Alan de Enfield

Presumably you/they have 230v available ?

Agreed as was discussed earlier - within a 'few pounds' per Km. However I was responding to a poster ( @Ewan123 ) who suggested it would be much more expensive so was simply demonstrating that it wasn't (as he had presumambly not read the previous comparisons earlier in the thread)

Well, as I posted earlier, Anglian Water have certainly chosen the underground pipe option for their 320km East coast strategic supply. They have now signed up for an additional 260Km "extension" making the total length 580Km (I'm guessing they have decided it is the most cost effective method) Anglian Water ramps up pipeline rollout with fresh 260km deal | Construction Enquirer News Anglian Water has signed up its Strategic Pipeline Alliance to deliver another 260km of new interconnecting pipeline as part of its £11bn capital programme. SPA – made up of Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley – has already delivered over 200km since the alliance was formed in 2020. The extended programme aims to boost drought resilience and cut reliance on environmentally sensitive water sources such as chalk streams. Anglian Water’s Jason Tucker said the alliancing model “continues to be an exemplar in the infrastructure industry” as the utility rolls out its biggest-ever investment programme. Sam White, managing director, natural resources at Costain, said: “Anglian Water and the Strategic Pipeline Alliance have adopted and embraced a collaborative approach that has proven to be a breeding ground for innovation and efficiency on this complex but critical project.” SPA teams have introduced innovations like low-water commissioning using compressed air, slashing water use on pipe cleaning by 85%.

The £220m is nothing to do with 'getting the canals back into proper shape' ie - catching up on the backlog of maintenance - it is simply to do improving their future resilience due to extreme weather events on major features, that would have a serious affect on the system if they were to fail (Reservoirs, Embankments, culverts and tunnels). The backlog of dredging, lock leakage, crumbling banks etc were not included in the figure requested.

The anode needs to be almost as 'far away' as possible (on the Order of Metals - least noble) from the boat hull material. It the boat is indeed 'pure aluminium' (rather than aluminium alloys) then there is a choice of Magnesium, Aluminium-alloy or Zinc. Magnesium would be the best fresh-water option If the boat is an aluminium alloy then there is only one option Magnesium, and, with it being so close to Aluminium alloy it will not be very effective.

Is he an indigenous Aussie ?

Simply get the remote, find the "Return to factory settings" press the button and Robert is your mother's brother.

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England’s and Wales’ iconic canals will be better set up for the future with an additional £6.5 million government funding to help build long-term resilience across the network and ensure it continues to operate safely. Every penny helps, but that is a very small part of the £220 million that C&RT told DEFRA they urgently needed following an assessement of priority work needed. (Note it includes high risk embankments and culverts)

England’s and Wales’ iconic canals will be better set up for the future with an additional £6.5 million government funding to help build long-term resilience across the network and ensure it continues to operate safely. Every penny helps, but that is a very small part of the £220 million that C&RT told DEFRA they urgently needed following an assessement of priority work needed. (Note it includes high risk embankments and culverts)

It seems to be pretty obvious as the mooring owner has to approve the boat owner before they are allowed the mooring.

I retired in 2005, but prior to that I found that very few places that did NOT take Amex. I travelled within Europe about 3 times per week with occasional trips to North America and South Africa.

with Nat west we pay 95p per £100 to deposit or withdraw cash 35p per online transaction (BACS etc) irrespective of value 95p per cheque irrespective of value (which is why I told out cravanners no more ground rent in cash)