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Thanks Tim. I will have a look at that website. At a glance, it looks much more insightful than the tired looking official one! Cheers Arm

Hi, Does anyone know when the Stroudwater navigation/canal will navigable between Saul Junction and Stroud? When Googling it, I found lots of information about the history behind it, what they're doing and what they have done thus far, but nothing in terms of timelines and completion dates. I've also checked the Cotswold Canals Trust's website and found a map (linked below) containing what appeared to be useful information, but then I noticed it was published/uploaded in 2010, over half a decade ago... http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/media/Cotswold%20Canals%20Map%202010.1.pdf Any info would be appreciated Cheers Arm

Thanks all In one hour the Eberspacher heats enough water for one shower in the morning and a few hours of hot water for the dishes. It seems quite convenient for the most part but I wouldn't call it economical.

I am currently moored up in a marina with pontoons separating boats, with two boats in each bay. I am half deaf so my perception of loudness is different to the norm. I can heat my water via the engine or Eberspacher only. Does anyone know if an Eberspacher is generally too loud for use earlyish (6-7am) in the morning in a marina? I don't really want to annoy other boaters! Cheers Arm

It depends exactly what you're referring to. If it's a 4G dongle then it will be problematic or at least more hassle on the boat unless you go to lengths with USB cable. (pun intended) If you have a MiFI router on the other hand then you should be OK. I have just attached mine to a porthole and it's held on with velcrow, meaning I can move it around and store it with ease if I need to, though usually I can get a 4G signal wherever I am on the canal without having to move it around. This is the one I use http://consumer.huawei.com/uk/mobile-broadband/mobile-wifi/features/e5377-uk.htm But this will do the job: http://ee.co.uk/ee-and-me/why-ee/out-and-about/4gee-wifi/ Though maybe not the cigarette lighter one unless you have one of those on your boat? They are very practical as as they're not intrusive, you just connect to them via WIFI on your laptop/phone/whatever. It runs at 12v normally but also runs on batteries which is ideal if you have a power outage.

At the end of the day, he's the one with the chain saw so unless you have a gun or something, it might be better to ignore it!

Fair question. The reason is because we're looking to perfect what we've already got. The boat is perfect for us in every other way but could do with another berth and some storage space to go with it My view is that I will always find a flaw with whatever boat I've got, if it's not a lack of a berth & storage then it would be something else. So it makes sense to spend money on perfecting what we've got rather than end up with another boat that may fall short in other areas.

I live in the South. Thank you, that's most helpful.

Hello fellow boaters, I have a 55ft Narrowboat, it's perfect except one thing. - It would be helpful to have another fixed double bed and some extra space. So I would consider extending it to 10ft, to make the boat a total length of 65ft. Does anyone know of any boat builders who do this kind of thing? Not sure if it would be practical, but we're just considering options at the moment. Thank you

Hey, Thought the title might attract attention, sorry! The horn needs replacing on my narrow boat. I have to go through a lot of manned bridges and ideally could do with a louder horn. Would anyone recommend an extra loud 12v horn? Thanks!

Hi does anyone know of free 24hr car parking at or within short walking distance from Gloucester docks? Ideally somewhere reasonably safe. Cheers

This is what a friend said. The narrowboat will be moored within a few miles from a river and will need to make use of the rivers in order to join other canals. I like the boat but not overly keen on replacing what may be a well running engine (if a little underpowered for rivers) Do you know if it would be possible to fit aftermarket turbos to combat this? Don't get me wrong, I am not looking go speedboating along the canal network!

So I am new to narrowboating. Looking at a 55ft Narrowboat built by Liverpool Boats. It has a Barrus Shire 30hp engine. Is this small/underpowered for a boat of this size? Thanks