On 19 Jan 2008, at 17:08, George Pearson wrote: > I received an email from a market research guy, asking my "opinion > on the > extent of the usage of jerry cans by canal boaters, maybe as a means > of > storing extra / emergency fuel?". The firm had "identified canal > boating > as a potential user of these." > > I never thought of running out of engine fuel as very likely on a > typical narrowboat, but having not (yet) been a boat owner, perhaps > I'm wrong about this. Or maybe there are other uses for jerry cans > aboard? > > So -- opinions solicited, and I'll pass them along.
I've carried a jerry can of diesel on Whisper ever since I inadvertently ran out on her maiden cruise due to a miscalculation (about 100 yards south of the diesel pump at Fenny Compton!! - I kid you not!). Getting back past the marina entrance using just ropes was fun..., but it was a valuable lesson, not least because re-priming a diesel engine by blowing hard down the tank breather isn't fun at all. I was lucky I was near to salvation, but figured I wouldn't be so lucky next time - hence the emergency reserve. -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com "Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid"
