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Leepers

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About Leepers

  • Birthday 21/04/1960

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Skipton
  • Occupation
    Printer
  • Boat Name
    Radway
  • Boat Location
    Skipton

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  1. This brings back memories of my first outing on a canal at 12 years old. My parents bought a clinker built day boat and trailer in 1972 (Same year as this film), we launched it for the first time in Leeds basin on the slipway which is directly behind and to the left of Nairn at he end of the film when he's talking to camera (29:36). We sailed up and down the canal basin for a while and then negotiated Office lock. It seemed so deep at the time, but it's quite a shallow lock in reality. I also have a vague memory of a disused lock under the arches which went onto the river. The lock and the slipway are long gone of course, but i kept an interest in canals from that day. My parents had boats until the late 70's and i've kept the tradition going up to the present day Reminiscing over!
  2. A friend of mine is on a hire boat down there, he sent me a text yesterday to say police were looking for someone who had been taking pot shots at boats with an air rifle
  3. I had one die on me just the same, just didn't have enough power to turn the engine fast enough to start. Replacement starter did the trick.
  4. This was a slightly less successful attempt (if the link works) http://www.vkmag.com/index.php/magazine/schat_heb_jij_de_boot_gezien/schat_heb_jij_de_boot_gezien/
  5. Try a Blackstar HT 1 watt valve amp http://www.blackstaramps.com/products/ht-1/
  6. Thanks from me too - lots of drooling to catch up on Lee
  7. Wish I could see them - I'm on Orange!?
  8. It's an Orange thing!, not been able to get on for weeks, thinking of packing in Orange because of it, as I'm getting no joy with the help lines
  9. Ours cracked last winter during a cold spell, The fire was not lit, but the door was locked, I think the door distorted enough to crack the glass with the metal contracting and putting pressure on the door, we leave the door open now so far no more problems
  10. What about someone filling their coal scuttle from a bag of solid fuel on the front deck late at night after they have come back from the pub - That Is LOUD!!
  11. Leepers

    mink

    A few years ago we had a mink that decided to live under the front deck of an old narrow boat we had. The first we knew was one day on a Sunday cruise with friends the wife was making a cup of tea in the galley and saw it looking through the window at her. Once the screaming stopped we quickly pulled in to the bank and encouraged it with a boat pole to abandon ship. When we lifted the deck the smell and mess was horrendous, Feathers and fish bones everywhere It took hours to clean out and repaint. All gaps were sealed and never saw any sign of it again - it was a couple of miles away from our mooring though where it jumped ship
  12. Try these people, I've bought Masons paint from them over the years (last year was the last purchase) Rainbow Paints Mafeking Works, Duke Of York St, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 3PD Tel: 01924 380966
  13. I'm also on Orange perhaps it s time to change my ISP
  14. I have had the same problem, tried acessing on two different computers with different accounts, can't get on with either. I asked someone else to try on their computer and they got on?? not sure what the problem is
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