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And you can buy the sockets cheaply enough via fleabay etc

yes I was replying to the pre-edit post - referring to GI which made no sense. but to answer the boat out of water using Iso transformer correctly. - arguably thats very safe as there is no way anyone standing on terra firma can get a shock off the boat even if the live is directly connected to the hull. when i was a spotty youth science labs in schools were all fitted with isolating transformers so kids couldn't get a shock - thats the whole point of them, we happen to use them on boats to prevent galvanic currents rotting our hull/fittings but thats not what they were designed to do. but if your out of the water you shouldn't be using the transformer (no point) and then I'd agree I don't think I'd want to rely on the earth/CPC of whatever dodgy extension leads and mains distribution lash up the boat yard has... ETA- realised Arnot has already made the same point more elegantly earlier on.

I'm struggling with this makes no sense to me.....

I've a safe shore GI and have no sign of galvanic corrosion not any obvious problem with anode use. Of course no idea whether that would be any different with an ISO transformer. I've a safe shore GI and have no sign of galvanic corrosion not any obvious problem with anode use. Of course no idea whether that would be any different with an ISO transformer.

I suppose being pedantic I'm not sure thee is any such thing as a galvanic transformer. You have either an isolation transformer or galvanic isolator both prevent galvanic corrosion of your boat and it's fittings when connected to an shore line. People argue over which is best .... You pays your money and takes your choice....

Wtf ? What are you trying to do ? So basically you have wired a 100w incandescent lamp in series with a 13a socket and with nothing plugged into the socket you expected something to happen ? Really ?

Hapton valley boats based at Reedley marina, burnley have reasonable day boat. Good options for cruising from there

Well said Dave soory nmea sure your a decent sort but the way you come over on this forum I'd sooner sell my boat than employ you If you look at the posts from the likes of Mike boiler man and rwlp they get their message across in a much more user friendly way

Why where's the need for such a heavy duty / abrasion resistant cable in fixed cabling on a boat ? I think artic is usually used for its 'blue' colour more than it's specification which isn't really relevant in a boat situation IMHO Can't see how the significant extra cost of ho7 is justified tbh

Narrowly avoided getting some blue rope round the prop in one of the lock pounds on the Blackburn flight. Saw a BW work boat at bit further on and told them there was length of rope in the pound. "Oh that's where our mooring line went" the BW Man said..... Usually the CRT workboats are chained up when i have seen them

There surprisingly efficient even with a (decent) battery drillAlthough holding the trigger in gets a bit tedious if emptying something sizeable

Surely a good opportunity for CRT to engage with some volunteers they knew they were going to drain this section weeks ago No doubt there are lots of elf n safety reasons why volunteers couldn't help out ....

Well we know where to find some traffic cones ...

Bet those sandwiches had curled up by the time you got to Blackburn from skipton

Yes it is and we'll see you there in July

Yes eanam wharf is fine. Easy walking to Morrisons and town centre shops. If you don't want to be close to shops then about 20 - 30 mins cruising past eanam is nice stretch of open countryside seems popular place to moor up for few days

If your coming from Leeds direction then use the water point at the service block. iIRC it's just after gallows bridge

I'd start East of Wigan and head to Leeds riley green or Hapton valley boats and head to Leeds and back fantastic cruising including the bingley 5 rise and foulridge tunnel. Shire criluisers also base a couple of boats at foulridge so that might give you some interesting one way options I'd avoid silsden boats just because there are better boats from the likes of Pennine at skip ton and bear boats. Silsden boats tend to swarm on change over days as there are so many and all the local boaters hate them Cheshire ring is s leisurely two weeks so you could probably spend a bit of time in Manchester and maybe nip down the Anderton lift

Looks like s long throw windlass so maybe a short throw would be ok ?

bet the guests were a bit surprised - wonder what they wrote in the visitor book... oh sorry missed it was an empty room... phew broiled guests could have ruined his reputation....

Very nice with cheese sauce I find ?

Gosh think some people make it complex I have one drain off point at the lowest point which happens to be next to the shower pump and simply have a shallow container to drain off the water in the pipes into If there is bit of water left in the pipes so what ? I don't drain the cauliflower down dont see the point it's insulated and under the bed so well protected from the cold Winterising takes 10 minutes when leaving and a few minutes to turn off taps and open stop cock on water tank when arriving