I knew it was going to be a good day when I slipped getting on the boat, almost shoving my knee up to my marriage certificate. Now call me superstitious, but these things always come in three’s, (one down). Usually we pick up at the Bay Tree, today we were picking up at the Packet [...]
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Sticky Locks or “when’s it going to fill?”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boating on June 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve killed my sander
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boating, D.I.Y on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you read my last post, you’ll know I have a boat called Water Sprite (aka Bloody ‘Ell!). Well, we decided to make a start on the new paint job, so on Saturday I gathered all the tools I thought I would need and we set off for the boatyard. My trusty sidekick and I [...]
Boatmans Holiday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boating on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This trip had been planned for weeks, so how come at 6 o’clock on Sunday morning, I didn’t want to go. After all, it was just another boat, on just another canal. See I’m part of a crew. We run a trip boat on the Chesterfield Canal, as of yet not totally restored. All proceeds, [...]
