I’ve removed the old ‘bi-fold’ door and hacked out the roof hatch. The port side panel is original GRP, the starboard would have been the same with a small central door and a higher threshold to keep the weather out. A previous owner had paneled inside and out with 10mm ply screwed through. The screws … Read more »
Author: Phil
IT Issues
I can get a bit smug about my IT set up but last weekend it all went wrong. For months when I boot up my desktop there have been a load of error messages, but despite that everything seemed to work OK. I got as far as consulting the local Linux User Group and someone … Read more »
Deck #2 part2
Here’s the deck frame in place, note the fixed ballast in the centre and movable ballast on the starboard side. Might have to move that now I have two leisure batteries. Deck boards fitted. The shorter board in the corner is deliberate, the gas locker fits here and the gas pipe and drain are through … Read more »
Deck #2
Or Possibly 3 if we include the original. Back in 2019, which seems like a different era now, I replaced Seren’s rear deck using decking boards such as one might use in a garden. The boards are made from recycled plastic and wood fibre and seem pretty good. What’s not so good, at least on … Read more »
Day 46 (I think!)
Day 22 was a nightmare. On the Ashton Canal lots of locks in a dodgy area of Manchester where the locals use the canal a rubbish dump and the kids aiuse themselves in the evenings by draining the pounds. At some point while I was out of the boat fighting a lock or running water … Read more »
Day 21
It’s three days to midummer, so why am I typing this in my sleeping bag? Beginning to wish I’d spent less time on Seren’s electrics and making the fridge work and got around to fitting heating instead. but here’s how the day went: The usual early start, ablutions, breakfast make sandwiches for lunch in case … Read more »
Day 20
Well, still in Manchester. Went for a short walk last night and found Piccadilly, and Picadilly Gardens sadly all fenced off I think in preparation for some festival. If you’ve been following this you’ll see I had electrical problems back in March (Cambs, not 3 months ago!) The charging is sorted OK but the leisure … Read more »
Day 19
Short cruise from the bottom Ashton lock to the junction with the Rochdale Canal. Just before the junction there’s a bit of a basin on a sharp bend followed by a bridge under a Morrison’s store. So I stopped for some shopping. Round the next bend to lock 84, Dale Street. Which is closed. As … Read more »
Day 18½
Dodgy internet connection last night so posting this on the morning of day 19, but we’ll come to that. Day 18 was spent doing the Ashton canal which consists almost entirely of locks, so: Lock 18 (Fairfield top lock) Made use of the Elsan point then set off through the lock. There were a couple … Read more »
Day 17
I reckoned about 4 hours to Marple Locks so I got organised and set off at 07.00. I paused at Addlington Basin for fuel and water and arrived at about 11.30. One of the reasons I love the old narrow canals so much is the industrial architcture, some of it going back to the early … Read more »
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