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Go there on a few occasions , for Sunday lunch , I would say it's not the best , but good value for money £10 for dinner , desert & coffee , which is not bad , but I do think there a lot off room for improvement , but the irish guy who owns the pub is always very welcoming , he offered to come & pick me & me other half up 10 miles away to come to his pub on New Year's Eve . Which I think is above and beyond hospitable

I think we're victims off our own success , since the canals have been cleaned up it makes the canal side pub very desirable places to eat for everybody and therefore pushes up the prices I like pizza . I like the swan . I think I'll go the weekend & report back

When I did mine , it was ok to leave your hand on there it got warm but not hot to touch , but this was just my experience & how I was advised to do it , I'm sure an adult will be along , did you turn the prop when you tightened the nuts

P.s I've found there is 3 sizes of packing rope , make sure you replace with right size , it's a bugger you won't know until you remove old , so may pay to prepare a few different size packets

I've just done mine as well , with advise from local boaters , as above pre cut packing x2 and put them in opposite say 10 & 4 o'clock I also cut mine on the angle like a piston ring , also when tighting your nuts on the gland only turn a quarter at a time and spin the shaft with your hand and as soon as you feel a slight resistance " stop " and tighten of your locking nuts , run the engine for about 20 mins in gear after and feel for over heating on the flange

I think a lot off people may consider these the ugly part off the canals , but I find these areas quite interesting and find myself starring at them in some kind of beauty

It's my friends son , they hopped on my boat for about 7 miles with there push bikes , maybe the thought off the cycle back & the dark clouds in the air , yes he about to turn into a teenager soon , I think they all look like that

While traveling through Rugeley on the Trent & Mersey a few Sundays ago , the factory was in full operation . Are there many modern canal side factory's doing well ( pictures would be nice )

Don't be shy in putting in stupid offers for a boat , if I had 15 k to spend on a boat I'll be looking at boats in the 20k market and putting in a silly offer , they can only say no . Plus it opens the door to negotiations , there a lot off boats out there and someone who's had there boat advertise for some time may want to get rid , plus in a couple off months just before winter you will find people may be moor willing to sell as they don't want the hassle and expense off keeping a boat over the winter

It's off the market

Have you bought it

Thanks for the great advise , when I past great Haywood the 1st time , I sort off shot the runway and missed all the mooring spots as like someone said very little moorings above the lock , so I proceeded to Weston on-Trent to the Saracens head for paint & some food . When I stopped & ask a local man " we're the Saracens head " he said you don't want to go there it's a yuppie pub " they won't let you take your ferrets in " so you've been warned " no ferrets in the Saracens head . On the way back we moored at the bottom lock at great Haywood & very nice it was to with the river & the pub was great , once again to all , who gave advise

Thanks for the tips so far