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Moondaisy

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About Moondaisy

  • Birthday 16/11/1945

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  • Location
    The Fens
  • Interests
    Historic buildings, reading, The Proms, cooking curries.
  • Occupation
    Semi-retired Architect
  • Boat Name
    Moondaisy
  • Boat Location
    Cambs

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  1. Having tried several things, I find that a wooden (get the waterproof kind or use proper boards!) floor with a nice rug to keep your feet warm in the morning is a good combination. Get a decent-sized rug so it doesn't slide about. I find my rugs get vile in winter, so I buy cheap IKEA ones and chuck them when unspeakable. The current fashion for laminate flors seems to be part of a deep confusion - people are trying to make boats look like trendy flats. Perhaps the fact that many fitters are kitchen-fitters has led to this trend where no boat flavour is left (however nice). "He " gets a nice engine and some brass to polish. "She" (reverse or modify if relevant) gets a shiny kitchen just like the one at home, so needs to make no concessions to being afloat. The whole design of the smart new boats owes everything to urban flats and little to narrowboats. Not to say this is wrong, but interesting.
  2. I have recently fitted a NASA monitor. brilliant. delighted with it. I hear from others that their service, when needed, is excellent
  3. I have 2 Solara panels (sem-flexible) from Barden batteries. I am pleased with them. They are running my fridge, lights, TV, pumps and radio etc. They will not, of course, run kettles and so on. Mind you, it's sunny and the longest day-ish. Hardly worth switching them ? These panels bend enough to stick them to the curve of the deck and you can walk on them. barden are very good with technical advice. Cheers
  4. Moondaisy

    and now...

    I'm sorry - owing to my echnical incompetence, I managed to "lose" this blog. If you want to see more, please go to: http://moondaisycruise.blogspot.com/ Cheers
  5. I stand corrected ! I look forward to it.
  6. Racism, Sexism - now Enginism.......I hope life in the shark-infested waters of the Middle Levels is not going to be too hard for someone with a modern engine. On the bright side, I do have portholes and, more importantly, a source of cheap cigars. However, I feel you should keep your gang exclusive. As Groucho Marx said " I have no wish to belong to any club that will accept me as a member"........ I should hate to be torpedoed on the final approach to Bill Fen and remain as a permanent hazzard to navigation.
  7. Not a tease ! It's a Beta - which I thinks is the sort they fit in Kubota diggers ? I'm afraid it's not a wonderful vintage machine - much as I love them. Sorry to disappoint.
  8. Many Thanks. I hope our paths cross sometime. It seems a good place and I am looking forward to a change of scene from the north west where I have moored for the last eight years. No - mine's just a digger engine. Sorry.
  9. Pubs closed ? Good grief ! Fortunately I shall not be there for about a month.....but thanks anyway ! It's new territory for me, so Ilook forward to it. "Police advice" ? I thought this would be a peaceful area.....is there more than meets the eye ? Regards
  10. Thank you ! Thanks ! Very useful Heading for the marina later in the year - via London and the River Lee if all goes to plan ( it won't). Thanks
  11. Anyone got any special advice ( I have the guide bookbook) on navigating the drains to Ramsay ? I hear the locks are hard going, but is there anything I should know about floods restrictions, licenses etc? I would appreciate hearing about anything difficult anyone has had to contend with. Cheers
  12. Moondaisy

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  13. Inspired by the activity at Easter, when historic boats gathered in Chester a few yards from my mooring, en route to Ellesmere port, I cleaned the boat and decided it was time to be on the move. I am lucky to have the time to do a long trip this year - previously it has always been "back to work a week on Sunday"............. but the downside is that I have to watch the £££££££ Last Pudsey Bear Day, several people bid for a day out on Moondaisy with lunch thrown in- sounds easy, but getting dates fixed almost impossible. However, Saturday and Sunday saw the last two promises honoured. we got as far as Beeston Brook, where the excellent Chas Hardern operates his hire fleet and boatyard. We raised about £500 - all of which went directly to Children In Need. Next stop - to pick up crew - is Market Drayton. Audlem Thick will have to be singlehanded, so the challenge is to get past the "Shroppie Fly" without a rough night.
  14. .....but I want one of those boats where the lights are always on but the battery never needs charging.... also, where a white sheepskin coat remains....well, white !
  15. Have a look at Avtex TVs on the website of Capital Stores - they seem to have the best prices ( as far as I know) They also do a suction-fit antenna which is powered from the TV so no extra wiring is needed. Haven't tried that as I have an amplifier on my aerial already, but the 19" set is great. Cheers
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