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From Jem Bates website
A number of projects are usually run side by side. On site at the moment you will see a 1912 Ice Boat, Star Class Butty Sirius, Star Class Motor Mira,Big Ricky Butty Hagley, Motor Boat Dart. On the water you will see Prototype Motor Boat Venus, BCN Joey Boat Blackthorn Rose, Motor Boat Arcturus, Motor Dove and Severn, the Tug Carp and the motor Dragonfly. There are few other collections of boats that represent such a cross section of the wooden boat building era on our inland waterways and certainly fewer still that are being restored with such pace and efficiency.
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All boats and people safe. Water levels peaked at midnight. Levels above a fair few pontoons. Odd boats needed minding to watch they did not come back down on the pontoons as levels dropped. Water levels subsided substantially today. Enough to be able to drive onto marina
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There was an episode that featured Buz Collins the singing lock keeper together with another friend of mine Andy Robinson accompanying him. Be interested in tracing that one
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I think I will try the same. Circular dam but with blue tac. Should be able to contain quite a reservoir.
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Although it looks slightly different I think it is the same arrangment. I think this has happened in the past as well. If I remember correctly I placed a jack underneath the arm block and popped it slightly before soaking in oil. In my pictures and chesire cats theres a small hole in the collar. Any ideas. I have inserted a grease nipple in there and greased but had no effect. Assuming that must be to the outside of the bush
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Anyone know the make up of this rudder stock
Swan neck appears welded to the rudder shaft
There are no bolts on the top, just a circular casing
There is a grease point on the circular casing but it does not appear to make a lot of difference
Mine has always been a relatively heavy and has tightened up more as the boat has had little use over the last year or so
Moving the rudder has now become a built in gym
Boat is out of the water next week for blacking, so I have the opportunity to try and rectify the tightness
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I to have the same mifi E5332
have to work from the boat and had the same problem with right hand connector and got the same advice
Found these which are a straight through ts 9 connector
The connector fits perfectly
If you get the correct connector on the other end of the pigtail you can connect to one of these
Works perfect on three mobile broadband - 3G continously
Even gets vodafone broadband up to 3G which in sunny shardlow is a mighty feat
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OP - - I've got (up to) 6 spare 56lb weights.
All in good nick, primed and painted (two years ago) in Hammerite.
£15 each, - to be collected from Newark
That sounds the easiest option.
Shall finish building my 56lb weight storage void tomorrow, then shall be in touch with how many I need. I am in Shardlow so Newarks not that far.
Thank you
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Hang on!
You have moved items not removed them, so you should need about the same ballast not more!
You need to put a level across the boat and move ballast from the high side to the low side. You never will get the trim perfect as things you need will move while living
If you have really limited access then you may need just a couple of kilos of lead to trim things. BUT you shouldn't need more ballast unless you need the boat to sit deeper in the water, which may NOT be a good idea as the vents get closer to the water!
The boat was originally ballasted and adjusted with two single beds, frames on either of the centre.
Calorifier (which is always full and boiler on one side)
There is now a straight through corridor where the calorifier and boiler were. The calorifier and boiler are now on the opposite side together with a pull out kingsixe double bed frame and wardrobe bulk heads and doors
The ballast in the two accessible sections was completely removed so there is no ballast to move from one side to the other.
The boat can quite easily sit slightly deeper in the water.
This is more of a weight distribution exercise which can only be achieved by weighting the now emptier side of the water
The heaviest I have found at the minute is staffordshire blue brick at 3 to 3.5 kg a brick
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After finally ripping out the back of the boat and moving the calorifier, boiler and basically anything heavy to the opposite side of the boat I now need to reballast it.
I have only got relatively easy access to two under floor sections which I can brick out.
What are the heaviest bricks available
Rough calculations means I need about 75Kg.
Alternatively I do have a small area where I can add probably 4 or 5 56lb weights but they are going for silly money on fleabay at the minute
Pinkatpole
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But is it any different to someone arriving on their boat early, then staying on it until the event is over?
The mooring has been occupied for the same period of time, it's just one party has the advantage of being able to stay on their boat until the event starts.
The OP's argument is not that a boat has hogged the mooring stopping a series of boats from using it.
His argument is that a boat has beaten him to it and prevented him from hogging the mooring.
His argument is that a boat has beaten him to it and prevented him from hogging the mooring.Agreed
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Hello Mr. Music Weaver, you would know me by sight as I usually say hi when walking past your boat at Cropredy - you would be a man with a considerable beard, if I have the right "Music Weaver".
The chap in question certainly did not look ill, he strode out along the towpath with his dog most days, an affable man with a Northern accent. He was thinking about moving to moorings near Claydon locks last time I spoke to him.
My purple boat be 'Trojan'.
Hello again Trojan.
Name to a face although I do know your purple boat.
Yes I am them man with the considerable beard
Wrong chap in question
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If it's prostrate cancer, the prognosis is good.
Cheers.
As far as I know it does seem to be that way
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There will be two shiny new possibly half full marinas down there next year.
Plenty of places to moor.
Well I hope there half full or there will be no water left below the summit to boat on anyway.
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...especially as the OP mentioned being retired and thus having plenty of free time.
The public moorings below the town bridge, by the way, are 14-dayers so, as the regs are suspended for a week before the festival, you could legitimately take a mooring there three weeks in advance. One chap told me he'd been there since May, which I did think was pushing his luck a bit.
OP could always moor up abreast of me. That way I might finally cure the not go to bed until 3am problem as I would probably have to be quiet as they all go to bed just after the musics finished.
Might save on the Jack Daniels bill at the same time
One chap told me he'd been there since May, which I did think was pushing his luck a bit.Bugger beat me down.
That would be "name withheld" then, not a forum member. Pity his Parkinsons disease and his prostrate cancer (hopefully recovering from) doesnt allow him to walk down from Broadmoor and only allows him to bring the boat with available helpers
Which purple boat be yours
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I will wander down and find you tommorow, which basin are you in??I should have a crew, unless the plastics get sorted, so you can come down and back with us.
I am in the old basin in the final bank of moorings just passed the big tree. Not staying on the boat at the minute due to my back. Should be down at the weekend though.
Can help with that....
If I am taking the boat your welcome. Will know better early next week
I'm guessing he meant you Roxy - since Ally has accommodation I believe
Correct.
Anyone is welcome
Will know early next week exactly what I am doing
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Good man that man - always useful to have a bit of local knowledge.
Where is your boat? I could come across a bit earlier (no work) to help you move it. Are you a day or two away or hours away. I've got a room booked at the hotel so that would still leave your sleeping space free for others
Thanks for the offer. I will see if I am still frozen in early next week. Boat is at Crockers at the bottom end of the Trent & Mersey in Shardlow so is only 2hrs or so away.
If I am not frozen in and also get a chance to mend the leaking filter on the water pump then I shall be taking the boat but I will definitely need assistance in getting it there and back on the Sunday as I am not allowed to lift over 10Kg at the moment.
In which case there will be at least a couple of bed boats up for grabs.
This possibly ties in with the later threads by Hairy-Neil and Ally
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All that are staying at the Rockaway
The Rockaway is no more than both 10 minutes walk to Beeston Marina or 10 minutes walk to the visitor moorings below the lock. Taxis in Beeston will take longer to turn up than the time it takes to walk it
15 minutes at most if you take the beer induced diagonal route involving pavements on opposite sides of the road in quick sucsession.
Dependent on the state of my back I may turn up and have a few beers with you as I have probably only met headjog before
If I can get a pilot from Crockers I may bring the boat as I have not been able to take it out since September because of my fairly major accident and the lack of being able to move said boat is currently doing my head in
If so their could be at least two sleeping pits on the boat
Pinkatpole
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My neighbour, since retiring has turned into a hormonal busybody, likely to turn on anything that comes to her tiny mind and she is never, ever, ever wrong and mithers over the tiniest thing.
She has now turned her attention to a nice Fir Tree in my garden that borders our properties, it is about 8ft away from her extended property (not sure which came first) and causing no problem to either house. (interesting to note they have planted an ash tree about ten feet from the back of thier property)
I can see her measuring the distance between the tree and her house on a regular basis (like whats going to change)
Ive had, "my car is getting dirty and I'm going to trim your tree" (we have said go ahead) "to my driveway (block paving) is being damaged, chop your tree down", to "I hope you have good insurance", "it is contravening building regs" etc etc.
Its a shame, cos we regarded them as good friends but lately she has become a bit weird.
Normally, this sort of bullying would be water off a ducks back and she would get short shrift. But as I want to put the house on the market later this year, I'm inclined to take this 30ft tree down. (district council says its OK...shame!) for the sake of keeping the peace and ensuring I have no disputes to legally declare in the sale.
SO!! down it shall come in the next month or so and I will have a 30ft trunk which will make a nice bit of fire wood for somebody rather than take it to the recycle centre.
Is there anyone near the St Neots Cambridge (river Gt Ouse)area, who would like the wood?
I have a van and would happily transport if for you for the price of the diesel.
Jim
Jim
I can give a home to it. Give us a shout when you drop it and I shall come and pick it up, chainsaw in hand
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Thanks Hermit, have already Pm'd Pink. don't think he/she understands how tight the access really is. However, I'm good at being told what to do by someone who knows what they're doing, if the distance isn't too far.
I'll have a look at some clips & such in the meantime.
Thanks for the offer Hermit. Looks like we have a bit of a party next weekend.
Im only half hour a way by van so distance is no problem
Lets see what we can arrange
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Headjog
If you have not managed to get the work done by next weekend Feb 12th then I will come across and do the clipping work and adequately shielding the cables etc for you at no cost, purely because both the below mentioned bandits are taking the p**s.
However, asked the yard to look at, and quote for jobs. They said, that the access to the joint was restricted & they would have to cut out the shelves on both sides of the sink in order to fit clips & then get a carpenter to re fit shelves (wires one side, Frige/hob joint the other)Minimum 3-poss 4 hours each side.
Hose simple enough
Gas locker.Welder to weld special clips to boat-damaging paintwork in process, re-route gas pipe & fit new auto regulator to front of locker,by gas fitter, a further 3/4 hours work.
Estimated cost £1000
Put this back to tester. he has now estimated £400-£500 plus VAT, retest £40+ VAT, BSS cert £40(and I have to fill it up & sail it up there, a day each way)PM me if you need my help
Pinkatpole
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Average speed cameras?
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Ignore the original question as regards to what wood it is, the bl**dy worktop is hideous
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Rest in Peace Dave
A cracking bloke who will be sorely missed
Pinky
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Call Plum at jefferyallbrighton.co.uk. Boats or home. Tell her Pinky gave you the contact. She is in Brixworth, Northamptonshire so not far from Milton Keynes