J R ALSOP

It was moored in an earlier life at the end of Lisson Grove moorings in London.

I was was told off a few years ago for going along breasted up with another powered narrow boat, I was told you only move another boat by towing it astern.

I have done Runcorn Locks, like you say, bet not many of us.

That would have been the Robin Hood on the A54 Buxton Rd

Hatton for me in the early 60's before the trees and scrub took over

The best solution is fit a splash washer below the counter and use lots of grease ( not many people realise there is a grease nipple) and fill the void at the top with a good finger gull of grease to stop water collecting on the top of the bearing.

My heater a D4SWC has a filter insert inside the pipe union fitting where it goes onto the fuel pump under the top cover.

I got two bottles at Eturia last year, £19:00 each. only to boats, tradesman in van pays full price.

A fair bit of work for a bricky to do there, they could always look for the old ones!

Stick it on the main line and then see what happens.

I think that with all these new odd shaped boats that are appearing on our canals there is a opportunity for a new "I Spy" book of canal boats.

I thought I had the only one in existence, had it for twenty years, it still makes me laugh.

Worth it for the Bush engine, a DV36.

Just spent 15 days on Thames, only paid overnight mooring at Teddington Lock (Got a extra day for that), and £5 at Lechlade, rest was all free.

In Goring 300yds below lock on right hand side it said to put £10:00 in envelope and put it in letterbox which was attached to a large fenced off house, it said all monies went to charity. The site previously ( I thought) was a EA site.