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Oven ping.... oven that goes ping. But it sounds great

Ours is very similar to this one. It holds so much stuff.... brilliant

I love ours.... we fit all sorts of stuff in it. ill get a photo this weeken

Must say, I was on the Bridgewater last year, dreading being accosted by Sonny after what I have read on this forum. Then it happened, a knock on the boat...... the one who must be obeyed just said - be nice. I was and so was he. We had a good 10 minute chat, he told me the rules, gave me a business card and told us to give him a call if there is any issues. I came away from that meeting with him thinking WTF. I had expected the son of Satan to be ripping my throat out and feeding it to his evil hounds. I suppose if I had gone and greeted him aggressively it would have been different. Im very much the same - talk to me and Im a nice fella to know, talk at me and im a bar steward, be aggressive towards me and your next thought will be - "how did i end up down here?" closely followed by "O that hurt!" I think we have all met people on the cut who are great people but we will all have met people on the cut who are a confrontational and aggressive for the hell of it. I suppose if you are having conversations with the later 4 or 5 times a week, even if the other 50 are great people, you will approach each boat any boat with trepidation. All I can say is that it worked for me and once they open Wigan Flight and I will no doubt be having a 10 minute conversation with him again... maybe even make him a brew (i know.... radical thinking, hey)

A lot of drinkers and a few dealers but we have never had a problem with them as long as you talk to them. the only problems we have had is during kick out times at the local borstals (schools). Little shoots they are. I also wouldnt like to stop overnight

We have just got back from a quick trip to Riley Green. The Boat Yard (Pub) is almost ashes, which is a shame because it did some good grub. As you get to the top of Johnston Locks there is water, elsan, pump out and shower - all clean and looked after. Unfortunately the pub opposite is shut at the moment. Its about 30 - 40 mins to Riley Green from there. I cant remember bridge numbers but I would suggest that going under the motorway and mooring just before the next bridge. There are good moorings next to the pub but it does smell a bit like a few day old wet fire at the moment, so we just moored before the bridge. Rishton is easily reachable from there the next day and we have stayed there a couple of times without any problems but if you want to carry on a little further then we have moored past Clayton-le-Moors (just past the pipe bridge) a few times. This is far more rural. Doing this will give you a good run for the next day which we usually have a long(ish) day to get through Barrowford locks and you can moor before the tunnel. This leaves you with a morning transit through the tunnel. We have gone through the tunnel and carried onto a place called Salterford, which has a great little pub with some good food, after doing the locks, but that makes for quite a long day. During the day, there is a handy Morrisons with its own mooring in Nelson, you just need a BW key to get into the car park. The proviso on all these timings is - that it depends on what you pick up along the way.... my tally on the Riston to Barrowford leg has been 1 mattress, a welly, a walking boot, a traffic cone, a hessian sack and a shop full of plastic bags. Ive heared some people complain about the run between Blackburn and Burnley. That it is industrial and run down..... I quite like it because it gives you a good idea why they built these canals in the first place - to move things to and from these run down places. Im sorry I have not given any bridge numbers or any useful information like that, but I dont have my guide with me!!!! Enjoy the run..... the other side of the tunnel is just spectacular. You will love 'the twisties'

Sewage was always a good place to get a hair cut, a magic trick and robbed!! One transit I remember was being in the ER and being sand blasted via the ER fans whilst we were in a sand storm. Took weeks to get the stuff out from under my skin. We didnt need anti flash this and that, the only thing the Merchant had to worry about was the amount of bum boats around. Sadly, the Suez Circus with the barber, the magician, the tailor, the bits and bats guy and the girls stopped some time ago Either Suez or Panama is a good way to loose weight if you are an Engineer & a good chance for a bronzy if you are a star gazer

When going down hill, I am often happy that I have a Stern Fender. We are on the L&L and my boat is max length (60 ft). To open the lock gates i often have to back up to the cill before the gate will swing. Having a Stern Fender stops me damaging the boat or the cill. Wouldnt be without one !

Carpet.... finally recovered Hat .... not recovered Fenders Paint Skin whilst removing bits from the prop

I suspect that anything over 900w will kill the genny because of the starting load. I can run at a slight overload on start up - for instance my chop saw flick the overload LED on for a fraction of a second on start and that runs OK, thats 1500w on a standard motor.

Has anyone got any idea if there is a pressure washer out their that will run on a 2.2Kw portable generator? It obviously wont be powerful, but it will make life a lot easier. My idea it to set up a header tank (Wheelie bin!) with a head of about 5 ft. This will be filled via a submersible pump from the cut. The idea works but I cant find a suitable pressure washer

Tizzy The houses are at the end of the branch, by the winding hole. The Indian is straight up the hill into Tarleton

From the CRT T&C's " 5. Boat Safety and Insurance 5.1 The Boat must comply with the Boat Safety Scheme requirements (set out in Schedule 1 below) at all times. 5.2 You must have in force an insurance policy for the Boat, provided by a company that is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, which covers third-party liabilities of at least two million pounds. The insurance cover must be maintained for the full duration of the Licence." Schedule 1# "BOAT SAFETY: STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT There is a legal requirement for boats to comply with the Trust’s standards for construction and equipment (appended). You are responsible for making sure that the Boat is maintained so that it complies with the required standards at all times. To protect the safety of all our customers, we may operate a spot check on the fuel, gas and electrical installations on board any boat which we have reason to believe no longer meets the required standards. If we believe the Boat is dangerous, we may terminate your Licence and you will have to remove it from the Waterways. If you fail to remove the Boat from our Waterways, we can do so at your expense. When applying for a boat licence, you must produce evidence that the Boat meets these standards. Acceptable evidence is one of the following:  confirmation that the Boat complies with Boat Safety Scheme standards. This must be appropriate for the purpose for which the Boat is used. Please remember that any alterations, modifications or a lack of good maintenance may mean that the evidence of compliance is no longer valid.  a current Declaration of Conformity with the EU Recreational Craft Directive which shows the specification of the Boat. This declaration must be less than four years old (one year for ‘sailaways’).  In respect of boaters who have completed the CRT form declaring an exemption from the Boat Safety Scheme standards, we may from time to time carry out random checks and we reserve the right to inspect the Boat and/or to require further evidence or information from such boaters to validate that the exemption applies. When renewing your Licence, the reminder we send you shows the issue and expiry date of the evidence that we currently hold for the Boat. If the evidence is still valid, you do not need to enclose it with your licence application. But if the evidence has expired, you must enclose new evidence of compliance with your application." Hope that helps a bit !! here are the T&C's you sign up to https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/5962.pdf

We were there in November last year. The advise I would give is that once you have come through the last swing bridge before the locks..... look for the Winding Hole sign and turn in it. If you slightly miss it then go back a bit until you can hit it. We missed it by about 10 foot and it took about 1.5 hrs to wind !! We are 60ft and managed. Just a warning when you are doing the Rufford branch..... there is a section that you think it was built for swamp buggies - its a fantastic run but i wish i had realised how rustic that section of the canal was. The boss did ask me at one point if I had taken a wrong turn. There are some decent moorings in front of the new houses and if you fancy an Indian takeaway then a 10 min walk up the road will reward you with a great little Indian.