Blowing up a shower pump When things go wrong on Pea Green it is often a cause and effect chain of events, usually all avoidable. This was definitely the case in July 2020 when I inadvertently set about to blow up the shower pump and almost started a fire onboard. So, this is a cautionary […]
Mini Engine I must admit it’s only been in recent weeks that I have learnt how small my boat’s engine is. Even at ‘top speed’ I am sure my boat doesn’t reach the 4MPH canal speed limit, I have seen one-legged rabbits overtaking my boat on the towpath. A recent chat with another boater on […]
Backs, trading and painting Oh, my goodness lovely followers, the past couple of weeks seem to have been eaten up with a trapped nerve in my back, trading, painting and a day learning more about how to paint from Julie Tonkin, a senior journeyman with the now folded Waterways Guild. More about that next time. […]