dedication.. 🍷🍷
Well done. Good information and fun to watch. The weather at the beginning was brutal.
Thank you for the detail on how a repair like this is done, I've often wondered about this.
Thanks Alan for sharing this series with us as it has been highly interesting. Take care and all the best. Stevie
All in all the workers did a marvellous job in setting things right. In my early teens, I worked with my father putting up scaffolding on tower blocks and in horrible condition and I learnt very quickly that, that type of work wasn't for me, and I went back to college. I did enjoy this series of videos and I want to thank you for filming in such ghastly conditions. The drone shots were awesome. All the best Alan. Bye for now. Stephen🦼
Enjoyed that Alan and I look forward to travelling down that section soon
Fantastic series, thank you !
Thanks very much for this very interesting u tube video,the time it took for you to film it is very much appreciated John and Sharndra Australia 🇦🇺
A nice series, Alan. Informative and pleasing views.
Well done Alan, very interesting series, thank you for going out in all weathers for our entertainment!! Best wishes for Christmas.
A brilliant finale to the series. Thank you so much for braving the elements to bring us this very informative and entertaining set of videos. Well done indeed to all the work personnel who delivered a great job in repairing the culvert. Thanks again Alan. . . . Now go and have a well earned cup of tea and maybe a cheeky cheese topped roll.
well done Alan, great job
Thanks Alan. I feel that my study of hydrostatics is now complete!
Hi Alan. Thanks for sharing
A really great series, thanks.
Interesting...with all of the upkeep I am surprised that boating licenses are not more expensive. It must be that the volunteers really keep the price down.. love watching people work.. thank you for sharing this side of the canal system.
I'm glad you enjoyed watching Marjorie. There is a heavy reliance on volunteers these days but this sort of work is done by specialist outside contractors.
The operatives are troopers working in those conditions
Thank you Alan for a very informative and interesting series and sharing with us footage of what goes on behind the scenes. Know how it's done now!! Merry Christmas to you and your Family.
I really enjoyed these videos. Thanks for producing them 👍
Glad you liked them Ian, I was on the spot, so able to film nearly every day.
Very good with the editing. Cheers Alan!
Brilliant 🙂🦢🦢✌️
I didn't quite see all the videos on this series from beginning to end, but I did watch this last one. I will catch up on the others when Christmas is over. They are very interesting. Well done. I guess you are going away for a while. I will see you when you get back.
Thanks so much for making these videos. I always wondered how they repaired any leaks.
Great job Alan. I'm sure it is warmer inside my fridge than it was there. Happy Christmas.
thank you very much for this series. gave some pretty good insights on the canal system of the parts which are normally under water and therefore not visible. really appreciate all your efforts in this unpleasant weather while i can enjoy everything from a cozy heated room.
A great series of films...fascinating to see the work....
I'm glad you've enjoyed watching this series, I was very fortunate for this work to have happened at the Marina. Cheers
Interesting video thank for sharing 👍
Well that was a fantastic series Alan. It was so interesting, and that was thanks to your presentation, so well done. I will miss it, but I'm sure you will have plenty more things up your sleeve next year. xx
Many thanks Jenny for your lovely comment, look out for something very soon xx
I have really enjoyed this series, Alan. I am at the point in my life where I can say: "Work fascinates me. I can sit and stare at it for hours." It brings back memories of doing repairs on the marina where I kept my last sailboat.
Also, your piece on your bow cam had a very interesting revelation, you use a Sony AX53! I sold my last professional, interchangeable-lens camera, and two very nice lenses (for less than 10% of what I originally paid), to buy an AX53. It is a great camera with only one real shortcoming: no NDF filters. I have used my AX53 more in the last three months than I used the system it replaced in the last two years.
Best wishes, Zach
Thanks, Alan for sharing this series and enduring the cold to keep us informed. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
Well done on the videos,sorry you missed some of the last steps in the process but very interesting none the less. Great job Alan .
Thank you very much, cheers.
Great series Alan. Congratulations on reaching 9K subscribers!
Thank you very much.
Good series thanks . Have a great Christmas 🎅.
This has been a great watch and very informative, well done Alan.
Great series! Well done!
A very interesting series, thank you Alan for taking the time and effort making it...Bob
good vid alan on you channel thanks lee keep up the good vids
Well done Alan, I enjoyed the whole series on this project. Stay safe and well
Interesting procedure - lots of labor maintaining the system for sure. I am surprised at the amount of manual labor putting the coffer dams. BTW - I like your Red/blue plaid shirt - have several similar.
It was a great series to watch, thank you.
And I just noticed 9K subscribers, so you must have broken through that in the past days. Congratulations!
As to how popular the series has been, even cats watch it, Georgie is right here on the desk with me now. 😺
Hi Alan, thank you so much for a really entertaining and informative series. My boat is at Yelvertoft on the hard standing as we now live in Nova Scotia, Canada. Its been great to understand the detailed work that's been undertaken by the CRT. Covid willing we are back in April and would love to meet up then. Please say hi to Neil and his crew. Thanks again Alan - Brilliant
Greetings Brian, thanks for making contact, I'm glad you enjoyed watching, I was lucky it was right on my doorstep. I'll say hi to Neil for you and hopefully we can meet up in April. All the best.
Alan this was a fantastic series, you are very talented and the series was very informative. Hope you have a good holiday season. See you on 4 Go Narrowboating Christmas
I can understand you preferring to be warm and cosy on your boat. Thank you for recording event. Quite surprised to see workman wading across with coffer dam pieces. I would have thought a flying Fox or using bucket of excavator would have been more efficient.
The supporting poles for the 'A' frames are just pushed into the canal bed and pull out quite easily. Your suggestion would require additional set up work and the dams were out of reach of the long arm digger, a single opening in the hedgerow having been made adjacent to the culvert. Cheers
Very interesting, amazing to watch.
Thank you Cheryl, glad you enjoyed watching.
Also Merry Christmas to you and your family
Great bit of Vid! Very Very informative.
Thank you very much, cheers.
Hi Alan. That was an excellent review of the work these chaps do they should be commended in this weather.
thank you for your enthusiasm in this filming. 🍻🍻🎅
A great small series Alan,very well put together by yourself and very interesting well done 👍
Cheers Alan well done 👍👍 we are just sat at Norton junction now awaiting news of the locks we you be working is and when they reopen 👍👍
Hi Dave. The locks are due to open on 18th, the plan is for the fencing around them to be taken down on 17th. Volunteers will be on site both days, but not me. Will CRT issue a notification! Cheers
Yes Alan they normally do if the culvert though is now ok surprised we haven't been informed unless they are still testing the levels 👍
Very good work both from you and the workers.
And you reached over 9000 subs. 😀 👍
thanks Alan very informative i recently purchased a waterways guide no3 so i can follow you heheheh. take care bye for nowwww... heheh
Thank you for this series, Alan. It's been fascinating to watch the process. Happy Holidays!
At the beginning, I didn't understand why you would put a culvert under a canal. Now I understand - there is water everywhere
Ayy up Alan,very interesting vlog,hope you have a good Christmas and a good New Year’s Eve.Stay safe see you in the new year
Sorry I'm late for this post Alan but I've had personal things to deal with this week ......anyhow Alan this has been an interesting series and you must be congratulated on your diligence in following the CRT's progress in at times miserable conditions .....I'd need much more than a Cheese roll to do this .Talking of Cheese I have got a nice stock of cheese in for Christmas some Stilton,Red Leicester,Wensleydale some Danish Blue and some Brie plus or local old Cheddar which is superb ,also got some Haywards pickled onions an extra jar of Branston which is a staple for us.We are seeing a lot more British cheese on sale and talking the the Deli manager its very popular .So one again thank you so much for all your blogs,your hard work and your diligence.
Cheers take care stay warm .
No apologies needed, watch when you can. I'm glad you did enjoy watching, I was surprised to have made six episodes. I'm not keen on strong cheese, particularly the blue ones. And as for pickled onions - not my scene at all, but Branston Pickle quite acceptable. Cheers, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hi Alan, this has been a great series of how do they do it?. Very well put together, thanks.
Evening Alan, Well, who'd had thought the repair to a leaking culvert could be so fascinating?? Have to congratulate yourself for a truly informative series, production values were excellent, and the editing truly professional, 3 questions if I may: 1. During the excavation of the clay, I assume it left quite a pungent aroma? 2. Did you see any of the fish that were removed? 3. What make of Drone have you invested in? Certainly whetted the appetite for the ne t series for sure...as usual, take care, I wish you & yours a wonderful Christmastime, and I wish you a happy & healthy 2022. Cheers.
Thank you very much Martin, kind of you to say. 1. There was no smell I was aware of, I'm not sure why there would be 2. In one episode, I mentioned I was asked not to film the fish removal 3. The drone is a DJI Mini 2. Thanks for your good wishes for Christmas. I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best for 2022.
This proved to be quite an undertaking, requiring a vast amount of engineering and planning. I very much enjoyed this series Alan, you are to be congratulated on such a fine job. I do have one question: Were the stop planks installed at the marina entrance as a precautionary measure, should the coffer dams fail ? I'm guessing this is why it was done. Thanks so much for this one Alan and take very good care.
There was uncertainty as to what length of canal would be closed and drained, also if something went wrong and the canal drained, the boats would be on the mud. Failure of the dams wouldn't have had any effect, so yes it was precautionary. All the best.
That was great! And done in a timely order I have a better understanding how the canals are built I thought they would be deeper than that. What is the average depth I think I remember past vlogs from other boaters and yours to of hitting obstacles and grounding is this a common occurrence that happens often or is it more like hit and miss and is there anyone running a gasoline engine ? There seems to be a lot of engine issues. Diesel engines are known for their almost indestructibility,at least around here. Just curious
Hi Ron. The canals tend to have a saucer shaped cross section. I would say depth in the centre is about 4 to 5ft (up to 1.5m). It is usual to cruise down the centre and move over when passing other boats. It's difficult to generalise over 2000 miles of canal. Boat drafts will vary and where water levels are low, the bottom of some boats could drag over the canal bed. In built up areas, things may get thrown in canals, such as shopping trolleys, old tyres, chairs etc. I can't really comment on engines, the vast majority will be diesel. Hope that helps a little.
@@MyNarrowboatVenture yes thanks lots!
In the opening of the video the weather was really foul. Is it that bad often there?
We get a lot of rain, so at this time of year it's quite common.
Yes Thank You CCHHEERRSS
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