Paul C

I've selectively quoted because the OP is quite detailed and I have no comment on the other parts of the post I've deleted out of the quote. Also I'm no expert on BMC diesel specifically, so please excuse my generalised comments. But hopefully they can give you some direction. 1) How are you sure it really is clean diesel? 2) Rotating the injection pump isn't a guarantee that you've arrived at the right timing. 3) Its quite possible that something more 'out of the ordinary' is going on, such as the recon injection pump has a miscalibration, fault, or is the wrong one for the engine; or that the injectors are faulty or out of spec too (ie cheap copy ones, not decent).

Just remember to swap arms

It might be something to do with, if the bottom is "wedge" shaped, then on shallow canals if/when you get stuck, its a gentle process and becoming unstuck is not too complicated so long as you have the power/thrust to reverse off of whatever you got stuck on.

The fair use policy.........seems fair enough. Might I ask, what kind of legitimate usage would take it over 600GB/month?

CT is liable if it’s being inhabited (simplification), it’s not necessarily linked to there being planning permission for that use.

Yeah I'd start at looking at why the tap is dripping. Don't fully understand why a tap would be there, and where the water is coming from, but......you can look at the boat. Also, what do you mean "bilge is overflowing"? Normally you'd have a bilge pump, and I would strongly recommend an automatic one (ie with a float switch). A flat battery on a floating boat is easier to deal with than a sunken boat. Pics of tap please.

A monkey’s fist would do similar. But if on your own, it’s normally possible with 15 attempts.

This is Wallingford (Thames), nothing to do with CRT

Its £100 if you break the rules Its £6-12 if you stay overnight (after 7:30pm to.....presumably 0:01am or later that day) Its free if you arrive and leave before 7:30pm

He didn't need to (mention it) though, since he stated he was a Bridgewater licence holder.

CC licence or surcharge is not applicable- there exists a home mooring

Understand the reciprocal agreement. In addition to time limits, for bridgewater licence holders there are geographical boundaries too.

Gaming laptops are normally seen as a terrible compromise but they do have the advantage of being lower power, or at least that you can somewhat control the power draw vs gaming performance. And they are obviously much more compact than a gaming desktop PC. I have one (MSI GF63) and it’s also quite slim and light compared with other gaming laptops, which suits me because I travel all week with it. But I only occasionally use it for gaming and also have a regular desktop PC at home.

Doesn't make sense to remove it for a SF stove. Indeed, reading the OP its quite possible there is also a SF stove on the boat. If not, one could be fitted for winter use (when its cold in the daytime too) and for spring/autumn, a gas boiler is useful for "instant" warmth in evenings and morning. And hot water too, without needing to run the engine.

Was there some period of time when she had more boats than moorings? Or is it simply due to "admin (two weeks)"?

As above with Nick, it is not "invariably" - there are several instances I know where there is a queue, but the boaters in the queue DO NOT go and help. The reasons can only be guessed at but they may be unable to (with a valid reason such as old/infirm), or single handers themselves (might choose to stay on the boat instead), or unwilling or feel they're not competent enough to help. In this situation a volockie can help, and indeed by doing so HAVE HELPED THE BOATER AT THE BACK OF THE QUEUE without even interacting with them. If that boater and possibly their crew then want to "run the show" and do the lock without the help of the volockie then fair enough - if they're not holding up subsequent boaters.

I've observed that there is no "percentage" you reduce a hopeful full listed price for, to arrive at its actual value. For example, if a boat/car/house/whatever is advertised at £120k, its not "20% wiggle room" and actually worth £100k. It could be worth £120k (or even more), or it could be worth £50k and the seller is a dreamer. Also, distance between sale offered price and actual value doesn't necessarily mean a correction will occur, some people just don't need to sell (or are too stubborn to adjust the price) and it will remain unsold, possibly for a long time.