Date - 29 7 07 Day - Thursday Start - 110 Engine Arm, Napton End - Just before The Boat, Stockton 1500
We arrived at the boat yesterday afternoon and the first job was to reseal the Bullseye over the bed in the back cabin. This had developed a bad leak last time out and the glass had fallen right out. I want to remove the brass rim and reseal it to the roof removing the rust and repainting at the same time but as rain is forecast until after the weekend I have just silicone the glass back into the frame. We had a good run down Napton flight this morning only having to turn one lock. There seams to be quite a lot of privately owned boats about at the moment. At lock 9 Diana spotted a Newt swimming in the lock and then a second just above the top gate. This is the first time we have seen newts in the canal. We had a quick word with Steve the lengths man at the bottom lock and told him that someone had forced the door on the workman's hut half way up the flight, there is a bolt on the inside of the door and it would make a super "Finch" hidyhole, he could get in there and bolt the door safe and sound. We stopped for water at the top of Calcutt and then joined up with an Ownership boat to work down through the locks. The new Ventner Farm Marina still has no water in it. The work men are replacing the pontoon walkways and laying paths. The bridge over the entrance looks complete but the towing path is still closed. The piling at the entrance has been driven in so the tops are about 4" below water level. We moored up about three and I fitted two more LED lights in the lounge, that how brings it up to 6 in the ceiling and two reading led light on the wall. While we have been here there has been a continues stream of Ownership and Kate boats. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
