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2 minutes ago, Andrew Denny said:
Going past moored boats make it harder, because they narrow the channel and you have to slow down for them, and on bends it is even harder. Occasionally it's nice to see a moored boat and not be alone.
But when it's a long, long line of moored boats,
and the boat on the move is crawling all the time,
and the other boats haven't tied up properly
and their lines are loose,
and they are scowling out of the window at you because their idea of slow is different from the passing boater,
and the boat on the move can't find a mooring himself because there are too many moored,
and the towpath is tatty with their rubbish because they have no room on their boat,
then, yes, it can life harder and it is everyone's business.
Sorry can't see that making life "harder" though I can see how some folk are more easily irritated than others.
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35 minutes ago, KevMc said:
.So if I live in a terraced house on my own I pay 75% of the council tax, if there are 4 adults living next door, they each pay 25% of the tax on the property. Where is the justice in that ?
Have you tried Tinder?
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44 minutes ago, frangar said:
So so it’s not affecting how the general public think of liveaboard boaters in general? Or increasing the chance of no mooring signs appearing alongside housing on the towpath.....I could go on but I’m sure it might bore you. Personally I think it’s the business of all of those who take care to follow the very easy rules for boating....I really don’t know how I haven’t had any nasty letters from BWB/CRT in 28 years of living aboard.......
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1 minute ago, cuthound said:
CRT own the canal bed over which I moor....
Fair enough.
I am merely commenting as someone who rented an EOG mooring from a landowner with BW's blessing.
Either times have changed or it varies from case to case.
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On 30/08/2019 at 14:17, Grebe said:
... doomed Earth Centre...
Is that the Extinction Rebellion headquarters?
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Just now, cuthound said:
Interesting, my EoG agreement specifically excludes sub-letting part or all of the mooring.
How can the owner "sublet"?
Subletting is when a tenant rents something out, not the owner.
It would be interesting to see how such an agreement stands up in court should you choose to let your mooring and CRT objects.
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2 minutes ago, frangar said:
They are just making life harder for those who take the time to abide by the rules...
I've wracked my brains and, nope, I can't think of a single way they have made my life harder.
That is not to say CRT shouldn't go through the due process of enforcement.
It's just none of my business.
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3 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
Brilliant, thank you!
Can't find it on the Dometic website though. What model is it please?
The dometic website is well worth a trawl through by the way, truly AMAZINGLY MAHOOSIVE range of products. I had no idea!!!
Here's one on Amazon:
They really are very good.
Mine is on the lowest setting and still produces ice cubes on the heat exchanger thingy through the summer.
I use it on gas when camping and the Solar 12 volt on the boat (though I'm on hook up in the marina at the moment).
Last year we had 2x100W panels that just about kept up with it when we were on a mooring with no hook up, helped by going boating of course. Another panel would definitely be enough but there is less room on this boat for solar than the Dawncraft owing to the blumming great mast and boom in the way.
It's over 20 years old and still going strong despite having been abused over the years so I can definitely attest to their longevity.
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5 minutes ago, tree monkey said:
ok my now ex
Fairly recently I was sat in the car listening to the end of a play about the plight of the NHS (I forget the title but it's about a woman fighting for justice after a hospital allows her mentally ill husband to get on the roof and jump off), in the dark with windows steaming up when a policeman rapped on the glass and asked me what I was up to.
Thank goodness for "BBC Sounds" which now lets you pause live programs...worth every penny of the radio licence.
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4 hours ago, tree monkey said:
I sat in the car to hear the end rather than miss the last 10 minutes getting into the house, turned out the ex was sat in the house listening to the same
That must have come as a shock...Did you forget to demand the key back?
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2 minutes ago, WotEver said:
They’re more modern, British litres...
Don't panic!
We'll be back to pints shillings and pence after Halloween.
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6 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
Always keen to learn. I'm curious though. Could you post up an example perhaps, please?
I think it is you who is confusing the terms! Coolboxes usually use thermoelectric Peltier cells.
Happy to oblige...
Dometic 3 way chest cooler.
Modern version of mine except that it is 85W whereas mine is 75W.
Probably more thirsty due to some poxy eu law.
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24 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
The only "Coleman Cooler" I found...
I think it is you who is confusing the terms! Coolboxes usually use thermoelectric Peltier cells.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_cooling
n my opinion both thermoelectric (Peltier) cells and proper absorption cycle refrigerators are battery killers. A top opening absorption cycle fridge would probably use a lot less less power than the usual front openers by firms like Dometic, agreed.
No confusion here.
I own a Coleman chest fridge though they stopped making them years ago but dometic took over and still sell the same design.
In all the time I've had it I have never killed a battery.
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1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
That's interesting, I was unaware solar panels were even available 25 year ago. I first noticed them about 15 years back and dismissed them out of hand as they cost nosebleed money, like £300 for 80w IIRC.
I'm surprised a solar panel small enough to fit on a 27ft Dawncraft can keep any absorption technology 'cooler' running. What exactly was your "absorption cooler" please? Sounds very interesting. Absorption fridges are known as battery killers for very good reason.
Always happy to educate.
I bought my first solar panel in 1995 to power a small shed light and the first one for the boat in 97.
The 25 years was referring to the 1950s heater and the late 80s Coleman cooler.
You may be confusing absorption coolers (mine is 80 Watts and rarely comes on even in the hot weather we've had ) with the real battery killers, thermoelectric, which run constantly at about 150 to 200 Watts.
As I said chest coolers are way more efficient than vertical fridges and I could explain the relevant physics to you but that may be a bit patronising.
My first boat solar setup was 3x120W panels from the late lamented maplins, BTW.
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9 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
The one thing no-one has mentioned about small GRP cruisers for living on is heating. Generally they don't have any and get bloody cold inside when the autumn/winter arrives.
And battery charging from an outboard is abysmal so no scope to have an electric fridge.
Ok that's two things.
My dawncraft 27 was nice and warm with a Taylors paraffin heater and a solar panel kept an absorption cooler running with the occasional top up from the genny. Chest coolers are far more efficient than upright fridges BTW.
I still have the heater and fridge 25 years on but the boat has long gone.
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24 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
@Loddon didn't there use to be a surveyor who did river craft, broads etc on here at one time
Yes @Teadaemon is a surveyor based on the broads but I don't think he posts here anymore.
He may still be on the Norfolk broads forum though.
Edited to add : last here 2015
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13 minutes ago, WotEver said:
Nowt on my iPhone.
I doubt if an Apple device could play such a crude file.
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5 minutes ago, captain birdseye said:
Odd it works when I press play.
It would seem to be an audio file...
... Sounds nice though.
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On 09/08/2019 at 19:46, Iain_S said:
Surely, in a water saving situation, the lock below should be filling BEFORE the one above is emptied???
It depends whether the boats are wide or narrow beam.
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1 hour ago, Paul C said:
The other danger, of course, is that it pings off into the canal or lock.
Or Sue B chucks it in.
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14 hours ago, sueb said:
Flying windlasses are killers
Could you cite examples of this?
"Flying windlasses could hurt somebody" might be more accurate, if less exciting reading.
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On 27/08/2019 at 22:32, catweasel said:
Our Dawncraft used a short shaft, and we had to remove a section from the engine from our previous boat. Do double check though as Dawncrafts have seen a lot of surgery throughout their lives! Ours was a 15hp outboard and had plenty of reserve power. I have seen them get along nicely with 6 hp on canals.
Likewise Honda 15hp short shaft on a Dawncraft 27'.
Loads of power in reserve and always reliable.
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12 minutes ago, Jerra said:
I would agree about viscosity but I don't find ours any thiner than non budget brands.
Maybe the guy we were buying it off was watering it down (refill your own bottle).
You know what they say about scratching a hippy...
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15 minutes ago, Jerra said:
I don't know either, what I do know is I have never needed anywhere near 5 drops of any bio/eco washing up liquid.
I have which is why I stopped using it.
That and its lower viscosity which means you use more (which is why it is a false economy to buy thinner budget brands).
Wiltshire canal boat family face eviction 'for not moving enough'
in General Boating
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Because people like Carlt have been hearing the same doom laden predictions since the early 80s and it never happened even when there was little or no regulation.