#boatlife

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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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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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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Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 27, 2026

Green tunnel effect. The canal here is cut into the land, and the trees reach for the light. #CanalLife #canal #cutr #BoatingLife #boating #BoatLife #boat #narrowboat #UK

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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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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.

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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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Solar Boat Life @solarboatlife@mastodonapp.uk · Jul 20, 2026

We're finally back, posting again after almost 6 months, still exhausted by dystopia, but excited to finally be out on the river! We're heading up to Earith to get the last defects fixed then we are FREE to cruise! We're now moored up at Brampton and heading north tomorrow, or maybe Wednesday, who cares, we're taking our sweet time and enjoying our new found freedom. #solar #boatlife #solarpunk

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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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Natz 🏴‍☠️ ☮️ 🌱 @natz_b@mastodon.social · Jul 19, 2026

The UK’s Rights of Boat Dwellers Bill is long overdue! Accessing healthcare, getting insurance and paying car tax are all so difficult without an address. https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4141 #UKpol #LibDem #LiveAboard #OffGrid #BoatLife #NABO #RBOA

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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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Freyja (Freja) Goddess of love and beauty @freyja@freyjas.org · Jul 14, 2026

Anyone who know who she is? and maybe who the #photographer is? IF I remember a bit right about this image, then the girl is a Danish 🇩🇰 but the photographer isn't and the image is taken late #80s to the beginning of the #90s Photographer: Unknown Model: Amberleigh West? Origin: reactor #model #modelphotography #sailing #boatlife #boating #nude #misskey写真部 #kunst #modernart #modernekunst #fotografia #Intimacy #womansart #womenschoice

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Freyja (Freja) Goddess of love and beauty @freyja@freyjas.org · Jul 14, 2026

Anyone who know who she is? and maybe who the #photographer is? IF I remember a bit right about this image, then the girl is a Danish 🇩🇰 but the photographer isn't and the image is taken late #80s to the beginning of the #90s Photographer: Unknown Model: Unknown Origin: reactor #model #modelphotography #sailing #boatlife #boating #nude #misskey写真部 #kunst #modernart #modernekunst #fotografia #Intimacy #womansart #womenschoice

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Bobbing Boat @PKYo@poweredbygay.social · Jul 13, 2026

Windlass in hand for winding lock paddles, I hopped off the boat on the way to a lock. On the 50 meters (about 50 yards) of towpath, I passed under an apple tree, from which I picked three medium apples. Arriving at the lock, another boater said, "I thought you brought tennis balls." Nope, just apples and a windlass. The apples, with the addition of flour, butter, sugar, and spice, will later become tarts. #CanalLife #canal #BoatingLife #boating #BoatLife #narrowboat #apple #baking #cooking

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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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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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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