Little Gold Nugget

St. Mary's should be your destination, it's a no brainer between there and Hitler's Wharf!

Sorry if this subject has already been covered, but does anyone know what's happened to the canal side shop that used to be next to lock 15 on the Audlem flight? We sailed through there on our hire boat over the Easter break and the place looked deserted. Wasn't there also a collection made towards a new shed in order that the shop could continue to trade within the boundaries of Health & Safety? I believe that over a thousand pounds was raised too. We used to enjoy his fresh fruit and other goods on sale there.

Hi, This is our Houdini hatch pictured from inside the boat during last winter. We have a Morso stove that's lit continuously during the winter months and yet this still happened. Hope this helps!

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well, no...he was sitting down...and hugging the 'wrong' side of the canal so that he could hug the bank, as that was the only side where his steering wheel was on the boat, pretending that he was on course...the only hurdles that loomed were bridges or oncoming boats! Thick hat over his head...couldn't hear a thing..including warnings of an oncoming vessel! Apparently he saw neither until the last moment...& probably after the oncoming sailers had XXXX themselves!! Ah well, last minute, all ok & no mishap

This must have been your boat on that occasion then! Incidentally, during the course of my business life in the Security Shutter game, potential customers would contact me without prior canvassing for their trade. This, would you believe, was born from the fact that their premises had probably been under siege previously, by paragons of peace and virtue, that you imagine are in abundance in locations such as Barton Swing Bridge. Do you really think County Road in Liverpool resembles Beirut for aesthetic reasons? Mike

It didn't surprise me. The last time we passed there, I nearly got mugged by three bike riding hoodies! Mike

I'm quite surprised that you have a Hydronic 10 installed on a boat of that size. If you recall, I mentioned that we have a Mikuni MX40 heater on our boat, which is also 60' in length. Although its output is less than half of the Hydronic 10, it supplies enough energy to three double radiators and the calorifier, to heat the boat and the domestic hot water sufficiently. It may well be that your heater is over-specified and it heats up too quickly, causing it to idle too often during its operational cycle. This could be why you're having annual problems with reliability. We once had neighbours who owned a 57' x 10' widebeam that had a Hydronic 10 installed. They too had similar problems, until they replaced it with a 5kw alternative. These heaters have to be worked hard, in order that they don't 'coke-up' inside the combustion chamber and around the flame detection device or glow plug. With regard to the capacity of the pumps, I wouldn't think either of those would have trouble with your system. Remember that they're not actually having to pump a head of pressure, but simply recirculating an otherwise static volume of coolant around a level with a very small gradient. If you were to consider a gravity fed central heating system, where there's no pump installed, the water circulates efficiently simply by its difference in weight in relation to heat absorbed. You also mention that the heater struggles to warm rad 5 in the single bedroom, have you tried balancing the system using the lock-shield valves on the rads. By metering the coolant through rads 1 to 4 and leaving rad 5 almost fully open, you may find that it heats up more efficiently. It's certainly worth a try! Mike

Hi Steve, if you recall my comment, I stated 'if' you get a pressure surge, not when. This relates to if you allow the stove to overheat, the coolant will expand (creating a pressure surge) potentially beyond the level of an open header tank, causing it to overflow. Since fitting the sealed Eberspacher tank, I've not had this experience, even when I've neglected to close the bottom door of the Morso, causing the stove to overheat! Mike Edited to say that my missus has neglected to sign out, hence the reason why this post appears to be from another member

No 4 Is it close to here?

Last year, when we were on the Staffs & Worcs, we passed a two seater settee followed closely by some interior household doors. While frozen in on the Coventry canal this year, we used to frequent the canal side Anchor Pub in Glascote(only to play on their pool table). Next to the pub, was a road bridge where the locals would throw all manner of things that under normal circumstances would sink to the bottom of the cut. With the water being frozen, the evidence was laying on the surface for six weeks until the thaw arrived. Bloody disgrace! Just clicked onto your web site. Think we'll be contacting you in the spring, nice work!

I don't think you're over-reacting. Indeed, you may recall last year when a certain waterways author's boat suffered extensive fire damage, due to a boat moored close by going up in flames. The inference was, that the fire was caused by someone carrying out electrical work earlier in the day and a fault occurred igniting the boat. There must be thousands of instances where unqualified people conduct repairs beyond their capabilities and suffer the consequences. In this particular case, other people's boats were effected by the allegedly bodged repair. There is nothing to stop anyone effecting such a poor level of workmanship the day after a BSC is awarded. Similar to a car with a new MOT certificate. You could have Heath Robinson change your brake pads and shoes the following day and the car may no longer be roadworthy! On many marinas, there's an insistence that any contractors visiting the site, must report to the office prior to effecting a repair or servicing a boat. Public liability insurance is a pre-requisite, along with hopefully, evidence of qualification. Without such regulation, any Tom, Dick or Harry could offer his, or, her services without any form of accountability for their actions! I appreciate that running costs can be expensive and money can be in short supply, but surely, it's within the boater's interest to ensure that any 'trade person' entering their boat, must have the relevant qualification to conduct the work.

Yes and they seconded nb Casper for the scene

Goodness me! Have you just got in touch with your feminine side again Carl. Is it not a woman's prerogative to always have the last word? In the course of my other business, I have encountered many English and many Asian customers. Whilst not being completely biased towards my own countrymen, of whom I have also dealt with some unscrupulous scrotes. I can without doubt, recount a vast percentage of Asian clients who thought they could con me with their typical culture of underhand tactics. Sad though it is, that during the recent monsoon floods in Pakistan, whereby thousands of innocent people were killed or displaced from their homes and livelihoods, there was a universal reluctance to donate financial aid to help the genuine needs of the people. Why do you think that was? Simply because the country is rife with corruption and the overall concern was, that donated funds would not reach the deserving victims of the freak weather. If you have never encountered this cultural trait in your own commercial enterprise, then you have either been extremely fortunate, or, you have only ever traded within your own culture. Which is it? There appears to be a trend amongst a certain class of English people, whereby, if any one dares to mention an incident relating to a non Anglo Saxon, they are branded as racist. Indeed, if you were ever in a room mixed with both Indian and Pakistani people, you would then realise what racism is all about! Now, I'm off to inject myself with a bottle of Theakston's Old Peculiar. Just to remind me of some of the comments posted on this forum.

My word, where have you been hiding all of those years? They would sell their granny for a dime. My friendly Asian neighbour resorted to sourcing alcohol 'out of bond', in order to compete with me. Then, when that failed, he moved on to drug dealing, regardless of the age of his customers. Following that enterprise, he graduated to people trafficking, should I continue? Prior to regarding me as his enemy (in my own country, not his) we used to socialise together. During that period, he dropped his guard and boasted about the many illegal moves that he and his family had made to defraud innocent people of their hard earned cash. I helped him extend his shop, my wife sat with his, all night during her traumatic labour period and our reward?, betrayal and a vein attempt to displace me from my business. Please don't ask me to trust these people. Completely off topic I know. I did my best to re-align this thread to its origins, but sadly to no avail . Mustaffa Rest.

Reluctantly returns to the arena. My qualifications to have an opinion on this subject are my life experience. No amount of academic qualifications can substitute for real life experience! I have been fortunate, or, unfortunate, depending on your point of view, to have seen the effects of both alcohol and drug addiction first hand. As I stated previously, whilst running my drinks retail outlets, our shops were raided by drug fueled thugs who assaulted and degraded my staff to a level were they required counseling. They never required such remedial treatment after dealing with the occasional drunk. Please get this subject in context and enjoy a little realism. Alcohol, in the wrong hands, can be dangerous, but not as dangerous as someone who's pointing a loaded gun at your face and doesn't even know what planet he's on! By the way, the Plant Manager was also touted as an expert. His expertise lasted no more than 12 months, before he was relegated to gardening leave and finally awarded a gold plated map of the locality, highlighting where the job centre could be found!

Men from Mars women from Venus maybe? Out of respect to my Irish mother and any other members of the fairer sex. I think the only true explanation to why there are so many difficulties in heterosexual relationships bonding, could be due to the following equation. A woman's menstrual cycle lasts 28 and a half days = The lunar cycle lasts 28 and a half days The term 'lunatic' is derived from the word Lunar Takes cover and waits for the exocet missiles Is that a synonym for premature evaluation?

I would be interested, but how much memory would be required to cache it? Mike

Sod! you've got me interested in these beauties now, my wife will kill me OOPS! I've posted this on her site. I've had it now.