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Dalesman

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  1. I use Craftmaster polish twice a year,spring and autumn works well enough for me.
  2. My first boat at Golden Nook farm Waverton c1967 Another one from the 1980s Another 1980s canal view
  3. Our hire boat in 1964 at Llangollen.(Toilet flushed straight into the canal.) Another hire boat in 1980s Another one from the 1980s 1980s on the Broads
  4. You will find some info here. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g209940-d3329735-Reviews-Skipton_Pie_and_Mash_Shop-Skipton_North_Yorkshire_England.html
  5. There is a good Pie & Mash cafe by Bizzie Lizzes as well..
  6. Just give them to a football crowd,they seem to use plenty of them.!
  7. So do tell us were all the money comes from, for this EU funding..? I think you will find the lottery spends a lot on canal projects and boats like the Daniel Adamson etc.
  8. You know and I know, but how many at the show would know I wonder..?
  9. I have no idea but she is sailing on Wednesday.!
  10. The Danny is now back in Canning Dock Liverpool after her long stay in Cammel Lairds shipyard, she is open to the public now for 4 days before she moves back to her operations base at Sandon Dock
  11. Has anyone been to the new moorings on the flashes at Winsford..?
  12. You can fly the Red ensign but not the Union flag or the White ensign unless your a war ship..!!
  13. There is a big steam festival at Albert Dock over the weekend 6thMay, see this link for details. http://www.albertdock.com/events/event/steam-on-the-dock/
  14. Both my boat pole and boat hook are painted in the boats colours in 1 foot bands, handy for checking the depth.
  15. Take a look at their web site for more info here http://www.thedanny.co.uk/
  16. No there is no over plating, all the wasted plates under the boiler were cut out and new steel work fitted..By the way the MCA have been involved in the rebuild since 2004 See all the photos of the rebuild here.https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AK4z9-5lIFxxQfk&id=f77f42c7c0b68f37!9369&cid=F77F42C7C0B68F37
  17. At long last she is now back in steam at Cammel Lairds basin see: https://www.facebook.com/142362645811566/videos/vb.142362645811566/957684570946032/?type=2&theater&notif_t=video_reply&notif_id=1461015206194398
  18. I thought the 4 sound signals were easy to learn....must get the MCA to approve hand signals for the trip boats as well..!!
  19. Would not be hard for the hire companies to have a sticker on the back deck with them on,so the hirer perhaps might understand what is going on.
  20. Well its time they learned. not hard is it, there are only 4 main signals. Instead of all this hand signal lark.
  21. What is wrong with sound signals..?
  22. There are new mooring pontoons being installed just up river from the boat lift on the left hand bank. see:https://www.facebook.com/groups/580228662068327/
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