Calculating Tides For Successful Navigation of the River Trent
Navigating the River Trent by canal boat means accurate tidal calculations and getting through the Keadby Lock.
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Boat Maintenance & Skills
From configuring solar panels, installing watermakers to advice on the best apps for cruising, we share how-tos, tips and advice on boat maintenance and boating knowledge, covering both canal and sail boats.
Boat Life Game Changer – Installing A SEPARATING / COMPOSTING Toilet
We decommission our electric pump-out toilet and replace it with a separating toilet, often called a composting toilet. Why would we do this?
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No Wonder Our Diesel Generator Wasn’t Working!
There is just one job holding us back – recommissioning the diesel generator. With Liz away, was Jamie able to get it sorted?
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Testing Our OffGridWater Filtration System on Our Canal Boat – Part 3
We install and test the OffGridWater water purifier on our boat, creating safe, off-grid drinking water directly from the canal.
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How We’re Installing an OffGridWater Water Filtration System on Our Canal Boat: Part 2
A DIY guide to installing an OffGridWater ultrafiltration & reverse osmosis system on a boat, ensuring a pure, off-grid water supply.
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How We’re Installing a 6-Stage Water Filtration System on Our Canal Boat: Part 1
We install a 6-stage OffGridWater filtration system on our canal boat to purify canal water. Here’s our step-by-step guide for phase one.
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From Green to Clean: Our Quest for True Water Independence on the Canals
Can you drink canal water? Our guide to building an off-grid water filter and RO system on a narrowboat for total water independence.
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The Ultimate Guide to Fail-Proof Canal Water Filtration
Turn murky canal water into safe drinking water. Our DIY guide covers a 5-stage filter & UV system, its science, and its critical failure points.
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Installing 3kW of solar panel power on our boat – are we crazy?!
In this extensive post we go through the entire thought process and installation of 3kW of solar power on our wide beam canal boat, and review the results after 24 hours off-grid.
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Summer has arrived, but boat maintenance never stops!
Summer is here; we feel it everywhere, in the light, in the trees, in the birdsong, and in the wildlife.
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Cleaning our diesel of water
How on earth are we going to clean our diesel when there’s this much water in the tanks? Also, an interior update!
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Anchoring in Real-time: this is how we do it
Being comfortable at anchor is crucial to successful cruising. Watch us anchoring in real-time for an insight into what it’s like…
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We Want To Go But These Bloody Sailboat Repairs!
Jamie prepares the skeg and Hendro welds the steering block. The skeg and steering system sailboat repairs are starting to come together.
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How To Repair A Steering System Far From Home
Weeks of agonising work trying to understand our steering system failure, we finally managed to drop the rudder in readiness for repairs and replacement parts
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Cruising Advice From Over One Hundred Real Cruisers
Just under 150 real cruisers gave us their advice, philosophy and practical tips for would-be and new cruisers.
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