Middlewich.

Off with her head (again), and one very lucky fella.




I'm beginning to sound like Henry the VIII.

The stem seals have been causing us to use oil at the rate of five litres to every six hours running, this, even with the cheapest oils, is just not viable so the head was off once again.
We did meet someone on the Wigan flight with a BMC and exactly the same problem, he has been using boatyards to do the work and it is still not right.
I have now tried, in my own way, to make sure these seals don't move again.

Time will tell!









What?






There were some great sky scape's on the way in to Middlewich.

Having the engine in bits meant we were unable to move from the moorings and had to suffer a Saturday night in a town full of teenagers.
A huge party got into full swing in one of the houses opposite which was really quite entertaining as we tried to recognise any of the music. It did end up along the lines of Superman and YMCA though.

Two thirty arrives with a huge splashing commotion behind the boat, this turned out to be a young man struggling to get out of the canal via our ropes.
By the time I had got the doors open he was lying on the towpath, this guy was sooo drunk or drugged he didn't know where he was or what was going on. He didn't even realise where the voice was coming from that was asking him if he was alright, mind you it was a completely pitch black night.

Falling in the canal at that time in the morning, in that state and on his own he is lucky he is not just another statistic.

A fellow Blogger, Alan from NB Lazydays, stopped by for a quick chat on Saturday having recognised Ubique as he passed by. I was up to my armpits in oil and spanners at the time so there was no real opportunity of welcoming him aboard.

This is another occasion where you never know who is reading the Blog until they tell you. I have added them to my small Blog list now though.

The engine is now alive again and a test run is booked for tomorrow, all being well, fingers crossed, touch wood and where is that lucky black cat when you need it?





Until next time............................






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