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Monthly Archives: January 2007
NOT a narrowboat training video
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
Leaving my job, moving on
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
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
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
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
Ken’s looking for a London mooring
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
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
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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