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  1. Dorlan
    the windlass used by Prince Charles at the opening of Weshpool town lock looks as if it was marked IWM... There was also one for sale sometime in the recent past... https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bronze-windlass-canal-lock-key-511604522
  2. Dorlan
    Our Colecraft has 7mm hull sides with 6mm swims.
  3. Dorlan
    He did, he's spending the night at Tewkesbury.
  4. Dorlan
    It's the first narrowboat to reach Monmouth, March 2019... https://youtu.be/2yaUrinpWEw They have some interesting videos on YouTube! A return trip from Sharpness to Brockweir via the River Severn and the River Wye that didn't exactly go to plan!... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9pH3Ifu6HY
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    The 'protective paint system' was a couple of coats of Comastic and they have obviously afforded a certain amount of protection to the base plate. It will be blacked again when its next out of the water.
  6. Dorlan
    Taken from last October's survey of our 35 year old boat:
  7. Dorlan
    Yes it was, but in Welsh!
  8. Dorlan
    We had to add '2' to our boat name to go on the Thames as there was a boat already registered with the same name. We are on No. 5 now!
  9. Dorlan
    The sign on the lockside says Oliver's Lock. Oliver's Lock - Google
  10. Dorlan
    The former ferry at Hampton Loade on the River Severn operated in a similar fashion. Operating for about 400 years, it closed in 20016. Photo c. 1998
  11. Dorlan
    Just like Hampton Ferry, Evesham, c. 1990
  12. Dorlan
    Another chain ferry - Stratford Upon Avon, c.1990
  13. Dorlan
    King Harry Ferry c.1980
  14. Dorlan
    King Harry Ferry:
  15. Dorlan
    'Ned’s Cottage,' named after Ned Taylor who lived here for most of his life...
  16. Dorlan
    This day, 2007. I think it's the only time I've seen anything crossing a lift bridge on the Oxford Canal!
  17. Dorlan
    This day on a lock gate near Cropredy in 2007.
  18. Dorlan
    I was about 8' away!
  19. Dorlan
    End of April, about 20 years ago, in reverse order!...
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  21. Dorlan
    The white building is the Riverside Inn in Ely.
  22. Dorlan
    From Wikipedia... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sector_(instrument)
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  24. Dorlan
    If you want to plug into a 3 pin socket, you could possibly use an adapter like this... https://www.caravanstuff4u.co.uk/caravan-12v-plugs-fittings/428-caravan-plug-to-cigar-socket-convertor-3-pin-w4ai2-5019328000444.html
  25. Dorlan
    Bittern, pictured at Avoncliff, was used by the Red Cross to transport wounded soldiers on recreational rips on the Avon and the K&A...
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