Stone For Another Day Then Off We go Again.

Nothing like a bit of hot stuff to make you think.

Another little problem has showed it's head above the parapet recently.

The temperature gauge was creeping slowly upwards for no reason that I could see, other than that is what it wanted to do.

Half a  black sack was around the prop upon investigation and there was a small amount of air in the skin tank, this - it seems - was enough to cause the anomaly.

We have had far more than this around the prop at any one time and the amount of air removed from the skin tank seemed insignificant, but four hours running under load today proved that that was the problem.

We are now back to a nice normal engine temperature.

These things are definitely sent to try us. 

They must have dropped all the levels and rulers when they built this one.
Friday afternoon job?...... It's all good.

We are now on our way to completing one of the biggest canal rings in the country.
Trent Lock to Trent Lock.
This is now impossible for other boats as they have shut the Leeds Liverpool canal from Leeds to Wigan.
BW finally closed the bit from Leeds onwards this morning, we are very glad that we have got through all the troubles up there, but where might be next?

Sitting here typing this with the rain falling onto the roof as it does almost every day at the moment?  where is the problem?

I think every boater knows the answer to that question.



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


PS:
On a completely different but quite depressing subject.

On an innocent sorte into a local shop, what did they have all over the shelves?

Christmas cards...... AArrrghhh......... it begins!



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