Ride a GIGANTIC Boat Lift With Us! ⛵ (Ronquieres Inclined Plane)
In this episode we get to hitch a ride on one of the World’s most amazing boat lifts: The Ronquieres Inclined Plane! 🔔 CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ➜ https://www.sailingbritaly.com/subscribe
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The Ronquieres Inclined Plane is a ship lift / boat lift / boat elevator on the Brussels – Charleroi Canal. It has a length of 1,432 metres and lifts boats through 67.73 metres vertically.
It consists of two large caissons mounted on rails. Each caisson has a water depth between 3 and 3.70 metres. It can carry one boat of 1,350 tonnes or many smaller boats within the same limits. Each caisson has a 5,200-tonne counterweight running in the trough below the rails. It takes 50 minutes in total to pass through the 1,800 metres of the entire structure, including the raised canal bridge at the top end. We were astounded by the scale and ingenuity of this innovative structure.
This video goes into quite a lot of detail regarding the engineering behind this ship lift, and has been created with the intention of answering many of the questions a viewer may have about the Ronquieres Boat Lift. It took over 60 hours of my time (Chris) to edit this one video! We would like to say a huge thank you to our Patreon Crew, who have been so instrumental in motivating us to keep spending so much time creating our videos over the years.
Timestamps for your convenience:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Approaching the Inclined Plane of Ronquieres
01:26 Entering the Boat Lift and starting our ascent
02:58 Detailed explanation behind the planning, build and operation of the Ship Lift
09:22 Costs of taking a 35 ft Sailboat on the Ronquieres Inclined Plane
10:30 Our ascent continues and we exit onto the upper section of the Brussels-Charleroi Canal
12:36 Our floating ‘Tiny Home’ continues its journey toward the Mediterranean
18:10 Family ‘Boat Life’ tied up at a free mooring adjacent to a lock
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Thank you very much indeed to https://ronquieres.org for providing such a valuable source of information and images which were used to make this video. If you want to know more about this Ship Lift then this is definitely the place to go (use a browser-based translator if needed, I personally use Brave browser, which is free and offers much more privacy then many others. There is a translator built right into the URL search bar area).
Thank you very much indeed to @AerialDroneHorizon https://www.youtube.com/@AerialDroneHorizon for the drone footage used in this video. Please check out the channel for higher definition original footage!
Thank you very much to the artists who made the music featured in this video:
ELPHNT – Gently Onwards (YouTube Audio Library)
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Fair winds!
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In this episode we get to hitch a ride on one of the World's most amazing boat lifts: The Ronquieres Inclined Plane! 🔔 CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ➜ https://www.sailingbritaly.com/subscribe
⛵ Join our Patreon Crew here! ➜ https://www.patreon.com/SailingBritaly
The Ronquieres Inclined Plane is a ship lift / boat lift / boat elevator on the Brussels - Charleroi Canal. It has a length of 1,432 metres and lifts boats through 67.73 metres vertically.
It consists of two large caissons mounted on rails. Each caisson has a water depth between 3 and 3.70 metres. It can carry one boat of 1,350 tonnes or many smaller boats within the same limits. Each caisson has a 5,200-tonne counterweight running in the trough below the rails. It takes 50 minutes in total to pass through the 1,800 metres of the entire structure, including the raised canal bridge at the top end. We were astounded by the scale and ingenuity of this innovative structure.
This video goes into quite a lot of detail regarding the engineering behind this ship lift, and has been created with the intention of answering many of the questions a viewer may have about the Ronquieres Boat Lift. It took over 60 hours of my time (Chris) to edit this one video! We would like to say a huge thank you to our Patreon Crew, who have been so instrumental in motivating us to keep spending so much time creating our videos over the years.
Timestamps for your convenience:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Approaching the Inclined Plane of Ronquieres
01:26 Entering the Boat Lift and starting our ascent
02:58 Detailed explanation behind the planning, build and operation of the Ship Lift
09:22 Costs of taking a 35 ft Sailboat on the Ronquieres Inclined Plane
10:30 Our ascent continues and we exit onto the upper section of the Brussels-Charleroi Canal
12:36 Our floating 'Tiny Home' continues its journey toward the Mediterranean
18:10 Family 'Boat Life' tied up at a free mooring adjacent to a lock
⛵Sailing Britaly⛵ We are Chris (British), Rossella (Italian), and Emma (Britalian!) We make informative sailing videos with the aim of helping YOU achieve YOUR cruising dreams.
📖 Buying a used Boat? Read this PDF ebook to learn how you could save 30% or more off the asking price ➜ https://www.boatbuyingblueprint.com/
Follow us on Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/sailingbritaly/
Like our Facebook page ➜ https://www.facebook.com/sailingbritaly/
Thank you very much to Brinno for supplying us with one of their timelapse camera bundles to use on board! ➜ https://brinno.com
Thank you very much indeed to https://ronquieres.org for providing such a valuable source of information and images which were used to make this video. If you want to know more about this Ship Lift then this is definitely the place to go (use a browser-based translator if needed, I personally use Brave browser, which is free and offers much more privacy then many others. There is a translator built right into the URL search bar area).
Thank you very much indeed to @AerialDroneHorizon https://www.youtube.com/@AerialDroneHorizon for the drone footage used in this video. Please check out the channel for higher definition original footage!
Thank you very much to the artists who made the music featured in this video:
ELPHNT - Gently Onwards (YouTube Audio Library)
Do you know someone who you think you would enjoy our videos?
Share our channel with them ➜ https://www.youtube.com/sailingbritaly/
Thank you :-)
Fair winds!
Chris, Rossella and Emma 😊
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'Sailing Britaly' is a Helvellyn Ltd brand. Disclaimer: Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, we cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. Helvellyn Ltd assumes no liability for property damage, injury or death incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Helvellyn Ltd. recommends safe practices when working with power tools, automotive lifts, lifting tools, jack stands, electrical equipment, blunt instruments, chemicals, lubricants, open flames, or any other tools or equipment seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Helvellyn Ltd, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Helvellyn Ltd. Disclosure: any links in this description may be affiliate links. If you decide to buy some items from them, Helvellyn Ltd may receive a small percentage compensation for having suggested the suppliers to you. (This costs you nothing) As an Amazon Associate we receive compensation for qualifying purchases. Helvellyn Ltd only recommends suppliers and products which we believe in, so there is never any conflict of interest.
#sailing #inlandwaterways #belgium
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