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Me too! Thank you 😊

Thank you very much, Alan.

Thank you, Augustamay60, and everyone who responded. I'd put a 'greenie' on your posts, but I'm not quite sure what it means! Haha! I tried Trevetheck, no joy, and I'm now booked in with Langley Mill Boatyard on the Erewash for early June. Excellent result. Thank you all.

Black Rose you only quoted half of what I said.and took the quote from my post out of context. The point I made was that some people kept offering (good) advice, but that that wasn't my question. Still, if you amused yourself........ . Thank you to everybody who responded. I do appreciate it. I think Canal World is an excellent resource, even though a minority do seem to get a bit silly. Again, thank you..:b

I find that I can't reply to your individual posts. I thank you all for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it. I don't understand why people keep offering advice re. Putting epoxy over bitumen. At no point did I say I would do this. I'll either do it properly (the epoxy) or not at all. Perhaps i didn't explain myself clearly. Also, good point Tonka (Hi Jan), but I'm sure I could stay somewhere for a couple of days while they sandblast. Thanks again for all your help. I've got good, solid options to pursue now. 😃 ........can't reply because I can't find separate boxes to write in!!!

Aaah!!!! My friend, who isn't on Canalworld, just suggested this boatyard!. Thank you very much. I shall pursue this!!! ....and thank you for the trouble you've taken in posting photos etc. Excellent.

Hi. Thanks. Yes, I understand that. But whichever way I decide, I still need a recommendation of a good boatyard in the area. Do you know of anyone? Thanks again.

Hi. I'm currently on the Bridgewater, heading down to Beeston, near Nottingham, via the Trent and Mersey. I have a 60ft trad stern narrowboat which needs blacking. I'm also considering whether to have it done with 2pack epoxy. Can anyone recommend someone who will do a good job for a fair price, on the latter part of the T&M, Nottingham/Beeston area or that end of the Trent? Thank you.

I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad experience, too, but it does support the truth of what I'm saying. I always research a d ask for recommendations when I need work done, and I'm happy to pay a fair price for a decent job. But it doesn't seem to matter what I do, there's no guarantee of getting someone decent.

I have read all your posts with great interest. I see now that there is another boater who has had very similar problems with Gallows Bridge bad workmanship. I don't usually make negative complaints, but it was quite an unpleasant experience, and the other work do e is not brilliant. I'm just fed-up with paying good money for a bad job. Thank you all for taking the time to post your thoughts. I really appreciate it.

Well, I'm retired, single-handed, and £600 is a lot to me. Gallows Bridge Boatyard at Shipley. It is rusty all over the are they worked on, where it was never rusty before., and nothing has ever been placed on it.

I didn't see every step of what they did. I was in the boatyard for 5 weeks, and desperate to leave. I expected them to do a good job Thanks for taking the time to respond.

Thanks for all your comments and advice. Sorry - the info I gave wasn't accurate The actual rusted area was less than approx. 1sq.m. Then they tore off approx. 2 more sq.ms of the tetextured paint on the roof, and after derusting they painted it. I guessed the measurements before, thinking the. Oat roof is 2m wide! Idiot) I thought it would be good for a few years. I paid £600 for the job, but was trying to be fair by subtracting £200 for paint etc. I did not ask for a cheap job. I asked for a proper job, and paid the price they asked. Other boaters who have seen the rust have said I paid a lot of money for what the job entailed. I had lots of maintenance work done there. My final bill was £2600.some of the other work left something to be desired, and they had to come back and redo the seals on the portholes ecause water started running in when it rained. That never happened BEFORE they did the work! This boatyard is supposed to be reputable, do a good job for a fair price. It came recommended, and has many excellent reviews, though I suspect most of those are just for blacking.

No, I never put the coal back. I store it on top of a n upside-down wooden pallet now.