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BilgePump

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    Scorpio
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  1. All shut on that road now. It was The Bay opposite which closed a year or more ago and is going to be turned into housing. The Pack Horse further down near the pole closed before Covid and is now owned by an alarm/security business. Still a few around but many have closed over the years.
  2. Yip. Know it well. Only just shut as pub recently. Most recent tenants have taken on the Oak at the pole as food place with good reviews. In all honesty, I think it takes a certain type of person to be running a bar, rather than the location as such. I'd feel happy walking into any bar in Failsworth on my own. Would I ever want to run one on a Friday night? No, ta! But I know people who did it for years.
  3. Go on, enlighten us as to which one it was
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  5. Newspaper? Should have been a copy of Land Rover Monthly, Old Glory, PBO or Waterways World.
  6. Family's old 60' narrowboat had a bit in front of the cabin that was an open area, could put down a few camp beds, folding work table or chairs as needed. The entire cabin on the 17' or 19' GRP I have now would fit into that space (if you dropped the headroom to about 4'6") and they still each have room for two berths, a loo and space for a stove/wash bowl. Couldn't have lived full time on the narrowboat personally, not unless had workspace, garden, shed on land close to the boat.
  7. Drove past yesterday on way to boat and big loader was unloading massive rebar lattice cylinders so assuming that that is something to do with the concrete piles menntined in post above. Sorry, no pic as was in car.
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  9. Whilst agreeing with the methods posted above, just wondering if anyone has tried the white vinegar and good wash method? Have always used a variety of the previous posters' suggestions but was told it was an alternative way.
  10. Up to 48' 7" / 14.80m mooring at Bosley Top Lock L1 Leisure available now, currently on offer at £1858 (approx £38.30/ft) Up to 27' 3" / 8.30m mooring at Higher Poynton L1 Leisure available now, currently on offer at £1074(approx £37.60/ft) Those figures suggest that £1700 would get you approx 45' of CaRT mooring
  11. I can think of at least three people over the years who passed away enjoying themselves on the water, right to the end. They just didn't know it was the last day. All late 70s to 80s, sudden, natural causes, when they were out on their boats. One sailing in the Irish sea, one at anchor fishing in the med and one just at anchor for the night on the river here. Always seems a better way to go than many others. Don't call it a 'weed' hatch over in the Caribbean. They'll think he's going to stuff it full of the finest and row back over. Mind you, the OAFC players could get a nice bonus.
  12. And think of all the stoppages he avoided! Bet no one asks him if he has pumpout, cassette or composting loo on board!
  13. remember that Frank Rothwell (73) is about to complete his second solo transatlantic row in three years, beating his own 2021 record for the oldest rower. He established Manchester Cabins, which sponsored the Ocean Youth Club, and in recent years he took over ownership of Oldham Athletic. I do hope he's been wearing his trademark flat cap on the crossing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68307134
  14. Pauline is a beautiful boat. Only seen it from the outside a few years ago but thought the lines and everything were magic. Never seen the inside before the current FB ad but it seems to live up to the exterior. Price gets you a load of boat but I imagine it will require one seriously skilled and enthusiastic owner to keep her in shape. As an aside, I blooming hate facebook etc links where there is so much tracking cr@p in the URL that it takes lines to tell FB who referred who from what page and region etc. Not getting at our forum members, it's the big platforms at fault. For example, the straight link to the ad for Pauline is https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/775760507312896
  15. That doesn't sound too bad at all. I'm currently paying £87 per month for just a 26' long CaRT leisure mooring on the Macclesfield canal. Water and bins there but nothing else. Not the easiest access to public transport either and no free parking close by. True residential moorings are like hens' teeth but some places like New Mills marina have an intensive use option and is next to a train line into Manchester.
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