Boat Tent Cover
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 Blue 6 mil Waterproof Poly Tarp Camp Tarp 10x14 Tarpaulin  US $16.92
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 NEW Blue Heavy Duty 10 X 18 Feet Cover TARP Canopy Tent US $6.38
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 Tarp Tarpaulin Tent Shelter Heavy Duty Mat L OLIVE Camping Picnic Playground NEW US $29.99
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 12x10 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1210 US $26.00
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 12x10 Heavy Duty Tarp THD1210 US $18.00
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 7x10 Heavy Duty Tarp THD0710 US $11.00
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 Tarp Tarpaulin Tent Shelter Heavy Duty Mat NEW S GRAY US $22.99
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 New Heavy Duty 16 x 32 Feet Boat Tent Cover Tarp Canopy US $23.99
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 New Heavy Duty 12 x 24 Feet Boat Tent Cover Tarp Canopy US $13.49
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 New Heavy Duty 10 x 24 Feet Boat Tent Cover Tarp Canopy US $9.23
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 New 10 X 24 Feet Cover Tarp Canopy Heavy Duty Tent US $43.48
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 16x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1620 US $69.00
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 Tarp Tarpaulin Tent Shelter Heavy Duty Mat L SKYBLUE US $29.99
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 Tarp Tarpaulin Tent Shelter Heavy Duty Mat NEW S BLUE US $22.99
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 7x12 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0712 US $18.00
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 12x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1220 US $52.00
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 8x16 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0816 US $28.00
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 16x24 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1624 US $83.00
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 10x18 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1018 US $39.00
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 10x16 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1016 US $35.00
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 NEW 24 X 36 FEET COVER TARP CANOPY HEAVY DUTY TENT US $27.25
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 New Heavy Duty 10 x 20 Feet Boat Tent Cover Tarp Canopy US $9.49
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 NEW 24 X 24 FEET COVER TARP CANOPY HEAVY DUTY TENT US $21.60
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 12x12 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1212 US $31.00
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 7x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0720 US $30.00
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 6x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0620 US $26.00
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 7x15 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0715 US $23.00
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 10x10 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1010 US $22.00
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 8x12 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0812 US $21.00
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 8x8 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0808 US $14.00
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 7x8 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0708 US $12.00
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 8x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0830 US $52.00
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 8x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0820 US $35.00
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 8x10 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0810 US $17.00
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 80x80 Utility Tarp TUT8080C US $475.20
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 7x40 Heavy Duty Tarp THD0740 US $42.00
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 7x40 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0740 US $60.00
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 7x30 Heavy Duty Tarp THD0730 US $32.00
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 7x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0730 US $45.00
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 7x20 Heavy Duty Tarp THD0720 US $21.00
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 7x16 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0716 US $24.00
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 7x10 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0710 US $15.00
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 6x8 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0608 US $10.00
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 6x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0630 US $39.00
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 6x16 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0616 US $21.00
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 6x12 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0612 US $16.00
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 6x10 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH0610 US $13.00
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 60x120 Utility Tarp TUT60120C US $534.60
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 60x100 Utility Tarp TUT60100C US $445.50
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 50x50 Utility Tarp TUT5050C US $203.00
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 50x50 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH5050 US $495.00
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 40x60 Utility Tarp TUT4060 US $216.00
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 40x50 Utility Tarp TUT4050 US $180.00
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 40x40 Utility Tarp TUT4040 US $144.00
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 40x40 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH4040 US $346.00
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 30x60 Utility Tarp TUT3060 US $162.00
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 30x50 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH3050 US $324.00
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 30x40 Utility Tarp TUT3040 US $108.00
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 30x40 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH3040 US $259.00
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 30x30 Utility Tarp TUT3030 US $81.00
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 30x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH3030 US $194.00
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 26x40 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2640 US $225.00
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 24x40 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2440 US $207.00
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 24x36 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2436 US $187.00
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 24x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2430 US $156.00
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 24x24 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2424 US $124.00
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 22x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2230 US $143.00
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 20x40 Heavy Duty Tarp THD2040 US $120.00
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 20x40 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2040 US $173.00
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 20x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2030 US $130.00
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 20x24 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2024 US $104.00
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 20x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH2020 US $86.00
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 18x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1830 US $117.00
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 18x24 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1824 US $93.00
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 16x32 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1632 US $111.00
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 16x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1630 US $104.00
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 16x18 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1618 US $62.00
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 15x30 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1530 US $97.00
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 15x20 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1520 US $65.00
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 15x16 Extra Heavy Duty Tarp TEH1516 US $52.00
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Calcutt Boats Marina Review
Roger and Rosemary Preen opened Calcutt Boats for business in 1973 offering fibreglass cruisers with outboard motors for hire. At the time, the business had no road access and very little in the way of facilities for their hirers.
Thirty seven years later the business is very different.
Calcutt Boats is accessed via a quiet B road off the A425 Southam to Daventry road at Napton On The Hill. A half mile long private lane leads to Calcutt Boats and adjoining Napton reservoir. The initial impression on entering the main gates is of space and tranquillity. To either side of the drive are three fields with SSSI status (Site of Scientific Importance) because of the density of wild grasses and flowers
The willow and birch lined drive swings left to the slipway and two marinas and straight ahead to reception, engineering workshop, wharf and hire fleet. Reception has a small chandlery and a summer only curiosity shop. The wharf provides diesel, gas, coal and pump out services for moorers and passing boat on the Grand Union canal. There is also an Elsan disposal point and a British Waterways water point above the lock.
The area around the wharf is a little untidy. There is a paint tent at one end that has seen better days and behind it a hill thick with nettles. The paint tent is soon to be refurbished and extended though and the hill is soon to be cleared of weeds and planted with wildflowers.
Behind the wharf are a range of storage buildings and sheds and the engineering workshop where there are a number of old engines and engine parts in full view. There is also a dilapidated vintage bus that doesn't really belong in the wharf area.
The business offers a full range of services ranging from minor repairs to full builds. There is a permanent staff of engineers, a carpentry workshop, two covered double wet docks and two singles. There are full time painters and blackers but if you fancy a bit of DIY, you can hire a dock to do the work yourself
Behind the engineering workshop is the oldest of the two narrowboat berth areas on site, the Locks Marina. The Locks marina has spacious individual pontoon moorings for 120 boats set in four and a half acres and access to the slipway and Grand Union canal.
The left hand branch of the road from the main entrance passes the woodshed workshop, paint tent and slipway before passing the south side of the Locks marina. Here there is the toilet block complete with laundry facilities, and a further pump out station and Elsan disposal point.
Given that there has been so much thought and effort put into the landscaping of the site, the presence of three or four old and rusting JCBs plus a collection of smaller working plant next to the road and the main car park spoils the scenery a little. There are plans to move or remove the plant and screen the area more effectively though.
The road then winds around the steep grassed banks of the newish Meadows Marina opened in 2006 and is now home to a further 140 boats. The Meadows marina is even more spacious than the Locks marina. There is a landscaped island at its centre which is very popular with some of the sites many ducks, geese and swans.
Just over 7,700 trees were planted in 1995 to create two woodland areas. The thirty one species of trees and shrubs are now crossed with a network of footpaths much used by moorers and their dogs.
The business used to provide an on-site WiFi network but it wasn't very effective. Moorers now rely on USB dongles for internet access. The 3 network service is quite effective around the marina. Mobile telephone signals are weak but are available.
Calcutt Boats provide tranquil moorings well away from noisy roads and railway lines in beautiful countryside and at a convenient point to access the canal network to the north and the south. Once the old machinery – and the bus – have been removed, this will be a truly beautiful site.
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