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You haven't got your boat yet, and looking for somewhere to put it first is an excellent idea. But you need to do some research yourself before posting general questions. For example, a bit of reading would have told you that genuine residential moorings are virtually nonexistent but "under the radar" ones can be found if you can live with the insecurity. And you would have learnt that most of these are on CRT water, which the Bridgewater isn't. There are a fair few farm moorings which allow residents, but as far as I know there's no central database of these and the only way to find them is to go and look. I presume you've hired boats, so you know the limitations - maybe hire one in the area you want to live and go and see what's available. Call in and talk to people on likely moorings, most boaters like to chat. That's the only way to learn if a marina will let you live on, too, as they can't advertise it without getting into planning permission trouble. It's also rare that a mooring is sold with the boat, the mooring owner will usually take the opportunity to whack the rent up. It's two separate deals. And, finally, don't get snotty on here, we don't like it. You'll just get told to use the search engine as every question you can think of has been answered many times, so you may get answers phrased humourously (or what we think of as such) and some of us are less patient repeating advice than others. Posting the same question twice is regarded as rude, and complaining about jokes made because you haven't even checked the title says what you mean is just silly.

A fore cabin being called a “potters cabin” is my pet hate!

You are not really helping your case by ignoring questions put to you about what distance away from Boothstown would be acceptable. With that information I am sure you would have had some locations suggested. Your aggression while ignoring questions will not get you far.

Typical bollocks. They said "It hasn't been drained for 20 years" It was done in 2009 that's 15 in my book. And using a pump what is that about why not use the proper drain plug?

Alwayz good to hear from someone who has had benefit from my ramblings. N

I just signed up to say thankyou for this invaluable advice, I have an SR2 running a genset and I couldn't for the life of me work out why she wouldn't fire up (I've only ever worked on modern CR and PD diesels in cars, so was clueless about older diesels). Seems that the fuel rack was stuck in the stop position (not been run for 10+ years). Once that was freed up she sprang to life. Thanks again to you and all who contributed to this thread.

You need to work out the tide times for the day of travel or, if the tide is on the ebb, you could be spending hours beating against the tide and getting nowhere (Keadby to Cromwell is tidal waters) You want to be leaving Keadby as the tide (at Keadby) starts on the flood and it will 'carry you' to Cromwell. Once upstream of Cromwell lock you will be going against the flow - in normal conditions it is probably under 1 mile an hour, a few days after rain in the catchment area the river could be up to 2-3 mph. You are only on the non-tidal River for about 4 to 5 miles (depending where you stop in Newark. Unlike the canals, cruising on rivers - and even more so on Tidal rivers - you need to do some detailed planning. It will take about 13-14 hours in a NB assuming your work with the tides.

No, it's all bollox. Just another example of people buying boats or having them built, which they claim are traditional but at best have a few features which nod to the past. Let's face it, once you have a full length superstructure on a new build narrowboat it's about as relevant to a historic working boat as a Collingwood widebeam! 🤣

Nowhere near any canals but the River Torridge was still running out under Bideford Bridge over 2 hours after the tide was supposed to have turned just shows how much fresh is coming down.

So my raw water pump should arrive this week, I have found enough details about my boat to say it's a Altena 1050 family cruiser. Not sure if it will have a Hull Identification number as they wernt required until 88 I believe? I have a automatic bilge pump coming as the artful Bodger removed the bilge pump! I will need to acquire some steel ballast to replace bulky concrete ballast. I want to remove the fixed seating in the bow to make it a more comfortable place. We will see how it all goes. I also have 900 watts of flexible solar which I will fit to the roof of the boat after making good the surface. I also am going to fit a backboiler wood burning stove to the saloon to heat water and radiators rather than the Webasto air top which I have fixed. I am gradually removing all the bodges which really spoiled a nice boat.

Hosepipe bans in august 😂

The 'Severn Side', or, if you looked at the stern, 'Severnside', was built in 1952 by Sharpness Shipyard Ltd. Registered at Gloucester, she was built for the British Transport Commission, to be the first of six but in the event the only one of her class. She traded in the Bristol Channel and up to Worcester. I remember her very well. She was the newest of the dry cargo vessels on the canal, and the first of 18 tankers, tugs and dry cargo vessels to pass through Junction Bridge on the 16th April 1959. Which gives you just some idea of the volume of commercial traffic on the Gloucester and Berkeley in those days when trade was declining. According to Bernard McCall of Coastal Shipping the intention was to name the ship 'Severnside' but an error occurred on registration perhaps because the other 'Severn' vessels of the BTC used the prefix plus another name, such as 'Severn Rover,'' Severn Merchant', 'Severn Industry'....

Tunnel bands is a modern term for them. Since the 60s, I’ve always known them as counter bands. I don’t think the waterways press help in this respect, I’ve seen what I know as a stop beam referred to as a “ boatman’s beam” , likewise a cabin stool called a “ boatman’s stool”. Side doors called swan or duck hatches make me wince….

But, an extra hot day, a bit of belt slip, or a few dog hairs inside the alternator, and you resistance wire will no longer be correct. Measuring the alternator case temperature is a big step closer to doing it right. The new car is very comfotable and sorts of floats along nicely, and the steering wheel and pedals sort of tell it how to float along, but its not like actually driving it 😀. Our old mk1 Focus was a lovely car to drive. At least the boat is nicely mechanical and free of processors........oh bugger, Ive just installed the Zeus.

Also the Wey & Arun canal trust have built locks recently

The late Kevin Whittle was a remarkable man. He was always keen to help and guide Kelvin owners like me and could usually find spare parts. He was also a one-man book publisher. He taught himself desk top publishing software and he designed and published his own books to a very high standard. An A to Z of Marine Engines and Vintage Marine Engines for Narrowboats and The Book of the Kelvin Model J are classics. He did this long before it before self-publishing became common. I would be very reluctant to sell my copies. Over many years he also single-handedly published a regular magazine, The Kelvin Register, which is full of articles and illustrations on the restoration and maintenance of Kelvins. This picture shows Kevin with a Kelvin engine which I discovered half buried in the Thames. Kevin had it transported to Shropshire andI believe it was brought back to life. I wonder what became of it?

Which is not likely anytime soon. There are other priorities that are far more important than the canals. C&RT simply have to work with the budget they have. It does seem likely that some canals will need to be closed to navigation. The challenge will be to do so in a way that that would allow the closed canals to be restored to navigable status at some future time.

Thanks and sorry for not making it easy x

I don't think the program is aimed at us, are you planning to put a Swift block in your boat ?

Thanks very much - most useful Thanks very much - most useful

I fear that ship has already sailed.

Of course you asked twice. You posted the same basic question twice! Gotcha!

I didn’t ask a second time I just said there are clowns like you who reply with a sarcastic comment and you just proved my point.

There's a calendar of waterway events at https://hnbc.org.uk/calendar/month/2024-05 which may have some you haven't already got. On your site the list below the map is sorted alphabetically by name. I think it would be more useful to sort by date order.

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Do you lack a sense of humour as well as a lack of mooring - morning? There is no need to be offensive, I know what to call you too. How many posts on here have you read about finding a residential mooring anywhere? There are loads. There have been 2 posts recently on the same topic as yours. Try the search function up top. I am not stupid, I have a bit of life left and plenty of hobbies too, thank you. As a new member, wind your neck back in and take a deep breath before running down other forum members; especially as you were silly enough to make two posts on the same subject which causes confusion on the forum. I hope you do find a mooring on the Bridgewater but you will find it very difficult and expensive. We do try to be helpful but if you thought you would be inundated with offers of moorings you were sadly mistaken. If you had taken the trouble to read some of the similar posts you would not have had misconceived ideas about what could be achieved from your posts. Some punctuation in your posts would be helpful too or are you an ignoramus?

Never mind the video quality, its the first video I've seen that gives a clear impression of the size and scale of the landslip. Thanks for posting.

see https://captainahabswaterytales.blogspot.com/2020/05/pensnett-branch-canal.html for interesting pix

The filthiest part of re-assembly will be your language!

We just hung the Rayburn off the railway bridge below common moor , deconverted a bit of boat and swung it in with a chain hoist. However that was in the days when boats were more diy. At one point the rayburn was hanging of the bridge mid channel when we lifted it from boat a to boat b. Did enjoy the 80s

I have a vague memory of reading that when these regs came in for caravan sites, they did not apply to those living in marinas, but were specific to the sites.

Hopefully this has not resulted in overheating Coloured hulls can look very nice But the darker the colour the more they show the slightest imperfection.

Now they make some nice boats! https://uk.boats.com/boats-for-sale/?make=altena

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