Narrowboats - solving a damp environment?

By Fiona Slee Thursday, 26 January 2012 11:00

No matter what any narrowboat owner says, somewhere on a narrowboat there hides a patch of damp or condensation. A cupboard, some little corner, some hidden crevice: they are all susceptible. After all water is a narrowboat's natural environment - warmth and water produce "damp" on cold surfaces.

bedroom cupboards

Lots of bedroom cupboards on our liveaboard narrowboat Epiphany

So we confess that we do have some of these out of the way places - but what to do about them?......

 

Birmingham - always changing

By Fiona Slee Tuesday, 24 January 2012 15:29

Each time we have been here there seems to be something new.  Building is going on all the time in the UK's second city of Birmingham. Some of it is canal related, as we experienced a few days ago on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Selly Oak.

Ariel Aqueduct

New Ariel Aqueduct

Right in the heart of the city there is a new building, a very strange building ......

Fuel, fuel and fuel

By Fiona Slee Sunday, 22 January 2012 18:35

So we need diesel fuel to move and for heating, anthracite fuel for our Morso Stove and fuel for our gas cooker. It was time for all three!

Gas St Basin

Gas Street Basin (in the rain)

Where to get it now we are in Birmingham? .....

 

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