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  1. Theo
    I think that we all owe an enormous debt of gratitude for all the expertise donated. Well done Rich!
    6 points
  2. Naughty Cal
    Just got back to the boat with Syd. He is acting a bit out of sorts but I'm sure he will be back to his usual self in a couple of days. He had really settled in with Pierres and Helen. Guess he had assumed that we had given up on him like his previous three sets of owners. He was very excited to see us again when we walked through the door. Think he has tired himself out now as he is fast asleep on my knee.
    4 points
  3. Dr Bob
    I didnt get to where I am today by not telling.
    4 points
  4. blackrose
    Blimey, we used to see a lot of posts on the forum complaining about people running their engines or generators outside of the permitted 8am - 8pm time limits. Now it seems they're complaining about people doing it within the permitted times. What's changed? We've become a bunch of snowflakes.
    3 points
  5. furnessvale
    I'd be tempted to load it back on his boat. George
    3 points
  6. Sir Nibble
    This makes the burning of the library of Alexandria look trivial ?
    3 points
  7. MtB
    Lady Cassandra. One of two utterly disastrous mod appointments made whilst totally ignoring my own totally reasonable application top be a mod. Probably a good decision really...
    2 points
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  11. cuthound
    My wife usually buys Zeus a squeaky ball every time she does the weekly shopping. He does the same, nose in each bag until he finds his new ball, completely ignoring the Sunday joint ?
    2 points
  12. Naughty Cal
    Sydney has yet to ruin a toy or pull a squeaker out. Which is proving to be a problem in itself. He has had to get a toy box at home he has so many toys. People keep buying them for him!
    2 points
  13. BWM
    I'm of the opinion that many who have taken on a boat as an affordable residence just assume they can leave junk outside and it will just disappear, as it often does when placed outside of a house. When we had a mooring near Uxbridge the local council progressively removed bins that were close to the canal, due to boaters piling heaps of bin bags and other junk around them.
    2 points
  14. cereal tiller
    Terminology is not quite correct just because some one Owns or Rents a Boat does not Qualify them as a Boater ,Having lived aboard for 45 Years I know hundreds of Boaters and none of them would consider dumping Litter as this Rodney has done.
    2 points
  15. Parahandy
    There are simply more and more of these Project Boats which in its self is fair enough but this Dumping of Boaters Rubbish really annoys me , what self respecting boater would want to be associated with that sort of behaviour and what sort of Boater thinks thats permissible . I suppose some would say well he isn't a Boater , he is simply availing himself of cheap accommodation but even this sort of Boater in my experience abhors this sort of behaviour . Put it down to experience and move on i suppose though i may give this Lisa Jarvis another Phone before I depart the Location on Monday
    2 points
  16. bizzard
    That reminds me. The municipal library in Dublin was burnt to the ground, both books were destroyed and one wasn't even coloured in!!
    2 points
  17. Alan de Enfield
    Yes, but it was maybe a bit 'cheeky'
    2 points
  18. mrsmelly
    I had the Russians fix it like Trump ?
    2 points
  19. Dr Bob
    It's all just working as it was on Friday so all of Saturdays discussion has been lost to the winds. Rusty. Don't forget to send me the £72.69 you said you would give me in the post of yours at 12.03 yesterday. Well done Rich for sorting it out.
    2 points
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  21. cereal tiller
    Not a she ,but it is a mixed up muddled up shook up world...
    1 point
  22. Dyertribe
    Having been through the Panama Canal I can vouch for it being an amazing experience.
    1 point
  23. mark99
    Started to repaint the Gardner engine in situ - not easy. The old Walsh paint always seems to fail hence new Paragon Paints Gardner Grey high temp specialist paint. Before - To scrape off old failed/disbonded and degrease and after (lots more work to do)
    1 point
  24. mrsmelly
    Not living like a caveman comes to mind. As a liveaboard I fully expect people who live in houses to use electricity and I also fully expect them to understand that I will be using it. My battery bank is charged every day whatever the useage to keep the batteries in reasonable condition, much of this is often but not always done between six and 8 pm because suprise suprise I tend to put charging on when batteries need it rather than when they are full and can alos have travel power running for other chores, this leaves batteries full or nearly at 8pm. On vms I am afraid engine running is inevitable. My engine with hospital silencer is very quiet as with most unless its some old knacker from the 1930s.
    1 point
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  26. Naughty Cal
    We hired an electric day boat in Norfolk earlier this year. It wasn't quite the silent experience we had expected as there was a lot of noise from the drive train. These were far from new boats and have been in service for many years.
    1 point
  27. Boater Sam
    They will work on an instantaneous gas heater provided that they pass enough hot water to keep the burner going. The problem with the small heaters like Palomas etc. is that they are not true modulating burners. Its all or nothing.
    1 point
  28. Naughty Cal
    Since when was a news article ever accurate?
    1 point
  29. Alan de Enfield
    I bet your insurance is about due on the Jeep - bet you need a valuation ? (Nice)
    1 point
  30. Alan de Enfield
    Go on - you know it makes sense !!!
    1 point
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  32. Nightwatch
    Ditto. Our sons address not your sons address though.
    1 point
  33. David Mack
    1 point
  34. Dr Bob
    You need a sewing machine with two needles then......and better if it goes backwards.
    1 point
  35. rusty69
    Did you just sit on a traffic cone Alan?
    1 point
  36. rusty69
    Don't worry.I expect there will be more Whine later today.
    1 point
  37. rusty69
    Return of the Breadi!
    1 point
  38. MtB
    I always thought bifurcate meant to fart... Twice.
    1 point
  39. Dr Bob
    For what period?
    1 point
  40. Alan de Enfield
    I was in one once - Brother-In-Law had a camper van version.
    1 point
  41. Dr Bob
    Then there was a load of rubbish about canals on Mars, someone mentioned Spam and someone wanted to find the nearest canal to them in Somerset. ....eta, Mr Smelly must have given out his location in the midlands as it is pouring down for the first time ever this morning.
    1 point
  42. pete.i
    Why a PM. Is it a secret on how to fix a puncture in an inflatable? Quite a few of us have inflatable crafts and this is supposed to be a help forum. If you PM someone with a fix then it might be better if you shared that fix with the rest of the forum.
    1 point
  43. rusty69
    You may very welI think that Jennifer,I couldn't possibly comment
    1 point
  44. NMEA
    I often have a bit of a chuckle at some of these Webasto threads. The Webasto TTC only runs at a maximum of 72 degrees Centigrade, the ignition point of even pine is 180, we mount them on wood all the time without issues, this low temperature is one of the reasons they don't work well with blower boxes, the new replacement model (Eco 5.0) runs ten degrees hotter to enable them to use hot air blowers too. If you are concerned (which you really needn't be) then use slightly longer screws on the H bracket, another method is to mount the whole setup on an aluminium plate and then mount that to the surface al la Mikuni MX 40. Cut a 75mm dia hole in the cladding where the exhaust skin fitting exits and lag the area well though. Most of this info is in the marine install instructions that come with the kit anyway so have a good read of that.
    1 point
  45. mark99
    Long story short. We have directionally drilled multiple utilities under the Cherwell under Cherwell side stream across the park across a road and under the canal (twice) via and according to the requisite licences from the respective authorities. On offside of canal, there are two pressurised utilities laid in 70's in line of our target shots, which to damage would create untold grief for the town and canal. The records show the things in the canal which was just erroneous. Hence lots of survey to find them including radar so we did not drill into them whilst keeping our licenced proximity from the structure. It became apparent the ground levels have vastly changed - where better to glean further info than here. The last canal bore was just completed today at noon following loads of careful investigative work and deep excavations proving negatives. (if you can't find you make sure you aim for where you know it's not).
    1 point
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  47. Tam & Di
    Unfortunately these limits do mean you would be travelling downstream in reverse gear in certainly conditions in order to stay within them.
    1 point
  48. howardang
    The ships is Norwegian, called "Nordstjernen" (North Star) 150 passengers. She was built in Hamburg in 1956 for the Norwegian Hurtigruten service but now cruises round the Norwegian Fjords. Once a year she does a cruise to Hamburg hence her appearance on the Kiel Canal. G here is a link to a very short video of her A fine looking ship with great character. Howard
    1 point
  49. mrsmelly
    I think many boaters bring stuff upon themselves. We were full time ccers in 92 and had no problems from anyone then or indeed before or since.
    1 point
  50. howardang
    If you have no experience of this type of modern vessel, you may well be agreeably surprised, both with the standard of accommodation and catering. That is, of course, unless you expect a cruise ship which this ship isn’t. Howard
    1 point
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