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To save floor space the stairs are quite steep, with open treads (no risers fitted). On ours which is 103 cm to the top of the lip forming the door frame, there are 3 treads at 28 cm intervals from the floor. The top tread is 28cm deep, the lower two are 22cm.The string front edge at floor level is 60 cm from the bulkhead.
A toolbox fits perfectly under the bottom tread.
Hope that helps.
Ian
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You can try a large flat blade screw driver with an adjustable spanner fitted to the blade to give you some leverage. If that fails see above.
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Butyl strip, tidy up the squeezed out edge after few months with a spatula edge fashioned from a piece of wood so as not to cut the paint film.
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Quality good.
Service excellent.
We have a cratch cover still going strong after more than 10 yrs. He did a tear repair and restitch on major seams recently, where the original thread had worn, at very reasonable cost.
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I used one similar to one on the left. Did a great job on the roof, many layers of ancient paint, couple of hours (hire period less than a day, if you get all the mushrooms etc off the roof first). Wouldn't like to use one on a vertical surface. I used a 2 kw generator (110v) with no problems. If you plan to use a builders type 110v transformer check the power rating of your 240 v supply, the start current surge is quite high. Finish off round the edges etc with an angle grinder and a 'clean off' disk.
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It is likely the accumulator is supplied with no charge, check by pressing the valve pin. If it is already charged it may be too high pressure for your system. Normally pre-charge the accumulator to half the normal system pressure (i.e. about 15 psi if the pump cut off is about 30 psi). If the accumulator has the correct pre-charge, then if you turn off the pump after it has pressurized the system and then turn on a sink tap you will get a volume of water from the tap of about half the capacity of your accumulator. (1 litre in your case) You can use this as a guide for charging the accumulator if you don't have a pressure gauge handy !
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Definitely change the switch if you can get at it. They are only a few pounds. Make sure you get one with the same 'amps' rating as the one you are replacing, there are a lot of lower rated micro switches that look the same.
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what does the accumulator pressure read when the pump is running?
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Our ex hire NB had an external pump fitted, I think it was a standard modification to the fleet as the pump in the reservoir was a bit weedy. Just wire your existing room thermostat to the new external pump.
and remove the original internal impeller unit completely
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We have 2 folding bikes both quite old and a bit heavy, but invaluable for getting to shops villages and for just exploring. Both have old type 3 speed hubs which makes handling and storing them more convenient than multi sprocket changers which are easily disturbed. Not so good for serious cycling though, where more modern bikes have advantages. Be ruled by how much space you have.
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Why not talk to the PRM-Newage technical desk, I assume they will have one, their web site has contact details
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Usually the marina staff will turn it for you using the entrance to the basin (not for the faint hearted if its windy), then send you on your way
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I think you will find that your 'otter' was a 'coypu' if you saw it in the Castelnaudary basin. We saw about 4 of them in the water near the bank feeding on baguettes that had been chucked in for them. I assume they live on the little island. We also saw one briefly on the towpath some 5km to the E of Castelnaudary.
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Phone Vactan, they will give technical support to specific queries via the phone number on the leaflet. I found them very helpful.
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On my panel in that location is a push button for the stop solenoid.
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Go Outdoors seem to be selling 110 AH Leisure Batteries for £65, they claim a 2 yr conditional warranty, .....but the spec only claims 70 cycles to 50% !!!!
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Just as a matter of interest, did the people at Le Boat emphasize to you, the need to slow down when passing moored boats. I've been told that most hire boats cruise past at the same speed, oblivious of the problems that can be caused by not slowing down
Slowing down wasn't mentioned, but they were aware that we were experienced boaters. We saw very few moored boats, and not very many moving ones, it's still early season. All moving boats were hire boats, except for one or two large dutch barge style private boats. We did notice one boat charging along at max speed but this was an exception, its not really much of a problem as they are all shallow draft.
Tip: - in that area canal side communities are quite sparse, so bikes are very useful to get to the villages, if you want your fresh bread and pastries.
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We just got back from a week on the Midi with a plastic palace from Le Boat.
Have to say Le Boat as a company were really good, with friendly and helpful staff. Willing to attend to any issues. However they charge an extortionate rate for fuel usage, calculated by engine hours. We turned off the engine waiting for locks, and inside locks, it makes a significant reduction in the cost.
You get free moorings in other LE Boat centers that you may pass, with free electric hook-up and water. Good if you want hot showers in the morning, and a full charge in the battery without running the engine.
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Does the pipe from your calorfier to the gulper have an isolating valve on it. If so maybe it is simply a convenient drain system for when you want to drain down the calorifier, using the gulper to pump it out. (make sure the water pump is off and some taps are turned on to allow air into the system)
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If the underlyingpaint job is in good nick then hire a scabbler for the day and be done with the job in a few hours. If you have rust under the paint then a scraper will work quite well.
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You might want to consider 3rd party liability for the occasion when the paying guest slips on the gunwale, cracks their head on the deck, ends up in the cut, and want to claim damages.
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If the regulator is not directly attached to the bottle then the mounting position of the regulator will need to be within some maximum distance from the bottle valve. I seem to remember the high pressure hose is 1 m max.
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No - not charged, and I had phoned them a few days in advance to say I was in the area and could they fit it in.
I should try phoning them, and tell them what paperwork you want, they gave me a statement that I used with my insurance company which got me out of a 4 yearly hull survey requirement. Email is too easy to ignore these days as everybody is swamped by it.
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We had our 1988 boat blasted/sprayed/epoxy in Aug-2013, the first one they did. Debdale lifted it out last summer for us for an inspection, to see how things were going and everything looked really good.
They had a formula for pricing each phase according to square metres, so price depends how far up the hull you go, with blasting, spraying etc. They will give you this over the phone if you want to price up what you want done.
We're very happy with the job so far.
Rear deck boards leaking
in Boat Building & Maintenance
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It looks like maybe originally it was a single board that drained into the channels round the edge. Then the previous owner fitted the sound proofing and it became too heavy, so he cut it in half.
The best solution is to fit a removable channel across the middle, that rests in small close fitting "U" shaped brackets welded to the side channels. The removable section requires one CS bolt at each each end to hold it down firmly. This arrangement on our boat leaked slightly until I bedded the joins and the bolts in "Fernox LS-X external leak sealer" (which is great for this kind of job as it is easier to remove than some other sealants).I can PM pictures of mine if you wish.
A single board is the simplest fix, just join your existing pieces together with a couple of battens (or 1" angle iron strips) fitted lengthwise and seal the join with Sikaflex.