canalchris

do yourself a favour, forget aquarolls. get two 5 gallon water containers and a wheelbarrow with a pnuematic tyre. multi use problem solved. simples.

hello there, i have built fireplaces and fitted stoves to 4 or 5 boats in the last few years. my own boat included. i always used concrete paving slabs as a base, and fireboard to the rear and side of the stove, this was fastened in place with no-nails and then tiled over as normal ,never had a problem.

dont buy proper cover , a stainless saucepan with the handle rivets ground or drilled off is a cheap alternative.

Why are you after a lift?

Does anyone know if it is permissible to tow a canadian style canoe through harecastle tunnel, I don,t want to get up there and find it isn,t allowed. Thanks. Also what method would you suggest, close coupled or on a line.

Living just south of the ashby hire co, we see our fair share of boats coming at a bit of a lick. Even if they slow down past us i sometimes politely comment that the stern wave they are creating is washing sediment from the banking into the canal . Iam never rude and for the most part this advice is taken in the same spirit in which it is offered. However the worst culprits tend to be owners of megga money floating palaces. Today however one culprit i believe should definetly know better is the driver of historic boat JAGUAR. Yes he did slow down past moored boats including me, but what got my goat was the stern wave following him before he reached us, without exageration i reckon it must have been in the region of 10" to 12", i could see it washing up the bank.surely if he cant be arsed to set a proper example, what chance have shallow canals like the ashby got, before they are unavigable due to depth issues. Perhaps he may just think he is exempt.

hello, we have just the one fin rad on our c/h system, its low down near the floor in our bedroom. because of its location it is protected by being built into a small alcove in a cupboard at the foot of the bed, consequently the wood around it absorbs a lot of its output. I do think that unprotected they may be a bit vulnerable to damage.

years ago i bought a set of cheap jacket and trousers from a m/bike shop.Black nylon type material with taped seams, velcro wrists and zipped leg bottoms. even the cheapest m/bike gear should stand up to stationary use on the back of a boat, with the added advantage of being bouyant if you are unfortunate to take a look!!! Top this off with a wide brimmed hat of your choosing to keep rain of your face (and glasses) and it can be reasonably bearable in inclemment weather.

snob

the bottom end of the ashby ,around bridge 3 aint much better than that!!

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try using international garage floor paint, it is easy to apply with roller or brush, dries quickly ,has a slight non slip quality to it and is as tough as old boots. get mine from b&q.

Craggy ,what DO you think you doing ,not reading every one of hamsterfans posts. Don't you know how tedious he finds that???

Surely the whole of the canal system of great britian is an ecologically sensitive area, what have they got up there thats so special?

HIYA, heres a few ideas, Coventry canal ,GREYHOUND PUB, hawksbury junction, Exhall Coventry. Ashby canal, LIMEKILNS PUB,A5 Watling st Hinckley. THE MARINA, Coventry rd Hinckley. Suggest you ring with requirements. Hinckley has Morrisons Tescos, Sainsbury's, Icelands all within reasonable walk from Trinity moorings , Castle st Hinckley has v/good friut/veg shops at bottom and holland and barret at top. Hope this of some use. Have a good time, give us a toot as you pass bridge 21 on the Ashby.

HI to everyone, I don't know if this is going to be of use to anyone who is currently fitting out a trad with boatmans. As you motor past charity docks on the cov, on the bank behind the partially sunken hulls of a couple of old work boats is a cast iron stove sat in long grass , it appears to have two circular pan stands(correct name??) because its in the grass I cant vouch for its condition but what is visible looks ok. May be worth a punt, hav'nt got contact details but believe owner is Gilberts, and its in Bedworth ,Warwickshire. good luck, Chris. How daft am I, their called hotplates are'nt they?

They sound almost as good as Trigger from only fools and horses,broom which had only had 4 new heads and 3 new handles. best broom he ever had..

Honda 2kw anyday, bloke i know crowed about buying a copy for a lot less, but after sending two of these back he ended up buying a honda. Expensive , yes but unbeatable.

Well he finally went and did it, several weeks ago our little Jack Russel Terrorist, Toby lost his cherry, the result is our landlord at the barge has said we can have one of his pups. I must admit part of me is ecstatic , and part of me is bricking it. the pup is another male and I'm just hoping that dad is going to be OK with son. Toby is a fantastic dog as a JRT he is probably unique and i love him dearly, i just hope i can get his little lad to the same standard and also that they get on together. ANY advice welcome. Watch out for a couple of mad Jacks on the roof of FAULKNOR. Cheers Chris.!!!

Just a thought , how many of you are there, although I live on a boat and don't enjoy the best of health I quite fancy getting a canadian type canoe and motoring to different parts of the canal system ,loading up the canoe and boggin of down the cut till you find somewhere to stop for the night,following the ways of Ray Mears and leaving no trace that you had been there.