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Sorry. I missed that and will bear it in mind.

Yes, nice ain’t it. I’d never bothered to take a look before today. We can travel over some pretty things without knowing.

And if you winterise your boat properly it makes no difference where the pipes run or how cold it gets

It depends on whether you are happy to presume that the boat is plugged in via a functional shore RCD. That presumption seems to be at odds with the relevant ISO and the BSS, which require (recommend, in the case of BSS) an additional RCD on the boat despite stuff downstream of the bollard RCD being already protected. Still, it is reassuring to know that they are wrong and you as always are right.

It’s very possible the previous owners have left them elsewhere on the boat. That’s what happened with us, two nice handcuff keys and three crt keys left on the boat (amongst other things) there are some really nice people around still. If not then it’s worth an ask, as they will have been on the boat probably until sold. If it’s a new boat rarely they may throw them in as a freeby if you ask nicely.

Fully agree. CRT sell "proper" ones for £5 and £7 each last time I checked. Do not buy the knock-off eBay ones - the aluminium handcuff keys are slightly the wrong size, and the unofficial Watermate Yale keys don't have the correct number of slots, so they usually work on worn, tired lock mechanisms but don't work on brand new ones. We once nearly hung a boat in a lock because MrsBiscuits' handcuff key wouldn't turn the spindle to let her operate the lock. That one went in the bin, and was replaced with an official CRT one an hour later. We discovered the issue with eBay Yale keys when they replaced a tired lock on the Elsan point at one of the services. That key would open the toilet and the shower but not the Elsan, which was the only thing we actually needed to use. That's gone in the emergency spare drawer, on the thinking there's a 50:50 chance it will work if we both lose our official ones. Don't mess about for £12 a set, and get one per person and a spare set of both.

Hi all, some people may remember me as fender Phil, I worked the canals and at Tradline in Braunston, I retired from making fenders a few years ago due to health reasons and have now gone back to my original trade as an engraver, among other things I engrave safety signs and labels for marine & industrial use, I just thought I would share my ebay shop with the forum (I hope this is ok?) I can engrave Stainless steel, Aluminium, Brass, and laminates, I make custom hull plates too and can engrave pretty much anything My E-Bay Shop: https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/safety1st