Most weeks, I am travel up to London twice in the evening; This Wednesday evening I headed up to see Loupie, and got my free copy of the Evening Standard; in the properties section they had these two articles: A buy-to-let houseboat is all terror and no firmer This article is by a woman […]
Daily archives: 2011-06-10
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Emrhys Barrell’s “Inland Waterways Manual: The Complete Guide to Boating on Rivers, Lakes and Canals” is an introduction, and a guide to getting started with boating on the UKs waterways; while it does not concentrate specifically on the subject of narrowboats, they are heavily represented in the book, with consideration on how Locks work, manoeuvring and handling; […]
[pro-player type=”mp4″]http://camcrew.co.uk/uploads/GunPowder%20Demonstration.m4v[/pro-player] Gunpowder, is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate. It burns rapidly, producing a volume of hot gas, Because of its burning properties and the amount of heat and gas volume that it generates, gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms. Gunpowder is classified as […]
[pro-player type=”mp4″]http://camcrew.co.uk/uploads/Trebuchet Demonstration.m4v[/pro-player] A trebuchet is a siege engine that was employed in the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a “counterweight trebuchet” or “counterpoise trebuchet” in order to distinguish it from an earlier weapon that has come to be called the “traction trebuchet”, the original version with pulling men […]