Wednesday, 8 July 2015



Our chandlery now provides the solution to all your battery woes

 
 




With twice the overall power and three times the life of conventional marine batteries, ODYSSEY® batteries are ideal for starting and for powering the many on-board electronic accessories common in today’s boats and recreational vehicles. What’s more they are designed for impact and vibration resistance and you don’t need a rewire of your battery compartment to fit them, in most circumstances they’re a straight swap.

Twice the overall power and three times the service life of conventional batteries


Some batteries offer enormous cranking power. Others, deep cycle reserve power. Unbeatable ODYSSEY® Extreme Series™ batteries do both. Even at very low temperatures, ODYSSEY Extreme Series batteries have the power to provide engine-cranking pulses in excess 2250 of amps for 5 seconds – double to triple that of equally sized conventional batteries and they can handle at least 400 charge-discharge cycles to 80% depth of discharge. Conventional lead acid batteries, no matter what they claim about being dual use, are simply unable to match the Odyssey battery.

 How so much power is possible


ODYSSEY Extreme Series batteries are made with flat plates made of 99.99% pure lead – not lead alloy. Pure lead plates can be made thinner, so we can fit more of them in the battery. More ODYSSEY battery plates mean more plate surface area and that means more power, twice as much as conventional batteries. Not only this but with change to your charger settings they will charge much faster too saving hours worth of fuel and time on you engine.

 Packed with more power


Like many popular spiral-wound batteries, ODYSSEY Extreme Series batteries employ dry cell Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) technology to contain acid, allowing the battery to be installed even on its side. The densely packed flat plates in an ODYSSEY Extreme Series battery avoid the “dead space” between cylinders in a “six pack” design. The result is 15% more plate surface area and that translates to more power!

 Why this make?


Developed by Hawker, the British builders of the WW11 Hurricane, for the aerospace industry, the build quality and the performance have to be superior and they are. With ODYSSEY batteries giving at least three times the power performance of ordinary lead acid batteries and superior resistance to degradation by sulphation, your boating battery woes could soon be over.
Summary


Better performance for cranking and leisure than lead acid.


Superior resistance to sulphation for when the boat is left unattended.


Built for shock resistance so they won't destroy themselves if you knock your boat.


In our experience, most leisure batteries state 110 amp hours of service when new, but provide about 78 Odyssey Extreme batteries offer 100 amp hours and give 100 amp hours when new and five years and 400 cycles later still provide virtually the same.



In store price £295
 
 
 

Thursday, 7 May 2015

 
We're proud to announce our line up for the 2015 Fab Festival
 
(subject to more great bands being squeezed in)
 
 
We've got a great line up with some big names!
 
 
 
 



 
 
 

Located canal side, opposite the British Legion.

Friday

7pm `the Boaters Supper` A social/welcome for boaters and enthusiasts- with musical entertainment` provided by STEAMHEAD.

A kaleidoscope of music and fun- sit still if you can! Supper £5 order from the venue

 

Saturday

11am Open Mic- plug-in and play!? 

 
1pm  Famous last words. Folk and roll and acoustic fundamentalists.

2pm   Earl Grey & the Charwallahs  Arriving by boat so what better place to play! Lots of musical fun and games


3pm Del Fuego Flamenco Fabulouso!

 
4pm Kyle Taylor (Australia) More from down-under

 
5.00pm The Portraits Township meets English Country Folk as heard at Glastonbury and BBC6 Music .


5.45pm Driven Serious- Funk folk from the North East of England.


7pm Chris Jagger Trio Good time music from Chris and the band. From Cajun to Country and lots in between- and no need to mention his `famous brother` at all…

                     
Sunday

12noon `Best Dressed Boat prize giving Annual award in memory of Maureen Shaw


1pm Geoff Ashley Country folk from just down the road at Wincham, Northwich


3.30pm Edward-Alice fresh from their BBC Radio2 appearance!


4.30pm Pete Morton Folk troubadour extraordinaire!!! Pete is simply one of our best singer/songwriters. Passion and quality shines through his live shows. See for yourself


6pm Mike Delaitre (Mauritius)  Collaborating with a fluid collective of musicians, Mikes` performances can be anything from a solo acoustic set, or a full band including brass section, or somewhere in-between.“Music is my tool to lift people’s spirits and to unite as one. Listen to the message of the music. When we give we receive, this is the balance of life.”

Thursday, 16 April 2015

Crocodile Terror Aboard Narrowboat!

Terror for woman on the canal as she became trapped on her Narrowboat by a crocodile! A woman called for help as she moored in the beautiful secluded surroundings of Bramble Cuttings near Middlewich on the Trent and Mersey Canal................................................... Marine Electrician Sandra Parker, who now works for Middlewich Narrowboats, was attending to resolve problems with the lady's own boat when the beast appeared trapping her aboard. Bravely, Sandra investigated the reptilian behemoth "There, there a baby crocodile!" a short search startlingly revealed... a newt basking serenely on the mooring rope. In spite of Sandra's reassurance the woman was too terrified to move "I don't care get it away" she exclaimed so the beast was encouraged to slip away and enjoy the sunshine somewhere more discrete. You meet all kinds of folk on the cut!

Thursday, 19 March 2015

 
Gorgeous early October morning boating on the Welsh waters with Dan Brown 


 

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Last chance for Easter boating
 
Not much left now for Easter holidays call quickly if you want details about availability.
 
 
 

Monday, 16 March 2015

 
Watch Prunella Scales and Timothy West on their canal journeys each week Sunday evenings on Channel 4
 

Sunday, 15 March 2015

 
Why is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct so much fun to motor over? Our old friend @sort_of_dan          
shows us here.
It wouldn't be possible to do the Four Counties Ring and not fall in love with it, especially the Shroppie.


 

One of our most under utilised narrowboat holiday routes and its a gem!
 
 
 
Caldon Canal to Froghall Basin
36 Miles
48 Locks
25 Hrs
3 Days
And the same back
 
 


Saturday, 14 March 2015


Just to prove JS did spend a little time here...most of it on the cutting room floor it seems :(


Friday, 13 March 2015

Barging Round Britain
 

We're on telly tonight John Sergeant on the Trent and Mersey Canal
He came to look at Working boat Dory in our Yard and had a real ale during the folk and boat festival last year...unless we've hit the cutting room floor. Watch and see- ITV 8PM

Tuesday, 10 March 2015


When the canals were being built, some wealthy land owners insisted on particularly impressive bridges before they'd allow the canal to be built on their estates.
Examples of this are found on the Four Counties Ring
 
 

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

 
25 Anniversary Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival.
 
Middlewich Narrowboats can announce that the boatyard venue will be back and better than ever this year in support of this wonderful event.
 
We're booking the bands now and the program is starting to fill up so watch this space for all of the news
 

 
 
 

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

A Christmas Gift.
 
For a gift with a difference there could be no greater surprise than a promise of a canal break.
 
I’ve always wanted to do that but never got around to it”
 
For people who have always fancied a trip on the inland waterways there is no better place to start than the historic waterways that allow Middlewich Narrowboats to offer an unrivalled choice of routes.
Why not get your loved one a voucher to spend on a break aboard one of our superb comfortable holiday boats?
Available to any value, you will receive the voucher in a pack to open on Christmas day. There will also be some information on the boats and routes to read about to get the excitement going, along with the latest issue of Towpath Talk magazine for the up to date waterways news. If you have a specific route in mind you could also include the Pearson’s Route Guide (£9.95) so planning can start as soon as Christmas Dinner and the Queen’s Speech are out of the way.
Have a great Christmas and happy boating!

 
 
 
Questions
“Can I just book a day boat and worry about the date later?”
Yes of course! There is no better way to get the family together for the day, worry about the planning when you can speak to everybody.
 
“I think my relative would love it but they’ve never driven a boat before.”
Our boats are so simple to skipper, and with our full training package tailored to each individuals needs it couldn’t be simpler.
Contact us
01606 832 460
 

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

2014 Middlewich Boat Pull event.
Loads of people have been in touch to offer their thanks for hosting the boat pull.
It was our pleasure.
The honours were taken by Sanbach Tyres who beat last years winners, The White Horse Middlewich, who were unable to match their time of last year to keep the cup in Middlewich.  Middlewich Teams will have to work hard next year to bring the title home.
 







Tuesday, 9 September 2014

This is working boat Dory. She's in our historic Dry Dock for survey and blacking.
Dory was laid down in 1934 by Yarwoods and went to work for Fellows, Morton & Clayton.
Our Dry Dock is becoming a real favourite of the Historic Narrow Boat Club . They like the dry, clean, well lit working environment big enough for a 72' boat undercover. They also like the club's 10% discount! http://hnbc.org.uk/
http://www.middlewichboats.co.uk/DryDock.html