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1. Increasing water storage capacity 1 2

   By viablesodium, January 16   

   • new to boating
   • water tank
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   • Tacet
   • February 16

2. Electric tap/shower 1 2

   By CatherineS, February 9
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   • Tracy D'arth
   • February 15

3. NO ELECTRIC 1 2

   By Karen Louise, January 17   

   • shoreline
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   • Karen Louise
   • February 14

4. Advice needed! Do I purchase a narrowboat? 1 2 3

   By Emmyjoy, January 29
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   • manxmike
   • February 13

5. Thinking about buying a boat 1 2 3 4 7

   By Isher1883, December 18, 2023
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   • Stroudwater1
   • February 13

6. Advice please :-)

   By DGP, February 11
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   • Midnight
   • February 12

7. Slipways on Cheshire canals

   By Mike Cole, June 30, 2017
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   • Ian Mac
   • February 11

8. Short tester holiday 1 2

   By Charles Payne, February 8
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   • HillWalker
   • February 10

9. Advice on survey report 1 2

   By blu, January 30
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   • jonathanA
   • February 9

10. Skipton to Manchester via Leeds

    By tjr1234, February 6
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    • Stroudwater1
    • February 7

11. Dipstick for Lister JS2 engine

    By Adrian2023, February 2
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    • Adrian2023
    • February 4

12. First time narrowboat owner and clueless about electrics 1 2

    By liambarrett-17, February 1
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    • Tony Brooks
    • February 2

13. Best kiln dried logs. 1 2 3

    By Karen Louise, December 6, 2023   

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    • woodburning stove
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    • Bobbybass
    • January 31

14. Is bicycle on the roof the only solution? 1 2 3

    By nealeST, January 28
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    • Twig
    • January 29

15. skipper 17 boat to use on canal 1 2

    By Blue37, January 21
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    • jonathanA
    • January 23

16. 65 foot boat

    By James Maguire, January 11
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    • debbbbs
    • January 15

17. Which type of antifreeze do people use in their back boilers? 1 2

    By Piran, October 9, 2020
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    • blackrose
    • January 12

18. Looking for my 1st boat in 2024 1 2

    By Longdog3, January 7
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    • ditchcrawler
    • January 10

19. Help moving a boat on the tidal Thames to river medway

    By Stuart123, December 29, 2023
    • 7 replies
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    • Peugeot 106
    • January 9

20. Insights on an offer (subject to pre-purchase survey) 1 2

    By blu, January 7
    • 31 replies
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    • Barneyp
    • January 8

21. Proposed new accessible electric narrowboat. 1 2 3 4 16

    By Andrew Grainger, December 16, 2023   

    • electric
    • insulation
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      • insulation
      • accessibility
      • solar pv
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    • Matt Wardman
    • January 8

22. We’re to stop in burnley

    By Jimmy2445, January 3
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    • Ian Mac
    • January 7

23. Wigan flight locks

    By Jimmy2445, January 6
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    • Alan de Enfield
    • January 6

24. Is it a Cart or Wheelbarrow 1 2

    By Naartjie - Duck Hatch, December 25, 2023
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    • TheBiscuits
    • January 4

25. Loan 1 2

    By blu, December 31, 2023
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    • magnetman
    • January 1