tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74248327427243648552024-02-19T09:14:27.243+00:00Travels on Narrow Boat TranquilityTales from our share boat holidays.ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.comBlogger436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-30050260603952755612019-09-26T21:40:00.000+01:002019-09-26T21:40:27.190+01:00The end of an eraIt is with great sadness that we have decided to sell our shares in Tranquility due to personal circumstances, and on the 7th September 2019 our shares were handed over to new members.<br />
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We have enjoyed fourteen years of memerable holidays aboard our beloved narrow boat, and we will cherish those memories for ever.<br />
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We would like to thank all the Syndicate members for their help and kindness over the years, and all the readers who read my blurb.<br />
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We leave the Syndicate in the knowledge that TQ is in safe hands and will continue to provide memerable holidays for all the remaining members, and the new members.<br />
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Our lives are taking a turn and as one chapter closes another opens, and hopefully some time in the near future narrow boating will play a major part again, but for the foreseeable, all holidays are off limits.<br />
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This just leaves me to sign off and bring this blog to a conclusion.<br />
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Thanks everyone, it's been a real buzz.<br />
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Kevin and Linda.<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-83779915202625488752019-05-14T22:53:00.000+01:002019-05-14T22:53:37.680+01:00Early morning and......The sky is full of con trails...<br />
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We did the whole of Heartbreak Hill yesterday, and stopped for lunch in the Broughton Arms in Rode Heath. It was a bit disappointing, the last time we were there the food was very good, but now it only just makes OK. The Hob Goblin Gold was a very nice pint though.<br />
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Stopped just above Kings Lock in Middlewich, it would be rude not to have fish and chips from the very fine f & c shop across the road - t'were delicious.<br />
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Onward finds us through Kings Lock, left onto the Wardle Canal and it's lock, then up to Stanthorn Lock where we caught up with some guys in their late fifties/early sixties who didn't have a clue what they were doing. As I approached, one of them said "Ah, you must be the lock keeper, [I chuckled] how do I ...?". I explained and they were grateful.<br />
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Today I've tightened the stern gland and refilled the greaser; it drips no more.<br />
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Moored up now, enjoying the early summer sunshine, long may it last.<br />
<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-3760768820362129012019-05-12T16:38:00.002+01:002019-05-12T16:38:48.067+01:00Working SundayIt was really peaceful first thing this morning.<br />
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I thought I'd do a few jobs today, as we found ourselves moored in a really nice quiet spot. it was until this arrived in the field opposite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a racket, could be heard from miles away.</td></tr>
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I changed the oil and filter, inspected the air filter, we need a new one and I'll try to do this before we end our holiday, tightened the alternator belts, they don't squeal now, cleaned out the gutters all round, swept the flue, sealed and painted the Bubble stove.<br />
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Spanish Grand Prix tonight, here's hoping Valtteri can maintain his lead.<br />
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By the way, we're moored on the Macc.<br />
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More soon.<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-64386547742639562672019-05-06T16:55:00.001+01:002019-05-06T17:06:18.203+01:00And now they're fitted.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished at last.</td></tr>
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I didn't like the stainless steel socket counter sink head screws that were there before so I made some new ones from brass hexagon head screws.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They look much better.</td></tr>
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Just waiting for the new gangplank to arrive, should be here a week on Friday.<br />
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We had a really good journey up the M5/6, no stoppages, just the occasional road works and although it took the usual three hours it seemed a lot quicker. Probably because we have a new car. I was saddened to see the Vauxhall Omega go, we'd had it for nineteen years, decided it was time for a change, and now we have a Mercedes C220d. It is very quick, I'll say no more...<br />
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Well, we're out of the marina, and heading up toward the Peak Forest Canal, at least that's the plan. Currently we're on the Trent and Mersey, we've not been over to this part of the world for about ten years, unbelievable how it's changed, new houses everywhere, and they're all the same.<br />
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More soon.<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-79172397440716490382019-04-26T15:31:00.000+01:002019-04-26T15:32:34.035+01:00They're readyYep, all lacquered up and ready for fitting in a few days time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Temporarily bolted together for packing and transport. </td></tr>
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I used a cork/nitrile gasket sealed with Hylomar. That should keep the rain out.ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-41960256467421067002019-04-19T08:23:00.001+01:002019-04-19T08:23:41.645+01:00New attachment screwsI didn't like the stainless steel socket countersink head screws that were fitted and I couldn't find what I wanted to make the job look a little more authentic, so I modified some screws.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were made from hexagon head screws.</td></tr>
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They'll look much better than what was there before.ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-43852973409982623992019-03-17T10:14:00.000+00:002019-03-17T10:14:09.335+00:00Modifications requiring engineering worksIt all started with a decision to purchase a new boarding plank and after measuring up it was found that it wasn't going to fit the roof furniture, it needed to be wider. This is where I come in.<br />
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This is what I did:-<br />
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Remove the furniture from the roof sealing the holes with CT1 sealant, and take to my workshop.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removed from the roof to my workshop.</td></tr>
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Start with removing the rubber gasket from the feet using a scraper and a file to get any burrs removed. This will help to seat it flat on the fixture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean and deburr the feet.</td></tr>
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Make a fixture using a piece of mild steel. Drill and tap four holes M8 through the steel and attach the furniture using four M8 cap head screws.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and tap M8 through.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ensures hole centres remain the same after extending the upper part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I later changed the countersunk screws for cap heads to provide a little flexibility.</td></tr>
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Next I milled the spacer blocks I'm going to use to extend the framework.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mill this end to clean and mill the rebate, then mill opposite end to length and rebate.<br />(For the eagle eyed, I did square them up in the vice before machining).</td></tr>
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Cut the feet off with a hacksaw leaving them attached to the fixture, and then cut the remaining part in half.<br />
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Mounting upside down in the machine vice, mill the cut face to clean and then mill a rebate to match the block. Then do the same on the other half.<br />
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The metal is so big it acts as a heatsink so butane/propane wasn't going to be hot enough. Enter MAPP gas. If you don't know, Google it.<br />
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Another make-shift fixture required to solder the top bar to the feet whilst the feet are held in the spacing fixture.<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-83862590520661297302019-01-03T21:22:00.000+00:002019-01-04T08:15:50.762+00:00Not traveled far today......just a few miles further along the Middlewich Branch.<br />
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I serviced the engine after I let it cool down for an hour, changed the oil and filter, I didn't want the engine to have old oil with harmful combustion products sat in the engine during Winter Maintenance.<br />
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I bought these before Christmas, they were the best price I'd seen for a long time...<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-85279616151911026362019-01-02T21:33:00.000+00:002019-01-03T12:11:37.996+00:00A stroll along the canal and some fish & chips.We took a walk back to the junction with the Trent and Mersey Canal and turned left to see the Middlewich Boats site now abandoned.<br />
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Further up is the Big Lock pub and last time we were here there was a block of flats newly built next door. Now they extend for about another 250 metres.<br />
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We thought the pound between the top lock 74 and middle lock 73 was a bit low when we walked out, when we came back...<br />
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There was the odd tyre, a large road sign, bits of guttering and loads of fenders. No bicycles, supermarket trolleys, safes, guns or bodies though.<br />
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Being as we're in Middlewich it would be rude not to visit the fish and chip shop in Booth Lane. We always have fish and chips from here when we visit Middlewich, probably the best fish and chips in the world.<br />
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Later in the afternoon we slipped our moorings and headed out into the countryside.ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-10790142622117079482019-01-01T14:36:00.001+00:002019-01-01T14:36:52.130+00:00Middlewich 180It was a surprisingly long way to Middlewich, but as we approached bridge 26 we realised Stanthorn Lock was just around the corner and then the former breach site.<br />
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This was a major operation and the photographs shown here and other publications don't do it justice. You have to be here to appreciate the extent of the damage and scale of the works involved in its repair.<br />
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A big thank you and we'll done for a job completed on time and (I guess we'll never know for sure) on budget.<br />
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The weather forecast says tonight it's going to freeze, but I don't think the cut will ice over, it's been too warm and it'll take a few days of hard frost to bring down the temperature of the water enough.<br />
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We cruised past our base, which seemed a bit strange, and headed toward Middlewich, found a nice spot to moor, and settled in for the last night of the year.<br />
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Today I removed the roof furniture, I have to make a modification to it to accept a wider gang plank.<br />
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I have temporarily filled the holes with CT 1 sealant,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No sealant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water ingress is evident.</td></tr>
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I'll blog about this modification when I do it, now where's my hacksaw?...<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-68858019544579824782018-12-30T20:26:00.000+00:002018-12-31T07:58:29.183+00:00After yesterday's weather, back to normal.That was weird, one day of strong winds and back to calm and dull, which is ok for us.<br />
We had a long way to go today, what we did in two days will be done in one today, so an earlier start was required.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers Cheshire Cat, see you another time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of today's journey.</td></tr>
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Slipped the mooring at around 09:30 (early for us) and headed South. First stop to pick up some provisions at Egg Bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They made an effort to style the bridges in those days.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Built in 1770, rebuilt in1937</td></tr>
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All I found was this:- <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16px;">A road-bridge was built over the canal in 1770 so the Egg farm would not be cut off from the main road now known as the A41. Thus Eggbridge Lane was named!</span><br />
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Shame about this...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical of local authorities, come on guys, you demand we bin it, we demand you empty it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the start of tick-over alley.</td></tr>
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We counted the number of moored boats - 121; plus about five or six spaces unoccupied. Let's just suppose the average cost of mooring there is £1500 a year. (It's probably more). You do the maths.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This looks like a new build, and very tastefully done too.</td></tr>
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The locks are in an awful state up this end of the Shroppie, they leak like a sieve, so much they take ages to fill, and the gates only just open against the weight of water in the pound. The good news is there's bits and pieces lying around to indicate that work is about to start soon.<br />
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Bunbury Staircase Locks were the last of the day, these weren't too bad, though they still need work done.<br />
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Even the cutbacks are being cut back...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You would only just get a wide beam through here.</td></tr>
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-23383343482236367222018-12-29T20:19:00.001+00:002018-12-29T20:19:17.289+00:00And the wind blew...Didn't it just, especially along the three mile long stretch of moored boats, it was whipping up into breaking waves on the water. The farmer who owns that length of land alongside the cut must be rolling in it, hundreds upon hundreds of moored boats.<br />
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We made it to Christleton, managed to wind and moored at the Cheshire Cat. Yes we did go in and had a nice meal. Gammon egg and chips, but they had just sold the last two Wagyu Beef Burgers, our first choice.<br />
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It was just too windy to use the camera today, had to concentrate hard and I nearly got blown off the counter by a sudden gust.<br />
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What a contrast to yesterday, and tomorrow is forecast to be back to light winds again. We'll see.<br />
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More tomorrow.<br />
<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-24974057385037752782018-12-28T15:21:00.000+00:002018-12-28T15:21:47.807+00:00The plan was......Lunch at the Shady Oak.<br />
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No such luck as it's closed, and has been for a while by the look of it.<br />
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Oh well, nothing else for it so moor up, and lunch on TQ. Linda's finest Turkey and Noodle soup followed by a slice of Christmas cake dawbed with brandy cream.<br />
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The journey here was pleasant, though the locks were bloody hard work. Beeston Iron lock is particularly in a poor state of repair, we had to tie our bowline to the gate and carefully reverse TQ to assist with opening it.<br />
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Here's some pix:-<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Tilstone Lock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These little beauties were on display at Beeston Stone Lock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beeston Stone Lock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wharton's Lock.</td></tr>
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More tomorrow.ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-44026405418108990612018-12-27T21:10:00.000+00:002018-12-27T21:10:26.272+00:00I struggled to pass the Olde Barbridge Inn. We slipped our moorings late again, we must be getting old.<br />
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Stopped in Nantwich for some provisions and a pasty and stopped again at the water point to refill.<br />
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We caught up with a boat that passed us while we were refilling. It turned up the Hurleston flight to Llangollen as we went straight on.<br />
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It was painful passing the Barbridge, but it had to be done otherwise we wouldn't get to Chester, especially with our late starts.<br />
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It's been dull all day, heavy cloud but dry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least it's not raining. </td></tr>
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Moored just short of Bunbury, wide locks in staircase tomorrow, looking forward to that. 😊ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-19846318988668748102018-12-26T16:13:00.000+00:002018-12-26T16:13:26.449+00:00Another lazy Boxing Day...Had a late start, E 4 B, emptied the ash pan, brought in some wood and coal, disposed of all the rubbish and had a tidy up. Makes ya feel better for the rest of the day.<br />
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Slipped the moorings at 12:20, exceptionally late for us, and we didn't go far, only just outside Nantwich.<br />
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So much for the lazy Boxing day...<br />
Filled the stern gland greaser, (I always seem to end up doing that job), investigated the shower room fan light, (we're gonna need a new one), changed the reading lamp near the galley...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out with the old...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...In with the new.</td></tr>
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-45443199060607651952018-12-25T11:54:00.000+00:002018-12-26T11:54:31.816+00:00So this is Christmas. Had a lazy morning, opened a couple of prezzies...<br />
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Chugged on down to the winding 'ole at the bottom of the Audlem Flight, did a 180 and came back to where we started.<br />
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The turkey was almost ready by then.<br />
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After a lovely lunch we watched a couple of LotSW dvd's then crashed. 😴😪😴😪<br />
<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-38845035315443252842018-12-24T09:54:00.000+00:002018-12-26T09:57:35.231+00:00Christmas Eve and all is well.We stayed overnight at Barbridge and moved on in the morning. Stopped briefly in Nantwich to water up and then Lin spotted the chandlery was open so I went in and bought a couple of bags of smokeless to lay in overnight.<br />
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Onward, and through Hack Green Locks where we moored up.<br />
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First thing was I had to change the fuse in the 12v TV supply socket. An easy job, but required a bit of ingenuity to get the cables back in behind the socket. It's all working correctly now and we can use the telly from it or charge phones etc. with a suitable USB adaptor.<br />
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I've been told I'm not allowed to do any more work until after Christmas.<br />
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Lucy's here...<br />
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ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-82204882965160485002018-12-23T16:58:00.000+00:002018-12-23T16:58:16.797+00:00We're here at last.It's been a while since I last posted, Three in their wisdom wouldn't let me upload credit to my account last time, but this time they've updated their website and made it a little easier and managed to load up without a problem.<br />
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Had an awful journey up the M5 and M6, heavy rain all the way, started out at 04:40 and arrived at around 08:00. Couldn't do much more than 60 in most places due to spray and visibility, and then there were 50 mph limits in various places and 30 mph through Brum.<br />
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We unloaded the car and loaded the boat and went through the usual checks and got ourselves under way.<br />
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Through Minshull Lock, Cholmondeston Lock and ended up moored outside the Barbridge Inn where we met a couple who were interested in purchasing a share. We showed them around, explained the detail, and I think they went away with their heads full of info to mull over.<br />
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What's next? Into the pub of course, and we started with a curried parsnip soup followed by a Butchers Platter and very nice it was too.<br />
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Later, back in TQ, we crashed...<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-25990111775853796012018-05-23T21:20:00.000+01:002018-05-23T21:20:49.429+01:00We'll soon be back to base.Nearing the end of our holiday although there are a couple of days to go.<br />
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The weather has been outstanding, today has been wall to wall sunshine again and we'll remember it for many years to come.<br />
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Loads of work has been done, some trivial but a requirement of the BSS, for example the fire extinguisher locking pins fell out when the extinguisher was tipped over onto its side. Easily solved utilising the existing elastic band retaining it.<br />
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Others are more complex, the battery links for example needed upgrading to cope with the possible higher load drawn by the inverter. It's one of those things that are highly unlikely to happen, but it is possible.<br />
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So I swapped the single domestic and the starter, so now all domestic batteries are together in the engine 'ole and the starter battery is up in the locker. </div>
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This little notice plate had to be removed from the switch gear below and placed above deck:-</div>
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Not on the BSS list; I've changed the oil, filter and air filter.<br />
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Also been down the bow thruster 'ole, dried it out, cleaned and painted with two coats of bitumastic.<br />
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There's loads of these about in the evenings.<br />
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ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-1366396669257245882018-05-21T22:23:00.000+01:002018-05-22T07:30:03.039+01:00It's about time I blogged again.It's been a while, as we've been out of 'tinterwebby range and I've lost track of what's been going on, so here's some pix:-<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-54211144636170093192018-05-17T21:50:00.000+01:002018-05-17T21:50:02.628+01:00We've left 'Golly.Sad to leave Llangollen, it's a lovely town.<br />
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First thing was to fill the water tank; it took ages because the flow was slow and the tank was nearly empty.<br />
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Motoring on through the Narrows we met a few boats coming the other way, good job Lin went ahead with the walkie talkie to give me the heads up on what's in front.<br />
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Despite the sunshine it's been really cold today, in fact there was a frost this morning and we've lit the fire tonight.<br />
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<br />ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-62600020528050835102018-05-16T20:01:00.000+01:002018-05-16T20:01:03.559+01:00Well I'm chuggered. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well almost; we were strolling along the unnavigable section of the Llangollen Canal, minding our own business, when we were accosted by a CaRT beggar this morning. Firstly claiming he wasn't chugging and saying we have nothing to fear from him, he then immediately went into his schpiele about how we could sign up to whatever it was he was selling, which was going to cost us money. Now if that ain't chugging I don't know what is. Needless to say, we declined his kind offer.<br />
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Nearly all the boats in the moorings have left, some as early as 07:00. At the time of writing this (16:30) it still hasn't filled up again. It's now very quiet here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken at around 10:00 this morning.</td></tr>
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I remember the first time we visited Horseshoe Falls I was expecting some height with water cascading from above. I was a little disappointed but the scenery there and on the way made up for it.<br />
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I see this time the Winter debris hasn't been cleared, and probably won't be. There's a dead sheep hanging on the weir, just thinking this water feeds into Hurleston Reservoir and is piped to Crewe!<br />
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The weir was built to dam the river and provide a supply of water for the canal and Hurleston Reservoir. There is an adjustable weir in the building which controls the flow of the water and nowadays a compressor pumping air into the water to oxygenate it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loads of rubbish trapped behind the weir.</td></tr>
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On the way back we followed the public footpath through the Chain Bridge Hotel grounds and over the River Dee via the Chain Bridge and then under the railway line and up onto Berwyn Station platform where we waited for the train to take us back to Llangollen.<br />
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We did some shopping in the town and bought some provisions, eggs, beer, crisps, beer, bread rolls, oh! and some beer.</div>
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There was a baker's selling Oggies, just had to partake, it was delicious.<br />
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ketrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415524220189786655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424832742724364855.post-44986904812122831612018-05-16T06:27:00.000+01:002018-05-16T06:29:53.780+01:00Well there's lovely isn't it.A complete turnaround in the weather.<br />
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Yes, we finally made it. But what a journey, spectacular scenery all th way to Chirk Aqueduct, Chirk Tunnel, Froncycyllte, Poncysyllte Aqueduct, Trevor, Llangollen Narrows, and the moorings.<br />
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£12.00 gets you 48 hours, water and electricity.<br />
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It's a long walk back from the town, made long by the steep hill and steps to the moorings. If we stay too long here I thing we could get fit, can't be having that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today's start point.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we turn the bend the Chirk Aqueduct presents itself. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting our turn at the Pontcysyllte.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">120 foot drop into the River Dee.</td></tr>
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We had an early tea in the Corn Mill, sat outside woth a view of the river and railway station.<br />
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TQ is in there somewhere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah! There... Note to self - we won't park our barge here again unless it's empty.</td></tr>
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Never a dull moment on the canals, the Air Ambulance landed near the town this evening, caught it just after take-off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was on the ground for 3/4 of an hour, then away to hospital.</td></tr>
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<br />Earlier it was all hustle and bustle here in the moorings, now it's all gone quiet, there's hardly a sound, just the birdies singing their evening song.<br /><br />
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