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Andrew C

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    Teacher
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    Great Owl
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    Alvechurch

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  1. My wife actually suggested that but I figured we'd have to keep stopping while deliveries were being made and appear as cheap detectives, badly shadowing a suspect 🤣
  2. He did message, to save having to plough through all the ice, they've taken the decision to deliver by van instead, so probably trying to avoid slow cold progress and save the boat from wear.
  3. 👍 Changed the name when it was blacked to Snailaway mate. Heading south in April/May. Happy cruising..... or being stuck in ice 🤣
  4. How funny. Yes, we possibly know each other. My boat was an ex ABC hire boat, Great Owl. I was moored from January to April, a couple of boats closer to the car park from Lucifer, refitting the boat before moving my family on board and becoming continuous cruisers.
  5. Interesting you say that Goliath. Do you know if the fuel boats have ice breaking design features? I ask because Chamberlains Fuel boats are now making deliveries by van on the Shroppie and yet Four Counties are still moving on the canal and were even discussing if I could get to Hurlesdon by Tuesday lunchtime to buy supplies. This is exactly why I began to question if the canal was that bad, or it was just on some arms or marinas where it was too frozen.
  6. I understand that the Gollie has a flow, so less likely to freeze. I just wasn't sure what the general temperature to freezing was on other canals (and don't quote the freezing point of water). Was hoping water/canal craft movement, and water impurities might lower the general freezing point. I wouldn't want to travel through anything other than a millimetre or two of ice as it does seem likely damage can be incurred upon more than just my own craft, but others and potentially wildlife. I'll stay this side of Hurlesdon until Sunday when the milder weather arrives, hopefully. Then crank it to Chester
  7. Thanks MtB. I think already I'm coming to the conclusion I need to abandon trying to cruise in negative temperatures and wait to travel in the rain instead 🙄. Cheers for the input.
  8. Thanks ditch crawler. Yeah, I've just applied to join a couple of FBgroups this morning but am pending acceptance as of yet, so in two minds as to either Leave Ellesmere for Whitchurch, or just stay put a few days more here before moving on as temperatures rise after this weekend, but then cutting it fine to reach Chester in time. Decisions decisions. Cheers
  9. I'm currently on the Llangollen and heading towards the Shropshire Union Canal and hopefully Chester before Christmas. Having only begun as a liveaboard this April, I've not encountered iced over canals before until seeing the arm at Ellesmere frozen. Is there a news source to go to to check if the Shroppie, (or any other canal) is navigable when temperatures drop below 0, or can any boaters around the area confirm the canal state please? I'm not keen on passing through Hurlesdon locks to find myself stranded🙁
  10. Yeah. There're always drawbacks to seemingly perfect solutions, otherwise everyone would be using them I guess, but this puts a ballpark figure to the costs involved and at worst reduces the battery demands of our vivarium to the point of making it that bit more feasible to run for a not insurmountable cost. Thanks friend.
  11. Noise can be an issue, but I presume at night it can be locked. Obviously low bridges may be an issue, but if mounted on a collapsible pole it could be a highly useful and eco friendly power source (cost dependent). Definitely something to persue. Getting my pre purchase hull survey at the end of November so have good time to research. Thanks for the input, it's greatly recieved.
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