Monthly Archives: January 2007

NOT a narrowboat training video

Posted on January 29, 2007 by admin

Some narrow boaters (as opposed to fat boaters?) are using the YouTube website to publish their videos and some are actually quite entertaining. Here are a few worth watching. How not to steer The curious incident of the tree and … Continue reading →

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Leaving my job, moving on

Posted on January 29, 2007 by admin

This week I’m leaving the job I’ve been in for over six years to go freelance. It’s a big step and I’m nervous because I need to bring in enough money to keep both me and the boat going; with … Continue reading →

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Rickmansworth

Posted on January 29, 2007 by admin

There seems to have been a long-standing problem with unlicensed and scruffy boats, with heaps of rubbish in piles behind them, just outside Rickmansworth. Although I believe on principle that everyone should pay their licence, I don’t usually get all … Continue reading →

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More boats that make me smile

Posted on January 27, 2007 by admin

This is L’Escargot, a boat I’ve passed several times in Uxbridge and on the Thames: This tiny narrowboat was near Black Jack’s Lock: An imposing houseboat, Queen of the Thames, in the rain: A boat that looks like a Mondrian:

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Repairs done, more problems arise

Posted on January 27, 2007 by admin

Bristol Fashion has been in Denham Yacht Station, in Uxbridge, for two weeks. It’s an odd-shaped little boatyard with boats crammed in one against another in a long, narrow cut of water. J.P. Marine have found and fixed my water … Continue reading →

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Ken’s looking for a London mooring

Posted on January 25, 2007 by admin

Ken asked me a question: I’ve just spent the evening browsing apolloduck for widebeams, rather than working again… I visited Whilton & Braunston marinas on Sunday and saw a wide range of Narrowboats and one widebeam. I’ve realised though that … Continue reading →

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Living in a corridor

Posted on January 19, 2007 by admin

Ken asked me ~ How have you adapted to the confines of a narrow boat, and do you ever wish you had a widebeam or a dutch barge? Living in a narrowboat is a bit like living in a corridor … Continue reading →

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Soggy new year

Posted on January 6, 2007 by admin

I came back to the boat after new year to find water rising over the floorboards in the lounge. The situation is worse than before. I don’t know where the leak is so I’m ripping up the entire floor. A … Continue reading →

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