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Curing my stove aboard the narrowboat
It's been a few weeks since I took possession of my narrowboat and it's been pretty hot and humid the whole time. Today was the first day where it felt noticeably cooler, so I took the opportunity to...
read postMercia Marina to Shobnall Fields and Burton-on-Trent
After three days in Mercia Marina on a visitor mooring, it was time to leave. I must say that I was impressed with the marina - the facilities, the layout, and the staff. I'll be visiting again in...
read postResources for navigating the canal network
My good friend Sascha asked how folks navigate the canal network, given that Google Maps lacks directional detail. I thought this would be a great topic for a short post. Thanks Sascha! These are the...
read postOil change and a visit to Mercia Marina
Today was the day for the first service on the Barrus Shire 50 engine and gearbox. Specifically, the gearbox oil needs to be changed after 25 hours. While I'd participated in a great course at the...
read postLiving on a narrowboat - layout details of the stern
Previous post in this series: Living on a narrowboat - the stove as the heart of the home. In the first post in this series, I'm moving onto a narrowboat, I showed an image depicting the design of my...
read postLiving on a narrowboat - the stove as the heart of the home
Previous post in this series: Living on a narrowboat - embracing constraints. In Living on a narrowboat - embracing constraints I briefly mentioned the stove I'm getting. This post is about choosing...
read postLiving on a narrowboat - embracing constraints
Previous post in this series: Working from a narrowboat - Internet connectivity. It's no secret that a narrowboat is smaller than the vast majority of land-based homes (or offices for that matter)....
read postWorking from a narrowboat - Internet connectivity
Previous post in this series: I'm moving onto a narrowboat. Since publishing the first post about my plans to live on and work from a narrowboat (see I'm moving onto a narrowboat), I've had some...
read postI'm moving onto a narrowboat
I'm having a narrowboat built and am going to live on it and work from it. This post has been a long time coming, and the arrival of the new year has prompted me to start writing about it. I made the...
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