Diesel Purchased

We walked Syncopation back through Calcutt top lock, passing nb Tackley, owned by Ron and Brenda Wilson of the boating Wilsons. Ron advised on handling an unpowered boat. Finally reached Calcutt boats diesel pump and put 116 litres of diesel in the tank. Five minutes to bleed the system and Sybcopation was back to her old self, engine providing power for cooking and propulsion again. It was particularly gratifying that the Calcutt dockard worker could not hear the engine being turned over when I tried it first time after filling up. All the inconvenience of the cocoon and decking has paid off in lowered sound emissions.

We passed through Braunston and the Admiral Nelson:
A fine pub that I have failed to eat at yet for various reasons.

We passed by Whilton Marina again and I exchanged the chimney I bought at the chandlery there last week for one that fitted our flue terminal properly. They are all six inches in diameter but our cast iron flue terminal is at the large end of the tolerance range and the funnel I bought was at the small end of the range.

We pushed on a little later than we have these past two weeks to arrive back at base at 8 PM.

Moored at Blisworth.