tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91932844572630347962024-02-21T13:48:44.324+00:00WaterlilyI feed off many other canal blogs so I am going to do my bit - it won't be much, and not all canal related, but in the true spirit of blogging.......Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.comBlogger615125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-69598036018873349662013-03-09T18:30:00.003+00:002013-03-11T17:17:36.209+00:00Waterlily is now with her new ownersIt was a happy and sad day today as we completed the sale on Waterlily. We met her new owners at Great Haywood and completed the paperwork. So Waterlily is going on more exciting journeys with Alan and Sarah, (nice to meet you both) and their two children. It very much reminded us of our early holidays and the excitement and trepidation of taking the boat out onto the canals.<br />
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We took ownership of Waterlily in July 2008 and passed her on March 2013.<br />
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I will keep this blog open but without posts now for the record and continue to have years printed off for my records for the future.<br />
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Thank you for all of your help in selling her and for the comments and interest over the years we have owned her. We wish Alan and Sarah all the very best for their future cruises.<br />
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Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-80290341582288090892013-01-19T08:46:00.003+00:002013-01-19T08:46:40.956+00:00Waterlily is for sale A shameless bump post so it appears on my helpful fellow bloggers blog rolls...;-)<br />
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Please pass this info around as you see fit.... blog about it would be even nicer ;-)<br />
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Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-91591995372044112902013-01-10T23:20:00.002+00:002013-01-19T08:45:35.920+00:00Deposit received, buyer pulls outA rather hectic day today with my University hosting stargazing live - part way through the preparations I recieved a call from Great Haywood with an offer on Waterlily which we accepted. So now the deposit has been paid a survey is pending.<br />
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Thanks for those bloggers who promoted the sale. <br />
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Happy and sad, but overall pleased we will be passing on a lovely boat and whoever is the buyer will have so much joy from her.<br />
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Edited to say the buyer has pulled out because of health reasons ! Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-57721775602051284712013-01-03T16:57:00.001+00:002013-01-03T16:57:13.823+00:00Waterlily is for saleA shameless bump post so it appears on my helpful fellow bloggers blog rolls...;-)<br />
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Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-76632326656967290112012-12-18T16:12:00.000+00:002013-01-03T18:12:17.654+00:00Waterlily is now for sale - Please pass on the linkShe is up photographed and has her own brochure now....<br />
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Nev & RachelNev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-40166494988778468702012-12-17T07:12:00.002+00:002012-12-17T07:12:38.340+00:00Absolutly shattered !Owning a boat can be hard work, owning two is more than double hard work.. Anyone says different hasn't owned a boat.<br />
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I wanted to get Waterlily onto brokerage before Christmas. This is based on the thought that many will be making New Year plans and will have time to both surf and view....<br />
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So to get Waterlily on brokerage.........<br />
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There were some fixtures I wanted to take off so early Saturday I went ahead (Rachel was doing family stuff that included a hairdresser, I have little need for a hairdresser nowadays) First job was to remove the solar panel and controller install, not too bad, I installed it simply, no holes in the roof for cables or the panel (good decision). I swapped over a few other bits, nothing if you are reading this thinking of buying Waterlily that is a detriment to the boat, just personal bits. I then set to cleaning the outside.<br />
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I bloody well hate trees, over autumn the leaves left on the boat roof had stained, it took considerable scrubbing to remove the stains , I think weathering will eventually remove what I did not but they were very stubborn. I then washed and rinsed both sides plus front and back. After that both covers came off and were scrubbed to get the green algae off that was taking hold. One thing I have a problem with is joint pain and boy was I going to be repaid for stretching my should joints to the max with all the scrubbing !<br />
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I was now just about out of water.... my super reliable water gauge told me (another bonus for the new owners) so I packed up and was just scuttling across the cut to the Hunts water point when I spied Rachel arriving (about 3.30 now) A quick conflab resulted in taking on her good suggestion of locking up Hunts and Keepers and watering at the visitor moorings. By the time we had done that it was dark as we pushed Waterlily off the waterpoint to the last visitor mooring looking at Junction lock. Just before leaving for Water I took this last photos of Waterlily on Hunts lock moorings.<br />
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Percy was still unlocked so we took what we could carry over to Percy.... stopping to chat to Kev on Such as Life with the result of a an offer of 2 x 110ah wet batteries for £100 brand new. Good deal for all parties and ideal to upgrade the 2x 85ah or so on Percy of unknown vintage.<br />
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Back to Waterlily for the car shuffle next. We were planning on a Sunday cruise to Great Haywood boat sales at the marina meaning a car shuffle was in order. So we drove both cars the 45 minute journey to Great Haywood. left the Honda can came back in the Smart. I started to remember I had had no lunch so we took the easy Mucky Duck food option. I don't normally do mixed grills but I ate the £11 offer at the Swan washed down with two pints....the day was almost at an end, apart from a late walk round the Fradley pool with my trusty lantern as all the torches were on Percy.<br />
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I had a bad last night on Waterlily, too hot and despite taking pain killers before bed still woke up at 1.30am needing more. Age is a bugger of a thing....I eventually got off only to get woken by the alarm clock at 6.20am for a pre dawn start for day two.<br />
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The boat was ready by 7.15am and I walked up and set Junction lock. Nothing moving apart from us.... quite magical even if it was very cold, but no ice.<br />
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We eventually reversed into mooring 41 at Great Haywood at 2.15pm, checked in, dropped keys off then started the unloading of the boat..... just as we were finishing we got the first viewing, a lovely couple from Leicester, looking to go up from a 45 footer, hello if you found you way to our blog.<br />
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A quick clean inside .... we will be back over the Christmas break to do better, then car back to Fradley to pick up the other car then drive home, unload all the stuff the the garage to be sorted over Christmas as I am not taking half what we took off Waterlily back onto Percy.<br />
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Mission accomplished. Percy on our mooring at Fradley and Waterlily on brokerage at Great Haywood.<br />
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<br />Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-46132193383332347772012-12-10T22:25:00.003+00:002012-12-10T22:51:10.053+00:00It looks like it will be Great HaywoodI called over to see Great Haywood boat sales on Friday and the gentleman took my number and advised I'd get a call back. I did today from Ellie who was very enthusiastic, just what I want to hear especially as the boat buyer will hopefully get the same enthusiasm.<br />
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It looks like Waterlily will be heading for sale with them from Great Haywood marina. This is something we wanted as we needed her to be safe, offline with accompanied viewings only. They are not the cheapest but I expect worry free sales....I was impressed when i viewed boats there before, and the follow up calls seeing if I was sorted. They answered emails quickly also.... all good signs.<br />
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The other benefit is that thay have a slip there for surveying - if any interested parties need a survey. We had one five years ago so that might be good enough for someone to save a few hundred quid?<br />
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Just keeping an eye on the weather, I expect some ice over the next day or so but then it is mild wet and windy to clear any ice away. Ideally we would want her on brokerage before Christmas to allow those new Year dreams to be realised with the ownership of a very nice boat !! <br />
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It will also allow us to make the arrangements with CART to swop over the mooring permit.... and give them some more money !<br />
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<br />Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-63033393859360786422012-12-07T17:28:00.000+00:002012-12-07T17:28:01.581+00:00Sad timesJust sad, nothing boating related and not something to blog about. <br />
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Sad I suppose also that we will be parting company with Waterlily soon, well she will go on brokerage which means apart from checking her we will not be spending any more time on her. It's funny how attached you get to a bit of floating steel, I think it's the happy times and good memories we have. I think as and when she sells I'll close the blog with a montage of images of our time owning Waterlily. That is of course if she sells, fingers crossed.<br />
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I will be leaving some printouts so anyone who does view will be able to visit this blog and spend as much time as they want seeing how we have improved her and where she has been.<br />
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I have been moving possessions off Waterlily today.... <a href="http://nbpercy.blogspot.co.uk/">see Percy's blog for more ....</a>Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-57094538047942261762012-12-04T22:04:00.001+00:002012-12-04T22:04:23.285+00:00Mooring shufflePercy came to Fradley <a href="http://nbpercy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-final-leg.html">click here for the final leg</a>. I was back at Fradley today and moved Waterlily onto the mooring of <a href="http://dontpanic-loneboating.blogspot.co.uk/">Don't Panic</a>. Mandy is recovering from a bad accident and is, with permission, recovering on the Junction/keepers permit moorings. This will allow me to sort out the sale.... just getting valuations, then depending what I decide we will publish the details here.<br />
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<br />Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-25228212355314654492012-12-02T19:07:00.003+00:002012-12-02T19:07:48.341+00:00Iced in... maybeNot sure how the Trent and Mersey is fairing in this recent cold snap. Getting Percy our other boat back to fradley is becoming a trial....<br />
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We completed on Percy today. Jill and Tony Redshaw are a really genuine nice couple and it is a privilege to take their boat on for as long as we can before he is passed to someone else to live with !<br />
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I'll keep posting on both sites for now and will keep Waterlily blog live until she sells. ;-(<br />
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I have a very good following - see you all over there on the right, I'd like you to come visit my other blog and keep me going with your comments and observations as well as some useful advice.<br />
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I can't promise it will all be honey but like the best blogs it will be warts and all.<br />
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NevNev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-79089703654857062382012-11-27T13:53:00.004+00:002012-11-27T13:53:33.228+00:00Insurance - who do you use...?So getting close now.. the list is done for what I need to complete before Friday....and insurance is up there.<br />
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We use craftinsure for Waterlily at the moment. Costs us about £120 per year. I have just completed the on line quotation for Percy and it is coming out at £225 with a £150 excess, down to £191 with a £300 excess.<br />
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The Breakdown option appeals as at the moment we are paying for RCR £155 for their silver cover.<br />
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I have just printed off the towergate policy docs so some bedtime reading.<br />
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I'd be interested in who you use and why?<br />
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Nev Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-60230458152683303382012-11-25T20:37:00.000+00:002012-11-25T20:37:24.158+00:00At least there are no ridge tiles on a boatLast night at the bricks and mortar address we found our roof was leaking.....not much we could do at 11pm so this morning saw me up on the roof resetting three ridge tiles. Plenty of wind to add to the risk assessments with the method of access being revised to access to the dormer roof via my next door neighbours garden.<br />
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Just another example of the ease of living aboard..... yes I know there are plenty of other day jobs to take up the time, but I need as many reasons to liveaboard as possible !<br />
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So question is will the new raft of rain wash out my hard work today? But with all the flooding about that is a really small problem.<br />
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Hopefully move <a href="http://nbpercy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/tick-tock-tick-tock.html">Percy</a> on Friday, Boating !!Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-49231349558790016292012-11-21T21:00:00.000+00:002012-11-21T21:09:55.439+00:00Meet our new boatI did not want to temp fate. Now we have the results of the survey, no big issues we are on the home straight so I'll open up the link to my new blog all about NB Percy.....<br />
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<br />Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-867613740514070552012-11-17T17:50:00.000+00:002012-11-17T17:50:28.453+00:00House maintenance v's boat maintenanceSo today has seen me sorting out the central heating at home. Yes I always wait until the cold weather starts to do this. Over two weekends I have sorted the cold radiators so the house is now very warm.<br />
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I reflected on the respective maintenance demands of house v's boat. They are very different and I think the house beats the boat hands down. There is plenty to fettle on a boat, and I suppose it depends on the install.<br />
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You don't really want to know about our Vokera boiler etc at home as this is primarily a boaty blog. So the boat....We (or I as I do the maintenance) are attracted to simple and if possible varied systems for our boating. Many will advise that a solid fuel stove and back boiler are in the main bullet proof. In fact the best advice is not to have to rely on a sole form energy for the whole boat. It is of course personal preference and also personal risk management.<br />
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Waterlily has a very effective back boiler with a pipe stat controlled pump. Hot water from the calorifier via the engine or via the back boiler... two loops in the cylinder. Battery charging via the solar panel and engine.<br />
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So here is the interesting bit... well it is for me anyhow. The boat we are having surveyed on Monday is pretty much the same with the exception of no water tank.... it has a gas water heater. Now I don't favour this as in my mind if you have to run the engine to charge the batteries you get hot water also. But if you do not have to run the engine as you have wind or solar you get no hot water. The real benefit of a gas water heater is instant always on hot water (as long as you have gas and who runs out of gas??) It has been an issue for us when overnighting on Waterlily and not being able to have a shower in the morning before work - or have a cold shower as when we arrived on the boat the batteries were fully charged from the solar.<br />
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The potential replacement boat has a bath - fantastic. My fibromyalgia sometime demands a good soak.... with the water heater there is no limit to the amount of hot baths - apart from what water you have on board.<br />
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Anyhow, it's good to have options and simplicity. Hopefully shortly I can really expand on the other boat in detail and tell you why we went for it. <br />
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Enjoy tomorrow it sounds like it is going to be a nice day !<br />
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I hope he is as good under the waterline as he is above.<br />
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Trying not to get too excited but it is difficult, I really don't want to be disappointed again!!Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-5833171833398813072012-11-07T13:13:00.001+00:002012-11-07T13:13:16.912+00:00Margaret WellsShe died yesterday, she was my mums good friend, no relation. We grew up knowing her children and she always lived in the west end of Derby where I have lived in or close to all of my life. She was a nice person lived a good life, a traditional life, I know what that means, and now she has passed on.<br />
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RIP Margaret, we will miss you but not as much as my mum will.Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-62281772356982108422012-11-03T21:53:00.001+00:002012-11-03T21:53:08.154+00:00Is it just me....There seems to be a higher number of bloggers taking winter moorings this year than in the past. I suppose it could be the bad ( read ice) winters over the last couple of years. I can understand the attraction of connected water and reliable power. Those here at Hunts who live aboard don't have too many home comforts. There is a dedicated water supply but it is over on the lock landing and does freeze up, and that is if you can get to the point if the canal is iced over.<br />
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We are aboard with the fire going and the boat nice and warm. I know that is a big step away from 4 months of natures attrition. Good luck to all who live completely off the grid and those who are in or headed towards marina security for the worst of the weather.<br />
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It's such a long way away from those heady days of summer, well we did get a few, where the boat was so difficult to cool. I think our weather and swings of light and dark make our country so interesting, I'd not want to live anywhere else.Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-91015860804244435982012-10-31T14:08:00.000+00:002012-10-31T14:08:11.787+00:00An offer has been made and accepted....!Not going to give any more details....some distance to go yet but watch this space...Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-71319014422173586172012-10-30T13:38:00.002+00:002012-10-30T13:38:31.786+00:00Four more yearsI worked (for the paying job) on the boat yesterday afternoon waiting for Jeff Greatwood the local BSC engineer to come and check Waterlily.<br />
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He was, as before, very helpful and patient with all my questions. He has some history with Fradley having run Swan line for 20 odd years. He still lives in Alrewas and gives it a good review.<br />
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Having done all the tests and calculations for the ventilation he declared there was nothing to stop him giving me another 4 years of BSC<br />
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This hire boat was on the move in near darkness, I was a little envious. There were a few boats on the move today, scuttling through the area before the stoppages on Monday, it really will be quiet then.<br />
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Anyhow the test can't be done without testing the gas systems and at the moment my boat is a gassless boat as the two cylinders are removed for the locker painting - problem. Well a bit dramatic really as over a couple of weekends I have emptied the locker and wire brushed it and then treated the bits of inevitable rust, then last weekend I primed the space. So after work today I hotfooted it, well drove over, and after learning my lesson with groin strains and bad backs I literally painted it from the inside. A slight squeeze but quite a nice place to be, especially as the wind was up and the temperature had plummeted. I painted all but where I was crouching then lifted myself out and leaned in to complete the job, very satisfying.<br />
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The test will be tomorrow afternoon when we go back to the boat and have a overnight stay, we need the gas back for cooking and for the boat safety to be completed on Monday.<br />
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I'll let you know what where and the thoughts after we view.......Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-12735262238242263032012-10-25T13:18:00.000+01:002012-10-25T13:18:00.111+01:00Lock in.... not of the beery type, not sure they happen any more with the new relaxed licensing laws?<br />
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No this refers to the stoppages. At Hunts we will be locked in literally between the Junction Lock repairs and the Alrewas lock repairs. We cannot even cruise up and down the 2 mile stretch as there is only one winding hole just below Bagnall lock.<br />
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I understand and support the works being done. However some planning would have helped keep the canal open if they had done Woodend rather than Junction at the same time as Alrewas lock.<br />
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It is a particular problem for one of our neighbours. <a href="http://dontpanic-loneboating.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/disaster.html">Mandy from NB Don't Panic</a> has had her fair share of drama recently being helicoptered off the moorings with a badly broken ankle. It means when she returns to her boat she possibly could be stuck without diesel or pump out, seems this will be resolved by the help of people on the mooring, plus hopefully some support from CaRT mooring and enforcement staff, watch this space. <br />
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