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Dunno if it's true, but I heard that many years ago, a radio programme had an interview with a Romany family, about their way of life. They told the mother that as the Romany custom of cooking hedgehog by the ball of clay method was a well-known thing, they couldn't really avoid asking her about it, but they wouldn't ask her anything about catching or killing the hedgehog, or the actual cooking, to avoid lots of complaints from animal lovers. Ands she wasn't to talk about these aspects in her answers. The interview went on something like this: "I'm sure a lot of our listeners will have heard stories about Romany people eating hedgehogs. Is it true?" "Oh, yes, quite true." "Have you ever eaten hedgehog meat?" "I have, yes, but not for many years now. It's something that goes back to the Old Days. It's not done as often as it used to be." "What does it taste like?" "Difficult to say. It's a bit like cat." The switchboard went into meltdown.

You laugh but...

Saw a couple of gravel barges this year near Strasbourg, ordinary peniches, a bit battered, doing a shuttle from a quarry to a concrete plant and back. probably carrying a couple of hundred tons or so per trip but they were fitted with conveyor belts over the bow so when they arrived at the plant they just plugged into the electric and the boat unloaded itself into a hopper and then belts took it off to the plant , I guess they had hopper shaped holds as well. Clever though.

Coltishall Lock, Norfolk Broads? I don't know it but this looks exactly like it

Judging by her distinctive leather toolbox, she's a Vodafone lineman - the mobile phone mast behind her gives it away.

Worth trying, but wouldn't be so sure. My guess is it would spend a long time in bulk, and therefore a long time in absorption. Sounds like an interesting project. Could make a useful upgrade in the future, so if you don't mind sharing that would be great. Still way out of my depth, but a good learning experience for me! The problem with voltage based soc is how flat the discharge curve is. Be interesting to see how this works out. On our setup, we found the Victron BMV ah counter would drift if charge efficiency factor was set to 99% and give slightly high soc readings after several weeks, however with CEF set to 98% we have slightly low readings after a few weeks. That's one reason for us charging to 100% every 6 weeks or so - to re-synchronise the bmv. I'm glad we got ours when we did now! From memory it was only around $100 including shipping. Something like this could work quite well for lithium/lead hybrid installs. Set to isolate the lithium bank at 14v, and have it sensing from the lead acid. That way loads would still be provided by alternator whilst engine running, and the lithiums would take over when engine stopped as voltage would then drop below 14v. No discharge of the lead acid, and depending on alternator output vs lithium bank size, cuts charging around 80%. This setup, with a similar low voltage disconnect set to say 12.8, and cell monitoring with alarms such as ISDT BC-8S that we've used, could make for a fairly cheep but safe lithium install @Dr Bob. Worth trying, but wouldn't be so sure. My guess is it would spend a long time in bulk, and therefore a long time in absorption. Sounds like an interesting project. Could make a useful upgrade in the future, so if you don't mind sharing that would be great. Still way out of my depth, but a good learning experience for me! The problem with voltage based soc is how flat the discharge curve is. Be interesting to see how this works out. On our setup, we found the Victron BMV ah counter would drift if charge efficiency factor was set to 99% and give slightly high soc readings after several weeks, however with CEF set to 98% we have slightly low readings after a few weeks. That's one reason for us charging to 100% every 6 weeks or so - to re-synchronise the bmv. I'm glad we got ours when we did now! From memory it was only around $100 including shipping. Something like this could work quite well for lithium/lead hybrid installs. Set to isolate the lithium bank at 14v, and have it sensing from the lead acid. That way loads would still be provided by alternator whilst engine running, and the lithiums would take over when engine stopped as voltage would then drop below 14v. No discharge of the lead acid, and depending on alternator output vs lithium bank size, cuts charging around 80%. This setup, with a similar low voltage disconnect set to say 12.8, and cell monitoring with alarms such as ISDT BC-8S that we've used, could make for a fairly cheep but safe lithium install @Dr Bob.

It's not a matter of inverter rated output per se but what instantaneous current the device will provide to start the fridge. In practice that means a 1200W inverter. 800 is too small, there aren't any / many 1000w units available in general circulation. Bimble sell such a unit for a reasonable sum - but it's 24v - and I assume you're 12v, so I didn't bother to make a comment earlier. I tried 'several' units and the lowest power rated one to work was 1000w rated. It even started a two motor large fridge freezer without any problem.

Why have you gone for the AtoB? A good alternator and an external regulator is only about £500. You dont need the AtoB. They are only useful if you have alternators that dont put out the 14+V required for LA's. I know. I am on my 2nd boat with alternators that only put out 13.9V. The AtoB is then a good solution.

Yes, I have a whole range of symbols at my fingertips because I bookmarked this page a long while ago: ASCII code linky Press and hold 'alt', type the code on the keypad, release 'alt'. As far as I know it only works on a proper PC with a 102-key keyboard, not a battery-operated toy one. I can draw a fence too ╬═══╬═══╬═══╬═══╬═══╬

I mostly had relatively long hair (and a good crop), but after losing it in handfuls it was quite interesting to see it get to about 10mm when it regrew. Several people said the shorter cut suited me and even the magic words "makes you look younger", so I keep it between 12 -15mm now, and trim it every two or three weeks. Saved me a fortune in shampoo as well and it doen't matter if i forget to brush it in the morning.

It's not a Marina that lends itself to hireboat operation.

Roll them in clay prior to putting them in the fire. When cooked, break open the pot and the spines come away with it...

I'm getting a little uncomfortable now you are linking mustard and hedgehogs?

According to which of the definitions they adopt? Irrelevant though, as official recognition is given in BW's old EoG 'informative' (long since brushed under the carpet as it is) to riparian rights of mooring on rivers. Referred and linked to several times here, over the years, within identical topics, but the link no longer gets anywhere. If I remember next week, when back at a 'proper' computer, I will try to find it.

IMHO the lockie was talking rubbish, it is a wonderful trip through London on a narrowboat, and coming out of Limehouse is easy you just go straight ahead and the river turns you round to point in the right direction. I wonder if he was the same lockie who a few years ago sent us out at Brentford on what turned out to be a falling tide in the middle of the afternoon, so that we grounded in the channel below the lock just before reaching the river and had to sit on the mud there until we floated again in the middle of the night. When we asked him afterwards why he had done that he said "I never did understand about tides but I sent you out then because I wanted to get away and have a tea-break" Having said that I agree, go downstream and come in at Brentford.

You can find full details of the planning application on Leeds City Council’s planning portal here. Comments on the application can be submitted up until Wednesday 16 January 2019.

https://southleedslife.com/new port-to-be-built-in stourton/ A planning application has been submitted to create two new wharfs on the River Aire at Stourton capable of handling up to 200,000 tonnes a year of bulk cargoes such as gravel, aggregates, steel, timber and shipping containers. The Canal & River Trust has submitted the application for land off Skelton Grange Road near to Thwaite Mills on land formerly part of the Copperworks site.

Price is high on that boat due to the mooring location, not worth half that price.

My my... how embarrassing, seems I need fuel... ??‍♂️