ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Narrowboat Leo</TITLE> <STYLE type=text/css> body, td, p { font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; } pre { font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; } ul { margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: disc; font-weight: bold; } a { color: #000000; text-decoration: none; } a:hover { color: #888888; } h1 { margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; } h2 { margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; } h3 { margin: 0px; color: #339900; font-size: 8pt; } h4 { margin: 0px; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 0px"> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=761 align=left border=0> <TBODY> <P> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #DF5900" align=left><B></font><A href="#"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- // Store the date in a variable d = new Date() dateText = "" // Get the current day and convert it to the name of the day dayValue = d.getDay() if (dayValue == 0) dateText += "Sunday" else if (dayValue == 1) dateText += "Monday" else if (dayValue == 2) dateText += "Tuesday" else if (dayValue == 3) dateText += "Wednesday" else if (dayValue == 4) dateText += "Thursday" else if (dayValue == 5) dateText += "Friday" else if (dayValue == 6) dateText += "Saturday" // Get the current month and convert it to the name of the month monthValue = d.getMonth() dateText += " " if (monthValue == 0) dateText += "January" if (monthValue == 1) dateText += "February" if (monthValue == 2) dateText += "March" if (monthValue == 3) dateText += "April" if (monthValue == 4) dateText += "May" if (monthValue == 5) dateText += "June" if (monthValue == 6) dateText += "July" if (monthValue == 7) dateText += "August" if (monthValue == 8) dateText += "September" if (monthValue == 9) dateText += "October" if (monthValue == 10) dateText += "November" if (monthValue == 11) dateText += "December" // Get the current year; if it's before 2000, add 1900 if (d.getYear() < 2000) dateText += " " + d.getDate() + ", " + (1900 + d.getYear()) else dateText += " " + d.getDate() + ", " + (d.getYear()) // Get the current minutes minuteValue = d.getMinutes() if (minuteValue < 10) minuteValue = "0" + minuteValue // Get the current hours hourValue = d.getHours() // Customize the greeting based on the current hours if (hourValue < 12) { greeting = "Good morning!" timeText = " @ " + hourValue + ":" + minuteValue } else if (hourValue == 12) { greeting = "Good afternoon!" timeText = " @ " + hourValue + ":" + minuteValue } else if (hourValue < 18) { greeting = "Good afternoon!" timeText = " @ " + (hourValue) + ":" + minuteValue } else { greeting = "Good evening!" timeText = " @ " + (hourValue) + ":" + minuteValue } // Write the greeting, the date, and the time to the page document.write(greeting + " It's " + dateText + timeText) //--> </script> </A></TD> </B> </P> <TR> <TD> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #999999" height=55><IMG src="Images/DSC_0019.JPG"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=23> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #DF5900" align=middle><PRE>- Leo 'at home' in Brookwood -</PRE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d6d5d5" vAlign=top width=1200> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d6d5d5 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD <borderColor=#d6d5d5> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P> I have been agonising for years about buying a narrowboat having lived by a canal for years and having had a relative (Daphane March) who trained the <b>Idle Women</B> who operated working boats during the war allowing the men to join the services. Daphane's own boat was the now famous <I><B>Heather Belle</B></I>. I spoke at length to lots of people - one of whom said that I must have an engine room as it was a good place to dry knickers at night. I eventually fell in love with <B><I>Leo</I></B> which was built by Mick Wilson of <B><A href="http://www.aquariusnarrowboatfitters.co.uk/">Aquarius Narrowboats</A></B> on an Orion Narrowboats shell. <A href="http://www.ianburgoynemarinesurveyor.co.uk/"> <B>Ian Burgoyne</A></B> kindly surveyed the boat before I parted with any money. I collected <B><I>Leo</I></B> from the Pelican Pub in Addlestone on Saturday 2nd June 2007 and with the help of my friend Roger Cansdale and my work colleague Jolanta Bezzant (and her family Dave, Matthew and Stephane) brought her back to Brookwood. Thanks are also due to Andy and James (Basingstoke Canal Rangers) who just made the job so much easier. I was completely shattered at the end of the short trip.</A></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d6d5d5 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <P> <table width="854" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0001.jpg" alt="Coxes Mill Lock - Wey Navigation" title="Coxes Mill Lock - Wey Navigation" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSCN0970.jpg" alt="Leo negotiating the M25" title="Leo negtiationg the M25" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0006.jpg" alt="Heading up the Basingstoke" title="Heading up the Basingstoke" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0012.jpg" alt="Basingstoke canal - Lock 4" title="Basingstoke canal - Lock 4" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <I>Leo</I> in Coxes Mill Lock the 1st Lock on the way (Wey ?) home - Wey Navigation.</font></td> </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Even narrow boats have to negotiate the M25 - <I>Leo</I> under the M25 between J11 (Addlestone) and J10 (A3) - where the Basingstoke, the Wey Navigation, M25 and Waterloo to Exeter railway all 'intersect'.</font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <I>Leo</I> heading in to the unknown up the Basingstoke !</font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <I>Leo</I> in Lock 4 on the Basingstoke Canal. </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0031.jpg" alt="Leo outside my house" title="Leo outside my house" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0026.jpg" alt="Leo at home" title="Leo at home" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0025.jpg" alt="Leo - rear view" title="Leo - rear view" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0023.jpg" alt="Leo at home" title="Leo at home" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <I>Leo</I> outside my house with Sheets Heath Bridge in the background. </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Another view of <I>Leo</I> at home. </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> A close up of the rear cabin of <I>Leo</I> - advertising the builders - Aquarius Narrowboat Fitters. </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> A view of <I>Leo</I> from the other side of the canal showing just how close my house is to the Basingstoke Canal.</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0020.jpg" alt="Leo from the bridge" title="Leo from the bridge" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0027.jpg" alt="Part of Leo's 'boatmans' cabin" title="Part of Leo's 'boatman's cabin" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0029.jpg" alt="The front cabin of Leo" title="The front cabin of Leo" width="200" height="150"></font></td> <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><img src="Leo/DSC_0030.jpg" alt="The 'Boatman's' cabin" title="The 'Boatman's' cabin" width="200" height="150"></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <I>Leo</I> viewed from Sheets Heath Bridge.</font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> A general view of the delightful 'boatman's' cabin which <I>Leo</I> is fortunate to have. </font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> Some of the detail of the 'boatman's' cabin which <I>Leo</I> is fortunate to have.</font></font></td> <td width="200"><font size="2" face="Arial"> The front cabin of <I>Leo</I>.</font></td> </tr> </P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#d6d5d5 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BACKGROUND: #DF5900" align=middle height=35> <H4>www.dodington.net © 2005 • <script type="text/JavaScript" language="JavaScript"> <!-- // // format date as dd-mmm-yy // example: 12-Jan-99 // function date_ddmmmyy(date) { var d = date.getDate(); 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