Today was Densie's big day - engine service time. We reversed the boat from the mooring back to the nearby Calder Marine boatyard and waited for the engineer. He arrived at 10:30 as arranged and spent the next 90mins changing the oil and checking out the engine. I was surprised to hear that the bolts connecting the prop shaft to the engine drive shaft were all loose - something I had never thought of checking myself. Fortunately no harm done. The service was very thorough and much cheaper than I have paid elsewhere.
We also bought various items at the boatyard including a fresh cylinder of propane gas and a Calder&Hebble spike. The former is used for the cooker, a cylinder lasts several months and we carry a spare. The latter is a heavy piece of wood about the shape of a baseball bat but rather larger. It is used on the Calder & Hebble Navigation, where we will be in a week or so, for operating the lock paddles. Why the C&H uses a totally different paddle mechanism to every other canal I have no idea.
Boatyard business completed we set off on the 2.5 mile journey to Rodley on the outskirts of Leeds. We will spend the night here before making the non-stop cruise to Leeds city centre. Mooring between Rodley and the centre is not recommended.
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