matty40s

At last, a boat down at prices that will not break the bank at a local broker.

Vote for a party that will reverse the corrupt idiocy that is Brexit, and hope the EU will actually have us back.

That was brave with the rainfall and Nene being like it has ... The Great Ouse came out of strong stream on Wednesday morning and was back on by early Friday

Oh dear... Dont use sand. nothing wrong with using sand so long as it is dried in an oven and paint stirred regularly whilst using it. Buy a pack of non slip granules and follow the directions. international do a nice fine granule pack.Again, mix thoroughly (power drill and paddle recommended, and stir whilst using. I put first topcoat on then final topcoat on before it has fully cured, (read directions) and the granules are mixed with the second coat, stir frequently. I would do 2 topcoats and and a final no slip coat....the roof takes all the weather abuse. I use 4 " rollers plus a 2 inch brush. If you have to leave first topcoat too long you need to sand it before the second coat. you only need to key the top coat, sanding removes too much paint. I do my gunwales this way, its not an expensive additive. There is somethibg called raddle red traditionally used on boat roofs. nothing traditional about it, Phil Speight invented it to fit in with the Craftsmaster range as a non-porous matt finish topcoat alternative to Red Oxide.

They did get it just under 5, target was 3%

Today's level vs Friday.... The small boat had absolutely no chance of rising, chained 90° to the piling.

The boat is moored appropriately, however, he is moored opposite other boats who are moored on Waterside Moorings(CRT moorings) and has already complained several times on here about mooring with boats moored officially on the offside.....

Ow many boats?? Looks like a good turnout. Make the most of the weather, it goes downhill from end of tommorow.....another 10 days of rain.

Nothing other than the boat has been hanging around the same 1/2 mile stretch for 4 months on a CC licence (other than when he returned to Whilton for coating repairs) One boat going through isnt the problem, 2 boats meeting, especially if one of those happens to be widebeam will.cause a problem or collision. I know you have a widebeam Mike, but there is a new breed of owners who really dont care about anyone else on the canal except themselves.

Widebeams everywhere in MK, moored in all sorts of inconvenient places, as near to bridge holes as possible, on bends or opposite overhanging trees. This one, passing Balhalla on the far side of Campbell Park Marina... Then proceeded to moor up actually sticking out over the other side of the entrance...

There are plenty of people who do this.

First time past Cosgrove since about 2017, unbelievable increase in CCers, through Wolverton to the aqueduct is a constant line of moored boats.

Still a lot of water in the fields this morning, but the Tove is back within its banks and the canal dropped 6" overnight. with flow stopped ..which made getting off the bank quite interesting this morning. Worth it though.

Crusading march up to the CRT offices (which will be shut for the Easter weekend)

Both boats we have had in over the winter for sub floor replacement have had vinyl over the top, in both cases, water problems underneath remained hidden, and once rectified, the sub floor ply and battens couldnt dry out as sealed in by said vinyl. If you are going to put insulation in, make sure it is breathable.

You can see how he has tied, down with short tight ropes to the piling...which is well underwater. There was zero chance of doing tickover past boats today, with strong flow and cross wind.

Absolutely ridiculous mooring on the apex of the bend here by 14ft fatty. Strong river flow comes in from the right directly opposite his boat, no doubt he will complain when boats get pushed into him.

Grafton Regis.. Water at or over towpath all the way to Kingfisher marina Canal flow at Thrupp is about 1mph. Sorry to all those boats I passed at well over tickover, unfortunately, I needed oomph to steer.

Whoever designed that didnt know whether they were coming or going.

Looks like it could be a swift one again. .

Moored as close to the winding hole as possible, hope I didnt disturb their sleep...its quite difficult to get the front end round when you have a south easterly.. ..and this one as close to the water point as possible...almost 4 months CCing around the Stowe Hill ring now..blacking looks good though..

Rained....we had this a couple of hours ago..

It is indeed an Alvechurch, built to an very high spec for a private customer late 80s. 15mm base plate, 8mm sides, BwT, genny etc.

The one one the boat we are working on.

We are currently restoring to life a 35 year old narrowboat that was abandoned in hard standing in a yard for 10 years. Once we replaced all the electrics for the engine, starter, alternator, batteries, etc , we managed to get the engine going. Bringing it into the dock to start stripping the hull down, it was a pleasure to steer, very responsive and simple, including reversing. Once out of the water, we found the Schilling rudder, and the bulbous front end. I will take a better picture of rudder in the morning.