Narrowboating For Beginners

Author : Jennifer Petkus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692608258
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrowboating for Beginners written by Jennifer Petkus and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From teaching how to steer a narrowboat to how to flush the toilet, Narrowboating for Beginners will help a first-time boater pretend at least a delusional self-confidence when given the keys to a 60-foot-long, 15-ton metal boat. Topics include how to turn a lock, moor, swing a bridge, light the stove, tie a knot and start the engine. Includes many illustrations and diagrams, including a lock flowchart, scannable QR codes and numerous shortened URLs. If you buy the paperback edition at Amazon, the Kindle version is included free. Visit NarrowboatingforBeginners.com for up to date information.

Author : Lonely Planet
Publisher : Lonely Planet
ISBN 13 : 1787010341
Total Pages : 1696 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lonely Planet England written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 1696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet England is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ponder the mysteries of Stonehenge, visit Shakespeare's home town or take in a London show; all with your trusted travel companion.

Author : Nick Corble
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750969901
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Beginner's Guide to Living on the Waterways written by Nick Corble and published by History Press. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated this new edition of A Beginners' Guide to Living on the Waterways covers different types of liveaboard craft suitable for canals, rivers and estuaries, and the good and bad points of the different options.

Author : M. L. Buchman
Publisher : Buchman Bookworks, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrowboat Goddess written by M. L. Buchman and published by Buchman Bookworks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice paints narrowboats that cruise the UK canals. Her reputation shines as sterling as her art. But when her mentor retires and leaves the company to her, she becomes paralyzed by the task. Carl simply brought in his parents’ boat for a new paintjob. But nothing prepares him for the life changes wrought when he meets the artist. How can they possibly make two uncertain tomorrows, and hearts, merge like two rivers on the canal?

Author : Steve Haywood
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0857653253
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrowboat Dreams written by Steve Haywood and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-07-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Haywood escaped the routine of his life in London for a voyage of discovery along England’s inland waterways, travelling by traditional narrowboat. With irrepressible humour he describes the history of the canals, the characters he meets along the way, and the magic that makes England’s waterways so appealing.

Author : Rosie Archer
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1786483572
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Narrowboat Girls written by Rosie Archer and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One of the nation's favourite wartime saga writers ... warm and engrossing' Lancashire Evening Post Spring 1944, and the war shows no sign of stopping. In Hampshire, Elsie is desperate for a new start after her husband leaves her. When her friend Izzy, herself planning an escape from her abusive boyfriend, tells her about the wartime jobs going for women on the canal boats, she jumps at the chance. Their new boss, Dorothy, is kind and fair, but it's clear she has a secret of her own. Their crew is completed by Tolly, searching for a new vocation now that her dream job has been snatched away. The work is hard, but together they pitch in, and through shared ups and downs they forge close friendships that will see them through the darkest times. What none of them could have predicted is just how much working on the canals will change their lives. Could it really be that what started as a means of escape will end up giving each of them everything they ever wanted?

Author : Tony Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 139940444X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Narrowboat Guide 2nd edition written by Tony Jones and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully revised and expanded edition of the only resource you'll need for choosing, owning and maintaining a narrowboat. The UK has over 2000 miles of navigable canals and rivers which are home to an estimated 35,000 licensed boats. Although canal boats can look much the same to the novice, there are some very important differences to be aware of. If you're new to boating you have some important choices to make. This comprehensive book examines the options available to different types of boaters. From those who choose to live aboard their boats and constant cruisers to fair-weather cruisers, hire boating and share boat syndicates – each will need a different type of boat if they are to fully enjoy their time afloat. Packed with case studies and advice from real boaters with years of experience to share, this second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and includes new information on liveaboard costs and considerations, eco-friendly boating options, shared ownership and tax-free boat building, as well as: - The cost of boating - Choosing the ideal boat for your boating profile - Buying a boat and the legalities of purchase - Choosing suitable internal fittings and features - Heating, lighting, toilets and hot water options - Boat electrics and solar power - Finding a mooring - Boating health and safety - Locks, swing-bridges and the boating 'highway code' - Boat maintenance - Boating etiquette and best practice

Author : Steve Haywood
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0857653261
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Man and a Narrowboat written by Steve Haywood and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Tom Holt, who took to the canals on a journey immortalised in the book 'Narrow Boat', Steve sets out from Oxford to explore what makes the English... well, so English! Prepare for a generous helping of mayhem, mishaps and the staple of every English summer: torrential rain.

Author : Steve Haywood
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1783726113
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrowboat Nomads written by Steve Haywood and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We were aware of a dreamlike quality to our trip. There was something far-fetched about it, something out of this world. Austerity might be getting everyone else down, but Steve is waving his worries goodbye on another of his light-hearted trips around the picturesque English waterways. This time it’s a bit different, though. This time he’s not just cruising with his cat, Kit, but with his long-suffering wife, Em, who’s given up work and wants her share of easy living too. They’ve rented out their home for the ups and downs of a life afloat, and there’s no going back now as they cruise from the historic River Thames, through the Midlands and westward into the hills of Wales, meeting a familiar cast of eccentrics and oddballs along the way, and experiencing one of the hottest summers of recent years. But how, after life in a four-bedroom house, do they manage to survive together squeezed into a space the size of a potting shed? Other books pretend to tell you about life afloat – this one shows you what it’s really like.

Author : Jim Batty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472963636
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrowboat Life written by Jim Batty and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A colourful and comprehensive guide to life on the waterways. Practical, pretty and accessible, it's charmingly designed while providing excellent advice.' BBC Countryfile Magazine Full-time life on a narrowboat is a novelty for so many of us, and is endlessly fascinating. How do people downsize their lives and belongings into what looks like a large, crayon-coloured floating toy-box? Narrowboat Life answers all the questions we've wanted to ask about the ins and outs of liveaboard life on the inland waterways. The book is filled with beautiful, enthralling photography of the waterways themselves, the narrowboats that occupy them and, most importantly, every nook and cranny of their insides. Should you become seduced, the author gives solid hands-on advice about how to make a narrowboat (or widebeam, cruiser or small Dutch barge) your home. Accompanying these absorbing images, the playful and always informative text satisfies our curiosity to know, among other things: · How do you fit all of your stuff into such a restricted space? · How much does a narrowboat cost? · How do you hold down a job if you're always on the move? · Does s/he (the cat, dog, parrot) live on the boat as well? · Is it cold in the winter? This revised edition of Narrowboat Life features new and expanded sections on ecological living on the waterways – recycling, upcycling and living green – and living aboard in cities versus living on-land, as well as new profiles of more beautiful boats.