Tag: Sabb engine

Boat fixing , Canal , Narrowboat , Narrowboat DIY , Sabb engine

Down in the Engine Hole

by Kay July 14, 2018 13 Comments

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 […]

Background to boat buying , Canal , Canal visit , Narrowboat

How not to buy a boat

by Kay February 1, 2018 10 Comments

Obsessive boat buying Having decided, on that fateful visit to Oundle Marina, to buy a narrowboat I became a woman possessed seeking a boat. This anxiety-driven-need had happened to me before. Previously in relation to buying flights (hence having travelled a ridiculous amount), houses (luckily I have managed to buy only two – not […]