November 17th, 2024

MID NOV. LEAF MUGGING 
GALES and a WARM CABIN

Where to start?  Last evening, 16th) I left WaveyRider at B13 after meeting my Boat Safety Examiner who advised me of how to get the boat through.  Initially moved to Lock 13 to get bits from the chandler and then dropped down to an overnight mooring opposite the marina.  Quite a salubrious mooring out of the wind few towpath walkers trains are on Saturday schedule so they stop running earlier and start later next day which is Sunday.

Ar an lá arna mhárach   I took off trepidatiously towards Weedon Bec.  Its only a short distance away less than three miles but it has to be the most hateful reach of canal it is my misfortune to ever travel and let us just leave it so shall we?

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The overall plan into the next few months is to systematically de-clutter the boat and tidy it up to take visitors or crew.  It is due for the four year Safety Certificate and I need to work on that.  In the past year I have made major changes to battery capacity and cabling to future proof a boat which has become dependent on voltage and voltage drop is an issue on board. The circuits are all secure but the alternator seems not powerful enough to handle the needs of four large batteries and this needs to be addressed by putting a silicon diode in series with the sensor circuit. 

Thursday. Very cold at the nene OAT -2 and the flat was at 12c last night going to bed but the storage has been introduced and in the morning 15C. Lots of layers going to WillowTree to complain about pain in foot query broken bone. Also laundry done and all is well