Just before my Dad and I were going down Bradford-on-Avon lock the previous week, we realised that the generator would fit on the front deck.

It's not too heavy, more awkward, especially when you have to lift it over water, onto something that can (and will) drift away from you.

We took the generator up to Avoncliff, trundled along to the boat, removed the wheels and handle, then in a surprisingly easy show of manly skill, lifted the generator onto the front deck and secured it (both form rocking and pinching).

I stunned myself by making a pretty damn good cover for it too from a tarpaulin and sewing machine (not pictured).