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Alan de Enfield

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  1. The battery, or voltage at the fridge is around, or below, 12.2 volts.
  2. I think the amount of diesel consumed by an engine that is not running is miniscule.
  3. I do not disagree with you - unfortunatley I can find no regulations or T&Cs that would cover this situation and allow C&RT to take action. I'd guess that 'flytipping would be the nearest legislation. There is this in the byelaws : Towing Paths Improper use of towing paths 31. (1) No person, unless authorised by the Board or otherwise legally entitled so to do shall: (a) Ride or drive any animal or vehicle over any towing path (b) Obstruct any towing path or interfere with the authorised use thereof And possibly No person using the towing path on any canal shall obstruct, interfere with or hinder the towing or navigation of any vessel on the canal and such person shall permit any person engaged in towing or navigating any vessel and any horse or vehicle used for such purpose to pass on the side of the towing path nearer to the canal.
  4. Typically the forum is unable to answer a question. The question asked (by the site owner) was "how many MPG do we get from our boats". Litres per hour is not the required answer. Its a bit like - how much in GBP do you get paid per hour ? Well - I get 17,516,000 Japanese Yen per annum !
  5. Just one of 1000s of examples :
  6. I don't think you'll be able to rely on that in the very near future, virtually every country in Europe seems to want it repealed, even flip-flop Starmer has u-turned and now wants it rewritten / repealed. ...................As a former human rights barrister, the U.K. prime minister is cut from a different cloth than the typical right-winger who rails against the Strasbourg court overseeing the 75-year-old ECHR convention. But Starmer’s center-left Labour administration has signaled it wants to take on the job, as it faces increasing pressure both from allies and opponents ......................
  7. You don't specifically say a NB so : My cruiser uses 10 litres per hour per engine at 8 knots. (twin 6 litre 6 cylinder engines 110hp each) so works out at 2.1mpg A previous cruiser used 1.25 gallons per mile at 25 knots. = 0.8mpg (twin 6 litre 6 cylinder engines 210 hp each) It is very speed specific
  8. Interestingly, prior to that the 'inch' in Sweden was 29.69 mm
  9. The Lee Enfield rifle was built using a unique thread form & unique 'inch' which has become known as the 'Enfield Inch'. This is fractionally smaller than the 'Imperial inch' In 1912 the Lithgow factory in Australia started to build the Lee Enfield rifle using machinery purchased from a USA manufactrurer of machine tools, and found that there were problems - long story short it didn't work so the machiner had to be rebuilt to the correct inch. I suppose it could have been even worse : The Austrian inch was 26.34mm, The Russian inch was 44.1mm and the Turkish inch was 31.3mm
  10. No - I didn't Is suggesting that piling up possessions IS a breach of the T&Cs.
  11. Of course it wouldn't work 2.5" is 63.5mm so Hary's 65mm widget wouldn't fit !
  12. I thought you had seen one when you said .................
  13. In the 1930s when Jerry Cans were introduced they had a stated capacity of 20 litres It was invented by the 'Germans' (hence the name Jerry Can") and used by them in 1937 to stockpile fuel for the upcoming "international meeting 2nd round" the design was very quickly copied by the US and the UK which explains the weird capacity in everything except litres ie : 5.3 gallons (US) & 4.4 gallons (imperial)
  14. There are various acts of Parliament which the navigation / licence rules fall under and thus criminal law - proven by the 100s/1000s of cases that have been bought to the Magistrates Court over the years. My understanding of Civil Law is that it relates to 'private relations between members of society'
  15. Good morning from G3LCR (gave up many many years ago and went to sideband CB DX on 26 - 27 mhz, met the future wife, got 'busted by Busby' gave up)
  16. Is there a clause in the 'non-home mooring' licence T&Cs that explicitly states that posessions cannot be put on the bankside ?
  17. Same here - hence me no saying I had a Reliant Robin / Robin Reliant.
  18. I also had a Reliant (Del Boy) van, have had any number of 'plastic' boat, currently a Large (plastic) Catamaran and a (plastic) Motor cruiser.
  19. Meadow Lane lock damage - 2x bollards pulled out But - they were emptying the lock with the boat tied up tight. August 10th 2020 : "The boat owner concerned has come forward and admitted causing the damage."
  20. A hydrofoil has wings underwater which, when it reaches suufficient speed, takes off leaving just the wings in the water I think you may mean an 'Airboat' - they only need a couple of inches of water depth
  21. There are some 21 authorities who have responsibility for navigation for inland waters within their remit. The two largest are C&RT (3000 Km) and the EA, (1162 Km) you then have the likes of 'Manchester Ship Canal' (58 Km) The Bridgewater Canal, (65 Km) The Middle Level Commisioners (150 Km), the PLA (Port of London')(125 Km ) The Broards Authority (200+km) etc etc. Many of which you will use transiting from one Canal to another, and will normally require the purchase of 'their' licence. Some have reciprocal rights with C&RT so their licence holders can use both waterways.
  22. You are correct - it was another thread where the poster has a stiff steering Honda. My mistake. But, if @PeterCr has a 'pull up' to engage gear it may still be relevant as there are few NBs in Australia
  23. So now the installation has been 'signed off' it would show 'Not OK' ?
  24. I very much doubt that Molly could be rated as 'OK' with zero volts in her batteries !
  25. The OP says ............ Outboard engines tend to have different gear/throttle levers to NBs. The gear-engage is part of the handle (red part on handle) and simply squeezing the handle engages the catch in the 'underneath' of the handle. Being a Honda 40 I wouldn't be surprised if it also had PTT (Power Trim & Tilt) which is controlled by the (blue) up/down button on 'elbow' of the controller. As you say pictures of the old and new would avoid speculation - without pictures, asking for help, is simply going to result in guesswork.
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