NB Lola

going up a lot lately I paid 160 for 35 k and 2k contents, i expect to pay £200 next time

Cassette! Popcorn time

Interesting How do you get to a squirrel top plate please?

Reliable survey! Most surveys have so many conditional elements that they are worthless

Change is a constant. My opinion is that current change is bad and my vote will reflect this. I do not expect that funding for BW will ever return to past levels. What is being done will change waterways and its management forever. The current senior management team will be the last at such silly levels of remuneration for the degree of responsibility. The term "Owner" is interesting. I reckon it remains in public ownership but is partially funded in different ways. I am not sure this current change is sustainable, the big society is suffering from creeping death before it emerges. So, in the short term, pain. In the long term less pain, but still pain. Annual charges will double within 3 years. The waterways will become exclusive and out of reach of many who currently enjoy this way of life and living.

Ok so, I was advised of a bitumin which is £26 a tin of 5 litres and the recommender said it was better quality than,........ The question, can you educated lot please identify all the trade makes you can? Thanks

Popcorn anyone?

Looks like the big society is getting smaller by the day!

Yeah, diesel leaks out of a solid fuel stove. Lol

Safety is first, and yes, I have all the necessary sauna inducing safety equipment, and no, I would never, ever, adjust any of the safety features. It will be used for making the large logs smaller! Paul

Ok, its time to buy a chainsaw. Never owned one before but have used them occassionally. Husquavana seem highly rated (and priced it seems). if you use a chainsaw, which make and model did you buy and any feedback would be excellent Paul

I prefer double D's Have I got the wrong end of this thread?

Oh dear, does this mean that Newark (wan43er) will need to be added to the allow list?

the stern gland is the metal sleeves around the stern tube (see the thing with the nuts either side on the left). This has packing which helps to stop water coming up the tube and into the bilge. The packing can be compressed by turning each nut a single turn - this may stop the drips, you may need to add a little grease. if not try another turn. if it will not turn you may need the packing replaced, about 20-30 quid and can be done in the water by those who know how. As mentioned, bilge pump is dead easy to replace and is a must.

You do know that there is a book in this lot?

Ahh now I know the reason for the eclipse! Sorry could mot resist

Ours have bottom screws accessed by unscrewing the vent cover Thread tops are perma fixed

Sorry Was using a new washing up liquid that does dishes .... And boats!

LOL sometimes my eyes need a help

When you have just had fitted a new engine, you really do need to be close to it! :blush:

try http://www.curtains-2go.co.uk/ tell em Paul from no 7 recommended you call (might get some discount)

I agree about conservative bit, Canal planner usually supposes 3 miles per hour and possibly longer lock waiting times

We are going anti clockwise around the Leicestershire Ring for Easter. I do not fancy stopping in Leicester either, having worked there in the past for five years, I cannot see a decent spot so we will kick past in a day, probably stopping south of Wigston and then past/near Sileby, about an 8 hour push. A few weekend trips to Branston and Beeston/Erewash, Alrewas. Summer holiday will be four counties ring again, i love that trip. I also want to get to the Chesterfield Canal, we will see when we can fit it in.

http://en.wikipedia....sh_canal_system from that linky Standard locksFor reasons of economy and the constraints of 18th century engineering technology, the early canals were built to a narrow width. The standard for the dimensions of narrow canal locks was set by Brindley with his first canal locks, those on the Trent and Mersey Canal in 1776. These locks were 72 feet 7 inches (22.1 m) long by 7 feet 6 inches (2.3 m) wide.[11] The narrow width was perhaps set by the fact that he was only able to build Harecastle Tunnel to accommodate 7 feet (2.1 m) wide boats.[11] His next locks were wider. He built locks 72 feet 7 inches (22.1 m) long by 15 feet (4.6 m) wide when he extended the Bridgewater canal to Runcorn, where the canal's only locks lowered boats to the River Mersey. The narrow locks on the Trent and Mersey limited the size of the boats (which came to be called narrowboats), and thus limited the quantity of the cargo they could carry to around thirty tonnes. This decision would in later years make the canal network economically uncompetitive for freight transport, and by the mid 20th century it was no longer possible to work a thirty tonne load economically.

is stoke closest to alton? If it is I used canal planner and at an average of 8 hours per day, it will take 4 days, possibly three depending on what time you pick the hire boat up :rolleyes: