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i can sort of understand the term "clone craft", would enjoy knowing the true definition.
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cratch-paul,you are being rash yet again!plastic fittings harden with age,and a modest bump can cause them to break.
why have you got 4bilge pumps?.are you a descendant of NOAH?
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went to b&q,bought one.it works well,but does not have a magmount or "rose"joint to enable alignment.
i will have to make a clamp for it .
for £25 it is good value,shame it does not have an audible tuning signal like my other sat,receiver.
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shellac is the laquer used to insulate copper conductors,as in the windings used for electric motors,transformers.etc.
it does have a unique aroma.
the kentucky fried description is nothing but a product of my distorted imagination.....
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We are tupperware owners but did the Thames including the Tidal from Limehouse on the way back in Dads NB (Sewer Tube) as our boat was out of the water.
Yes - Its unusual even for us to pay for moorings , but not really a problem. The Thames was a fantastic trip which we will repeat in the cruiser. Its probably a shock to Canal based cruisers but compared to the Trent, moorings are plentiful, even when we cruised the Thames last yr (Just prior to the IWA festival @ beale park) we found a mooring there - Ahh - It was the famous 'Wasp' mooring
It had been raining & the wasps were dormant - as soon as the sun came out in the evening we moved , easy to turn & found a mooring a little upstream.Paying for a mooring may be odd to ditch dwellers , but we enjoyed every minute & would do it every week if we could !ha
Certainly easier to moor on the non tidal Thames than around Braunston !
i think we should establish an elementary fact "tupperware" is most certainly not inferior to welded,(with love and devotion" narrowboats,
i once owned an "express cruiser"and,i feel no shame whatsoever!
despite having endured a considerable period of time ridding myself of the aroma that only polyester resin can bestow,i retain many friends(and some aquaintances)with the aforementioned "yoghourt pots",
after all, we all enjoy our boating,yes?
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thank you carl,the missing factor in paul and dean's extravaganza would,of course,be JEAN MICHEL JARRE!.
i mean that guy knows all about the theatrical effect of optical mesmerisation!
if only we could arrange a rendezvous,it could outsell pink floyd......
I have experience of dealing with the obstinate, uninformed and over enthusiastic
So, watch it!
Richard
yes richard,but can you make it throb?
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super!all that is missing is a scathing but humurous riposte from paul bargepole........
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most certainly not objectionable,it is obvious that your intentions are honourable and you will revel in a long and enjoyable waterways lifestyle.
and, your ability to overcome everyday problems is worthy of praise.
jesting is permitted by those who have experience and the perceptive wisdom that is attained by the passing of time,is it not?
and, advice is free,especially from those who have developed a sanguine and robust sense of humour.
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food for thought ,indeed.
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yes,they could run rings around each other!there could ,however, be a strong smell of "KENTUCKY FRIED SHELLAC"!
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yes but,paul catchpole does seem to enjoy testing the boundaries of physics,eventually he may connect an assortment of battery chargers,invertors and generators together and invite his fellow forum members to view the results!it could just be a memorable pyrotechnic phenomenon?
that is assuming he can be "arsed".
sir ,i take my hat off to you!
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why do you assume that PEOPLE can recognise danger?
their entire species is bereft of judgement and,pitifully, good old fashioned "common sense".
they are dedicated to opening the "chaos aperture". -
have any other forum members built their own boat,
as a D.I.Y.project ?
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No, it's a Honda EU30i petrol which is physically too big for most NBs. It fits on the corner of my 9ft x 12ft cruiser stern nicely though. I have a dedicated locker for fuel and I'm very careful while refilling it using a big "no-spill" funnel. Any fumes go over the side of the boat and I never use it with the stern doors open to avoid the risk of CO coming into the boat. I'm even careful with windows and vents on that score and check the wind direction.
However, I find it cheaper to run than the engine and it's much quieter than the engine too.
does the "I"refer to inverter,or injection?
a carburretor petrol engine is not usually as efficient as a diesel.
maybe your diesel needs more alternator power?
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hi
it is a shame you found yourselves unable to enjoy my favourite river.
the windsor great park is actually some distance from the river,the section you referred to is ,in fact, the queen's back garden.
maybe if you had spent a longer period on the river,you would have appreciated it's finer points.
i think around 40% of thames lock traffic is canal traffic and most lock keepers regard canal boats as the most friendly river users group.
my 70 foot narrow boat is thames licenced,and it is on the river around 90% of the time.
as i mentioned in an earlier thread ,a lot of
"tuppy cruiser"owners secretly yearn for a n.b.
do visit the river again,it is certainly different to the K.AND A.but is is definitely a waterway worth knowing!
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Hi.
Over the past few weeks the girlfriend and I have been travelling from Devizes, on the K and A, heading towards North Yorkshire.
Coming down the Thames from Reading on a 3 day licence you pass some really fantastic houses in the multi-millions, some of them, especially around Henley, Windsor, and such places.
Now, my gripe is, trying to find a mooring for a narrowboat was terrible. The first night, after travelling about 9 or 10 hrs we had to tie up to a couple of trees because we couldn't find any moorings.
Once, when we wanted to stop for a drink we ran aground before we could get within 20ft of the visitor moorings.
It seems to me that the people with the posh houses and acres of land are saying," look what we've got. Have a good look Paul then you and your missus can move along out of our sight"
Even right round Windsor Great Park where there was miles of lovely space to moor up, not only would I be trespassing but also in breach of some anti-terrorism law. It makes me sick.
Not that I'm bitter or twisted or anything, you undestand.
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probably not suitable for you but when i built my narrowboat i used "building blocks",the ones with no lime in.
i used two and a half metric tonnes,each block was around 20 kg.the price?in 1997 was around a hundred squid...
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from your description,it would seem that the valve is simply a shut off type,is the cauliflower close to the engine?
it may have been installed to limit the flow to/from the heating coil.
once the calorifier has attained the same temperature as the engine the returning water will bypass the engines cooling system,this has been known to cause overheating,a better way to control the temperature would be to fit a DRAYTON TAPSTAT or similar device.
the K and W sound a bit "foreign".
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i hope you are aware that petrol LPG fumes are heavier than air,it only takes half a cup of either fuel ,once it is in vapour state,to cause a serious explosion inside a boat.
i have seen the results of what it can do to a tupperware (sorry,i meant "tuppy cruiser"),luckily,no one aboard was killed.
in a steel boat ,it would actually be more lethal.
p.s. i do think your signwriting is stylish.
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I don't think it is not really about luck, there is no "ignition" on a diesel. It is more that on the Beta control panel there is at least the option to have the stop solenoid operated by the turning off of the key, or at least that is what I am assuming happens. I don't believe all Beta's do this, and was wondering if there is a jumper on the control panel that controls this behaviour? In reality I would prefer that it did work like thist, as I have inadvertently a couple of times knocked the key off, which kills the engine and I would rather it did not do that! So if anyone knows what controls this behaviour I would be interested to know.
knocking things off is sometimes caused by an intoxicating substance
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thanks,how does one find a post?i have not yet needed to.
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the symetrical type of fan was used on the C40 lucas dynamo's in times long past.i thing you may have to modify it to fit an alternator.
would be aesier to specify the" WRONG HANDED "FAN,the supplier should be aware of the part number.
p.s. why was the old one "screaming"?it may have been noisy because it's fan was running backwards......
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In the current Canal Boat mag, a boat isreviewed with quite a lot of equipment.
In addition to the wine cooler, fridge, freezer, washing machine and dishwasher, the owner has specified an electric oven. They intend going on extended cruises so it will not be landline based. The owner was advised against the electric oven but has said he has done the sums (he is a physics teacher) and it will all work without having to run the engine when the oven is on.
The boat only has 4 x 110Ahr batteries.
Now does the owner think that 4 x 110 batteries gives him 440 Ahrs capacity?
Does he think that because he has a 100A alternator, running it for 3 hours will put back 300 AHrs?
What happens a few months down the line when the batteries are (inevitably) sulphated?
I think (rightly or wrongly) that I have a pretty good understanding of battery management, and I just can't see this all working for very long. What do others think?
the owners probably have a 10 KVA generator on their christmas list!
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if the alternator is fitted to the front of the engine,it will rotate CLOCKWISE when you are facing the "blunt end" of the boat.
alternators can rotate in both directions,the only difference being the FAN,which is usually set up for the rotation described above.
the lucas ACR was one of the most commonly used.and some type can be set up for RIGHT or LEFT HAND mounting.
which engine is it fitted to?
It had been raining & the wasps were dormant - as soon as the sun came out in the evening we moved , easy to turn & found a mooring a little upstream.
Will this work?
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some of us do both,why?because it is enjoyable!