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  10. i once tried to pay for diesel with a small dinghy but as it was unregistered and afloat on the Thames I was told it was not a legal tender.
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  14. I don't know if the OP is still looking in on this, but I would certainly advise looking in on the DBA site https://barges.org and if he is really serious it is worth joining as he will get all the information he needs on all aspects of continental boating and boating life. I would however add my pennyworth that although narrowboats are to be found there, they are not by any means the best craft to have, and certainly not by a novice boater. Tam
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  19. Yes. It is the rested voltage that indicates the %SoC. The fact that the voltage dips below the resting voltage corresponding to 50% under load is not relevant and does not indicate that the batteries are below 50% SoC. It is the actual SoC, not the voltage under load, that is relevant. And in any case, 50% SoC is just a rough rule of thumb, not some precise figure below which the batteries expire!
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  21. Somehow with the victron kit I had a spare red wire with a fuse and holder already within it, so I just used that. Maybe you could unscrew the fuse holder in the BMV712 pos wire that you already have, and see what size that fuse is? PS - since SoC is a derived value and can drift, I would advise always checking both SoC and voltage together. You can guesstimate the resting voltage by adjusting the observed voltage (to take account of any loads or charges), as per above. And I cant say I'd be over the moon about letting someone used my boat, even for a few days. There is always that risk of a newbie sinking it in a lock, but of course there is other damage that can be done to boat systems by careless use or abuse. But the person is a long term waterways enthusiast, and may never be able to purchase their own boat- and might even struggle to fund a canal holiday at the moment- so it would be a nice gesture, and an experience they would really love.
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  22. Which makes total sensse - get your focus group (consulation) in the same proportion as the users. You wouldn't ask a 'majority' of White middle aged men' something relevant to young coloured girls and expect to get representative responses applicable to your target market.
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  25. If that is what you think why are you considering taking a boat there? Are you a masochist? Actually it is not true anyway, other than the occasional French version of mrsmelly. Tam
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  29. Dutch Barge Association has good info. We try to do about 3 months a year and have been doing so for more than ten years. There are brexit problems though, Bee' is now officially 'Union goods' and is accepted as vat paid in the EU, This means that bringing her back to the UK is problematic and we will not be doing that. We are generally restricted to 90 days in 180 but it is possible to get a longer stay French visa. Boats over 20 metres fall into a different category- even narrow boats so I would not bother if your boat is 20 metres or more. Crossing the channel? Stick it on a lorry, its not cheap but if you look at the costs of boating, depending on the length x width of your boat you might find it is a good bit cheaper than the UK. Right now though the problem is lack of water, climate change is turning a lot of europe into a much dryer area and the last few years has seen problems with that. If you do go ahead it is well worth it but I would probably consider looking for a Dutch cruiser for a year or two, there are lots around and some reasonable prices too.
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  30. My latest video on the Cotswold Canals . I take a look at wharf’s, bridges, mills, double locks and drying fields. youtu.be/H32853DbVak
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  31. A bit of second-hand teak if you can find it and afford it. Otherwise, mahogany. I would say oak but have a feeling it rots badly in fresh water, I will let the carpenters confirm or deny that.
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  32. In my view, it is not something I would do regularly, but the occasional drop to 12V rested and recharge within a couple of hours is unlikely to produce any noticeable ill effects of the batteries. It is only like minus half a cycle on battery life. As Nick says. it is all a rough rule of thumb designed to help the less aware avoid wrecking their batteries within a few weeks.
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  33. One of our owners on Copperkins left some Ecover washing up liquid on board but I found it didn't clean dishes properly and I reverted to using good old Fairy Liquid .
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  34. By the state of the spanner slot on that ring which looks like it cracked by whacking it very hard with a hammer and chistle when trying to tighten it.
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  35. The questions are biased and promote a divide between boaters. The questions are ‘skewed’ with the aim to charge those without home moorings and those with fat boats more for a license. When you read the questions/options you may see what Peter’s referring too. As most of the opinions/answers in a previous survey/consultation were from home moorers you can see how/why the current questioning may be skewed in their favour ?? 🤷‍♀️
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  36. In that photo it looks as though the shaft has been turning and moving in the collet that is supposed to lock onto it. The dog ring with the 4 "c" spanner notches possibly needs tightening. That bolt sticking out is odd, it could be for releasing the collet so tightening it could be exactly the wrong thing to do. Else I can see no purpose for it.
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  38. Evidently not according to the French. Having said that I did quite like the £30k house a friend of the woman had bought in burgundy somewhere. Apparently the local doctor was a psycho but there was a beer shop and some nice countryside. Englandland for me any day.
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  39. Quick google suggests there are a lot more French born people living here than UK born people living there. 189000 French in UK and 177,000 UK in France. Interesting question actually. May be about the same. The UK is obviously a better place otherwise the dinghy sailors would not be coming.
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  45. I tested both my alternators on a freezing january morning with the engine cover board removed, and a fan blowing into them, with a strong breeze across the stern, so they could not have have had more cooling help during the tests, but both of them were unable to put out even half of the rated power before they overheated. I've basically accepted their limitations, and set up a charging system that draws as much current as is safely possible at tickover. In fairness Tony I did add above that a more powerful alternator would only really be a benefit if lithium batteries were installed, but I do feel that over the next 10-20 years, a majority of boaters will install lithium as they get cheaper and better understood- so it could be relevant to the OP, in terms of future proofing the charging capabilities of a new engine. I cant argue with your knowledge of which are the best quality alternators, I would hope the OP will do some research before making a decision on that, and seek advice here. My advice would be look at the website of Ed Shiers, who has more practical knowledge of these matters than any marine electrician I've spoken to in the last 3 years. Re the tickover thing- I mention tickover because it's the worst case scenario, but it has to be covered. Whatever charging system the OP uses will have to be able to charge safely at tickover without overheating, because they will spend long periods at tickover- eg when going through locks, passing lines of moored boats, etc. I know the alternators can do more at higher rom. In fact I have an extra B2B installed that I only switch on when I am moored up and I can run the engine at a steady 1300rpm. The extra B2B can draw an additional 20 amps from the domestic alternator at 1300 rpm. But when out cruising I cant use the extra B2B, because cruising involves lots of engine tickover, and at tickover the domestic alternator will overheat if I try to draw those extra 20 amps from it. This is only an issue with lithiums as you say. With lead acids you are committed to many hours more of engine running over, say, a week- so a 50 amp alternator is as useful as a 200 amp model. But for me, the issue here for the OP is about future proofing. When I installed lithiums I found that my canaline 38 was crippled by the inability to upgrade the alternator- it needed an crank upgrade before I could install a decent alternator. With such a huge financial investment for a brand new engine install, and with lithium batteries becoming more popular, I think it is worth the OP knowing that the 38hp engines come as standard with what could turn out to be a major limitation, in terms of the alternators and belts setup.
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  46. Put it on Ebayas spares and repairs, someone will give you a couple of hundred pounds for it even broken ones sell.
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  47. The problem with the HNC isn't length, its width and height. The tunnel team will gauge the boat before deciding if you can go through. A GU boat built to a nominal beam of 7ft 0.5in won't fit, as do hardly any other ex-working boats, whereas modern 6ft 10in wide boats mostly will (as long as their cabins are not too tall or too square). This is from an old document, but as far as I know is still current.
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