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That's a relief. I was wondering how I was going to fill my time whilst procrastinating at work 🤣

You can stop that kind of talk right now 😆

Had one once think that you could just overtake like in a car without any input from the boat ahead. It happened around a series of bends with no real opportunity to stop or slow right down and let them past. He kept trying to overtake me by cutting the corners which obviously didn't work as the front of our boat soon occupied the bit of canal he was trying to get to. Asking him what he was trying to achieve got the reply "I'm trying to overtake". He eventually came face to face with a boat coming the opposite way around a bend and had to back off quite quickly. He was wearing a hat which had "Captain" printed on it so maybe he thought he outranked me Oh, what made his whole endeavour a bit pointless was I was following two other boats at the time!

Please don't worry about asking questions

There's an interactive map on the CRT site showing facilities https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/go-boating/boat-facilities-and-services/rubbish-and-recycling You do have to scroll down the page to find it though.

Not a bad place to be

I never said it would. I just said I was impressed and I would never have thought to even try it.

That is something which I have thought about in the past, how do you get out if you fall in. Having witnessed someone climbing out after falling in (I won't name them as they are on this forum ) they waded around to the rear of the boat, held on to the swans neck, put one foot on the skeg then the other on the top of the rudder and climbed out that way. Or something like that but it looked quite slick.

You didn't read the rest of the thread before replying did you

Seems it's a common question on forums today. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=&t=2142306

As has been mentioned above, it is in its own engine room. Not sure it's a hydraulic drive either as it looks to have a propshaft exiting left in this photo.

That would be my interpretation of their question too. Basically where would you like it taken rather than have it sit where it is. It’s probably a standard question and in circumstances where the damage isn’t as bad as yours the owners would probably want it taken to a boatyard where the boat would be safe while the insurance company did their thing.

Sounds much like my cruising pattern last year 🤣

I'd wait. It will be fine. For context, ours was last blacked in 2023 and it won't be re-done this year.

That would be my take on it, yes.