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Jason King

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    http://www.afloat.org.uk

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    Website designer
  • Boat Name
    Audrey Too
  • Boat Location
    Continuously cruising

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  2. Just tried taking my 60 foot narrowboat up through the lock at Shepley Bridge. Had to give up, couldn't get her to fit diagonally and close the gates. Managed to get through all the locks since Broad Cut with no problem. Considered taking off the button fender so as to squeeze in, but frankly I didn't want to take the risk of coming back through the locks. Shame, was really looking forward to doing the Huddersfield Narrow Canal (which can fit 70 foot boats in locks).
  3. Narrowboat Audrey Too, stuck in the ice, covered in snow, on the Leeds and Liverpool canal.
  4. Stuck in ice in Rodley on Leeds and Liverpool. Really irritating because we just bought a winter mooring in Leeds and wanted to get there on Monday. Might be stuck here a while if the weather forecast is accurate. And running low on water! Narrowboat stuck in ice at Rodley
  5. Just arrived in Leeds, drove my narrowboat there from London. But it looks like there's not much work available up here. My wife's looking for a social work job but councils are cutting staff. This isn't an ideal time to have left London! Luckily I'm a freelancer and can do most of my work (web design) online without having to be in the same town as the client, but freelance work has dried up lately because most of my clients are public/voluntary sector and they're facing cuts. At least if you live on a boat the bills are cheaper than a house, and you can travel to where the work is.
  6. Wrong end of stick I think! If I can't find someone to go with from Limehouse, I'll be entering the Thames at Brentford instead. That's the plan. Regulations allow me to buddy up with a boat with VHF, but not to travel alone without it.
  7. Went through Ducketts Cut a week ago, locks took ages to fill up, it was hard work. Had a similar experience once before. Then moored up round the corner by the park at Miles End, where water was lapping over the towpath. Went away for a few days, returned to find the water level had dropped by two feet and the boat was tilting over. Next day the water was back to normal. Don't tie up too tight!
  8. My narrowboat's gear lever has a red button beneath it that, when pressed in, runs the engine at any speed I like without turning the prop. Don't all boats have this? I've often wondered why some moored boats are running their engine with prop turning.
  9. My first lock was at Stoke Bruerne on a warm day with lots of tourists watching. I jumped off the narrowboat but forgot to put her in neutral, and she carried on without me and crashed noisily into the lock. The next lock went well, but I crashed into another boat when leaving it. I've got much much better since then.
  10. I'm planning to go on the Thames from Limehouse to Teddington on either 2nd, 3rd or 4th October 2010. But my 60 foot narrowboat doesn't have VHF so I'd appreciate tagging along with another boat that does have it. If you're only going from Limehouse to Brentford, that's good too! If you can help me out, please pm me or email jason cough kingjason ahem co etc uk. Thanks!
  11. I had a quick tour round the boat when she was temporarily moored in West Drayton, waiting for the kids to turn up. It's a lovely craft. I especially like the door that swings open vertically (a bit like a posh car). There's another floating classroom based in Paddington basin.
  12. A lock is a great place to stop for quarter of an hour, put on the kettle, make a sandwich, visit the loo. The boat's not going to drift off anywhere and when I'm ready to go, she's pointed in the right direction. But... I'd only do this when on the way out of a lock, not when I'd just entered it, and if another boat turns off I'd vacate quickly.
  13. If it encourages more evaders to pay up then that can only be a good thing. It may not affect the amount we pay but there is also a rule and a principle at stake. I think most petitions are a waste of time, whatever they are for or against. I did sign one of the ones on the list but I don't know why I bothered. It's like the Government's Big Conversation, just a way to let people let off steam without having to actually engage with them.
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