Tuesday 31 March 2015

March

Got a text from Matty last night saying he was moored in March.  Getting close now.  He also said that the oil filter had come adrift and I've now got a bilge full of oil.  That will be a fun clean up. 

 I have no idea how far he will get today.  The wind is fearsome.  Especially out on the middle levels where there is not even a tree for miles.

Friday 27 March 2015

And they're off!

Got a call from Whilton Marina yesterday telling me someone is trying to steal my boat.  Haha very funny.  Just Matty getting ready to leave.  Still, it was good of them to get confirmation from me before they let him go.

Monday 23 March 2015

Last visit

Hopefully Sunday was my last visit to Whilton to see the boat.  Next time I see her, it will be in Ely!  Lovely day pottering around in the sunshine, getting the feel of things and making plans.  I struggled a bit with the water system.  It had been drained down for the winter and developed an air lock in the calorifier when I filled the main tank up.  This meant the pump was running constantly but failing to get the system up to pressure.  I cracked open one of the compression fittings and this cured the problem.

Matty the boat mover came for a look.  He will be setting off this week.  I hope everything goes ok.

Tuesday 17 March 2015

All mine

I went up to Whilton at the weekend and the boat is now officially mine now.  I have the bill of sale and the BSS paperwork and they have all my money :(

I thought I'd take this opportunity to go and fill up with diesel.  This entailed motoring out of the marina and onto the canal for a couple of hundred meters.  I've not driven a narrowboat for over 20 years so I was a little nervous.  But it went ok with no bumping other boats.  The fun bit was reversing back into the marina, but this too was done without incident and I feel pretty pleased with myself.  Fingers crossed, next weekend will see her leaving Whilton for her new home.