While reversing out of our mooring at New Islington Marina we suffered a slight technicals issue… the engine stopped making happy happy noises and started sounding sad. So to continue our way up the Ashton Canal to Packet Boat Company we had some help…

not yet left the marina

not yet left the marina

Bob in January pose

coming up the canal

one of the big gaps we have to get the boat accross

keep on walking

AJ turning

KatBat pulling

Reservoir dogs had it been done with a boat?

The three stooges?

How many people does it take to pull a 22 ton boat?

Dead bob is dead, but RCR guy came to see if the engine fix would have been quick

This canal path is the main cycleroute between the Station and Velopark… HAHA

Pub Stop – one pint each!

Happy bob on a roof

Less happy bob on the roof

Skippy in a lock (not the best place to be!).

Bob and Tas at the top supervising

Bob in August pose

Bob in December pose

A big thank you to all who helped bow hall nbSteven 20 locks (two down the Rochdale Canal to Piccadilly basin and then 18 up the Ashton flight).

On the Monday morning we got a different kind of lift from the top of the flight to the boat yard:

Different kind of lift, Ashton Packet Boat Company’s tug Clio.

Here are some photos of a newly painted boat

Photo of the roof while still in paint dock

Details of the rear

Details of the colour

Details of the front

New window surrounds outside – Made by Macclesfield Laser Ltd.

New window surrounds from inside (wooden ring is exsisting).

nbKawartha in her new colour from across the canal.

nbKawartha in her new colour from across the canal.

nbKawartha in her new colour

nbSteven was renamed while she was up in the air on the transverser to nbKawartha.

“Kawartha” is an anglicization of the word “Ka-wa-tha”

Here are some photos taken of Ashton Packet Boat Company Ltd’s yard. There are lots of cool random things in this boat yard:

Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane

Ashton Packet Boat Co Ltd delivering our Gas bottle by train

Sign on boaters hut

Slipway

Slipway

Jones Super 15 Crane

Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane

Jones Super 15 Crane

Jones Super 15 Crane

Plat form 4 is the wet dock

Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane

Grebo enjoying the morning sun

Sandwell and Dudley station sign

Jones Super 15 Crane

Slipway

Slipway pulley arrangement

colour light signal

Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane

Slipway

Jones Super 15 Crane

Jones Super 15 Crane

The slipway with no boat on it

Sign on boaters hut

Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane

Plat form 4 is the wet dock

Slipway

Slipway

Ground frame for the 2′ railway

Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane

Jones Super 15 Crane

Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane

Wishing well groundframe

Jones Super 15 Crane

Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane

Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane

There is a photo of nbAlton on the slip way over on the Peak Forest Canal Carrying Company.

The new window surrounds were made by Macclesfield Laser, the nbSteven Window surround Open Scad file, however they only accept DXF (export).

And now for Photos of us going back down the flight:

Oh and here are some time-laps videos: