The canal / narrowboat thread.
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Simpo Two said:
Judging by that bridge, Braunston?
Where the pickle comes from....
Ah yes. One from my travels in 2019:
Correct. Where the pickle comes from....
Ah yes. One from my travels in 2019:
dhutch said:
Good for reversing butty boats around.
Have definitely been involved with those fun and games before!Now sat at Napton ready to head home tomorrow
Edited by spitfire-ian on Sunday 20th March 20:15
Mmm that time of year where I start to get jealous of everyone's boat pics again! Nice to know roughly where some of you are, moving in a few weeks from MK to near Warboys/Chatteris so not far away so I can some and mither you all while you are doing boat things 
also will be handy knowing where to moor up around there as we will be making a purchase later this year if all goes to plan (and by plan that Mrs geeks concedes to my plan not to put an extension on the new house straight away while we consider if it is actually needed!)
also will be handy knowing where to moor up around there as we will be making a purchase later this year if all goes to plan (and by plan that Mrs geeks concedes to my plan not to put an extension on the new house straight away while we consider if it is actually needed!)Simpo Two said:
I'll probably be up again next week so will PM you first.
Won't be around I'm afraid, visiting mother for a long weekend before I go off on a Scottish island adventure for a couple of months.At least we had the first PH boating outing of the year !! (Well, without knowing it).
SimonTheSailor said:
Won't be around I'm afraid, visiting mother for a long weekend before I go off on a Scottish island adventure for a couple of months.
At least we had the first PH boating outing of the year !! (Well, without knowing it).
Scottish island adventure sounds fun. Hiring a boat?At least we had the first PH boating outing of the year !! (Well, without knowing it).
Gretchen said:
A man has just arrived to measure up for new wheelhouse canopy. I’m excited. Although other half has just now posed the question of canvas or PVC?
Oddly enough enough a man is arriving next week to do the same for mine! They're in the area that day.After much deliberation I chose navy canvas. PVC is easier to keep clean, but goes baggy and just looks a bit cheap IMHO. The price was the same.
Simpo Two said:
Gretchen said:
A man has just arrived to measure up for new wheelhouse canopy. I’m excited. Although other half has just now posed the question of canvas or PVC?
Oddly enough enough a man is arriving next week to do the same for mine! They're in the area that day.After much deliberation I chose navy canvas. PVC is easier to keep clean, but goes baggy and just looks a bit cheap IMHO. The price was the same.
all measured and ordered today. Simpo Two said:
Didn't you have to pay a deposit first? I paid mine back in January to secure an April fitting date.
I hear they scan the cockpit with a laser... witchcraft!
Paid today. Yep scanner was pipping away and done within a few minutes. To be honest i wasn’t surprised by the technique as it’s exactly what I expected. Probably because witch. I hear they scan the cockpit with a laser... witchcraft!
!!
Gretchen said:
In the meantime woke up on the other boat...
That's just greedy!Bacon Is Proof said:
What was the damage on the titan canopies?
I'm not sure ours has got another repair in it so may have to bite the bullet.
It will depend on the boat. For a 27' aft cockpit cruiser, just under £2K. It will last 10 years and their work is good, so it's OK.I'm not sure ours has got another repair in it so may have to bite the bullet.
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