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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · 5d ago
The boat is at a high point of the canal network. From here, all the locks descend. All the water from up here flows away — 100,000 litres (22,000 gallons) each time a lock cycles. Next to the boat, a pipe steadily feeds water into the canal. I don't know which reservoir feeds it — could it be the Knypersley wildlife refuge? — or whether it's being pumped back up from below. #CanalLife #canal #WaterLevel #BoatingLife #boating #BoatLife #boat #narrowboat #water #reservoir #wildlife #UK #drought
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Aug 04, 2026
A lower water level of 2 inches (5cm) made a difference in the middle of the Harecastle tunnel. Even keeping my head down in the dark, I still scraped my raincoat hood on the ceiling. It was 40 minutes in the dark, with that pinpoint of light getting gradually larger. It's hard to estimate the distance. When it looks like 30 seconds to the exit, it's actually still four minutes. Toward the end I took this photo. #CanalLife #canal #BoatLife #boat #BoatingLife #boating #narrowboat #tunnel #CRT
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Gehtso
Gehtso @Gehtso@social.tchncs.de · Aug 03, 2026
Replying to @Gehtso@social.tchncs.de
Ukraine’s sea drone that never touched the shore struck two Russian radars in occupied Crimea The uncrewed boat stayed offshore and released an FPV drone that finished the job, part of an operation Ukraine’s spies ran in late July. https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/03/ukraines-sea-drone-that-never-touched-the-shore-struck-two-russian-radars-in-occupied-crimea/ #WarOfAggression #Ukraine #drone #boat #FPVDrone #Crimea #radar #sanctions #occupied #warfare #army #war #Russia #DeepStrike #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #перемогаYкраїни
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 31, 2026
How will this end? Three coot chicks, still in the black fluffy stage, have lost their parents. They were panic-peeping, tightly grouped and paddling away from a lock. Other boaters heard from pedestrians that the adults are above the lock with a fourth chick. After a half hour, the three chicks eventually settled on some reeds (see photo). They have food, but without an adult to protect them they're too young to make it. #CanalLife #canal #waterfowl #coot #bird #wildlife #UK #boat #boating
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 31, 2026
Tomorrow another guest arrives for an overnight stay. Two weeks ago our guest took a famous person on a semi-private tour, and we're hoping for a full report of how that went. And if not, it's always good to have extra hands on board. We'll have some locks to do, and there's the water tank to fill. Of course, a lovely stretch of waterway to boat through, and some meals to share. #CanalLife #canal #BoatLife #boat #BoatingLife #boating #narrowboat #BoatHands
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plactagonic
plactagonic @plactagonic@f.cz · Jul 27, 2026
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Tell me again why the flying is sooo good. I can stretch my legs by quick walk around the ship, get some fresh air, WiFi that works and prices at the bar here are similar to restaurants I have seen and visited on land. Just the landscape is quite boring. #boat #bikepacking #biketouring
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CrabbyIT
Mr. Crab - Sysadmin from Heck @CrabbyIT@infosec.exchange · Jul 27, 2026
I spent the better part of a week on a #boat enjoying the sun and the surf. Port engine left the chat with electrical problems and I came in on one engine. It took me until dinner Saturday to *start* to feel grounded. Heading home on Sunday the chest pain and stress knot returned before I even got on the highway. #mentalhealth #burnout #rum #beach
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 25, 2026
From the bow, I clipped a bouquet from a stand of staghorn sumac that's growing on the offside of the canal, only accessible by water. These plants are native to southeastern Canada, so were obviously brought to the UK for their ornamental appeal to gardeners. These ones are growing wild, gradually spreading alongside a short stretch of canal in Shropshire. #bloomscroll #CanalLife #canal #BoatLife #boat #BoatingLife #boating #narrowboat #flower #bloom #tree #plant #vegetation #garden
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jeffreyolivier
Jeff @jeffreyolivier@infosec.exchange · Jul 22, 2026
3PM Monday Marina: Floodgates closing early Tuesday morning. Remaining vehicles will be towed. 5PM Tuesday Other sources: The gates won't be closed. 8PM Tuesday Marina: Floodgates closing 2PM Tuesday. :blobcattableflip: #boat #boatlife
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 21, 2026
This ground paddle has been raised, as shown by the straight, toothed rack: it is all the way up. (A paddle is a door that holds back tons of water.) The shiny black parts are greased. Grease helps the gears move smoothly. Sticking out on the left is a steel rod, or spindle. A boater puts a tool on the spindle to wind the mechanism up or down. The tool is a windlass. #CanalLife #canal #BoatingLife #boating #BoatLife #boat #narrowboat #lock #GroundPaddle #paddle #spindle #gear #rack #windlass
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 20, 2026
Decoded to turn right and take the 5×-as-long route because the direct route is closed due to water shortages. Even the Canal and River Trust's own volunteers say CRT is "too reactive" —not even tactical — about managing canal water levels. #CanalLife #BoatLife #BoatingLife #canal #boating #boat #narrowboat #CRT #water #shortage #drought #climate #management
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kineticdiplomacy
Hayo @kineticdiplomacy@infosec.exchange · Jul 20, 2026
On this day eight years ago, apparently I was enjoying a holiday in Ireland. This looks like somewhere in the Dingle harbour area. 📸 made with a NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200 (17mm) on July 20, 2008. https://hayobethlehem.nl/forge/gallery/photo/dsc-6639-907d31d3 #Photography #Gallery #Archive #Boat #Sea
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 19, 2026
Replying to @PKYo@poweredbygay.social
🧵 cont'd … friend on the Peak Forest Canal that the status of the stoppage up there flipped between Closed and Assisted passage, 3× in 2 days, as CRT tries to manage the water levels. A thankless job, no doubt. 💦 The CRT website says water levels are better now than this time last year. I'm ready when you are, CRT. I need 5 minutes to put on my shoes and hat. #CanalRiverTrust #CRT #CanalLife #canal #BoatingLife #boating #BoatLife #boat #narrowboat #water #shortage #drought #climate 🧵/end.
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 04, 2026
I just wrote (emailed) Baroness Bakewell, who introduced the Rights of Boat Dwellers bill, aimed at closing a legal gap for 100,000+ people in the UK who live on boats. I asked her to include a clause that bans financial services (banks and credit agencies) from lowering the credit rating of boat dwellers based solely on the fact that their home floats. https://members.parliament.uk › member › 4285 › contact #CanalLife #canal #BoatLife #boat #BoatingLife #boating #law #BoatDwellers #NoFixedAddress
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RickGaehl
Rick Gaehl @RickGaehl@mstdn.social · Jul 04, 2026
This is a souvenir from my trip to Rotterdam a few weeks ago. The city turned out to be much nicer to look at, and built on a more human scale, than I'd imagined. #Photography #Netherlands #Canal #Boat #Cityscape #Psychogeography
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 02, 2026
A half-day of nonstop locks is a workout for my glutes and shoulders. Glutes must get a workout when I use my legs to push open a lock gate that doesn't really want to budge yet. I could wait a bit longer for the lock to fill, but when you have 20+ locks to do, I apply "let's get this over with" tactics. Shoulders must get a workout when I wind paddles up and down. #CanalLife #canal #lock #exercise #BoatingLife #boating #BoatLife #boat #narrowboat #UK
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PKYo
Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jun 29, 2026
A cast-iron milestone in traditional black-and-white paint, along the New Mainline of the Birmingham Canal Network or BCN. The letters are raised, so can still be read up close, despite the black paint having flaked off. Heading left, or southeast: • Northbrook Street. • Rotton Park Junction. • Gas Street Basin. Heading right, or northwest: • Winson Green Junction. • Rabone Lane. • Galton Valley. #CanalLife #canal #BoatLife #boat #BoatingLife #boating #narrowboat #CRT #UK #milestone #history
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