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I spoke to Craig Allen today he agreed to to do the survey.

You really do talk complete rubbish.

Have you been sharing the LadyG gin?

I think that Alan was not referring to the OP (Tanmim) but another lady - for clarity so the OP does not feel she's being got at.

A word of advice. If you find a boat you even remotely like and want to buy then its too late the next day. Boats that are any good and not a rip off price are selling immediately at present. I didnt even advertise my boat as for sale and a savvy new forum member who was studying this forum sent me a pm and drove near on 3 hours for a look and bought it, no messing for him or for me. He had been looking for nearly a year. He got a very good deal as did I as no tyre kickers or brokering fees so both onto a winner. So keep your eye out on forums and such places and you may buy/sell without hassle in the present climate.

Back to the original question. That rust around the chimney collar is horrible. Thing is that it is not too difficult to fix. Last year I removed the stove, chimney, and collar from Bee, I put in a sort of Taylors paraffin stove with a 30mm stove pipe. That left a great big hole in the roof. Got a 12" square steel plate, drilled and tapped it to the roof, fixed it with countersunk stainless machine screws, tidied it up with a bit of filler and a bit of thin rubber gasket, bunged some paint on it, looks absolutely fine. I'm not saying Tanmin needs to start buying a shed full of tools, I'd do the job for her if I lived anywhere near but on here we do seem to see the worst case scenario in everything. If owning a boat was as desperate as it sounds nobody would ever bother.

you should never walk rhythmically as it attracts the big sandworms

Her Ladyship the Mistress of contradictory confusion. .............................. really helpful for a newbie.

Just an update. The fuel boat refuelled me in my absence. I am told by a nearby moorer that after a couple of days the central heating started working again on its own. So all good now.

Are you called Peat?

I bought a boat from Whilton's sister marina in the last few months (owned by them, so all the work was done at their cost). Different people, but same rules and budget. I got a new drive plate and a newly refurbished gearbox (completely different unit), neither of which are anything to do with BSS, The prepuchase contract (assuming identical to mine) says deposit is fully refundable if vendor won't remedy or reduce price to account for BSS or "insurable defects". "Insurable defects" isn't defined, but if it's roof needs replating to protect its structural integrity I think they'd expect to do the work. Same as they certainly won't if its just roof needs a paint. I'd assume any surveyor who works in Northamptonshire has worked for Whilton customers before and know how to word a survey to get their attention if the problem is actually a significant one anyway. And a surveyor ought to be willing to have a chat about that beforehand

Yup. Ask whether Whilton or anyone associated/working with them own the boat or whether they are acting as a broker only. Also to confirm that the boat will be sold free of debt or outstanding finance. Other more experienced heads will add more questions. Worth putting your questions in writing so you have a trail (rather than just word of mouth). I'm sure most brokers have their own Bill of Sale templates they use. My boat was bought privately so we used the previous broker's paperwork to generate our own (ABNB). Before you commit to the survey please check the Ts &Cs of the contract you signed with Whilton in terms of your rights to reject the boat should the survey throw up significant issues. If in doubt share here so the wise sages can give them the once over. But absolutely do not consider not having a full survey with your choice of surveyor.

They do say copper wire was invented by a Scotsman and a Yorkshireman fighting over a penny ...

From Facebook. Hope he made it

I found this very helpful document on the Eberspacher site: https://www.eberspacher.com/fileadmin/data/countrysites/EB_UK/pdf_files/info_pdf_ebuk/narrowboat_pdf_ebuk/waterways_findings_281_jn348.pdf. It details what can cause problems and how to guard against short cycling etc. Hope it is of some help.

Today 2005. We were having the new engine fitted by a company on the Albert Canal in Antwerp. Just upstream there is a bend in the canal which was no problem for the smaller barges but when these very long ones appeared they had problems with it despite their very powerful bow thrusters. There was a proposal to alter the line of the canal which would have meant the end of our engine firm but I’m not sure wether anything came of it

On this day in 2008, Oxford canal. Our last family holiday with teenaged son and daughter. Boat hired from Black Prince. The snowman's scarf had been unwound from the prop the previous evening! He kept our beer cold until he finally melted around Banbury.

So you didn't insist a broker used your bill of sale like you are suggesting others should do?

Multiplus II 48/5000/70 is smaller, lighter, cheaper, has lower standby power than the Multiplus/Quattro, and probably runs a bit cooler and quieter being a newer design (components have improved over the years) -- may also be supported better in future. You do have the hassle of properly connecting and configuring two in parallel to share loads equally, but this is a known job for Victron. You can't just turn one off if there's a problem (or to save power), you have to physically disconnect it (switch) and reconfigure the remaining one to be the master (if it's already the slave), but at least you do have the option to do this if one fails.

'Driving' Aargh. really grates with me, I've always used 'steering'. I'm sure that is probably wrong too but its the only thing I've ever been wrong about so I can live with it. Good luck with your boatless life too.

A good surveyor of your choice should be able to solve your problems with the rust, either by saying that it's really not as bad as people think it is from one photo, or getting the vendor to fix it (or helping you get your deposit back if there's loads of other stuff wrong with it, but my bet is on one of the first two ?) You might find continuous cruising whilst living in a house very difficult for reasons stated above, especially in London If you are using it for holidays you can get a leisure mooring somewhere inexpensive and nicer to cruise around than London anyway.

Well over priced. My opinion which you asked for, Horrible boats, horrible fittings, all the wrong shape. Chinese poor attempt. Well you asked!

I would say a bit of condensation in the bilge is quite normal at this time of year. The canal water 2’ down is very cold, the air has recently been fairly warm and although the relative humidity hasn’t been particularly high, once that air is cooled down to canal water temperature it seems highly likely that it will be cooled below its dew point and condensation will occur. This is why forced ventilation of the bilges isn’t a good idea - the more air you force over the baseplate, the more moisture you are transporting onto the base plate. Ventilation only dries stuff if the relative humidity of the air in contact with the moisture, is below 100%. If the air cools to saturation, all you do is add more water! Even worse would be to force cabin air into the bilges, in an occupied boat that will have more moisture than outside air. It may feel drier because it is warmer, but as soon as it cools in contact with the baseplate, even more water will condense out. Its all about relative humidity vs absolute humidity.

No, but you are not ironic, just arrogant, loud, self promoting, ignorant, rude, pompous, argumentative. Oh, and wrong. Truth not to your liking? Tough, that's ironic!