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Definitely one of Ted's. That's Atria - I know because its mine! Moored near Dutton a couple of years ago I think.

I've had a boat with a tug deck for about 8 years and haven't really had any of those problems. Provided the deck is long enough and you've got a reasonable amount of headroom inside they're amazing for a bed - ours has a permanent king size bed underneath and just three and a half feet of headroom, so I can sit up in bed despite being 6'3. This also means you don't have to faff about with folding things up or constantly making and unmaking the bed. My experience of tugs has been that they normally sit a bit lower in the water, so usually have a lower air draught too. This means provided you have a suitable chair you shouldn't have the same problems with vegetation as the other boats on the cut have already torn it off with their higher cabins! We have a pair of low folding deck chairs that are ideal for this and dead comfy. I love an engine room too - much nicer to sit on the floor while working on it rather than the upside down contortion fest in the stern engine bay on our old boat.

I think they were built down on the southern bit of the Shroppie near Shebdon. Posting this from Atria. Moored in Huddersfield until the end of the week, but continuously cruise and have taken her all over the place. Had no idea there were so many of Ted's boats in Yorkshire! Last one I saw out and about was Lizard on the Shropshire Union, about 3 years ago now.

Did a similar trip a couple of years ago - the summit of the GU, Market Harborough Arm and (especially) Welford Arm were the best bits. If you've not already done it and have time, a there and back detour down the Cov and up to the end of the Ashby is well worth it too.

Did we have this one yet? I think you'd have to be brave, given how long this has been since it's been out of the water.. 1932 Yarwoods short boat

In usual Peel style, this notice hasn't gone out on their website or to CRT. The Staffordshire and Kenworthy Arms (basically the only remaining visitor moorings in Castlefield) are closed from 9 to 29 September 2021 because they've put a big stage over the top of them. So any CRT boaters coming through this way basically have nowhere to stop - the other arms were full this morning and are occupied by permanent moorings now. Just as well there are loads of easy to access safe places to stop nearby...

Great video and great dog! Looks like its come on a bit since I last walked down there a couple of years ago. I think quite a lot of vegetation has been cleared from the canal bed since then.

I continuously cruised in the North West for about six years while doing a 9-5 in Manchester, before starting working from home about two years ago. Living on, maintaining a boat and moving it was mostly a pleasure. Commuting wasn't, but never is - a decent folding bike and a willingness to cycle a fair distance to the nearest train station meant I had a very large cruising range. On reflection I think the essential things for me were: A boat in good condition mechanically and hull-wise as a minimum! The other stuff is important but not as much. Getting help from someone who knows what they're looking is a idea, as is the willingness to walk away from a bad survey (much less painful to lose the survey money than have a lemon on your hands for years). Actually enjoying boating and canals. If we didn't love it, the commute would have killed it. Can't think of anyone I've known living aboard to save cash who's stuck it out for long. As with anyone on a boat, being tolerant of the fact that boating is always inconvenient compared to living in a house. There's a degree of forward planning and organisation needed. Also being prepared to have less devices helps - energy demand reduction beats running an engine/genny all day. Can't think of many better places to be for painting and photography. Just to add though - due to the depth, few spots to moor and water issues I think the Huddersfield Narrow would be very very hard to CC on.

Link is here: http://publicaccess.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=142566 Had a look and sounds like it would be complete blight on my favourite section of canal . The development would also obliterate the remains of the Uttoxeter Canal in Froghall that lie beyond the basin, ending any possibility of restoring any further part of it.

Thanks for your help. The boat hasn't had an accumulator since it was built about 13 years ago, but I'll give this a try. If nothing else it should take the stress off the pump.

I have been experiencing an odd issue with my Morco D61E unit which has developed over the last month. When turned up to the highest end of the temperature gauge with any hot outlet open, it causes the water pump to cycle rapidly. This problem disappears and flows just like the cold outlets if the temperature is turned down - suggesting its not a furred up heat exchanger. The issue happens whether the pilot is lit or not, suggesting its not an issue with trapped air. I've read previous threads on similar issues and come to the following two conclusions - please could someone let me know if these are reasonable? As the heater is triggered by a flow differential, the water pump is no longer providing an adequate amount of flow when the burners are on full. Do water pumps producing a decreasing flow as they age? Its fine for everything else. OR: The water control assembly has a fault. Would a replacement or repaired assembly likely fix the problem? Does anyone know if this is separate to the gas bits of the heater, so I could replace this myself? The water pump is a Jabsco par max 2.9, which we've had for about three years now. I don't have an accumulator, even though I know I probably should. Thanks

Provided its not too far, I think you could moor without too many worries past the aqueduct or after Croxton flash to the north. Its nice and deep there and should be far enough out.

An odd one, but there's also a 24 hour contactless launderette in a petrol station forecourt at Endon, fairly close to the services before hazlehurst

This is exactly what I've done both times. Maintaining that kind of pressure seems to have given it a decent key. Might be that epoxies without coal tar are a bit less resilient to a wire cup brush.