Anton did rebuild the engine for his boat.
Bilge before :
And after:
Engine electrics reconnected. Taking loads of pictures while taking apart is very helpful.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Journey back to Broxbourne
Summary
This is a trip of 9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 11 locks from Footbridge No 26 to Broxbourne Rowing Club.
This will take 5 hours and 14 minutes.
From Footbridge No 26 travel west on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line) for 7 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 8 locks to Rye House Junction, then travel southwest on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) for 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks to Broxbourne Rowing Club.
Route
| Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line) | |||
| From Footbridge No 26 (The Pincey Brook flows into the navigation – No Access) to: | |||
| Harlow Lock No 8
Also known as Harlow Mill Lock
|
4 furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Roydon Road Bridge No 6
High Street (B181)
|
5 miles, 3 furlongs, 6 locks | ||
| Rye House Junction
Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee
|
1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 2 locks | ||
| Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) | |||
| From Rye House Junction (Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee) to: | |||
| Broxbourne Rowing Club | 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 3 locks | ||
Totals
Total distance is 9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 11 locks.
This is made up of 9 miles, 7½ furlongs of small rivers; 11 broad locks.
This will take 5 hours and 14 minutes.
Back to nature
It’s August and we had to head back towards River Lee. Though before, we had a two week stop over in the middle of the country side. Pishiobury Park that was, where our friend Gerry came to boat & cat mind for a week whilst we travelled to Norway.
Journey to Pishiobury Park
Summary
This is a trip of 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks from Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings to Footbridge No 26 travelling south on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line).
This will take 3 hours and 13 minutes.
Route
| Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line) | |||
| From Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings (14 day moorings) to: | |||
| Footbridge No 26
The Pincey Brook flows into the navigation – No Access
|
5 miles, 7¼ furlongs, 7 locks | ||
Totals
Total distance is 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks.
This is made up of 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs of small rivers; 7 broad locks.
This will take 3 hours and 13 minutes.
