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:
Slipway Jones Super 15 Crane Jones Super 15 Crane Jones Super 15 Crane Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane The slipway with no boat on it Grebo enjoying the morning sun Slipway Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane Sign on boaters hut Slipway Jones Super 15 Crane Wishing well groundframe Slipway pulley arrangement Plat form 4 is the wet dock Ground frame for the 2′ railway Slipway Jones Super 15 Crane Plat form 4 is the wet dock Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane Sandwell and Dudley station sign Sign on boaters hut Ashton Packet Boat Co Ltd delivering our Gas bottle by train Slipway Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane Jones Super 15 Crane Jones Super 15 Crane Jones Super 15 Crane Ruston Bucyrus 22-R8 crane Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane Ruston Bucyrus 10-RB crane Slipway colour light signal 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:
Not all pics in the up and down set are mine, © 2015 them 😛
Oh and here are some time-laps videos:
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