doratheexplorer

My boat is 1.7719940454002541×10-15 light years long.

Appearances can be deceptive, however the stretch of canal north of Kiddy up to Stewponey is up there with the best in the country.

Don't be fooled by the media/tv programme image of canal life as being all gentle and dreamy. There's unfortunately a fair contingent of miserable old buggers on the canals who try to inflict their grumpyness on everyone else.

Some thoughts: Single handers are in the minority. Female single handers are an especially rare species, but we do exist. No sure about gay single handers, but trailblazing is always a good thing. If you get to a narrow bit, you can just power through with your fingers crossed and a clean pair of underwear at the ready, or if you have time, you can wait for another boat and follow them through. This approach is good for wide locks, which you can share with another boat, and swing/lift bridge where you can sneak through behind. Many other boaters and gongoozlers will offer help to single handers at locks, which is nice, and can be a real help, but remember it's your boat and you're in charge. If people aren't helping in a way you're comfortable with - tell them. I quite like travelling very early in the morning or late in the evening when there are fewer people about, I can take my time and do things my own way.

Thanks. Some of the stations give a predicition and some don't. Hadn't noticed that before

Do you have a link for projected levels?

It's cheaper if you have an adaptor to fill the bottles yourself or you use huge bottles. If you're just swapping 13kg bottles at boatyards, it's no cheaper. The main advantages then are that the fuel itself is seen to be cleaner and safer and that if doesn't go off if you store it a long time. Disadvantages are that you pay more for the lpg kit, some gennys don't get on with lpg, and the lpg causes greater wear and tear to the genny components. Also, there's my personal concern about the safety of these heath robinson kits. I suspect they aren't tested to the same extent as a brand leading genny is.

But West Stockwith is downstream and that's the trip which was proposed.

Doesn't look like it's dropping fast to me. I'd be staying well clear of the Trent for the next few days.

https://petepowerblog.wordpress.com/lpg-propane-conversion-of-petrol-generators-explained/

I looked at that option. If you're gonna use it a lot, the savings are good. Also, advantages re storage. In the end I was put off by how 'heath robinson' the conversion kits seemed to be. I was worried about their safety, which I realise is a little ironic in the context of what I've said on this thread.

Yes. Been there, done that. My well deck is fine, as are many other well decks I presume.