Features

New plastic reinforced trims and seals

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Janet Richardson

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March 30, 2017

SEALS + Direct Ltd, a leading UK supplier to the marine industry of rubber and PVC seals and trims, has just launched a new range of plastic reinforced clip-on edge trims/seals. These complement their existing range of steel reinforced sections, but have beneficial advantages, especially when used in  wet environments. The new trims use a…
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From cars to canal boats

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Janet Richardson

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March 21, 2017

Phil Pickin meets the team at the Bickerstaffe Boat Company. PEOPLE come to boating in some unusual ways and none more unorthodox than husband and wife team Kevin and Susan Kenny who, after spending more than 25 years in the automotive industry, packed it all in to build narrowboats. Boat owners already, they didn’t need…
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Bridgewater Canal Through Time

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Janet Richardson

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March 21, 2017

A series of locations on the Bridgewater Canal Reviewer: Harry Arnold A COVER taster on the book Bridgewater Canal Through Time states ‘The No.1 Best Selling Colour Local History Series’ so the format of matching historical and current photographs of an individual locality is undoubtedly popular. The author is often a local enthusiastic collector of…
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Hints & Tips for Life With Your Feet Under Water by Roger Distill

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Janet Richardson

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March 20, 2017

A mine of information for boaters Reviewer: Les Heath MANY books have been written giving advice to newcomers on the waterways and most contain vital information for those embarking on their first canal adventure. But author Roger Distill has taken it a step further with his new e-book Hints and Tips for Life With Your…
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What’s in the bottom of your fuel tank?

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Janet Richardson

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February 28, 2017

THIS winter has seen high levels of condensation and with fuel tanks that have not been kept full, created the happiest environment for the diesel bug – water. Each spore reproduces 260,000 times every six hours and dies within 48 hours. As it decomposes it gels, blocking the in-line filters and will cause even worse…
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Check your gas locker for corrosion

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Janet Richardson

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February 28, 2017

Ben Sutcliffe-Davies has more than 35 years’ experience in the marine industry, including boat building in timber, GRP, steel and aluminium. An accredited member of the Yacht Designers and Surveyors Association (YDSA) and an associate member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS), he is also a full member of British Marine and the…
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Characters of the cut

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Janet Richardson

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February 28, 2017

Julie Webb discovers that one of the Braunston Rally’s regulars is a skater as well as a boater. THE day I interviewed David Daines, in the snug saloon of his 1935 motor boat Cyprus at her moorings by Cow Roast on the GU, he was supposed to be having an ice dancing lesson in Guildford.…
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Using paddle gear safely

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Janet Richardson

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July 18, 2016

This video by the Canal & River Trust on the safe use of paddle gear features historic narrowboat Sweden.
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