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Alan de Enfield

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  1. If an obese person books an airline ticket (seat) and, it is then found that the seat alongside cannot be used due to 'over-hang / spread' is it right that the obese person should pay for two seats ?
  2. Yes - I know. As per the document I previously attached : C&RTs QC said that if the 3 conditions were met (4 if you include payment) then C&RT could not refuse to issue a licence. They can immediately rescind it for 'non-compliance' or 'not satisfying the board', but upon application would again have to issue it if the 3 conditions were met. This is why C&RT generally 'section 8 boats' by rescinding their licence and then taking them to court because they have no licence. Far easier than trying to prosecute them for some 'trumped up offence'.
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  4. Pretty much as you suggest :- 10. (1) Subject as hereinafter provided, a power-driven vessel (other than a narrow canal boat) when under way at night shall carry – (a) On or in front of the foremast, or if a vessel without a foremast then in the forepart of the vessel, and in either case at a height above the hull of not less than four feet, a visible white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points on the compass (225°) so fixed as to show the light ten points (112½°) on each side of the vessel that is, from right ahead to two points (22½°) abaft the beam on either side; and (b) in addition to the above light, at her stern a visible white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twelve points of the compass (135°) so fixed as to show the light six points (67½°) from right astern on each side of the vessel. (2) A power-driven vessel, being a narrow canal boat, under way at night shall display in the forepart of the vessel, where it can best be seen and at a height above the deck or gunwhale or not less than one foot, a visible white light. FULL Navigation lights are required by all powered craft (Including NBs) as follows : (5) On the Trent Navigation, the Weaver Navigation, the Aire and Calder Navigation, the New Junction Canal and the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (below Doncaster) a power-driven vessel shall in addition to the lights prescribed in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) as the case may be of this Bye-law display:- (a) On the starboard side a visible green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass (112½°) so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to two points (22½°) abaft the beam on the starboard side. (b) On the port side a visible red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass (112½°) so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to two points (22½°) abaft the beam on the port side.
  5. Wife operated as a 'satellite' training centre to a local college offering Equestrian Studies NVQ. I was amazed that NVQ1 was achieved by turning up and NVQ level 2 was when you could write your name. Common sense started with level 3 and it wasn't until level 4 and above that you could actually say they were learning a skill.
  6. It is the start of what has been forecast for years - they will stop maintaining the peripheral canals (that they do not have a legal obligation to maintain [list available]), they will then mothball them eventually leaving only the 'main canals ' (T&M , GU etc) saves cost and those canals closed are 'rarely used' anyway. Thin end of the wedge.
  7. I have not viewed even a small percentage of RCD built NBs so I am unable to answer the question. In an earlier answer (come back post numbers) Bee did say that is what his NB had, so, maybe with a bit of planning anf forethought it can be done.
  8. For the past 10 years, Sonia Grego has been thinking about toilets – and more specifically what we deposit into them. “We are laser-focused on the analysis of stool,” says the Duke University research professor, with all the unselfconsciousness of someone used to talking about bodily functions. “We think there is an incredible untapped opportunity for health data. And this information is not tapped because of the universal aversion to having anything to do with your stool.” As the co-founder of Coprata, Grego is working on a toilet that uses sensors and artificial intelligence to analyse waste; she hopes to have an early model for a pilot study ready within nine months. “The toilet that you have in your home has not functionally changed in its design since it was first introduced,” she says, in the second half of the 19th century. There are, of course, now loos with genital-washing capabilities, or heated seats, but this is basic compared with what Grego is envisaging. “All other aspects of your life – your electricity, your communication, even your doorbell – have enhanced capabilities.” The smart toilet era is here! Are you ready to share your analprint with big tech? | Life and style | The Guardian
  9. The RCD does cover this, so, any 'recreational' boat built post 1998 should comply with the regs : Fuel system and fuel tanks ER 5.2.1 The filling, storage, venting and fuel supply arrangements and installations shall be designed and installed so as to minimise the risk of fire and explosion. ER 5.2.2 Fuel tanks - Fuel tanks, lines and hoses shall be secured and separated or protected from any source of significant heat. The material the tanks are made of and their method of construction shall be according to their capacity and the type of fuel. All tank spaces shall be ventilated. Petrol shall be kept in tanks which do not form part of the hull and are: (a) insulated from the engine compartment and from all other source of ignition; (b) separated from living quarters. Diesel fuel may be kept in tanks that are integral with the hull. Harmonised standard: BS EN ISO 10088:2013 Small craft - Permanently installed fuel systems BS EN ISO 21487:2012 Small craft - Permanently installed petrol and diesel fuel tanks The requirements for installation of a fuel system on a boat with fixed fuel tanks are given in the harmonised standard BS EN ISO 10088 Permanently installed fuel systems and BS EN ISO 21487:2012 Small craft - Permanently installed petrol and diesel fuel tanks. The requirement for petrol fuel tanks to be ‘insulated from the engine and all other sources of ignition’ is deemed to be complied with if a) the clearance between the petrol tank and the engine is greater than 100 mm and b) all electrical parts on the engine which could create a spark, and any other electrical components in the engine/fuel compartment, are ignition protected. To ensure that these components are ignition protected the boat builder should use a petrol engine that complies with BS EN ISO 15584 Inboard petrol engines - fuel and electrical system components (the engine manufacture should provide this confirmation) and for other parts, e.g. blower fan or electric bilge pump, use only components that have been CE marked in accordance with Annex II 1. The clearance between a petrol tank and any dry exhaust components must be greater than 250 mm, unless an equivalent thermal barrier is provided. For diesel engine installations, the engines used should comply with BS EN ISO 16147 Inboard diesel engines – Engine-mounted fuel and electrical components to ensure that the fuel components fitted on the engine by the engine manufacturer are safe. The engine manufacture should provide confirmation that the engine complies with this standard. Fuel hose used in the system must be fire resistant if used in the engine compartment and Where fuel hose is used the standard requires that only fire-resistant hose to BS EN ISO 7840 may be used in the engine compartment. Such hose should be stamped to indicate compliance This appears to be a requirement in BS EN ISO 21487:2012 If there is a drain in a diesel oil tank, it shall be fitted with a shut-off valve having a plug that can be removed only with tools. Each tank shall have an inspection hatch with at least 150 mm diameter. The inspection hatch shall, as a rule, be located on top of the tank, but for diesel oil tanks it may also be on the tank side. There shall be access to the inspection hatch when the tank is in position.
  10. But of course if the contract is over 7 years you only get 25% back anyway, so for that little 4kg cylinder that you paid a £20 deposit on you are better 'losing' the contract anyway For the £40 paid (example given) you are no worse off if it was 7+ years ago. The age of your Cylinder Refill Agreement determines the refund proportion: 1 year old 70% refund 2 years old 60% refund 3 years old 50% refund 4 years old 45% refund 5 years old 40% refund 6 years old 35% refund 7 years old 30% refund Over 7 years 25% refund
  11. But, as the article says - if you have your Calor hire contract you will get refunded in accordance with that. I imagine that the vast majority of people (boaters, campers, home owners) have just 'found' their Calor cylinders in a hedge bottom, bought them from ebay, preloved etc, been given them or 'got them with the boat / caravan' etc. in which case they can get back £10 for something that cost them nothing. A couple of years ago Calor did a similar exercise but you had to take them to Calor distribution centres (not retailers) which involved a major journey for me so I didn't bother. I have (probably) about a dozen cylinders but you are limited to taking back a maximum of 3 per trip.
  12. Seeing the steam coming up thru' the floor boards I switched off the engine, the pump immediately stopped (it is driven off what is the air brakes compressor drive shaft when used in trucks)
  13. Do not let a 'domestic' electrician anywhere near a boat - the regulations and materials allowed are totally different.
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  15. I don't believe it ............................
  16. Its called the M25, everything inside it is a "boating slum".
  17. Read on - the poster appears to be distraught that he cannot get away from the boat - once you have spent your capital there is nowherelse to go. Short version: had been living abroad, stuck because of virus, needed somewhere to stay, didn't want to rent, wife needs to be away. Bought the boat as an act of desperation. Wife likes (liked) it, I do not. And it's not as if I hate it utterly, either: it's just not feasible for me that I can live like this for very long. I work every day, and the constant maintenance of filling the water tank, emptying the cassette, the gas, banging my head every 8 minutes, etc, is really starting to wear me down. And usually my wife is like my 'ambassador to the world', she's outdoorsy and goes out and talks to people and she likes finding out things about diesel or lighting fires or whathaveyou. I don't. I like to sit with my computer and drink tea and read history books.
  18. DO NOT BUY A BOAT BECAUSE IT IS ALL YOU CAN AFFORD. If you do not have a wish and an affinity to be a boater, you will be miserable, depressed and fail. Have a read of this thread for someone who was in (seemingly) a similar situation to yourself. https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/topic/112645-fridge-behaviour/
  19. I'm glad you added the edit - my imagination was running wild
  20. You may be lucky, but most marinas I've even been in will supply the coal / gas / wood / firelighters etc as it is another income stream for them. Yours MAY allow a fuel boat into the marina - you'll have to ask. You will need a trolley to go and fetch the bags of coal / wood / gas cylinders from the marina 'office' unless you pay extra for the staff to deliver them for you. Can you change a gas cylinder ? If not you will need to learn PDQ. How will you get diesel, and fill the tank for your eberspacher ? It will be fed by the main tank that supplies the engine so you will need to move the boat to the fuel dock / fuel pump to fill up. Marinas are (rightly so) very strict on re-fuelling your boat from cans on your mooring as a 'few drops' spilt in the water can cover 100's of square metres in "rainbow oil film", and, a few litres from a dropped can can polute 'miles' of waterway.
  21. Ok - what is it ? It looks very similar to the ones we had on the Toro Greens Mower, (but without the wiring, mounting bracket and pulley).
  22. Housing for an Electromagnetic clutch - you pull a button / switch, it switches on / off the electromagnet and allows the clutch to engage. Found on ride on mowers and similar equipment to engage / disengage drive. How it works – Electromagnetic tooth clutches operate via an electric actuation but transmit torque mechanically. When current flows through the clutch coil, the coil becomes an electromagnet and produces magnetic lines of flux. ... When current is removed from the clutch field, the armature is free to turn with the shaft. Electromagnetic clutch - Wikipedia
  23. And run the generator to recharge the batteries 'all night'.
  24. No, we have just got used to the forum limitations and accept, that for what members pay we get a good forum. Just use resizing or hosting software, try this one : Postimages — free image hosting / image upload You can then just insert it into your post (no size issues)
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