Comments for Life Afloat on Narrowboat Audrey Too

Comment on Flooding in York by admin

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:44:29 +0000

Yes, back in Clarence Dock. No stove but have got electric radiators backing up the diesel central heating. Quite toasty enough.

Comment on Flooding in York by Tim Whaley

Tim Whaley — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:29:15 +0000

Good to see another blog with some northern content! I’m hoping you have your stove fitted now? That must have been pretty naff with just the central heating! Are you back at Clarence Dock this winter??

Tim

Comment on Winterising our narrowboat by admin

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:38:35 +0000

Promise we’re taking care of her! She’s a grand boat to live on.

Comment on Winterising our narrowboat by Roy Cousins

Roy Cousins — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:13:12 +0000

Nice to see my old boat again! I had her from new and was truly happy with her. Look after the old girl!

Comment on Another Paul Widdowson boat in Sheffield by Mick

Mick — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:46:25 +0000

Trilby has a very interesting propeller configuration. Have a chat with the owner if you get chance. I missed them last time they passed through Tinsley Marina. I am interested to find out, just how well the prop works.

mick

Comment on Narrowboat Audrey Too’s interior by Boat-Wife

Boat-Wife — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:16:56 +0000

Gorgeous looking boat. Always nice to have a real nosey inside someone elses boat! :-)

Comment on Sprotbrough on the River Don by Mike

Mike — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:23:36 +0000

Hi all.

Sprottie is a great place to stay, we get there quite often. I always say that the 48 hours is advisory. ;-) We had an interesting time there over easter.

http://the-onion-bargee.blogspot.com/2011/05/easter-trip-on-rosie-2011-week-2.html

Enjoy the weather :-(

Regards

Mick -n- Mags

Comment on Narrowboat Audrey Too’s interior by blackwolf409

blackwolf409 — Sat, 14 May 2011 11:42:34 +0000

Lookin nice and cosy as usual! n_n

Comment on Boats that make me smile by Richard

Richard — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:04:05 +0000

Good God, and it FLOATS!?! I like the mini canal/day boat too :-)

Comment on Boats that make me smile by Starfish

Starfish — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:48:52 +0000

That boat Nemesis, I also wonder what it would look like inside…dim comes to mind; very tiny windows.

Comment on Arrived at Leeds winter mooring, at last by Lofty

Lofty — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:01:58 +0000

well ok so leeds.. and.. sheesh its like the last page in that murder novel.. ya know the one that hancock tried to read?.. lol Hoping you all survived.. and are ready to continue into the rest of the year….

oh and i`m not really jealous..!.. well ok maybe a bit…

Lofty..

Comment on Winterising our narrowboat by Richard

Richard — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:41:45 +0000

I can sympathise! I have a boat on the Norfolk Broads, I was frozen in sold for 2 weeks in the end. One of the guys at a neighbouring boat yard even went for a walk across the dike. Probably not to be encouraged! I was only away for one night and as you found, the kettle was frozen sold by the time I got back.

Comment on Surviving winter on a narrowboat by jareG

jareG — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:53:25 +0000

I hope you are OK. The real winter just started.
Anyway I really like your blog – great journey from London to Leeds. I hope to do the same next year.
Regards

Jarek

Comment on Surviving winter on a narrowboat by Pete Earley

Pete Earley — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:12:47 +0000

Like you we have a winter mooring booked at Clarence Dock but are stuck by ice at Lemonroyd. However, we have water and elsan and BWML have allowed us to plug into a spare electricity socket so we are in no worse a state than if we got to Leeds. The downside is the mile walk to the nearest shop, pub or bus stop.

We went to Leeds yesterday by bus. Very galling to see rthe half empty dock knowing you’ve paid to be there. It was ice free and the floodgates were open. It was raining this morning and is now drizzling so maybe the ice will melt though it wiull take quite a bit to melt an inch or more of ice.

I imagine another problem you will have to face is the need to give BW 72 hours notice when it does thaw to come back down the locks and hope it doesn’t refreeze it between times.

If you want a hand coming back down the let me know, assuming we’ve got to Leeds.

Regards
Pete
‘Joanie M’

Comment on Surviving winter on a narrowboat by Del

Del — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:58:42 +0000

The big thaw starts today, but more of the cold stuff next week.

I must buy myself a wheel barrow. Last week I had to carry two x 23 litre containers of diesel up the tow path, luckily I was built big and strong.

Rgds

Big Del Keay

;O)