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That's where it made it's escape, it will have made it's way to Minworth because that's their breeding ground. Just like the tame valley is a mattress breeding ground

Today Redshank passing the Balmoral in Bristol harbour.

My impression is that it is costing very little. The majority of parts are castings, so are made from a pattern. If you already have the pattern, each individual part is sand cast separately so it makes a negligible difference to cast type A, type B and type C rather than 3off type A. It's all small batch casting (from foundries in the general vicinity of Bradley) so there isn't much cost saving to be had from volume. There wouldn't be much of a price break from ordering 100 vs. 300 identical parts. Real savings would only come from mass production methods in the tens of thousands. There are then storage costs for multiple patterns, but having seen them all on about 5ft of rack shelving I don't think that would even be double figures! The cost of storing half a dozen parts of each individual design is also trivially small, and there isn't a manufacturing time saving because the time to measure up for a replacement gate, then machine all the timber and assemble it hugely outweighs any potential timeline for a foundry run. The castings are external and fitted towards the end of gate manufacturing so they do not introduce a delay to the manufacturing cycle, even in an emergency situation. It would be rather different if all the patterns had to be made, but that is a sunk cost from decades ago. That has to be traded off against the historic value of the various different designs. So long as you don't need too many different sizes of windlass to fit the spindles (which inevitably would result in bodging and premature damage) the heritage value probably outweighs any minor cost savings. Alec

I got it off eBay, not at the requested price, I made an offer which was accepted. I know the son of the above mentioned lock keeper and he told me the bronze alloy ones were made as presentation pieces. The person selling them is the cousin of the pattern maker, I believe. As mentioned previously it is very heavy, certainly not a tuck it in your trouser belt Jobbie. Original Dunton windlass have the pattern makers initials engraved in the socket. As the lock keeper and the pattern maker found it too expensive to patent the design there may be “knock off” copies around. This is a carbon fibre copy. It is not strong enough to use as I am aware of ones which have split. To be fair I was offered a refund by the maker but decided to keep it as a display piece.

I dunno if I’d trust it to carry a two pack roll of toilet paper 😃

It was a while ago but I suspect I used Sticks Like Sh*t Turbo https://www.screwfix.com/p/evo-stik-sticks-like-sh-t-turbo-solvent-free-grab-adhesive-white-290ml/4072p

You want a glue with a bit of flex to it if sticking something relatively rigid, like plywood. If the hatch is painted a dark colour it can reach a high temperature in summer. The glue needs to take up the different thermal expansion between the steel and the lining. If you are happy with the aesthetics, then the suggestion of cork would be good. Thin, insulating and flexible. Will keep the inside face warmer and stop condensation forming and dripping.

I think the op might have wired himself upto his inverter and switched it on by now..... I do hope he's been able to sort it and at least he will be ready for any gas related bss issues now.... 🤣😂

Victron shunts are all 50mV drop at their highest rated current. Presumably you either program the attached battery monitor with the size of shunt attached, or it might even be able to detect the shunt capacity automagically. Their lowest current one is 500A, which will be fine for the OPs 3000VA inverter. https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/shunt-600a

I don't think encouraging boats to be hit at all is a good thing. The whole "Boating is a contact sport" crap needs discouraging.

I only have 3

@ElaineMary not in her usual boating headgear!

This is the problem with our country. I'm sure the coroner is well meaning and its tragic waste of a 24yo lads life but the implication is that thousands of boaters could have to jump through some bureaucratic hoops in the vain hope that it somehow stops some other pissed up folks killing themselves (or others). Sometimes people have to accept responsibility for their actions and this would seem to be a good example. For me canal boating is still relatively free from interference by the nanny state, long may that continue.

MrSmelly, Tim, is fine and dandy. Enjoying his camper van breaks. I won’t say anything health wise as it’s not my position to do so. But he’s okay.

Not often I drink a beer by it’s ‘cover’, but hey, how can you not? aaaaarh….🍺 its ok, (but the cover is possibly better than the beer 😃)

@Gybe Ho My only advice, which has nothingto do with BSS. is to have at least 2 coats of gloss paint put on top of any primer/undercoats, supplied by the build yard. Colour at this stage is not important, it's just to prevent/lessen the rusting that will come through, as you work on the inside, making the final outside painting preparation much more difficult/expensive. Bod.