Cheshire cat

It was a once in 10 year event and only lasted 48 hours. I think the bywash at Sandon was choked with debris which held the water in the pound. Lots of it though because the pound is almost three miles long.

The river came sideways through the hedge and over the towpath around about where the northern most basin is.

We've just driven past Aston this morning. The Trent is over its banks and topping up the canal and marina nicely. It did come up by around two feet a few years back. The pontoons were under water. The staff looked after everyone's boats very well. Great team at Aston.

Our shared Ownership boat is still out there. My understanding is the current group of owners aren't prepared to invest in her so she's slowly deteriorating. It must make trying to sell a share quite difficult.

I like the idea that Smiths Industries are still providing the instrumentation!

I would say that food is the mainstay of most average pubs. If you have a free hand it is possible to a decent job as a wet led pub. In my limited experience it was very busy rather than desperate for clientele.

They are on their way. There are lots in Manchester parks whereas five years ago, nothing. I remembber seeing one being mobbed at Audlem by Raptors about ten years ago. Felt sorry for it but no sympathy now

I used it last autumn (2023) and I have a vague recollection that it had just come back in to use. Prior to that Minworth had been closed for several years.

I was pleased when the one at Shugborough was removed. It stank to high heaven.

Just so you don't get any suprises later down the line be aware that CRT will charge you to moor next to your land.

Looking at Beta's graph for the 38. At 1200rpm it's using 0.75 litres an hour. At 2000 rpm it's just under 2 litres per hour. All that heat has got to go somewhere.

Mike the Beta 38 is four cylinder 1500cc

We moored at Aston for six years. The staff are efficient and friendly. My only criticism is that they used to cut the grass every week creating clouds of dust. The boat was always covered with it but a minor issue really.

I have noticed that if you pack of olives they have a cross-section the outside of which is a smooth curve. If you buy compression fittings they come with olives which have ramps on them that are all but uncompressible. It's much easier to get a water tight sale with the old style ones.

A failed culvert at lock 14. UPdate expected today

I don't see that as being cynical. It's got to be good to know what can and can't be done from the position of all stakeholders. Doesn't matter whether it's a business, a charity or your local council. No doubt a bit of transparency will placate some stakeholders and provide ammunition to others but it will also demonstrate to the purse holders what the size of the task is and how well or badly the challenge is being met. If they are badly off target it may well provide evidential support for the closures mentioned in Allan's post

Castle cruisers did use that colour scheme. Andersons also used Llangollen bars. Wrong colour scheme though

The figure given is only the starting price. It will be interesting to see where it ends up

Some windows are bolted in, some use self tappers. Ours used self tappers. You may find your replacement screws won't put enough bite to make a watertight seal. Going up a screw size is not ideal, the heads may be too large and the increased diameter may burst through the interior trim. In our case judicious use of rawlplugs and sealant was the way forward.

Bosley was 5.5 metres below normal when I last visited two weeks ago

Perhaps Leesan think they have a monopoly

I had a similar problem. It's easier to get the hose off if it is warm but don't scald yourself.

A boat hull is hardly a kettle though. Perhaps the difference between winter and summer temperatures is enough to do it.

How did it manage to get there in the first place? It would seem that it is some kind or precipitate. Has there been some kind of electrolysis going on?