Mike Tee

Try the Midshipmans knot - although I like the idea of HDPE, just had a look on Ebay and cheap offcuts are available.

It's the handle of a tiller, so maybe.........Tiller Handle or in 19th century vernacular, tilurandley

if your wooden tiller handle is the normal 6", I have seen them advertised longer at 9" which might make the length you need - lot cheaper than a new complete tiller

That's got to be a record for this forum on topic deviation - mad axe man to smartened up moorings in 8 posts!

The C&RT guy who was interviewed recently mentioned that the road across the field would allow them to get heavy machinery near the failure point so they could reduce the height of the remaining edge, thus allowing them to get that machinery down nearer the canal line. Then I guess it is just a matter then of clearing the spoil from the canal bed. I can only assume that the farmer was way more accommodating than some have been in the past - unless C&RT just threw a huge payoff his way on day one.

The map shows 'Foxton Swing Bridge' being the road bridge

If C&RT don't think you have one you will have a problem next time you try to license your boat.

I believe beerbeer etc was referring to Hatton, and having come up there last week can confirm all 21 are fine using one paddle to save energy!

My Petter PH2W was apparently first installed in a fishing boat - no other details, which is a shame! Blows nice smoke rings on a windless day.

^^^^ thanks but they only sell the hinge, I want to buy a complete finished item at the length I want. At the moment I don't have a garage to use as a workshop, no vice, not too many tools etc so want a finished product. Tried Pro-Cast but ........... well, won't go there.

Hinged tillers were mentioned earlier - anyone have an idea where I can get one ready made up apart from ProCast?

Its no good - I'm going to have to buy a widebeam for when I'm on wide canals..............

I'm going to totally confuse things now! In general in a wide lock, Yes to all the above, but I have seen a navigational note on the wide locks on the T&M that the ground paddles are built differently and to pin the boat against the side, open the opposite ground paddle first. We haven't been that way for many years so can't remember anything about them, but the warning is listed in the Canalplan route guide website.

^^^^ then open the gate paddle on the opposite side of the lock and it will continue to hold the boat on that side - by then you can start on the other ground paddle and gate paddle.

we came through a cutting a couple of days ago - just north of Shrewley tunnel - from the look of it, it must be on the list of 'just about to'

put it outside your house or boat, somebody will steal it.

south on B'ham & Fazeley, left under Spagheti Junction, left at Bordesley Junction

Looks like all the work is happening on the access route - although 1 - 2 weeks to build a working pad is a bit much. For example, to cut a new camp site in the bush (during the wet season) we took one day, and the camp move for 150 people was half a day, that included living quarters, workshop, kitchens, showers, literally everything for 'living'. The guys would go off to the work site at dawn, and come back to a new site with everything working that evening. Those were the days!

Google 'Hozelock inline tap' - I've got one, it works.

Another vote for Ed Shiers

That would be horrendously expensive!

The update quoted was 8th March - that's pretty well up to date!

According to ‘Chugabug’ there is a sensibly priced marina up near Hinckley.