After returning from our eventful trip in September the boat was taken out of the water at our marina so the hull could be checked and repainted. We took the opportunity to have the the rudder chcked as the tiller was vibrating excessively. After a day's work by the marina engineering staff the problem was fixed but we were unable to check it because of the very cold weather before Christmas. Now the weather has improved we will be out for a few days as a trial run for the long trips we hope to take later in the year.
Our plan was to travel to Rugby and beyond on the North Oxford Canal but we discovered at lunchtime that the locks at Hilmorton were closed for repairs so we will instead now be cruising south to join the Grand Union Canal at Braunston which will take us west towards Napton.
Cruiisng out of the marina in the early afternoon it was immediately obvious that the tiller vibration had been cured and the boat was now running more smoothly than it has for sveral years. At 3pm after 40 minutes on the move we moored up in the countryside near Braunston as the light was fading and rain was forecast.
1.8M cruising in 40 minutes
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