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Post by trollspindle on Oct 19, 2016 12:39:56 GMT
As a very new potential boater, I am seeking as much information as I can on all aspects of boats and canals. I tend to learn by a blend of osmosis and immersion. Can anyone recommend any vlogs, blogs books or video that have helped them or they feel may help us newbie boaters get a feel for it all. I have read and loved Marie Browne's" Narrow" series. Working my way through"sort of interesting" with Dan and Narrowboat Tilly , have Flowd with Mylo and enjoyed Robbie Cumming too, what else is there to entertain and enlighten
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 12:54:45 GMT
... I tend to learn by a blend of osmosis and immersion. ... I can't really help but I do recommend 'immersion' and canals be avoided - the dog is nodding her head in agreement. Wibble.
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Post by trollspindle on Oct 19, 2016 13:14:33 GMT
... I tend to learn by a blend of osmosis and immersion. ... I can't really help but I do recommend 'immersion' and canals be avoided - the dog is nodding her head in agreement. Wibble. Most dogs I know would be horrified at the thought of no immersion , though the current one did bite me when I tried to lift him into the bath for a wash...
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Post by Saltysplash on Oct 19, 2016 15:22:36 GMT
While i've never been one to follow blogs to much there is one a neighbour of mine writes. They are not livaboard but there is some useful info stuff on there also links to other blogs. Linky nbherbie.blogspot.co.uk/
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Post by JohnV on Oct 19, 2016 16:31:58 GMT
I have not yet read a canal based book that ever truly captured my imagination. I've read Narrow Dog series, Watersteps round Europe, Journey Without End, I quite enjoyed reading Lock Keepers Daughter but oddly the books I preferred about the Inland waters were Fred Doeflinger's Slow Boat series, outdated and quaint but I enjoyed them.
The boating books that captured my imagination were things like Tim Severin's Brendan Voyage, Thor Heyerdhal's Kon Tiki, even more extraordinary "The Epic Voyage of The Seven Little Sisters" by that now almost forgotten adventurer William Willis. He is someone that should be remembered for a life that was, to our modern eyes more extraordinary than most products of Hollywood. In the 1930's he broke a prisoner out of Devils Island, the French Penal Colony, he sailed a raft (The Seven Little Sisters) 6,700 miles solo across the Pacific when he was in his sixties. In his 70's he sailed another raft 11,000 miles from South America to Australia. A truly remarkable man
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Post by patty on Oct 19, 2016 16:51:26 GMT
I wrote a blog on my boat build( google a narrow path, my journey continues) but no good to you if u are going for 2nd hand and rip out..I decided following viewing loads boats couldn't face dealing with (sorry everyone) smell of the pump outs/old cassettes....it was a smell that took me right back to the days of when I was a urology nurse. My job was dealing with (again so sorry) piss n shit(did I really write that?) and I wanted fresh start, nice new clean boat.I am at present editing it all with view to having a go at self publishing..however have lots of other stuff keeping me busy so it'll be years away. I do enjoy a project or 2.
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Post by quaysider on Oct 19, 2016 17:05:17 GMT
I've been blogging since we ordered outr boat back in January... it's really just a dumping ground for my thoughts/lists but there might be something useful in there if you can't sleep! narrowboatellis.blogspot.co.uk1 week tomorrow will see her on the back of a lorry and then craned in at our mooring.
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Post by patty on Oct 19, 2016 19:01:23 GMT
Amazing scary sight seeing your boat craned in..but don't fret over the bubbles it won't be sinking..its summit to do with the stuff they put to protect the hull from the straps....I think...
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Post by quaysider on Oct 19, 2016 19:08:54 GMT
Amazing scary sight seeing your boat craned in..but don't fret over the bubbles it won't be sinking. .its summit to do with the stuff they put to protect the hull from the straps....I think...The money they're all charging me, I hope it's "gold" dust bubbling off lol
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Post by JohnV on Oct 19, 2016 19:24:49 GMT
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Post by JohnV on Oct 19, 2016 19:40:23 GMT
the 250 ton crane (same type and size for in and out) Lifting back in (unfinished but hull watertight and sound)
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Post by quaysider on Oct 20, 2016 5:19:36 GMT
Great photos... scary but great!
Is it finished yet? ;-)
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Post by JohnV on Oct 20, 2016 8:21:12 GMT
Great photos... scary but great! Is it finished yet? ;-) Naaah ! don't be daft ....... those were only taken 20 years ago ....... Give us a chance Don't think old boats are ever finished ..... but the old girl does look somewhat different now b atch to sort 211 by mudlarker2, on Flickr
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Post by paul on Oct 20, 2016 9:13:28 GMT
Wow! thats a mighty looking boat.
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Post by patty on Oct 20, 2016 11:47:42 GMT
She's lovely
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