[Canal badges]

Hi Stroudwater

It looks like you are into cars and racing  so am I  for about 12 years I raced  all over the country at different tracks doing 

car grass track .

after that I built a road going lotus 7 type car and had that for about 10 years  going to different shows until I hurt my back .

do you have any more photos of your collection 

Graham

 

[Canal badges]

Plaque are in there new home the summer house 

[Canal badges]

2 hours ago, Owls Den said:

Where does one acquire these plaques once navigating the waterways? I think they are nice 

We normally get them from chandlers  on the way around the canals we go on

but if you want to cheat there on the net all you would ever want

 

Graham

There you go

[Canal badges]

Just now, magnetman said:

I assumed they were on a flat surface. 

There was on a coffee table to take the photo .
but now moved into the summer house I made last year when I retire from working 

😀😎

[Canal badges]

11 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:

 

Just been looking through those and noticed the repetition of design. I don't think those lock gates represent Hatton, Marple or Foxton. Also the same boat for Gas Street and Droitwich, ignoring the slightly dubious historic claim that there was such a thing as the Droitwich Canals in 1854. And 217ft for Tardebigge is also questionable.

 

But have you been to the head of the Pocklington canal by boat, and after having started at the other end?

Hi I have been to pocklinton head  a few times as I only live about 20 miles from there it’s a very nice walk along the cut  with the dog 

But I have never been buy boat  it’s not passable  all the way with some locks dilapidated

The plaques are nice to have just as a reminder where you have been over the years

Graham

 

[Canal badges]

No screws in the original photo but there is now I have started to put them in my summer house

[Canal badges]

The only reason I put them vertical is because I am a vehicle body builder  and all screws on the out side of a truck body where vertical so water ran out the slots to help stop them rotting 

Graham

[Canal badges]

So do you think the screws should be vertical or horizontal?
iv done mine vertical 🤪

[Canal badges]

Let’s see your canal badges here is mine we have collected over the years of canal boating

Graham

[Removal of Window Catch]

I thought you would do it like that  as I worked at a bus garage 31years in the body shop and that’s how we removed stubborn window screws 

happy boating 

Graham

[Removal of Window Catch]

Did you get the new catches  fitted  and if so how did you. Remove the old ones

Graham

[Removal of Window Catch]

As some one said above try a small drill and drill the head of the bolt 

go very steady  the bolt may spin so mole grips may be required on the outside 

good luck

G

[Bed extension]

That’s a smart idea and better then on hire boats we have used where a lift up flap is fitted to extend the bed

Graham

[Knowing when to pump-out before it to late?]

How about fitted a sight tube  like fitted on house central heating oil tanks  then you can watch the poo go up the pipe

Fit a petrol tank float and gauge      Wow that would be posh  on a poo tank  😎

graham

[Removal of Window Catch]

Has it got a nut outside?

if so can you trap the catch inside and turn the nut anti  clockwise 

graham

[Renew radiator]

If the new rad has plugs at the top before opening the taps at the bottom you can fill the rad by removing the top plug 

jacko

[Double Welsh Border Sprollie]

My Brother in law gets a sprointer next weekend it’s 9 weeks old   That’s a pointer and springer spaniel mix  I bet that will be high maintenance and very long walks 

Graham

[Double Welsh Border Sprollie]

What a beautiful looking puppy  he looks a bundle  of fun

we have a German shepherd  called Maisie  that’s 7 months old and her most favourite toy in the garden is a plastic watering can 

we found training is very important from the word go

all the best

Graham

[Metal connector piece dropped into gearbox]

Lots of garages suck engine oil out of cars nowadays  through the dipstick pipe

graham

 

[Metal connector piece dropped into gearbox]

Hi I’m glad you got the part out    what was it made off   
Graham

[Still concentrating, but now with a hood]

Patron I love the picture keep doing them

Graham

 

[I am bored]

Lego it keeps the grandkids happy for hours 

G

[Practical advice for dealing with the heat onboard]

I know it may be a bit late but how about a trip to screwfix and get a roll of silver foil insulation 25mx1.5 for 75 pounds

it may  be useful in the winter months too

[Avon Ring]

Hi 

We got back from the Stratford ring  two weeks ago after two weeks holiday it definitely was not a rush we started from Alverchurch  and went clock wise  stopping at numerous  pubs as we went

i my self thinks it’s the most beautiful ring I have been on  and that’s most of them

the loc is are a little hard for the girls to wind the paddle on but that’s the fun of boating 

ps we did the Tardebigge.  locks in 3.5 hours it says 7 in the book  and the ring was very quiet from traffic 

Graham

[Mosquitoes]

Hiwe take a net curtain to hang in the front door way to try and stop mozzy type things when we have stopped for the night

we will be on the  Avon soon too

Graham