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Month: March 2017
ABS Review – Leisure batteries for a narrowboat
The story….
(**16/01/2025 Lasted 01/03/2017 – 16/01/2025 until this date. 8 Years)
(** 14/10/2022 I’ve now had the replacements provided for nearly 6 years**)
Purchased these batteries on the 1st May, 2016, most specifically because of their ‘3 year warranty’, (which has now risen to 4!).
Great deal for £70 each, you would think.
Here’s the bumf I read before buying the batteries for my narrowboat.
A 4 year warranty!
No ‘huge demand’ appliances, such as heater or large wattage equipment.
My 35w fridge and a few 20w lights and the occasional 32w TV would be fine, you’d think…..
It’s not the case.
Continue reading “ABS Review – Leisure batteries for a narrowboat”Burbage wharf
Took a walk down to Burbage wharf, just before it started tipping down rain.
Mooring in Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire
Tried to stop in ‘Clench’. The water bankside was just too shallow. Lots of overhanging trees, and a thin towpath.
Didn’t bother, after a couple of minutes pushing myself out of the mud, took the 2 mile or so journey to Wootton Rivers.
Wootton Rivers
There’s some winter moorings here, water points and disposal.
There is also a pub.
Civilised compared to Milkhouse Water.
For some reason, it seems much brighter, less dank and oppressive, which Milkhouse Water sometimes felt.
Visitor moorings
I’m moored in the visitors moorings, which are usually 1 day, but under winter mooring rules convert to 14 days.
I’ve got rings to moor to and the towpath isn’t too muddy.
It’s 50m or so from the road and 5m from the waterpoint.
Now going to cycle back to the car, which according to googlemaps is 2.2 miles down ‘un-named roads’.
Facilities
- Parking
- Water point
- Waste disposal
- 1 Day visitor moorings
Visitor mooring basically means you’re on rings, ie. you don’t have the complications of mooring to the bank, which on the Kennet and Avon means a ‘boarding plank’ and mooring pins.