Chris T

Same as the Macc canal society days then, thanks, I've never seen a CRT notification about them before. Hopefully it will help things run smoothly rather than cause delays though 🤭

I've received a CRT notice about a lock-wind event and wondered what it is? I thought it must be similar to the Macclesfield canal society 'Have a lock on us' days where society members operate the locks on the flight, but this notice says it may cause slight delays and to follow the signs, so I'm not sure. Thanks. https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/10513099/canalrivertrust.org.uk?p=eyJzIjoiZWJYRVBiQXpMT1R5dlAyd3pZTmtjeTBSZzRZIiwidiI6MiwicCI6IntcInVcIjoxMDUxMzA5OSxcInZcIjoyLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2NhbmFscml2ZXJ0cnVzdC5vcmcudWtcXFwvbm90aWNlc1xcXC8wMTk3Y2I4NS1jMjBjLTc3OTAtYTI4NS1hNjFlNTgwNjRkOTFcIixcImlkXCI6XCIyODVhZWNiMTFiOTM0ZmIwOGZlN2E0YTllMDc0MzkxM1wiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImUyOTcwNjg0YjU1ZmJmNGY0Y2JmMjMzYTgyMDE3YzkxN2Y0YTgwZTRcIl0sXCJtc2dfdHNcIjoxNzUxNDY5MzA0fSJ9

Just to add, this isn't a boatyard, it's a small place on the canal that does day boat hire, some chandlery (although since 'covid times' you can no longer go inside to browse), gas, diesel, coal, but always busy with people at the outside tables having drinks/cakes/ice creams. I saw on their Facebook page that someone had asked the reason for the change to dispensing fuel, but there was no reply.

Hubby also questioned if it was 1 April 🤔. They've sold diesel for years so this is a new thing. I can completely understand a minimum sale to make it worth their while, especially as they have to abandon their sales of coffees and cakes, no doubt a far bigger earner, but it seems a very high minimum, and I didn't understand the kg thing at all.

Just passed Bailey's Trading Post on the Macclesfield and saw a sign that they will now only provide diesel if it's over 101 litres, and some stuff about selling by the kilo rather than litre. Not sure what this is all about, hopefully it's not a common thing as we tend to fill up with as low as 50 litres because the cost feels less painful. Has anyone come across this or anything similar before?

Oh.... ☹️

Just watching the first episode, as he goes under bridge 144 (could have been 114) it looks like a kingfisher darts into view and back again.

Agree with previous comments. Moorings are extremely limited at Whaley Bridge and are right next to the road. Loads of moorings at Bugsworth and also plenty of space on the bank once you're moored up, and nice for a walk round, it's a really interesting place. Unfortunately, although you can't see the main road from the moorings, we find the traffic noise quite intrusive. It's a pleasant walk from there into Whaley Bridge, maybe 20 mins along the canal.

I used it on the outside of the cover.

After a few cleans with Renovo, our cover still had some small white spots, which I assumed to be mould / mildew based. I tried a bit of Mould Magic from Must Have Ideas (I've used it on black mould around the window frames at home) which has removed the white spots, but hasn't affected the colour of the cover. This was only a few weeks ago and only a small patch, so I don't know if it's a long term solution, but it cleaned it up sufficiently for me to finally feel it was ready to reapply the Fabsil.

That's what we have always done previously.

We've got at least one, but naturally couldn't find one when it was needed. And yes, Harecastle. We've been through loads of times but never had to book online before and wasn't prepared for this question. Sorry for not replying more quickly, I've been at the tiller.

We've just borrowed a tape measure from someone so we're sorted now.

Trying to book a tunnel passage, and the CRT website requires me to put the air draught in before I can book. I have no idea what this is, but we've been through the tunnel loads of times before. It's a Liverpool 50 foot cruiser. Any ideas what our air draught may be? Thanks in advance.

Thanks, that's useful to know.