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I experienced the WORST customer service yesterday at a shop in Hull...I don't want to mention the name of the shop because I'm not sure how I'm going to proceed. On Wednesday I bought something from this shop. I paid cash for it. I took it home and found out it didn't work. So today, less than 48 hours later I took it back to the shop and asked if I could get a refund.The girl in the shop told me “NO” even though I still had the receipt. I asked if I could get a replacement instead then. Again this person told me "NO." I asked to talk to a manager now as I'm really not happy and I explained that I had bought the item, had got it home and it didn't work. The manager just smiled and told me to my face that I was "OUT OF LUCK." No refund. No FREE replacement. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrereerr. . I''ll tell you what... I am NEVER buying another Lotto Ticket from there again !

I think your best course of action is to buy a whole new pump immediately, fit that and get the water back on, then you'll have a whole defunct pump you can dismantle and learn about all the parts in it, and work out how it works. Not longer having to worry about breaking something as you take it to bits and learn about it makes the whole thing far less stressful and more enjoyable.

I wonder if you can hire him for guest appearances at fishing matches? ....... only asking.

Thames Tideway boating this evening ?

Obviously it depends on many factors. Access, type of stern, etc, etc. Having recently changed the mounts on my BMC 1.8 in a semi trad NB I can't imagine using a jack. Even if access had been possible the risk to fingers, toes to say nothing about the engine would have made it a non starter. I used a chain hoist suspended from a 40mm x40mm steel tube across the cockpit. Anything else would have been plain stupid. Hiring a chain hoist is not expensive. On e bay there's a company in the West Midlands who want £20 a week to hire a 1ton hoist (overkill). How much do you value one of your fingers

They may have paid 15 or even 20 years hosting fees in advance. Hosting is pretty cheap. Or maybe there’s someone somewhere wondering about what that obscure annual direct debit that keeps coming out of their account is for...

You’re right, it’s becoming oddly depressing ? Ill add her to the blocked list so I can stay on here-clearly the intention is to drive me away as I’m not the right “type” to own a narrowboat.

If you need to save on rent why not try vanliving? I did it for 2 years in London but not having a permanent address was becoming an issue with the insurance. I bought a £500 thing and running costs averaged £180/month for 2 years. Costs are much cheaper and if you buy a nasty van at least you don't end up at the bottom of some canals. I am looking at boats as well to save on rents: the main advantage I see on them is more space which can give you more quality of interior/facilities and therefore life; (and easier insurance papers).

I'll tell of the Battle of Hastings, As happened in days long gone by, When Duke William became King of England, And 'Arold got shot in the eye. It were this way - one day in October The Duke, who were always a toff, Having no battles on at the moment, Had given his lads a day off. They'd all taken boats to go fishing, When some chap t'Conqueror's ear Said 'Let's go and put breeze up the Saxons;' Said Bill - 'By gum, that's an idea. Then turning around to his soldiers, He lifted his big Norman voice, Shouting - 'Hands up who's coming to England.' That was swank 'cos they hadn't no choice. They started away about tea-time - The sea was so calm and so still, And at quarter to ten the next morning They landed at place called Bexhill. King 'Arold came up as they landed - His face full of venom and 'ate - He said 'If you've come for t'Regatta You've got here just six weeks too late.' At this William rose, cool but 'aughty, And said - 'Give us none of your cheek; You'd best have your throne re-upholstered, I'll be wanting to use it next week.' When 'Arold heard this 'ere defiance' With rage he turned purple and blue, And shouted some rude words in Saxon, To which William answered -'And you.' 'Twere a beautiful day for a battle; The Normans set off with a will, And when both sides was duly assembled, They tossed for the top of the hill. King 'Arold he won the advantage, On the hill-top he took up his stand, With his knaves and his cads all around him, On his 'orse with his 'awk in his 'and. The Normans had nowt in their favour, Their chance of a victory seemed small, For the slope of the field were against them, And the wind in their faces and all. The kick-off were sharp at two-thirty, And soon as the whistle had went Both sides started banging each other Till the swineherds could hear them in Kent. The Saxons had best line of forwards, Well armed with both buckler and sword - But the Normans had best combination, And when half-time came no-one had scored. So the Duke called his cohorts together And said - 'Let's pretend that we're beat, Once we get Saxons on t'level We'll cut off their means of retreat.' So they ran - and the Saxons ran after, Just exactly as William had planned, Leaving 'Arold alone on the hill top On his 'orse with his 'awk in his 'and. When the Conqueror saw what had happened, A bow and an arrow he drew; He went right up to 'Arold and shot him. He were off-side, but what could they do? The Normans turned round in a fury, And gave back both parry and thrust, Till t'fightin' were all over bar shouting, And you couldn't see Saxons for dust. And after the battle were over They found 'Arold so stately and grand, Sitting there with an eye full of arrow On his 'orse with his 'awk in his 'and.

Inside that gauge will be a bourdon tube one end of which is sealed and attached to some gears whch in turn actuate the pointer. The bordon tube is designed to flex under the effects of pressure or vacuum and is usually made of a copper alloy. The gears are usually of brass on steel arbours running in brass plates. All a bit like the internals of a clock without as many parts. None of which should cause any issues. On balance I think I'd replace the filter assembly, do you really need the extra complication? If in doubt K.I.S.S. is the best rule to follow.

Don't worry - the owner has just sent me the photo!

I don't think they did, if they had called it the M6 (MVI) that would have been 1006

Yes, indeed, 100 regular donations of £12, once a year, would be lovely, If we could have them spaced out neatly so there were 8-10 donations every month with the bulges just before we pay for the forum software, that would be even better. Unfortunately the reality is otherwise. However, what we do have now, is a position where we have outgoings that are less than our income in most months and where we do not have to sporadically appeal for funds because we don't have enough in the bank to pay the bills. That is due to the on-going generosity of the Forum's users and to work by Rich M to reduce OpEx. I have looked through the Paypal stats to see what detail is available , but I appear to be unable to answer the "How many" question without doing a detailed sort and count from each monthly Paypal statement. Even then I am likely to miss or double count some individuals. It may be some while coming,....... What I can see from Paypal stats is that there were 301 donations last year (2019), of all types. Looking at the statements, in a typical month we received between 15 and 18 subscription donations and 6-10 one-off payments. Mostly the regular subscription payments are donations of £1 , which, less Paypal's fees, gve us somewhere in the order of £15-20.00. There are a couple of months with a cluster of 6-monthly and annual donations and these are better for the bank balance. The one off payments make up the bulk of our income. Nigel

Last time I reported on the forum finances was at the end of 2018 when we had £870.16 in the bank. This report covers the whole of 2019. At the beginning of the year we had £870.16 in the bank. At the end of December we had £959.67 in the bank. During the year we received nearly £1250 in donations. The monthly average was a little over £104 and the best month (January) we received £183.11 while the worst month (Oct) we received £40.42. In 2018 donations were £1857. We spent a little more than £1140 on running the site, at an average cost of £95/month. In 2018 our costs were £2006. The reduction is due to a good deal of work by Rich our Tech Admin to reduce our costs whilst maintaining a reliable site and good service levels. For those who like pictures: Our Main expenses are: Forum Software: Invision £65.00 6 Monthly Hosting: Digital Ocean £83.00 Monthly Licences Digivity/Panellicense £5-00 Monthly Controls: Cleverbridge AG £5.00 Monthly E-mail relay: SendGrid £12.00 Monthly The costs above are not exact, as some are paid in US Dollars and fluctuate as the currency exchange rate varies. Thank to everyone who supported the forum. For those who are thinking of donating regularly, an aggregated annual or 6 monthly sum is most effective- PayPal charge us a fee for collecting each donation and this is a greater percentage of a small sum than a larger one. As an example from 12 x £1.00 donations we get £10.80. From an annual donation of £12.00 we would get £11.35- an extra 5%. Thank you again for your support and Happy Boating in 2020. Regards Nigel

Ah, I see. Thanks for explaining. Keep up the good work,carry on...... When I said 'I see' (see above).I didn't really, I was just being polite.

Blimey, heinous crime of posting a link to his own site gets deleted IMMEDIATELY, while reams of rule-breaking posts containing personal unpleasantness get ignored. What IS this place coming to....?

No hang on, my mistake. Spike Milligan!

Boaty theme from Spike Father Thames Let us look at the River Thames. One of England's watery gems. Oily brown, greasy, muddy. Looking foul, and smells of cruddy. The conservancey say their cleaning it, so why is it the colour of sh*t?

Lady Barnaby takes her ease Knitting overcoats for fleas By this kindness fleas are smitten That's why she's rarely bitten. Spike Milligan.

On reflection, this isn't because the pulley is too small, your battery should still be charging, just not at a high enough rate. As it isn't charging at all, you say, this tells us there is also an electrical fault. Your surveyor has led you up the garden path!!

Err, maybe sleep on this, no problem on a boat is that simple.

£12K in 1998 for a c1974 Springer that required £2K of overplating. I knew nothing about boats at the time. I knew about the overplating but the engine and gearbox were crap and my surveyor missed that and a few other basic things too. I think the vendor had a word with him and they hatched some sort of deal while I was in the yard office sorting out payment for the crane. I regretted using that surveyor and regretted buying the boat, but I lived on it for nearly 3 years so the few thousand that I lost on it wasn't the end of the world.

Who said cheap? It is for a fact cheaper. There are no sour grapes towards you my friend. I've no doubt you worked hard. Lots of people work hard and I intend to one day own my own house mortgage free.(or a nice widebeam with a 2000Ah battery bank). I spoke to an old chap who was in my taxi the other day, he told me he bought his house for the princely sum of £6.5k and has lived in it all his life. Its now worth upwards of £500k. His salary as a state school teacher at the time was £2k. How many times more the average state school teacher salary of £23k is £500k? A lot of people with £80k boats say that its too expensive though for an average joe to start out. I'm also aware of the increasing number of people who choose to live this way and the stigma that this can create for the more 'traditional' people who live aboard in terms of wanting to protect that way of life. My grandad had a narrowboat in his youth, I want to live on one. I'm going to buy one. This is majorly off topic and I don't know why everyone has got their backs up about the fact that it CAN be cheaper. Has anyone bought and successfully renovated a sub 10k steel narrowboat or regretted such a purchase? I am trying to get peoples personal experiences rather than opinions on whether or not it would or wouldn't be a bad decision to do so. If no one has. Fair enough.

Just before you 'make the jump' are you 'up to speed' on the costs of maintaining and mooring a boat ? Your mooring costs will vary by location - London can be £10,000 - £15,000 per annum for a liveaboard, the Midlands can be nearer £4,000 - £5,000. Farmers field moorings can be even less. Mooring costs will also vary with facilities offered, do you want security (gated access), water, electricity, toilet emptying, close to shops, car parking etc etc. - the more you 'get' generally the more expensive they will be. Marinas will often not offer a reduced price for (say) a 30 foot boat because you are still taking up a pontoon that could (say) accommodate a 50 or 60 foot boat. If they need to fill 'space' and get some income, they may do a deal, if the are fairly full, they may not. If you do not need to be in a 'fixed area' for family / work / hospital or whatever reasons and are free to move about then you can 'continuously cruise' without having a mooring. The downside (for some) is that you have to move every few days (usually 14 days) to a new place and you cannot just go A to B to A to B etc, you do need to be actually 'moving about'. In addition to mooring costs and 'general running and maintenance costs, you will need : Boat licence (a 30 foot boat is about £750 per annum 2020/21 rate) Boat insurance (fully comprehensive £100-£150 per annum) Boat Safety Certificate (Boat version of the MoT) Boating is not a 'cheap way' of living even when compared to renting a house.

According to Whale, that model will run dry without damage. Is there any sound coming from it? Do you have a multimeter? If so, look for 12V between the red and black wire at the chocolate block connector in the first pic. If it is 12V and the pump isn't running. then the pump may be deceased, or a bit poorly. If the voltage is low, then there could be a dodgy connection somewhere between the pump and the battery that is reducing the current flow to such an extent that the pump can't get enough electrons to work. Connections, fuse, isolator switch? Jen

Hay diddley dee there's only one channel for me https://www.youtube.com/user/lauriebooth/videos?view_as=subscriber