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  10. I really don't get this tosh about not having a vintage engine in a livaboard boat unless you're part of the Fred Dibnah fan club. Unless a blow lamp is involved, it's generally a turn of a key to start the thing, and funnily enough it will carry on running until you stop it, much the same as a brand new one. Ok, every few days you might have to put a few drops of oil on something you may not understand, or put a blob of grease on a thingy wotsit. But it will make your boat move, and charge your batteries whilst adding interest when you get to busy locks etc. If it's in good condition when you buy the boat there's a good chance that apart from a yearly service it won't need anything. If it ever does require major work there's plenty of specialists around, and because they're also enthusiasts there's less chance of you being ripped off than calling the local Beta agents. (How much for a starter motor!?) Powering a narrow boat is like being on holiday for a Gardner, sitting there all nice and clean with a sump full of classic 30. You wouldn't believe the state of the inside of some that I've stripped down that were still running fine from road vehicles. If you want a boat with a 2LW in it then buy it, I'll pm you my number and you can ring me every time it won't start.
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  12. I see Selby stoppage not open now till the 30th, Ferrybridge now closed till 13th, Goole closed till further notice. Now no routes out of that area. I would of thought CaRT would of put Ferrybridge back till at least Selby was open so boats coming up the Trent have somewhere to go in York/Ripon. Really bad planning by Cart.
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  14. But arguably tends to be inaccurate while the batteries are on charge, but unlike most other types puts itself right after a bit of discharge. The BVM provides an accurate ammeter as well as a voltmeter and the Ah discharged is accurate, but the other scales will, in most boaters' hands, tell larger and larger lies until you ruin the batteries by consistently undercharging them. If you read, fully understand the manual, and ensure you regularly FULLY charge the batteries and then recalibrate the BVM then you will minimise the inaccuracies though. Personally I would keep the Smartguage for % charged and volts and to compliment it fit a decent shunted ammeter to decide when the batteries are as fully charged as is reasonable.
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  15. Mine needs a bit of load to do that well, Not a problem as we normally cruise every day. But the easiest way if you have an immersion heater is not bother with a 12 volt one but run the 240 volt one from the inverter while the engine is running or even if you have loads of solar
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  22. Last month we did the journey from Ellesmere Port Boat Museum to Liverpool. Here's a summary of costs and requirements we had to fulfil. Certificate of Seaworthiness £60 Pilot Stuart Wood £125 and he had the VHF radio, so you wouldn't need one. MSC from Ellesmere Port to Eastham Lock including locking onto the Mersey £73 Brunswick Lock into Liverpool £20 Salthouse Dock - free of charge for 7 nights, then £20 a night thereafter. Ignore much of the criteria in Peel Ports induction pack because much of it you won't need, navigation lights for example. The seaworthiness certificate is quite basic and is mainly just checking that your boat floats, has a suitable anchor, a couple of fire extinguishers, a working horn, and that you have a life vest/jacket. Our surveyor Mike Carter (he is on the Peel Ports approved list) is based in Northwich so we met him there and avoided paying his travelling costs. The certificate is valid for a year. Booking too far in advance may not be allowed. Usually they say 3 to 5 days in advance. It's tide and weather dependant and also may be slightly changed at short notice depending on shipping traffic. Eastham control or your pilot will advise you of suitable dates if you give them a call. You will have to email Peel Ports with your insurance certificate when you make the booking and pay the fee up front. The pilot Stuart Wood is brilliant. You drive the boat and he is there to advise you as you go along. It's also like having your own tour guide as well. I've put his contact details earlier in this thread. He will also answer any questions you have in advance of making the booking. It's a great trip whichever direction you do it in. It took us about 2 hours and despite being against the tide our old BMC 1.8 engine coped easily with it. It was much easier than some of the previous tidal waters I've done such as the Ribble, the Thames Tideway, the Trent and Yorkshire Ouse. By the way, if you want to do the whole length of the MSC I think the fee is £178 plus £30 to lock up or down to/from the Bridgewater Canal at Pomona Lock, Manchester.
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  23. Thanks everyone. After a long and hot day, starting early but having to queue at 6 locks, we found a lovely, shady spot to moor near Bramble Cuttings and enjoyed a beautiful summer’s evening.
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  25. Car hire companies aren't responsible for their customers speeding or otherwise breaking the law so why should boat hire companies be? It's a ridiculous proposal.
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  26. If you haven't got solar then SG is the most accurate device going. Once fitted its so simple, press the middle button for battery % and the others for voltages, cant get simpler than that. It also doesnt go out if sync unlike most other battery management systems.
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  31. That's why you run the belt directly on the flywheel.
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  35. A boat with legs sounds ideal for people that don't like operating locks, or for locks that are awaiting repair. Like canoe portage but it ports itself
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  36. Our ETA there is 3rd August so hopefully it will be sorted by then 😉
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  39. Hello - any news from the EA - I'm coming across from March and planning to travel up the Nene home. Just wondered if its worth holding up somewhere!
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  41. On this day 2020 A wet day on the Fossdyke On this day 2014 A misty day on the Tyne On this day 2011 A glorious day at anchor in Blakeney Bay
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  43. Gloucester & Sharpness would be OK. Getting there is easy enough if you like sailing around Cornwall and up the Severn ...
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  45. You either didn't think this through, or have a very simplistic view of the world. Your suggestion would set up enough precedents to empty half the prisons and tie up the courts for years. You can't delegate the responsibility for an individual's actions to a third party. Licensed or not, everybody is responsible for their own actions. Yes, why do you seem to think this doesn't apply to Hire Boaters? You are clearly emotionally upset about something, and are letting that to drive clear thinking out of your head. I'd suggest your question is personal, irrelevant and none of your business. Finally, let's ignore the differences between Criminal and Civil law for a moment (as I suspect this will drag on) I know of many hire companies (members here) who do not hire to just anyone. And most hire companies don't put limiters on boat throttles because it could prove lethal. Which I view as a far more serious set of circumstances to any of the ones you have listed.
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  46. Not sure if this has anything to do with Pluto's photo.. Apparently found in the garden of our cottage, but originally on the Grade 11 listed Smeath Lane Bridge, Chesterfield Canal.
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  47. I agree with this ^^^^^^ I would suggest that more BMCs drip oil from the filter than do not and its easily solved by cleaning the oil trap on the breather (if it has one) and then directing the breather hose into a milk carton sat beside the engine. The upper end noise might just be badly worn/adjusted valve clearances. The high oil pressure might be be a faulty sender or a sender and gauge that are not matched - that is unless its a mechanical gauge. However that is two "mights" and another might is that the engine is at or close to overhaul time. No one here can say much more than that. If I were the potential purchaser I may well see how it starts from stone cold and if it did with 30 seconds of heat and then a few turns on the starter I would be temped to put in a suitably low offer and hope the problem is valve clearances and sender. If it was a beast to start I would probably walk away. The difference between myself and the OP is that I can do major work on the engine if I had to or even fit a reconditioned one. The OP needs to asses their finances and competence to undertake repairs and thn walk away or make an offer.
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  48. My Thoughts I suspect that someone , somewhere , in some office is duty bound to send a letter - a " standardised " letter based upon the info received from the data loggers . This info is unlikely to be complete & therefore its inaccurate . But the letter has probably got to be sent as as a manager of some sort has said so . It seems to me that CRT haven t got a clue what they re doing and thier management structure is loaded with people just attempting to justify thier seat on the gravy train . I imagine meetings with someone saying " Well this month weve sent xxxx number of enforcement letters to xxxx number of boaters & so therefore we must be getting on top of things and blah blah blah " Then another manager will give an indication of how efficiently thier department is performing etc . Then they all go off from thier meetings and begin working on next weeks bullshit in order to continue the " mirage " that things are getting better & that each manager is making a difference whereas in reality its all just nonsense to keep themselves in a cushy job . The person sending the letter has done so as its now " standard " practice as dictated from above . They receive the data & send the letter . My belief is that Dean should respond to CRT in a cold , matter of fact , non emotional way . No references to broken waterpoints , no references to harassment , no " im trying to be good etc " . MtB s point about the Law is the way to go . My suggestion (& its purely an idea ) would be to draw up a reply explaining & corroborating the boat movements for EVERY day off of home mooring . This makes it comprehensive . Include links to blogs & photographic evidence . Then quote your home mooring references / id numbers etc to ENFORCE the fact that uou do indeed have one . Then quote the law above that stipulates no need to " navigate bona fide etcetc " Keep to the facts : where ive been . The dates - all of them , the mooring location , the law pertaining to my mooring status . Cold , hard , fact . No emotion , no excuses , just fact - accurate facts . Likely to be more accurate than thiers . Then send it to Parry , head of boating , head of enforcement , local enforcement officer ( if poss ) . Print it out . Begin a paper trail , a file in which your documentary evidence is far more accurate & far more well presented than thiers . They are relying on you to brick it & scurry back to your mooring . Try not to , go cruising further , see how they respond . They do not have any legitimate reason to condemn your boat movements & they MUST be shown why they are incorrect & shown how thier enforcement / data logging system is flawed . You shouldn t have to do this Dean , but CRT seem unable to establish what theyre doing & how to do it . Fight fire with fire . Tell them where you ve been ,& tell them that thier complaint has no basis in law or common sense
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  49. you've made my point better than i could. you are saying that you have moved enough and yet you would have moved more if you could fill up. both valid on their own but seem to weaken the point combined.
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