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Lard is from pigs and generally white and softer than dripping. Dripping is generally from beef and is harder and creamy colour. I think there is a form of pork dripping ut I am not sure.

Yes I have to think about it a lot ! and much happier with the metric system. I can barely use imperial tools without a calculator to convert to metric. I learned the metric system at school ~60 years ago so I think it is time to send my dad's old stuff to the tip.

Dripping, not lard... ?

Isn't that how everyone cooked them before heart disease and oil became fashionable

Air fryer.

My Grandma used to make chips by cooking them in lard. Best chips I've ever tasted. She used to make potato cakes out of grated potatoes. They were sublime too.

This is a huge subject and it could take 1000 answers to fully answer your questions. For example - A 'Rolls Royce' boat that cost £200,000 when new, if it has not been looked after, the engine regularly serviced, the hull maintained and repaired when necessary could be worth less than scrap value, whilst, a Springet boat that cost £10,000 when new, when mainteained properly could now be worth over £20,000. If you detail what you are looking for (liveaboard or leisure use, length, wide beam or narrowboat, budget etc etc etc) forumites will be able to point you to suitable boats. Currently boats are in such demand that they are selling without the buyer even seeing them. At best, you need to have the money in your hand and to travel to view within a couple of hours, wait until 'tommorow' and it'll be sold. If its not sold within a couple of days there is something seriously wrong with it. Many boats are not even getting to brokers websites. The broker has a list of potential buyers and will call them before the boat is listed - the 1st to view gets the chance to buy, the 2nd to try and view doesn't.

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Oven chips are good, choose the right ones and learn how to cook them just right. Low fat and healthy too, heart attacks really mess up the boating. Once every week or two go and find a really good chip shop if you need a fix of right proper chips. There are various lists of canalside pubs, maybe we need a list of canalside/almost canalside chippies? ? We sometimes put our chips in a steel mug or other unsuitable container and pretend we are eating out at a posh and trendy pub. ..............Dave

The only oven chips we will eat are the Lidl ones cooked in beef fat. They might not be the healthiest, but they are delicious! Aldi has similar and just as good. They are better than home made, and better than most chip shops.

As A de E says use spring lines, although on narrowboats it is more usual to have two lines at each end, each going at 45° away from the dolly (so there is a 90° angle between the two lines), rather than connected at differing points along the hull. Finally, never use the centre line to moor. It will dramatically exaggerate movement when a boat goes past.