GPS usage on the inland waterways - course by Noel Griffin -
see also Dave McCabe's
Shannon
GPS charts.
Boat Electrics:
Batteries
,
Part 1 of a 3. (from IWN
Winter 2006)
PG's Tips:
Winter Cruising. ,(from
IWN Winter 2006)
The Joys of Springs - Richard Holbrook explains how to tie up your boat so that it remains where it should! - (from IWN Winter 2005)
See Grog's excellent animated knots website if you want some guidance on knots for boating and fishing.
Paul Garlands Tips on what
to do when your boat's engine stops! (from
IWN Summer 2005)
Baby on Board! - Aileen Flynn provides some insights and advice for
folk considering taking small children boating (from
IWN
Spring 2003).
LPG on boats - article by Roger Lorenz
part1,
part2
Where can I live on a barge near Dublin?
- Brian J Goggin and John Thompson answer one of our most
frequently asked questions.
Bringing your boat to Ireland - A look at what's
involved in bringing (in this case) a narrowboat over from the UK,
and what to expect if you do.
Winterising Diesel Engines
- Step by step guide to protecting boat diesel engines from the
rigours of an Irish winter
Guidelines for the use of VHF
radios - Licensing, technical and practical
information about the use of VHF radio on the inland waterways
Putting a boat on the water: What do you have to do
if you want to put a boat on the inland waterways?
The ISA/IWAI Certificate of
Competency - for Motor Cruising on the the Irish
Inland Waterways. Not mandatory (yet), but recommended for all
boat skippers.
Metamorphosis: Terry & Jean Frew - The story of the
metamorphosis of The Dolphin from an offshore 50-man
lifeboat into a comfortable four-berth cabin-cruiser.
Téarmaí
Bádóireachta Boating terms as Gaeilge, le Seán Ó Riain
One day in July - an assembly of different accounts of what
was happening on one ordinary summer's day July 14 2002, to give a
picture of typical activity on our waterways
( from
IWN Autumn 2002)
.
The
British Boat Safety Scheme, Tommy Murphy
Colm na Cora, the Garda patrol boat from
IWN Summer 2002
The
Shannon One Design (aka SOD), David Beattie, probably the most
successful native one-design class of sailing boats in Ireland -
from
IWN Summer 2000
Electric Boats - article by Alun Goodall -
part1,
part2
Portable Toilets - article by Brian J Goggin from
IWN Summer 2002
Get the solids out of the Shannon - article by Brian J Goggin
from
IWN Summer 2002
Ecotopia is a yearly two-week gathering of environmental and
social activists organised by European Youth For Action (EYFA).
This is a report by Carolan Goggin of a 2002 gathering. (from
IWN Autumn 2002)
Loos: Lough Derg and Lough Ree Catchment, Brian J Goggin, from
IWN Winter 2001
Loos laws, Brian J Gogggin - rules about loos on the canals,
the Shannon and the Erne, from
IWN Winter 2001
Winsome loos sum, Brian J Gogggin - more about toilets!, from
IWN Winter 2001
Derg and Ree Catchment Monitoring: Final Report or New
Beginning?, Paddy Mackey from
IWN Autumn 2001
Nature Designations on Waterways: Why Bother? Paddy Mackey,
from
IWN Spring 2003
- 
See also the Erne Branch of
IWAI's
- Licensing, technical and
practical information about the use of VHF radio on the inland waterways
