Alway Swilby
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I watched RCR service my engine once. I just booked a standard engine service and asked the chap if he would mind if I watched. He said "No problem" and gave a running commentry as he did it. I've done my own servicing ever since.
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Electricity Posts on Visitor Moorings in Banbury
Alway Swilby replied to Alway Swilby's topic in General Boating
It seems to be run by Castle Quays the shopping centre people so not CRT. Bear in mind that the cost is 95p per kwh. I don't know what other marinas charge but at our house we pay about 30p. -
We have moored in the centre of Banbury and noticed the new electricity posts. They work once you have created an account with "Berth Vend", given them at least £5 then activated the particular post you are plugged into. At bit pricey at £0.95 per kwh but saves running the engine.
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This national sewage system.... is that the same system that pumps millions of litres of raw sewage into the rivers and sea?
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I thought so too but we've seen many red Biffa bins this year on our trip from Yorkshire to Oxfordshire.
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CRT say that Biffa sort the rubbish once it gets back to their base. That's why they didn't like the contents of a seperating toilet ending up in their system.
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First boat went through 20 minutes ago.
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Alpine Quest is an alternative app to Memory Map. I don't know if its available for an ipad. I use Memory Map on Android without any bother.
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I seem to remember that it was A operates B and the rest is automatic.
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I have winded our 58'6" narrowboat there. I wouldn't want to do it if there is a bit of a flow on.
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Chilly today! 😄
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Middlewich Branch stable block. https://www.reedsrains.co.uk/property/detached-house-for-sale-nantwich-road-minshull-vernon-cw10-id-hch210052?searchId=9776cd17c2a5532f645e5e919cdfc1b9&offset=1 A bungalow in Middlewich. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/135333491#/?channel=RES_BUY
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Point of order: Nuneaton doesn't have a high level platform. Are you thinking of Tamworth? I had a similar experience at Tamworth. The tannoy advised London passengers to go to the high level platforms and catch a two car class 170 to Derby then a very nice IC125 to St Pancras (it was a few years ago).
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As I said further up the thread, I have countless times seen people using the big hole of their (normal type) windlass on a small spindle. My suspicion is that it is this that causes the damage to the spindles, not the use of the windlasses shown.
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What Three Words - For the dinosaurs here :)
Alway Swilby replied to Richard10002's topic in General Boating
The system of determining a phones location from the location of the wifi falls to pieces when the wifi router moves, like it does on a boat. -
What Three Words - For the dinosaurs here :)
Alway Swilby replied to Richard10002's topic in General Boating
They type ///breeze.molar.sausage into their app and it shows them where you are. As it happens breeze molar sausage is not allocated to any square in the world On another pedantic note a square doesn't have a diameter. 😀 -
What Three Words - For the dinosaurs here :)
Alway Swilby replied to Richard10002's topic in General Boating
To be grammatically pedantic it should be which three words. -
Yes, on the smaller holes for the small spindles. The larger holes aren't tapered but neither are the large spindles they fit on.
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The heads on ours are definitely tapered. I know because I've measured them. I have seen countless people using the large holes of a normal windlass on a small spindle. I feel this causes more damage to the spindle than using the small holes on one of these.
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Same as Tony, I got one of these. Works fine. https://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/stereo-fittings/autoleads-magnetic-dab-antenna-575883.html
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When using WiFi calling the phone itself uses the WiFi to talk to the router and not any G at all. The router deals with all the clever stuff and places the call over it's internet connection (probably 4G). If your router's internet connection works when 3G is switched off then wifi calling will work on your phones.
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Didn't they move the bins somewhere for the duration?
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The blog writer does. We saw them in Paddington last autumn. They are now up above Lapworth.
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And here is a link to another blog from a couple of weeks ago https://nb-firecrest.co.uk/helping-hands-at-hatton/ regarding said widebeam in Leamington Spa.
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Why have they expolded a nuclear bomb in the background? 🙂
