tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247108.post6975052575220049116..comments2023-08-21T12:10:39.875+01:00Comments on NarrowBoat Bones: BW break ice:MortimerBoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350657082481487596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247108.post-67361866192089320432010-01-21T09:31:48.410+00:002010-01-21T09:31:48.410+00:00BW didn't come specifically to break the ice -...BW didn't come specifically to break the ice - they were doing some work and needed to turn the boat around, so they broke ice up to the turning point and then went back again.<br /><br />The canal froze quite heavily last year, but not as much as this, and before that I was on the river for a couple of years, before that it froze, but never for long and it wasn't as thick as now.MortimerBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350657082481487596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22247108.post-91490465134192234362010-01-20T23:39:58.531+00:002010-01-20T23:39:58.531+00:00How often does the canal freeze? Do they have to g...How often does the canal freeze? Do they have to get them out every year? Saw a nice feature in a mag earlier this year about Victorian ice breakers.WhatKathyDidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710103408291784001noreply@blogger.com