tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940695543336268842.post2472771129984228534..comments2024-01-07T19:37:42.455+00:00Comments on Narrowboat Chalkhill Blue - Cruising Diary: Clamecy (Back on two wheels)Neil & Karen Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900213277320498907noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940695543336268842.post-58529024554432421212019-04-17T09:48:00.008+01:002019-04-17T09:48:00.008+01:00Thanks Ian, I never really got to grips with tons ...Thanks Ian, I never really got to grips with tons and tonnes! <br /><br />When bikes are on back I take a wheel and saddle off each and store inside. Hopefully this also deters would be thieves Neil & Karen Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900213277320498907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940695543336268842.post-83527663237768280852019-04-16T23:10:45.268+01:002019-04-16T23:10:45.268+01:004 tonnes = 4,000 L I think. Bike thieves are also ...4 tonnes = 4,000 L I think. Bike thieves are also an issue in France, probably no worse than the UK but consider minimising the chance of loss with really heavy duty chains (like the ones you see used on scooters and motor cycles). A bit expensive and heavy to carry but will dissuade the casual theives (the professionals have batter powered angle grinders!).Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160915845902185881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940695543336268842.post-17475525204160184932019-04-14T16:07:20.990+01:002019-04-14T16:07:20.990+01:00Hire boaters don't need to worry as bases alwa...Hire boaters don't need to worry as bases always have fuel like in UK. Most boats are much larger than us and consequently have much larger tanks. For example the guy on Randle told me he gets two or three deliveries a year and can take 4 tonnes which I assume is about 6,000 litres. Other Dutch barges gang up and get tanker deliveries too (apparently). Other narrowboaters do as we do<br /> Neil & Karen Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900213277320498907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1940695543336268842.post-62119572980261789572019-04-14T08:51:42.567+01:002019-04-14T08:51:42.567+01:00Getting fuel is clearly a hassle! What do the Fre...Getting fuel is clearly a hassle! What do the French boaters do if they don't take a trolley up and down cobbled streets?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258232526512319971noreply@blogger.com