Jess--

I'll see your hiccup and raise you a stinking cold.... Achooo Oowww Silliest thing I have done (on my own boat as opposed to boats I grew up on) was to spend 5 minutes trying to start the engine before realising the engine stop lever was still pulled.

surely the quickest way of putting a boat fire out would be to sink the boat? I would have thought that if a fire was severe enough to need the fire brigades hoses there is little that will be salvageable on the inside so sinking it quickly might be a way of saving the integrity of a steel boat (before it buckles from heat)

I generally look at the mileage and work out my timings based on an average of 2 mph (usually I'm not far out)

it would fit in a widebeam, you would even have a little bit of space left over for a fuel tank, it would be an interesting arrangement getting it's output to a prop below the waterline (although without knowing the weight there might be a slight problem keeping any part of the boat above the waterline) ETA I'm being an idiot today... on my first read of your post I though you meant the engine was 62x14 now I realise (or hope) that you meant your boat was that size hope my idiocy for the day gives a few others a chuckle

that sounds like the voice of experience

I usually identify p!sstakers by the sound of water coming from the toilet

could it be as simple as being out of trim? I will say now that I know nothing of this boat type to me the plates on either side at the rear look as if they are adjustable and used to change how deep the stern is allowed to sit in the water I would be tempted to try lifting these slightly (allowing the stern to sit deeper when in motion) and hopefully giving the prop a better bite ETA looking at the picture it looks like they are currently set to lift the stern when water is flowing past them

the filename of "Wallingsford - K and A 021.JPG" might have been a bit of a giveaway

Correct location has been identified Puddlebank at braunston (bridge No 95) picture dates from february 1976

Heres one, ancient picture but it has all the information you need in it to pinpoint the location to within a few feet if you know the area just the bridge number and canal will be accepted as a correct answer

zero contact between boats. met later and had a natter before he went back, he said most people lose it when he overtakes as his boat has quite a deep draught. I couldn't tell you what I did on the tiller to counteract what my boat wanted to do as he passed and just after... autopilot... I tend to just do what's needed without thinking about it (it's when I think about it that things go wrong)

Not moored but experienced the surge in quite a big way on my last outing had been watching a trip boat (71 foot ex working boat full of primary school children) steadily gaining on me for about 20 minutes (I was in no hurry but they were obviously on a schedule), at a suitable wide point I slowed to tickover and waved them past. as they started to draw alongside it stopped my boat absolutely dead and actually pushed / pulled me backwards (weird feeling to be moving forwards through water forwards but going backwards in relation to land) once their stern passed my bow I was drawn along behind them (at almost 3 times the speed I should have been)

Don't worry too much about getting a mooring close to where you live. get a mooring close to where you want to use the boat. I live in lincolnshire but keep my boat in the midlands because there is a lot more choice over where to go with the boat from there, I could keep it at lincoln or newark but either of those places are a couple of days travelling by boat from where I want to cruise.

last one I encountered (that was memorable) had decided that a winding hole was the perfect fishing spot. He was most upset when I wanted to wind, uttered a long string of expletives about boats and said he was going to "chuck a load of barbed wire in next time" he went quiet when I pointed out that would mean there was a likelihood of a boat being stuck in his preferred fishing spot. I must admit that I used a little more throttle than needed after the conversation

most of the time the bank account given is that of a "mule" usually someone duped by one of the work from home scams, they are usually under the impression they are receiving payments for an international company which they then forward to a different bank account (usually abroad) minus their commission. when it all catches up their accounts are usually left well in the red by reversed payments

Continuous moorers are easy to distinguish since all the stuff that would be on the roof is on the towpath (there doesn't seem to be a tongue in cheek smiley)

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Not experienced hydraulic drive myself but a friend messed about with it, his findings were 1. he got shouted at (a lot) for not slowing down 2. he used about 20% more diesel 3. it generated a lot more heat than the normal drive system the only real advantage he found was gave him far more flexibility over where the engine could go (which was what he wanted)

Does anyone know who to contact at the trust to discuss what would / wouldn't be acceptable to them as a log, a few people on here will already know why I am asking this.

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