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I'd be happy to do it right away if you pay my petrol costs from Milton Keynes (John will vouch for my abilities)

I disagree with all them up there ^^^ .... cruising in 40mph winds is ENORMOUS fun!!! But more seriously, I would suggest leaving your cruising boat where it is. Overstay if necessary, CRT will take at least a week to notice you should have moved but if you're worried, call them on Monday and tell them you didn't move due to excessively windy weather. They are very reasonable and co-operative when you call them, despite some of the views expressed on here from time to time.

Just a quick update as some would appear to think I will have issues paying for my boat the day I get paid for my house? Today I have been into my bank and spoken to the manager who assured me if my solicitor does a rapid payment bank transfer on my request not the normal bacs the money will be in my account in or under 2 hours I have explained how much I then need to transfer to owners of the boat and again using the rapid payment bank transfer the two hours apply... I asked about issue money laundering etc and was told as long as I walk in with my passport and or photo driving license there is not going to be any problem making the payment on the very same day. Now either I’m missing something or Iv nailed this down... lol I’m sure I’ll find out 3 weeks today

So EE have shot themselves in the foot here. Hours after I took out a new contract, the Lapworth base station went TU for 5 days, so I was forced to use the 3 PAYG SIM I found down the back of the sofa. Based on how good that was, and the recommendations here, I've cancelled my new EE contract and gone with 3 unlimited data, special offer from the man in the Solihull shop: £16 a month for 24 months. Total saving over the 24 months ~£275, and unlimited data rather than 100Gb cap. MP.

Funny, isn't it? Sat in a legacy of previous industry, floating on a marina accessible because of previous industry, gazing out across both boat yard and farm, an artificially constructed and maintained landscape, consuming power (assuming limited solar in winter, and that even those on CW agree an engine or generator is noisier than a turbine) what bothers someone is a relatively new industry which is probably better for the environment (or at least considers trying to be a limiting factor) than any of the previous. But, also, change. For us it would have been 'how Yelvertoft is' as we'd not been before. If anything we celebrate turbines when we see them. The little plastic ones (which I can assure you are carefully maintained multi-use) in the Munchkin's deck garden are a legacy of how amazing she thought they were when we first stayed in an 'off grid' place with a little one. We walked all around there (and also into the rather nothingy village without open shop or pub) with the little mutts. I was horrified that the marina and village together could apparently not sustain a community focal point within walking distance. But the turbine didn't impinge at all.

Sell it 'er for a tenner! Proceeds to the Delhi Python fund obviously ...

I need to move my 60 ft narrow boat from one mooring position to another within marina, but unfortunately I'm recovering from a big op, and can barely walk. I dont know anyone who has handled a boat so have no one too ask. My partner can handle a boat on the straight and through locks but not at all confident in a Marina. Should there be any chance of help I would be very grateful. Thanks David.

You really are missing the point big time. If there are no issues, then you would have exchanged contracts. But you haven't so there ARE issues outstanding. You just haven't been told about them. As Richard says the chances are high it will go through just as you expect, but it is by no means a done deal until contracts are exchanged. Either side may pull out.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/9000th-boat-helped-through-hillmorton-locks

Ok, but how many people with, or buying, an overplated boat have any idea of this? I'd offer that most folk here, and I'd say they are are generally more interested than most in boating, will have little appreciation of stability let alone have heard of Metacentric Height or have an understanding of the effects of shifting it. Bloomin' good job it's not rough, I'd say!

The problem with most of that is that the theory isn't backed up by practice. 1: True, but not by an amount to cause concern in any case I have yet come across. 2: Potentially, but lets worry about all the coal and logs on the coachroof first eh? Also, assuming the weight of steel added to the baseplate is greater than the footings then it won't apply will it? 3: Yes, but move the bags of coal (see above) 4: Take the coal off the roof altogether or lift the floor and take some ballast out if the boat is significantly deeper in the water. (Be careful how much coal you back up there afterwards though...) 5: Certainly can be an issue on dutch barges, but not on modern narrowboats where I would argue that the framing isn't vital to the structural integrity anyway. Decent overplating always has plug welds to support the plating. There are cleverer ways of doing it with short sheets and multiple tranverse welds too. 6: See point 5 7: Assuming the original platework is not holed, and the new welds are not porous, then there's no oxygen in there for corrosion to continue, surely? Brinklow Boats posted some pictures of a baseplate overplate they cut off a while back and the inside face of the overplate was still immaculate) That said, given the option I'd always prefer to cut out and let in because it's the right thing to do (although potentially you could get issues that way too with weld stress) but it is by no means the only option.

Cutting out and replacing plate is the gold standard treatment for thinning hull plate, but is disruptive to the internal fitout and can be costly. The alternative is overplating - welding a new steel skin over the existing bottom and sides up to just above the water line. The detractors will point out that corrosion can still occur between the old and new skins, and that the added weight can make a boat sit dangerously low in the water if there are ventilation openings in the hull sides. On the other hand there are hundreds of replated boats around the system, which have been given a new lease of life. Martin Kedian, occasional contributer here, reckons he can overplate without doing any damage to internal fitout or hull insulation, and is prepared to give prices on his website. Have a chat with him via http://www.kedianengineering.co.uk. The you can decide whether to get the work done, or sell the boat as is.

Congratulations! ? ? ?️

Seals. I'm using genuine parts from prestolite, the inheritors of the CAV brand. The seal on the left is a dust seal that comes with the repair kit. The one on the right is going in this unit which means I get to keep the other one. Unfortunately, the ones supplied these days are too tight and inflexible and restrict the movement of the pinion to the point where the starter won't engage! Fortunately I have a drawer full of good ones left over from years of saving them.

I'm quite sure that John the manager could assist, or find someone to assist you.

Any fixed structure with adequate headroom on a boat that size is going to look pretty top heavy. As an alternative to a conventional canopy on folding hoops, how about a tent-shaped structure hanging from a ridge pole and two eaves poles which can be supported from the cabin top and struts mounted on the rear corners. You might even be able to adapt a cheap tent from ebay for the purpose. The whole thing could be easily stowed away when the boat is travelling.

Prolly coz it's ugly as sin. So nobody wants it.....

Hardly. The PRV is a safety device, which will only discharge under fault conditions. Ergo, we know the OP's installation has a fault.

And exactly what is wrong with doing that? Do tell, as no-one else knows.

It depends where you're using your boat, and so far as affecting its value it's worth considering how it may restrict any future owners wishes to use it. I can think of several pinch holes on the Inland Waterways system where the original fold down canopy would have had to be employed in order to pass.

There's a good reason to stop/turn at Littleborough...

Technically, disconnect battery negative first, because that separates the battery from the hull and you cannot then get a positive to hull short. N