Knotty Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Can anyone recommend any good books which would be suitable for a New boater as regards to living on board and general 'canal stuff'! I'm stuck for a gift idea for my other half and think it would a lovely ' stocking filler' ! ( and one I could peek at to!!) Thanks Knotty x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis & Betty Anne Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Can anyone recommend any good books which would be suitable for a New boater as regards to living on board and general 'canal stuff'! I'm stuck for a gift idea for my other half and think it would a lovely ' stocking filler' ! ( and one I could peek at to!!) Thanks Knotty x 'The water road' By, Paul Gogarty. Denis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) Narrowboat - LTC Rolt Green & Silver - LTC Rolt (search Amazon Used) Narrowdog to Carcasson - Terry ? Fruitflies like Bananas - ??? Paddling to Jerusalem- David Arronovitch Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K Jerome ( and the Griff Rhys-Jones TV Prog if its on DVD?) Edited March 16, 2007 by WJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Peacock Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Narrowdog to Carcasson I was particularly determined not to like this book after everyone knocked it and the author, but I actually ended up enjoying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) Colours of the Cut by Edward Paget Tomlinson (a beautiful book) Ebay clicky to Waterway World's Narrow boat builders Book Narrow Boats by Tom Chaplin Observers book of Canals by John Gagg (see, it does exist) Nicholson's real ale guide to the waterways Priestley's navigable rivers and canals (1831 but it has been reprinted) Inland Waterways of Great Britain by L.A.Edwards (aka 'The Bible') Discovering Craft of the Inland Waterways by D.J.Smith Narrow boat Painting by A.J. Lewery Discovering Lost Canals by Ronald Russell Waterways of Northamptonshire by David Blagrove Inland waterways boat listing by Doulas Maas (for the train spotter types) The repair and Restoration of Wooden Boats by Mike Harper and Dave Johnston (you never know..) Edited because I missed out an author Edited March 16, 2007 by carlt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermalc Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Observers book of Canals by John Gagg (see, it does exist) It does. A friend recently brought me a copy. He was wandering up and down the high street on a day off, and spotted it in a second hand book shop. My only critisism is the writing is that small, I've GOT to put some glasses on By the time I can see the print in focus, it's too small. Off topic but.....recently found some ready readers in the £1 shop that fold. So no excuse for not being able to read the small print. For instance when in B&Q and want to know if the glue you are looking at is water proof.....or the poison you need to kill the weeds will also kill wildlife (ok I made the last one up, but you get the point) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Brilliant Thanks all for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Brilliant Thanks all for your help! Get him colours of the cut, you'll spend hours looking at the beautiful illustrations. Oh and I missed (among loads): Canal Dreams by Iain Banks. It's about murder and stuff on the Panama Canal, and not his best book, but you did specify Waterways. Wasp Factory (his first) is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy-Neil Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) The original canal journey log.... The Flower of Gloster, E Temple Thurston For accounts of working narrowboats for a living there's Hold On A Minute, Tim Wilkinson Bread Upon The Waters, David Blagrove Quiet Waters By, David Blagrove Anderton For Orders, Tom Foxton No. 1, Tom Foxton For accounts of how the canals were saved there's The river Runs Uphill, Robert Aickman Landscape With Canals, LTC Rolt Race Against Time, David Bolton A Canal People, Sonia Rolt is an excellent picture book The books by the wartime trainees are all a good read.... Troubled Waters, Margaret Cornish Maiden's Trip, Emma Smith Idle Women, Susan Woolfitt Amateur Boatwomen, Eily Gayford Anything by Charles Hadfield is worth a read, particularly Thomas Telford's Temptation And I'll second the Colours of the Cut, Padget Tomlinson... Edited March 16, 2007 by Hairy-Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I am amazed that no one has mentioned Ramblin Rose by Sheila Stewart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-n-Jo Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Knotty, If you're looking for a 60'-70' boat and want to understand how to handle it competently and why it behaves like it does, read "A Boaters Guide to Boating" by Chris Deuchar Invaluable if you ever want to operate a loaded working pair, or even a horse boat!! But also will help anyone with a large boat understand things like bank effect, prop rotation and winding, efficient lock working (even singlehanded) and use of ropes. Find out what a strapping post is for! And then tell BW. (please!) Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Sugg Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 The original canal journey log....The Flower of Gloster, E Temple Thurston For accounts of working narrowboats for a living there's Hold On A Minute, Tim Wilkinson Bread Upon The Waters, David Blagrove Quiet Waters By, David Blagrove Anderton For Orders, Tom Foxton No. 1, Tom Foxton For accounts of how the canals were saved there's The river Runs Uphill, Robert Aickman Landscape With Canals, LTC Rolt Race Against Time, David Bolton A Canal People, Sonia Rolt is an excellent picture book The books by the wartime trainees are all a good read.... Troubled Waters, Margaret Cornish Maiden's Trip, Emma Smith Idle Women, Susan Woolfitt Amateur Boatwomen, Eily Gayford Anything by Charles Hadfield is worth a read, particularly Thomas Telford's Temptation And I'll second the Colours of the Cut, Padget Tomlinson... For a laugh there's "Worst Journey in the Midlands" Sam Llewellyn, "Ups and Downs of a Lock Keeper" Jake Kavanagh for a good read: "Fruit Flies Like A Banana" - sorry can't remember the author - Bones has borrowed my copy A good coffee table book is "The Great Days of the Canals" Anthony Burton Ghost stories: "Still Waters" Margaret Cornish A nice read: "Journey without End" (I think) David Bolton Growing up with canals: "Windlass in my belt" Again, can't remember the author. For a general, really good read: "Journeys of the Swan" John Lilley We could set up a lending library! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 And I'll second the Colours of the Cut, Padget Tomlinson... Here's one we don't need the dictionary for . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Have made a couple of orders! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Have made a couple of orders! cheers Does this mean we've got to wait 'til his b'day before you tell us what you've bought? There's an element of competition here, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Does this mean we've got to wait 'til his b'day before you tell us what you've bought? There's an element of competition here, you know. hehe! Ok, drumroll..... in first place I ordered due to suitablity for a Newbie - Rick n Jo's suggestion ** A boaters guide to boating** 2nd Place..very closely 2nd!... Colours of the cut ( as we would like to name our own boat and some nice painting ideas!) Thanks all... Theres a few I fancy myself to!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullz Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Oh and I missed (among loads): Canal Dreams by Iain Banks. It's about murder and stuff on the Panama Canal, and not his best book, but you did specify Waterways. Wasp Factory (his first) is better. Didn't like Wasp Factory, much prefered Crow Road - very funny in places, black humour at its best Tullz and twopenneth worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydog Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) "Narrow Boat Painting" By A.J. Lewery has been re-isued as a Paper (soft) Back. They have done a more or less straight copy,(I have done a quick comparison) but given it a new name. I think it is called "The Art of the Narrow Boat Painters". It has on the cover an old photo of the boat "Gifford" at Preston Brook (by the tunnel, loking towards the junction...), which is the same photo as on "Narrow Boat Painting". "Flowers Afloat Folk Artists of the Canals" is another book By A.J. Lewery Edited March 19, 2007 by scoobydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Sugg Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 One I forgot that is a suberb book is "Hold on a minute" by Tim Wilkinson. It tells the story of the author chucking in his job to work a pair of boats with his partner in the 60's (I think) It's a fine read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy-Neil Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 (edited) One I forgot that is a suberb book is "Hold on a minute" by Tim Wilkinson. It tells the story of the author chucking in his job to work a pair of boats with his partner in the 60's (I think) It's a fine read. It well predates the sixties.......by the mid fifties their butty, the Bawtry had been sold to Willow Wren C.C.Co. and its name changed to Greenshank.... I just dug out the book and had a quick scan......Its set in 1948 - 49....though first published in 1965..... Edited March 25, 2007 by Hairy-Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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