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  1. Hi, just read the Wendover Arm has been closed by inserting stop planks, closing off the length from Little Tring Bridge to the winding hole, apparently water is draining into the fields at this point. CRT have required the investigation. So winding is limited to the feeder.............and remember the fun that caused at the Festivals........ No indication how long this stoppage will last.
  2. Also good for conservatory roofs. Use it conjunction with a Karcher extending lance, can reach up to soffitts on houses.
  3. There is interest in the canal at the old workshops, the owners of the Manager's house have just emailed me, they are delighted with the picture, want to buy it and will make a generous donation to charity, good news, My wife is delighted as well, a bit more 'junk' cleared from the garage.
  4. Thanks, an excellent set of pictures, I wonder if the original forge remains, good seeing the gates made..........wonder where all the templates for gate sizes for all locks on the GU went?................I did see a small railway cart loaded with sheet metal has been retained, but I doubt if ever a boat will moor again......the Pub has reverted to it's original name and is under the Oakman Inns badge. The Cowroast PH name is shelved, it's now the Artisan.................check dress codes before you cross the threshold........
  5. I have moored at Cowroast for many years (30+), as have many others, some of us used to organise charity auctions, they were renowned - buy the stuff one year, store it, resell it next year (for the same amount).............well it was for charity!. About 7 years ago I bought a framed (20"x 15") print of a boat passing the Manager's house and Workshops at Bulbourne, it was a Springer, the picture was taken about about 1986..... good quality picture. It cost £2............... The redevelopment started - sell it to the Developers I thought..........Covid came......I broke my leg, I had a new knee......the picture gathered dust in the garage. So in 'TYOL 2024'the development is finished, the Manager's house has sold for about £1million+ my wife wanted to visit Tring Garden Centre at Bulbourne ( a short walk from the canal - best value restaurant on the summit). I thought, I wonder if those peeps who bought the Manager's house might like........... I called, no answer to video door bell.....another door bell.....somebody came, I had interrupted a Zoom Call............no real interest in the picture. my wife might want it - 'How much?' - a fiver for canal related charity.............I had left full contact details......... I left the picture.......not heard anything. Actually, the conversion of Bulbourne Yard looked brilliant, a place to live brilliant, interest in canals history from the inhabitants............................................................ ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So at Bulbourne, the pub has changed, the last time any recognition of history emerged there was when filming of an episode of 'Call the Midwife' was filmed there............ We traveled on to Cowroast, another Boater's stopover.............here the 'modernisation' of canalside pubs, in this case the Cowroast (now the Artisan) continues, but unless CRT have left you with any money and you have very (£60 a head for a meal) deep pockets AVOID............... again canal or local history ZERO...............the basic dream is to develop it into a Night club..........so scurry on dear Boater.......North or South...........history is disappearing.......
  6. Hi, I have a Kabola Old Dutch, good little stoves, that 'nut' needs really careful adjustment, so that the flap is just closed, be careful as the nut is the counterweight. The fires are sensitive to 'down draughts' and can blow out. which is annoying. Take care when cleaning the bottom of the burner pot as mine developed a pin prick hole, and replacement pots are expensive and in very short supply. they like burning for long periods, I think mine burnt continuously for just 3 weeks once.
  7. LEO

    Leak

    Like others I don't like that rigid connector and instructions normally want a flexible connection twix pump and pipework (as others have suggested) Also I like to mount the pump in an ally cooking tray, it catches water from leaks and make the search for same easier.
  8. Thanks an excellent set of pictures, the first (oldest) one brings back a lot of memories - 1963/4, school lunch breaks, wanting around here, spares from Mick Riley's motorcycle worksop in the canal buildings, or Claude Rye across the road. The canal was scheduled to go from here and link up with the River Thame to join the Thames near Dorchester............seeing narrowboats being converted in the covered area..................... I think one of the 'Clee' boats built here ended up at os D&DBC at Pitstone, great picture, thanks.
  9. Thanks for the info..........
  10. That was a while ago, I think there was a Rally down there, early 60's?. It's all change now, the power station in the background has gone. I have attached a picture of a dockside crane at the Aylesbury basin, which appears in a series of pictures recently released. Hope you are well... M
  11. An alternator charging only one battery.............sounds like the old argument again - alternator only charges for a short while after starting, and needing a -stimulator to keep them charging.
  12. I have had 3 Samsung tablets, all good, lastest one S9 FE+, lovely bit of kit, bought a folding case for it and it comes with a stylus. I had a problem with the second one, the screen died, repaired under 2 year warranty. I see Samsung have closed their shops.
  13. Thanks for that, I am looking at paraffin prices and availability......................Eco fan powering a Zibro stove. I wonder?.
  14. Not sure about the icecaps, summerhouse about 425 above sea level..........
  15. Thanks for that information, I may follow it up, the stove is for occasional use only, and whilst a small woodburner would be the preferred choice is it a bit of an 'overkill' solution.
  16. Great minds..................fan belt gone, ask partner for stockings............and tie over pulley and waterpump............a gent always offer to replace items.......................I said replace not refix!!!!!!
  17. Actually I do tend to agree with you...........It's worth covering every angle, and I agree with allowing for the 'LCDOM...' I was often asked for advice informally, I stopped giving it after a ' Clever Dick Bounce back'........thus I asked 'for a summerhouse' - these units are cheap, somebody might try to install one on a boat... A late friend was a highly qualified gas engineer and swapped tales of gas installations on boats......some were frightening...... I am packing up boating soon, (started 1975) and will miss lighting the stove, I think I will look for a small stove and install that, with suitable flue and fire precautions, my hobby, woodworking produces offcuts. Happy Days........thanks for all the advice - how soon will I need a BSC for my summerhouse?..
  18. Thanks for all the replies, still thinking about the ethanol, use will not be great as the building is mainly used as a workshop. Indoors we went for a 'flickering flame' 'leecky' job but the ones my folks had years ago were better, the spinner creating the flame effect worked off convected heat from an electric light bulb, great, no noise, now the flicker is produced by a transformer and motor which produces an annoying, slight 'buzz' - some even have a smoke effect by dripping water onto a heated plate of metal - we have one...but it is little used, due to the buzz. Calor is interesting and I may go down that route, but the Company is another word for excrement with me at the moment as I use small bottles on the boat and found the uncertainty of continuing supply from them, annoying as the tug style creates difficulty with storage and use of tall bottles, I see the range has recently changed............ Hope all well Pete, started speaking Welsh yet? Alan - what goes around etc, like the small Ethanol camping stove, takes me back to journeys with my folks in the early 50's, they had a large biscuit tin with a similar meths burner which boiled up a kettle, worked well, to put it out they tipped the lid on the meths burner..........
  19. I have a garden Summerhouse, obviously cold this weather, I ideally I would like to install a small wood-burning stove, not possible at the moment, electricity is not connected, I have been looking at a Zibro Ethanol stove, available through Wayfair or Amazon. The Amazon one seems to be a Paraffin model where as Wayfair lists Ethanol as the fuel source. Experience with Paraffin is smell and condensation. Ethanol seems to be like meths, both list a flue as 'not required'. Has any body got any experience of using these fires.......TIA.
  20. I filmed a 6L2 Gardner some years ago which had a small hinged pan at the end of the air filter, the late great Jim MacDonald said 'that's a very cold start'. for extreme climates, fill it with meths, light, and offer it up and crank the engine..... film is on UTube....handcranking a Gardner 6L2.....
  21. Good news, I had my boat moved by Tuckeys about 15 years ago, they took some while and a lot of chasing to provide a quote, which was very reasonable and they did a good job. The boat was only a modest 48ft long and it got stuck at that lock as well. Good luck for the future and Happy New Year!.
  22. This is an interesting post - eyes alerted 'suing a Surveyor' - OK...........but the problem is.. being a good Surveyor takes years.looking at boats, problems, gaining experience.....whether it be houses, land, boats or what. a good Surveyor is always learning. I'm an old 75 FRICS.......and a boater for nearly 50 years, made some mistakes, but always look at legal cases and learn from them.....In this case the Surveyor should have ' followed the trail' , leak, smell, where does it come, find source - report Shower pump easy - but what else........ A person - Surveyor, with boating experience should know that ageing holding tanks have been doing the job for many years - they hold caustic chemicals, they corrode, have limited life.....leaks.....I have not ever bothered looking at boats unless they have Porta tanks for loos and Self contained tanks for water. if they don't have those - problems!! Obviously, I have dealt with houses, and walked off jobs where the problems were too great to be financially viable for the client..... and not charged a full, or any fee, but at 75, am still learning, for example ,,,,a boat nearby was turned down by a good Surveyor, it was bought and turned for a quick profit as a ' cheap liveaboard' ..... watch this space.....(sinking on the SGU). Also, I have learnt over the years ---- try and tell some one they are buying problems, when their heart is set on buying it....... Question --Houses cost LOTS! Purchasers spend peanuts on surveys, boats costs. Peanuts (relatively) people spend lots on survey? Why? Have fun, the legal gang have been making loads out of sorting it out for years............. I remain, a master of the sharp, in drawn breath, unblinking eyes, L.
  23. Interesting picture, some detail (top left) which might help = railway line crossing, timbers suggest lock gates (wide lock style?)...... .
  24. Err. have you checked your batteries for distilled water level, making sure the plates are covered and able to accept charge?..............if not top them up, do this carefully as the liquid is acidic and any splashes cause problems.........
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