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I support the use of Danboline but remember that the skin dries quite quickly but the rest can take days to off so beware if you tread or lean on it !

Weld a recessed socket that you can then put a seat on a pole in that is also removable when you leave the boat or have able people on the back

Blacking - if you hire a dry dock, some are charged by the day so summer is best for the minimum time on the dock (on in the morning, pressure wash down, one coat of black on in the afternoon, another the next day and off the following day) If you need to know about TV, try contacting Travelsat who seem to have more satellite dishes on boats than anyone else http://www.travelsat.me.uk/ I reguarly use a 3 dongle to access the internet around the system and the only definate 'black hole' is Great Haywood but I'm sure there are others although remember line of site is required to get a signal. There is s a link below to a canal and riverside pub guide where I am capturing all the pubs/places that have wifi where large files can be downloaded and backups to a cloud can be made. If you find any others, please let me know for the benefit of all

Would suggest looking at: http://www.waterwayscraftguild.org.uk/directory.htm

Think you may have to consider having brass, covering with a decent specialised primer, and then painted. This could work out cheaper and you won't get any rust coming through

Ihave the same stove.cowl and get no noise even in high wind Have you tried oiling the bearing in the cowl ?

Charles My engine is offset by 6'' and gives a good space to pass easily when going from the boatmans to the rest of the boat Their will be a fair bit of weight hanging from the back of the gearbox if you connect directly so I installed an aquadrive off the back of the gearbox, through a plumber block and then to the prop shaft - works well

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And they have a website that gives redaers an idea of waht they stock http://www.thefollycanalshop.co.uk/

I moored at Bugsworth Basin in early October There was a sign on the toilet/rubbish/caretakers building that mooring was lmited to 48 hours and then a charge of £5 would then be levied This would need to be paid or it would be added to the Licence renewal.........................

If you need to know how much it is going to cost you: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/2010_annual_launch_hire.pdf

You could do it the old fashion way Scrub em with a weak dash of detergent in water

When a prop goes around in water, it will create bubbles which normally just sit under the counter and can be dispersed by putting the prop in reverse It looks as though the bubbles are being trapped in the void under the weed hatch and creating pressure which escapes when the hatch is lifted A solution could be to put a tight fitting baffle plate level with the counter so that the air does not easily pass

Can't recommend but there is a list at: http://www.waterwaysdirectory.org.uk/chandlery.html

have you tried http://www.boatsafetyscheme.com/site/SearchforanExaminer_210.asp

Think its called Billinge Green Flash Marina and I thought it was going to be build in the 'flash' rather than on new ground

As you know, hot water rises So, when instaling a system that thermo cycles, the pipes (as large as possible) should come out of the back of the stove and always being going upward until the pipes reach there highest point - easy to say but sometimes not as easy to fit in a boat as the distance between the stove outlet and the gunnel is not great The system will then thermo cycle without the use of a pump and draw water through the water through the radiators on the return trip Be aware that if you drain the water down over winter, the gradient of the pipes may alter

I agree - stainless every time for long term peace of mind Mine is nearly 20 years old and no problems

Would be interesting whether the moorings are full with genuine boaters who move within the BW Byelaws or whether any of the moorings on the K&AQ moorings are managed in an effective way ( which we know there are many concerns about

If the picture is correct, then its the pound below lock 4 on the Wolverhampton 21 Draining the Curly Wurley would mean miles of water from the top of the 21 to Smethick Locks on the BCN Old Main Line and all the way to Chasewater on the Curly Wurly including the Daw End Branch to the top of Rushall Locks

You would certainly have a fun weekend and they will also most show you how to splice (so you can make a loop in a rope) and backsplice so you can stop a rope from fraying

If you just want something to sit on rather than lounge in would suggest Directors Chairs with a swivel back However you wnat something to slob about on,. then have a look in Ikea and some of thier offerings are quiet cheap There are purpose made furniture for narrowbaots but the price goes up - Wilsons of Kinver, Elite furnishings

Thought the 'hit squad' always turned up by van but perhaps they are making the diesel go further these days Could be a practice run for handing over patrol work to volunteers - I'm sure lots of people would love to take a boat out on a regular basis

Took a hire boat down the whole length from Five Locks Basin to Brecon a couple of years ago Well worth doing and the canal really does cling to the hillside Slightly different are narrow locks that are 8'6'' wide so a narrowboat has room around it ! Great pubs (research captured below) and walks with all facilities within easy reach although normally up/down a hill