STAINED GLASS PORTHOLES

In 2018 at Crick Boat Show we met Catherine from Cut Glass Gallery and asked her to design a stained glass for one of our porthole windows.

Catherine spent some time making sure we were entirely happy with her design and once she was sure we were happy she produced this stunning window of Irises.

We were so pleased with this that we commissioned Catherine to produce a second glass for another porthole on the boat.

This time we wanted a picture of an animal associated with the canals. After thinking about it we decided upon a duck, and Catherine sourced this design from 'Narrowboat Glass'.

This is the porthole Catherine has produced this time. Just as superb as the first one. 

The glass is currently still in Catherine's workshop whilst we wait for the lockdown to end.

We have now asked for a third porthole glass, this time a structure associated with the canal. Catherine suggested  a bridge with a boat emerging. She asked for some photos of our boat and 'Narrowboat Glass' has produced this design for Catherine to work her usual magic.

Below is a picture of our boat. 

We are sure that once the design is made into glass the third porthole will be just as dramatic as the first two.

End of Year Stats 2019

Miles, Hours, Locks L/Ms per hour etc for third year of Hamwih

Jan to Dec 2019

Beta Marine 43

                                    

                                                                                                                                               

Year	Total Days	Moored Days	Working on Boat Days	Upgrade 2018 Lockdown 2020 Days	Cruising Days	Trips	Engine Hours	Cruising Hours*	Distance Miles	Locks	Avg Lock/Miles Per Hour
2019	365	224	45		96	10	570.3	541.7	902.25	747	2.89
2018	365	123	48	129	65	12	420.2	372.7	600.25	548	2.73
2017	161	99	22		40	2	189.7	170.7	308.75	157	2.46

* Cruising Hours are the total engine hours less those used for topping up the batteries, moving the boat to top up with water and/or fuel + winding in preparation for next trip.

Bata Marine AC Panel

The engine hours recorded in the table below are the accumulation of the total hours the engine has been used since the previous fill up. Therefore the hours recorded at the first fill up for each year includes some hours from the previous year, whilst hours completed after the last fill up for the year are not counted until the following year. This explains the difference in hours recorded in the table above, where the engine hours are counted on a daily basis.

Year	Engine Hours	Litres	Litres per Hour	Cost	Cost per Litre	Overall Cost Per Hour	Central Heating Hours	Litres Used  @ 0.5 per Hr	Cost Per Hour	Engine Litres Less CH	Litres Per Hour	Cost per Hour
2019	583.3	916.66	1.58	£777.93	£0.86	£1.33	167	83.5	£0.43p	833.2	1.43	£1.23
2018	430.2	624.02	1.49	£504.76	£0.81	£0.78	97	48.5	£0.41P	575.5	1.34	£1.09
*2017	159.8	353.90	2.21	£303.87	£0.85	£1.90	50	25.0	£0.42p	328.9	2.05	£1.74

* 2017 engine was a 38HP Beta Marine. Since 2018 the engine is a 43HP Beta Marine