“The waiting is the hardest part.” – Tom Petty With the Severn still closed, le boat waits quietly, patiently, until the river is ready for careening. But that didn’t stop some progress! This morning I went over to clear things, run the engine and make some measurements for dry dock
Hello! This week was exciting like I’d hoped for on the canals: uneventful. Monday I went to the boat for more carnage clearing, and to take photos for insurance. I also started the engine, right away, delightfully — it starts quicker and runs smoother than pre-dunking. Here’s Henry: On
Oh buoy. This week Katona sank, but let’s back up. Last Sunday ended with the boat wedged on some debris in a lock, CRT inbound on Monday morning. I got there at 0750 to meet Joe & Simon, and after hatching a plan to un-wedge it I went to
You’re not gonna believe this, but first: happy Sunday! Moving the boat on weekends is normally quite chill: cruise a little, do some locks, cruise a bit more. Yesterday I plodded along for about 8 miles, through 1 little tunnel: And did 10 locks, until I reached one that
Hello! Happy Sunday, happy March, happy 2024. There are updates! Some quite old now; I forgot to write about them and… one Sunday turned into 12. Last time we left off with the boat wedged in a lock, waiting for the CRT to sort my shit out. They did come,
Happy Sunday, the week before Christmas! I am Stratford-bound and writing to you from a lock, well-and-truly wedged. But let’s back up. Two-and-a-half weeks ago I set out westward, and something happened when I thought “Ooh, this is blog-worthy.” I started the engine and set off one morning, but
Hello! Winter’s a coming, and I’m getting through a lot of diesel out here in the sticks, not to mention the inconvencience of, you know, having to find somewhere to work, and shower… The thought of a marina crossed my mind, many a time, and on Friday I
This is the first update about the boat where I haven’t seen it all week, so to fill the void of progress here are some old photos from when I first got the boat. Until next Sunday! - Nick
This too was a slow week for reasons (programming); it goes that way sometimes. But in exciting news I do start some new work tomorrow! Boat progress will slow down for a while, maybe months, and that’s okay; I can definitely finish it now. In the meantime here are
Happy November! Strap in for a short one; I spent a few days in Denmark this week, followed by house-sitting, and… the boat did not progress far. On one exciting hand I discovered a leak in the kitchen windows; it’s not bad, and hopefully re-sealing a little section will
It didn’t feel like a wildly productive week, but it still felt good, and I finally made the boat watertight (mostly (portholes still in progress)) by sealing up the 4 windows on the starboard side, along with lining the windows that open with thicker rubber: As best I can
I’m not one of those who can easily hide, but that’s alright. Last Sunday was 2° overnight, and this was a monumental week in realising my cosy winter dream: I installed the diesel heater, and it is absurd. At first I was slightly nervous it wouldn’t fit
