Weston Branch Take 2

With our return to the Llangollen Canal booked for Wednesday, we had limited time. Today was the only good weather for cruising so we chugged along to the end of the navigable section of The Monty, winded and retraced our route back to the lovely quiet mooring at Weston Branch.

Coming back up Aston Locks Vicky noticed the bilge pumping water out of the engine bay. Will had noticed it earlier too. There had been a lot of rain which could have drained down, but the the water seemed worryingly clean. When Will was back on board Vicky went to the bedroom where the tank is and listened. Damn, the water pump was on constantly which meant we had a leak in the system. Checking in the little hole Lainy out boat builder had cut for us she found the area under the floor to be dry. The pipes under both of the sinks were also dry right down to the floor and there was no water to be seen around the washing machine. When we eventually moored Will took the top off the engine bay while Vicky flicked the pump on and off. He soon found a jubilee clip that had been knocked off a pipe which was spraying water. It was awkward to get to but he managed to reposition the pipe and tighten the clip, fixing the leak. Phew!Read more