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Pointless doing the work of changing the element on a guess. Diagnose the fault properly THEN fix the real fault. 1) Get a multimeter 2) Use it to measure for 240Vac on the lead into the heater element. 3) If no voltage, find out why 4) If voltage present, turn it OFF 5) Set multimeter to Ohms 6) Put prongy things on the two heater element terminals. You are looking for 20 Ohms for a 3kW heater or 60 Ohms for a 1kW heater, approx. 7) If you have 20/60 Ohms the element is good and doesn't need changing 8 ) Measure the resistance across the two terminals on the thermostat. It will probably be open circuit 9) Find the tiny little overheat protection reset button on the thermostat and press it in 10) If no reset button fit new thermostat Hope that helps...

Peterborough pump out is open and free to use. Three cabinets on the embankment, that is two pump out and one water. One locked box (the left hand of two) on the wall of the elsan building in the photo, this contains a press button time switch for the pump out. Pump out hoses etc are in average condition, you may need to use you own hose to rinse. If the pump out is not sucking when you've pressed the time switch, then look at the other cabinet and make sure the valve is shut there (DAMHIK!). Mooring all along the same stretch of embankment, but the further you moor from Asda, the quieter it gets. There were many (apparently) long stayers when we were there, together with various tent dwellers in the park - but generally nothing to worry about.

That's because they haven't fixed the leak in the bottom gates.

I should think it is possible, buy a shell, fit it out, sell it, repeat, etc. But, more difficult than years ago and you really must grow into a very handy person indeed, that is important and to be honest I think you must really like boats and absorb a lot of knowledge or you will end up living in a worthless project for ever. It will not be quick either and you will not be living on expensive moorings whilst you do it. That's what I did anyway but everything is more difficult now. And the music was better then, and so was the beer, and the weather was better, and you could tell the difference between men and women and tomatoes tasted better, grumble grumble.

You've never actually been to Wolverhampton have you Peter? JP

Because my customers do all sorts of peculiar things

You might have better luck turning the engine through the starter hole, with, say, a 2ft long lever,like a pry bar on the ring gear, direct on the crank shaft rather than the stilsons on the camshaft where half the leverage power is lost.

As I have said on other similar topics I have been singularly underwhelmed by the so called marine products including from Craftmaster & second line usppliers and I am not too keen on International bilge & locker paint. After flirting with Crown I have now used Johnstons self colour oil based undercoat and top coat in a RAL number so you are not stuck with a paint companies house colour. I only had to patch prime so I used a small pot of anti corrosion primer that takes at least 6 hours before over-coating so I doubt its water based but may use a solvent a little more exegetic than and ordinary oil based primer. I did 4" red coach lines last years and they have not faded over the winter and sis not shed much pigment when I polished them to clean off masking tape residue. This year I painted the side panels in a green and am happy with that. No problems over the years with reaction to the primer. Remember at this time of year you need to be up soon after 5 am to leather off and dry down the area, then have some tea, then degrease with spirit/panel wipe and aim to be painting no later than 6.30 to 7.00 am. This way the paint has a chance to flow out before it starts to dry. Also try to moor so you are painting on the side shaded from the morning sun.

Did this last July Took three and a half hours from the Bath Sus Station Moorings (On the Avon) to Hanham lock, a further 45 Minutes to Needham lock where you buy your license. We spent the next hour and a bit exploring the harbour and it's arms before mooring up at the pub at the end of the Floating Harbour. We then went back to bath that day as we were on a bit of a mission but I would certainly recommend staying in Bristol for a day or so, I believe that the new Brunel exhibition at the SS Gt Britain is good.

Tony’s site is a mindful of info... http://www.tb-training.co.uk/10sgear.htm#bmn30

Is no one else's mind boggling at the name of that thing?

So how did Matt & Jo get on? I would have popped over and helped them, but had to attend a family gathering down south for the weekend Matt & Jo, if you still feel you need instruction when you pass my boat, pull over, tie up and give me a shout and I'll be glad to help.

You are stirring it again !!

I really dont think we need any more info now. Your batteries are goosed. As Col T says, your "close to 6V" says they are less than 50% charged and that is optimistic if you didnt leave them to rest. The 12 hour use suggests with limited load - say average 4A - the max you got out of them was likely 50Ahrs, so the batteries are totally shot. You need new ones. Before you get new ones though, you need to undestand how to charge them properly. Your quote of 'I check them to see if they are fully charged and it seems so..." suggests you dont know how to charge them. The confusion over voltages and where and what was used to measure in the previous thread. suggests to me that measuring voltages is not really going to get you far. To make best use of your next set of batteries, buy a battery monitor. It will save you this same hassle in 12 months time. At worst, buy yourself a decent DC clamp meter and try and calibrate your voltmeter against a multimeter so you know what you are seeing on the volt meters.

As is this entire branch of this thread.

Also if your single handed they come in useful for quickly mooring until you get your chains on.

It might be possible that gravel or stones have entered the flywheel-fan-ring gear through the air intake vents and jamming it. After first draining and then filling the engine and gearbox right up with vinegar and leaving to pickle for a day or two can clean and free off things. Paraffin is also good.

TVM is in effect more concerned with overnight moorings, however there are some / many places where you can pull over for a for a short stop in addition. The effective limitations are mostly because the bankside is mostly very shallow or overgrown. Bear in mind that with a following river flow you'll be going quite fast and what appears to be a long stretch without moorings may not be so inconvenient. Oxford East St moorings - see the lockie for a short stop. Iffley said to be a mooring above the lock Rose Island a couple of stops below and above the sharp bend Sandford Lock above the layby Near Abingdon - 1/2 mile below the railway bridge farmer's field on your left Abingdon after lock on both sides - your RHS by the swimming pool - convenient for Waitrose and shops Culham lock below bridge short wharf not often used as a layby. See Lockie Clifton at end of head layby. See lockie Above Days on your LHS, long stretch (if no peppered with new notices Wallingford town moorings Goring - see lockie Beale Park long stretch on your RHS Pangbourne long National Trust moorings Reading - approach to - now peppered with "DE demands for money signs" - a result of large incursion of liveaboards. Kennet - not my area...

I have a GoWindlass - bought it just before our May cruise. Love it. It's now my GoToWindlass ?

No, it's definitely windlasses as in lads and lasses. Windlii refers to the sub species of the genus Ratchet. Another example would be Ratchet Wheelnutii.

If it was very quiet you would probably forget to turn it off

Don't forget, Tesco (and others) deliver to boats - see http://noproblem.org.uk/blog/tesco-home-delivery/

Threads like this always remind me of the time the Tartan Army blew up a pylon on the Scottish border to stop the thieving English stealing Scottish electricity. Half of Dumfries and Galloway went out. The electric was flowing the other way! George

I suspect that any profits made by Braunston marina are incidental, and unquantifiable. I honestly do not believe profit is the primary objective. However it did influence my own decision to dock my boat there for survey, even though they were not the cheapest, simply because of their efforts in laying on the rally year after year. Maybe i am a mug in so doing but so what? I enjoy braunston. last weekend i did a bike race in cambridge, £80 entry and then £10 for the car park. That did aggrieve me... but its my choice

I agree with you but it`s very difficult when the "customer" is telling you to list what he needs so he can order it for a job which has to be done in the next few days. What can one do ? Basically if people want to rip off your time there isn`t really much you can do about it, but what makes it even more unforgiveable is all the information he needed (and a shed load else) is all on our website anyway, he just couldn`t be arsed to look for it ! At the end of the day, morally, all of us should spend our money where we get our information (or vice verse), it`s that simple.

Finally had the time and weather to finish the writing on the cabin. The last docking date I haven't done (perhaps yet) but I've also noticed the letters S. W. on some GU boats of the period, just ahead of the dock date. Anyone know what this relates to? South West, Southern Waters??? It is amazing the variations in the writing on GU boats, some with full stops, some without, some with Reg and some with Regd, Registered.... Square full stops, round full stops... Fascinating. Ian.

Some quotes from those interviewed : "Some of the worst problems are even less palatable than broken composting loos". "Mr James says he spent about £1,500 just on maintenance in the first year". "......my costs won’t be that different from what I pay now to live in north London". "The number of boats in the capital rose from 2,330 in March 2012 to 4,000 in March 2017". "the trust is cracking down on boaters who flout the rules by lingering too long in one place" "Residential mooring permits are expensive, particularly in London." "Recently, a (MOORING) spot on the coveted Broadway Market stretch sold for £12,500"