pete23

i know this area very well, lived around here for 40yrs, i for one would definatly not want to moor there, its a fairly busy road, and as said not the greatest location. do wonder what happened to the boat that was moored there?? it had been there for years and had a nice green crust on it.

thanks, looks like we will have to try and sort another route..

Hi all - anyone know of any updates we were planning on going this way today. I suppose we could risk it and if shut wind at the winding hole marked at the top lock curdworth - we love going up & down the same flight in one day! Is this winding hole ok - it is about 20 years since I have been this way!!. Might also call in at the Fazeley office to see if anyone knows anything there?

Thanks for the replies. As for supplies in Burton on Trent - we stopped on visitor moorings by A38 bridge I think it was bridge number 33e. The cut through the industrial units is directly off the towpath and you can see Morrisons in the distance. If you aim to the right you can't miss it. It was only a 10 minute walk - a good one to mark on the map. As for mooring on Birmingham & Fazeley we will probably go straight through - that will be for tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your help

thanks for the replies I think 33c sounds best - Pete will be happy to replenish the cellar! We have noticed that there have been possible breach near Minworth - assuming all is ok we will be heading that way. Any overnight moorings recommended on this stretch from Curdowrth through to Farmers Bridge - it is about 18 years since I have been this way!! thanks

Will be passing through Burton on Trent tomorrow. Is there a supermarket near the canal? Groceries running low & more importantly engineer (pete) running low on scrog! thanks

could,nt of put it better meself. the odd bit i pull off now and then meself, but hey ho its a canal not a motorway, even if a lot of folk treat it like one!!

aha mike, i am after the top door off a squirrel, i have the bottom one. or better still if you have the whole front of the the stove that would be great!! and as said a stove based on a morso, i know there cast been feeding one for the last eight years!!!

not so long back i was felling trees in a woods near the canal, there were a couple of contractors doing the same not far away. then a bloke comes round to me in hi vis saying could you give us a hand. long story short, they had cut a tree and could,nt handle it, had to get my lr to pull it over for them!!! could of ended very badly for the boat moored under the tree!!

cheers chaps, 6mm it is then, thats saved a few pennies!!! going to be a as and when time will allow type job, but will try to get pics up.

ello mike. yes it will be lined with bricks, near enough the same as a morso. and i did get your pics of the baby stove, thats another project, will prob put that in the back of my defender.

as above really. based on a morso squirel, was going to use 8mm mild steel plate (till i found out the cost!) but ive a few sheets of 6mm mill in my unit. just want to know your thoughts on using 6mm, thick enough do you think?? cheers.

We are planning our 3 week boat trip for last 2 weeks in July & 1st week in August. Planned route will possibly include River Soar through to Fazeley and then may include Curdworth & Minworth flights and if time down to Stratford & back. It is a long time since we have gone these routes. Anyone know of any difficulties - boat is old and a bit bent - last time it went down the South Stratford we got stuck on a number of the bottom gates which did not open enough - is still going to be a problem? Cheers

make me own grates out of 5,1/2 bar so much cheaper

i heard on the radio today that there has been a body found in the canal at crick wharf, has anyone else heard out about this??

what lr engine is it?? a 19j??

no idea what was in them before, bloke i got them off reckons there good, but that means nothing!!! been looking at some drinking water test kits you can get but not sure wich one to get.

cheers dc, was going to fill barrels up in the back of my trailer and take for a drive then leave it in over night, then rinse them out for the best part of a day.

cheers for the replies, but how much bleech would you mix to 45gal of water??? any ideas???

theres a taddy little pond up the road full of rare carp and lots of vary rare birds, thought id go and unload meself in there

evening. how much bleech would you use to swill a 45 gal drum out?? ive got a couple of recon plastic ones i want to use to fill me water tanks up with, but feel i need to give them a bit of a swilling first!!! tar.

glad your ok, and very good you had two alarlms. my alarm died in the summer, keep meaning to get another, anyone reccomend a good make to get?? a friend and his wife had a lucky escape, he was asleep and woke after hearing a thud and found his wife on the floor, both in hosp for a short while. ( a long story cut very short)

perhaps one should start a petition as thats part of our heritage thats being lost