Bridge 11

Leigh has spoken to Yorkshire-man Brian, who advertises his capentry skills from the side of his narrowboat, about a new hatch. With a great quote for the work we decided to go for it. With this new hatch we hope to improve the security of the boat and make the stern area look alot more aesthetically pleasing.


After sourcing the beech ply from a timber merchants off Lenton Lane, I managed to coerce them into carrying the 8ft board down to the canal and putting on the boat. God knows how Leigh and I would have done this. We had to move next to Brian, so we upped sticks (or ropes in our case) and pootled down the Nottingham canal towards town. Our moring area was busy with folk going to and fro Sainsburys but there is the weir to the side of the towpath which adds to the natural environment of overhanging trees and small shrubs. We were facing the wooden bridge number 11. When cycling along the towpath under the bridge I decided to stop temporarily to aviod the rain, at this moment I listened to stilletoe heels charging their way across the surface of the bridge sounding like thundering drums pounding from above.

Here is the hatch as it currently stands...


It is rather weathered as you can see...



And here is what Brian produced over two days inbetween the rainy spells.


Leigh is in the process of staining and varnishing with Yacht varnish, ready to fix inplace. In the fine weather today Leigh got two coast of stain on, so keep looking back to see the finished article on The Kite Experiment.