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| Pulling out of Naburn Lock. To the right of the weir is a floating pontoon which floats up the two poles when the water level rises. |
As the tide turned our speed increased but we didn't reach 8mph which was an advantage at Selby. Selby Lock entrance is at right angles to the river and is only about 18 feet wide. Turning into the lock can be tricky so Kev always follows the advice given by the Lockie on our first trip up the Ouse. We sailed passed the lock entrance, turned Brent III to face upstream and then travelling against the current, turned into the lock.
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| The entrance to Selby Lock |
We took our time on the return journey and met up with John, Cath and the kids for an excellent weekend. We said our goodbyes not realising we would be seeing them the next day after we discovered our inverter/charger was not charging the batteries. After a phone call to the manufacturer we pondered our options. The unit had to be returned to Sterling for repair so then we would be without the inverter and the 240volt system. We rang John at Viking Marina and he came to our rescue with a good deal on a replacement unit which resolved our dilemma. So back to Goole we sailed.
The new unit was quickly installed and we decided to stay on and tackle another job, servicing the toilet. This task is one of the joys of owning a boat and involves replacing various seals. Unfortunately the first time we put the toilet back together a puddle appeared around it's base. Thankfully the second attempt was a success without Kev having to resort to a tube of silicon.
Satisfied everything was shipshape we sailed off from Viking Marina to resume our travels.
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| Leaving Viking Marina |
Our journey from Naburn to Goole
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