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An update..... I found a CV boot that was the right size. Works well and looks neat.

Just before Xmas I picked up this model of an old narrowboat. It is 39” long and done in what might be described as ‘a naive style’. I think it is a real beauty! i’m wondering if it is a model of the Hardy that was in the news this year for sinking, and that is being currently restored.

**Pud admires her new pair of earrings in the mirror**

Last time I checked she hadn't got to me, I suppose I should check I have been a touch vulnerable the last few days

Water tanks are a bit like batteries on boats, You can have as much capacity as you have room for and can afford, but you still have to put back what you take out

Hi, joined a week or so ago. I am first engineer on a gas bunker vessel (big tanker). I have boated on canals a few times and find it a massive stress reliever. Intend to buy a boat when I have learnt more about narrowboat life and had a couple more hires under my belt. regards

Closer to home...

A mate of mine was servicing his and phoned me with a cry for help. He’d removed the leg and replaced the impeller and was driving the shaft with a cordless drill. When I looked at what he was doing I asked “Are you sure you’re turning it in the right direction?” He reversed the drill and out spurted the water. He said “Please don’t mention this down the pub!” So I went down the pub and said “You’ll never guess what Bob was doing...”

The same as the Trent

A few boats do have the stern greaser remote from gland itself, for example some hire boats (and others) have it out on the back deck, so as the op is new and probably not spot on with boating terminology he may have filled the greaser I think the critical thing is to make sure that the water is not coming in through a wafer thin hull, everything else can be more easily fixed. ..............Dave there are some great minds thinking alike here, at least one us us might be right ?

I'm not sure if you are aware (apologies if you are) but there is not an 'abundance' of electricity points on the canals (in fact are there any for 'public' use ?) if you are only planning on using your washing machine when on 'mains hook-up' you will either not be doing much washing, or, you will be paying £15 per night (once a week ?) for the benefit of going into marina and getting some 'leccy. Far better to be self sufficient and to make sure you have the means of supplying your own 'leccy. Ideally a generator of sufficient wattage to run the washing machine But - If your Victron inverter has the separate button / knob to control the hook-up power ( a dial showing 2-4-6-8-etc) then you can use a smallish generator and use the batteries to supply a 'top-up' with the Genny supplying the bulk. The Victron control should look like this : I think that DrBob actually meant "do you know how to look after them", as in when to charge them, for how long to charge them and when to stop charging them. Are you aware that every time you use any 'battery electricity' it should be recharged immediately or you are reducing the life - as has been mentioned read up on 'how to kill you £1000 battery bank in 2 weeks' its very easy to do. The more batteries you have, the more it costs to replace them.

Someone needs red hot mooring pins in their eyes!

The biggest objection I have to all this is the use of the pseudo-plural 'fora'.