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I don't get modern 'cancel' culture. You can't erase your past - best to look to the future surely??

Ah, yes, this fetish with getting cars cleaned....it rained a lot last night, car was sparkling this morning.

Both reports are wrong. Both boats were new liveaboards who had decided that mooring in the tunnel had benefits. Firstly they could find somewhere to tie up that was quiet. Secondly they thought it might be warm and cosy to keep the rooftop crap dry Thirdly no pesky enforcement staff would bother them. It went horribly wrong on the re opening of canals post covid when some hire boat decided to go through the fume filled tunnel, the smoke caused by the incessant running of knackered 1.5 bmcs because the solar wasnt working well. This report came from Conservative hq, so must be wholly accurate. The hirer was requested to do a U turn at the entrance to the tunnel ,but claimed it was impossible. The incident was deemed to be his fault.

Or dare I say it a good union.

Nice photo in the Torygraph this morning.

I don't think we need worry. Unless there was a slave trader called Mr Caldon or Sir Trentandmersey we are unlikely to be targeted. After all, no-one has stopped going to cheap car washes because they are usually staffed by trafficked folk, have they?

They're merely seeking out high profile activities with a feel good factor that can be easily sourced out and grabbed by the media, while appearing to be doing warm fuzzy stuff. Scoring smarty points while ignoring the prime business objective (make no mistake it is a business!) always smacks of diversionary tactics by a weak or ineffective executive team.

Have C&RT so many problems finding things that they can waste money on? Would it not be easier to be a canal charity and look after their asset, spending the money where it will do physical good instead of a daft wellbeing publicity seeking silliness?

50 million mains fridges are cheaper to produce than one thousand 12 volt fridges if you get what I mean.

There is a BIG difference between getting made redundant and getting sacked. Very misleading and even embarrassing article by the toilet of the canal media. Very bad news as well.

I quite enjoyed this. https://youtu.be/yMHy2FkagGs

The arguments in favour of that change are, in fairness, pretty solid.

Can’t. Find a measure

I think your time would be better spent enjoying your boating

This is the bit of kit you'd need Matty! Left to Right: rudder position indicator; rudder operating control (on a long enough lead to reach the guard railings outside the wheelbox to answer calls of nature and the like!) fixed joystick rudder control.

Yes, the fire rated stuff

Surely a car only needs washing when you are about to trade it in or sell it!

On this day in 2015 Brayford Pool Fossdyke Canal Lincoln

You are quicker than NBW Tim, but not quick enough...

Hello Tom Chargery have just released a DC contactor that works specifically with the BMS. It only requires the one contactor which works with faults on either the charging and discharging cycles of my Li. The real benefit is that it only consumes 11ma which is a massive improvement on my current setup and simple plug and play install ? Peter

Life's too short to worry about 12mA. My TV/sky uses 9Ah in a few hours. If you have Li's then you dont worry about power nearly as much.

Sponsor an elsan.

Check the Isolators first and all other connections you have messed with. Most isolators are crap and often fail after you disturb them Probably just a bad connection. Measure the voltage at the stater motor when trying to start the engine. If it falls very low (<6v) you have a problem. Just work back to the batties at every point measuring the voltage when trying the starter.

Sponsor a new sign? Sponsor a directors bonus? Sponsor a blue shirt's redundancy package?

But the NT have something to offer their members such as free access to buildings or free parking. We were members of the NT when we used to visit the Lake District a lot as it saved us more on parking than the membership. CRT don't really have anything to offer in return for becoming a friend that you can't get for free.

When I bought my boat I came on here to ask advice much the same as you are doing. Contrary to some of the advice given I was happy to trust the independent seller who recommended a surveyor, I was present when the survey was done and I was confident the surveyor had done a honest job, picking up some odd minor bits here and there which the seller corrected. However...if the survey had gone anything like yours has and I had previously been told 'everything is done just needs blacking' I would be very very skeptical. I would immediately start considering that there should be a significant price reduction and I would be commissioning my own survey. I'm generally quite bold with taking risks, happy to assess the situation and go with my gut on things, more so than the advice that is generally given on here...but on this one...I would be SUPER cautious. And final point, as others have said, try not to get emotionally attached. Decisions of the heart hurt the wallet.

The same locks in 1978.

We are hoping it is going to be a bit quieter this next couple of weeks now that the weather has cooled down and gone into autumn mode and the little darlings are back at school.

Just a guess, is this in Nottingham or near?

Rust in bow locker and non working bowthruster could well be connected if they are in the same space...especially if theres a hole in the bowthruster tube......quite possible even after 7years as several boat builders do NOT protect the tube before launch. If it DOES need 10 anodes, these should be put on at the same time as the blacking, as otherwise, your boat is not fully protected, AND you will have an additional cost of lift out and welding them on in the near future. The broker probably just wants to get it back in the water and take your money as fast as possible. The surveyor(if you have paid them), should have recommended a guide price without the work done, or a price IF his recommendations were carried out. Fall out of love with the boat for 24 hours, get your sensible hat on and dont take crap from the broker.

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for finding and sharing.

Good news the traffic is starting, bad news regards the problems encountered but as you've said it's par for the course. The dredging below the lock was probably done to spec, but any loose in the area soon builds up a scour again below locks (assuming scale makes no odds). It's important to ensure that you can eat your dinner off the lock apron and below and put some big holes where it gets shallow to stop it filling quite so quickly. You want to try carrying on pleasure canals with a deep boat - not sure you'd be able to flush a 500 tonne barge in with the paddles however... Cheers, Mike

There is always commercial REC BSLRD (Bi-stable latching relay driver) which I'm using for my overcharge protection. https://www.solar4rvs.com.au/rec-bi-stable-relay-driver-bslrd-for-bottom-end-sw And here: https://www.off-grid-systems.de/REC-Touch-Display-BMS-4S-16S-Q_2 Alternatively another low powered solution is a motorised battery switch as used by me (for my loads) and Dr Bob. No complicated electronic circuits to build and understand, but maintaining the advantages of low parasitic power drain. https://www.bepmarine.com/en/701-md If starting again though, I'd be looking for a BMS with direct support for bi-stable relays. Tom

Hullaballoos again.

More like cuss-cuss.

I think it is only a requirement when they are sold not once they have been sold. I may be wrong. EDIT to add it is a requirement in NI and the Isle of Man but not the rest of the UK.

I'd guess there will be no change whatsoever. I keep Poppy on lead for similar reasons, and we both often jump out of our skin when a cyclist passes, with no warning, no bell. I sometimes feel like saying something, but they've gone before you know it, and I'd guess there is more chance of confrontation than a change in cyclist behaviour.

3 pumps and a water rescue unit is normal pda to a water based incident, 1 pump with water rescue trained staff to back up the specialist unit and two other pumps as manpower. The first pump in attendance will not necessarily be water rescue trained but the incident may be in their station area. If not needed they can always be returned or re routed but if requested later maybe too late if the incident is a life threatening incident.

I my boat had been wedged in the tunnel bow to bow with another, I think I would have been at the stern, pushing it across to one side and then the other, to try and free the bows. And if the stern of my boat wouldn't move I would try it with the other. I'm pretty sure a bit of heave-ho by the crews involved would have got the boats free much quicker than waiting for the fire brigade, then CRT, then RCR.

Maybe those are boats ignoring the stoppage from the Western end, so there might be six in there now!

On this day in 2010 River Thames. A misty morning departure from Beale Park IWA National Festival

Must have taken you ages to get there too, what with Stoke being at the top of a lot of locks whichever way you approach it! ??