Canal Boat - July 2020

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CRUISE GUIDE: THE LEICESTER LINE
In part two of our guide to the quieter Leicester line of the Grand Union, we take the remote summit level from Foxton to Watford.

GETTING AWAY WITH IT
In part two of his article about Clayton tanker narrowboat Spey, Tom covers the colourful history of the boat and its owner.

HIRERS TO BUYERS

Martin and Julie took the plunge and have never looked back

10+ mins

A DREAM COME TRUE

How Ian Randle fulfilled his childhood ambition

2 mins

BRIGHT SPARKS

Chris Fower, from Fischer Panda UK, looks at the benefits of converting to electric propulsion

7 mins

BEST OF THE TESTS

With the canals locked down along with the rest of the country since the last week of March, it’s been impossible to do more boat tests. So we’re taking a look back at some of the boats we’ve seen over the years, and are focusing on the wide variety of exterior shapes.

10+ mins

ARGY–BARGY

Emma encounters the perils of liveaboard life during lockdown

5 mins

ALL HANDS TO THE PUMPS

Sometimes, the local geography dictated that canals needed to be equipped with pumping stations to keep them from running dry. Now, 200 years on, we look at how today’s engineers are keeping the successors to those pumps working

9 mins

GOSH, DARN IT...

Helen Tidy reaches for her needles to salvage holey clothes

6 mins

CANAL KILLERS

Dragonflies hunt with their eyes for insect prey

3 mins

GETTING AWAY WITH IT

Part two of Tom Kitching’s affectionate look at Spey’s history

5 mins

TECHNICAL: Pollution control

River Canal Rescue (RCR) has extended its range of Bilgeaway filters with the addition of a new smaller midi filter, suitable for boat owners who have little or no bilge pollution, but want peace of mind they will not pollute the waterways if anything does happen.

1 min

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Canal Boat is Britain’s best inland waterways magazine - every month each issue is packed with up-to-the-minute new boat designs, cruising features along the country’s beautiful canals and rivers, features about life on the waterways, boating equipment and the latest news and views. It’s essential reading for anyone with an interest in Britain’s Waterways.