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also, you can download the BSS in PDF format form BWs site (HERE)[/url}
- also you can get one posted for free, (mine came the nextday)
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Too be honest, i think your crazy, cooker, and an imersion heater could draw 50amps between them!
- so you need a inverter that can handel that HUGE load - and the inverters arnt 100% effieniant,
- and to keep that topped up your'll need a charger that can keep up with that, and again,chargers are only about 80% effecinet, even at best
- so, with 50amps out, though two processes, you chargers going to b drawing about 60/70amps, though your 16amp shoreline??
im sorry, but unless i've missed somthink the fact simply dont add up, and your'll just knock out the marinas RCD, which wont make you popular with next door (i know that at tarleton, if your suspected of triping the mains, you get unpluged.)
daniel
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150,857 - That the number of 70' boats the system would hold in single file, any one know the number of licensed boats?
LOL, i like your style!
- its a shame its not quite that easy!
i know there are more than a few parts of the network that i woulnt want to moor though, but maybe im being picky?
daniel
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sound nice, got any photos of the bow
- so we know what where up againt
daniel
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we dont have a very complex electrical system, just two 24v domistix batterys, and the bow thurster battery - these are charged by a triple output, 6year old (yellow) sterling mains charger, and an alternator which can be switched between the three
- and i have to admit, the sterling had never missed a beat,
daniel
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we had a scaf plank once (which again was driftwood) - problem was it split lenghway in about a week :S
- also, we have the best boat pole ever, my grandads boating friend was an engineier for JCB and spec'ed us this aluminum pole, i dont know the exact dimations, but its about 2inch OD, proberbly about 1.5mm wall thinkess, and about 14foot long, and its great, its just the right dimentions, not too light, not to flimsy, and nice and long - which is good when you have a deep boat!! - becuase you never know when your goign to hit the bottom!
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another important thing it Weight, our current gang plank is about 6' * 8" * 1.5" lump of solid oak - which is fine for walking on, but you need a small crane to put into position (its only oak because our old plank was nackerd, and then along came this nice be of oak driftwood)
- if you look to go tradional, use a lighter wood
-and if you into that kind of thing, you can go a lot with some alu angle and lenght of alu checker plate and afew pop rivets!
daniel
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yeah, and i still dont under stand where the photographed tank fits into the sytem?
- our system we have a stove, 3 rads, and a calrifyer on a "gravity feed" closed loop
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Yeah, ive by my standard that sound a bit rough
- i mean, we keep petrol outside, we never use the genartor within 40ft of the boat, and i wouldnt ever fuel it up on board.
- although EA does have good low leval ventilation (acording to a inspector)
daniel
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You are welcome to borrow mine and the Emrys Barrell book as well.
Richard
Yeah, that would be great rick, and me and my grandad are going to be on the boat most of sunday (4th) - so if your there, it would ve great to see you.
daniel
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But how did you manage to drain the locks down that far?
I know leave all the paddles up - but why ?
Well, because the locks are diffrent depths, you have let the water down the white line, the close that paddel, the close the next paddles, and reopen the paddle to let the reming water flow into the next lock down.
- but its hard t stop on the line, because by the time you see, its too late and then the paddle got stuck on its slider and wouldnt fall, to re had to wind it back up, and try again (acording to the people in the cottage by the lock it happens all the time)
daniel
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yeah, lol
- but the staircases with diffrent sized locks etc more than make up fo the "boring" ones!
- you get od looks when everyone can see your prop as well as the rest of the boat!!
daniel
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YAY
- canalboating with 6thformers!!
I have admit, i am a 6th former, and i could think of a better thing to do if i tryed all day!!
- there is nothing better than crusing along in a NB at 4mph
- and as for the lock jumping, i do it all the time, unless its wet, or the walkway looks like it should have fallen off all ready!!
daniel
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Wyeman, thats an ace link!!
- still, all its locks are the same size!
- and none of the paddels leak!!
so in reality, its fair bit harder, but i think im right in saying we have only ever hit the bottom once
- also, some staircases (like bunbury) have a weir on the middle lock, so you cant over fill it and over flow the gates
danel
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has anyone used the new marina up the rufford branch of the L&Liverpool?
- i saw it being dug out last years, so im guessing its open now?
daniel
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so we've got
STOVE ---------------RADIATORS----------------| -- ALDI BOILER
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so water is in a closed loop, going from the aldi (or the bypass) on to the morso, then though the radiators? - or the other way round?
- where does the hot water cylider fit in?
- where abouts in the system is the pump?
becuase i have tryed to under stand, but i still cant figure out what you trying to do, how whats conected to what, and where you keep moving the pump to!!
daniel
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I've seen this Bluesea stuff in Aquafax (Ventian marina). Looks like good kit.
yeah, the two UK suppliers are,
Aquafax Ltd
MAP
14 Dencora Way Sundon Business Park
Luton Beds , United Kingdom LU3 3HP
PHONE: (0044) 1582-568700
FAX: (0044) 1582-568720
Merlin Equipment Limited
MAP
Unit 4, Cabot Business Village Holyrood Close
Dorset , United Kingdom BH17 7BA
PHONE: +44 (0) 1202 697979
FAX: +44 (0) 1202 691919
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yeah, that switch that Richard has linked to look like the ticket
- and there a few other one on that site as well (here)
daniel
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Daniel.
I don't know if your grandad has done much about safety certifications and such but if an examiner was to take your comments at face value, someone would be thrown in the brigg.
"Well, we have a small honda petrol genny on board EA
- it lives on a stool over the propshaft, onder the wheelhouse foor, next to the alternator.
- and the petrol lives with the stove coal on the foredeck".
And on a steamer too.
John Squeers
yeah i know, it though it was a bit dodgy, compaired to the rest of the safetly stuff we have on the boat - but we manage to get a certificate every year with it?
- at least the petrol is outside?
daniel
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Jon, i just though i'd give some possotive feedback
- i know you must work fairly hard to keep the forum runing as well as it does, especially as some people here arent as used to how a forum works as the people on other forums (ie forums about computers)
- i use a lot of diffrent forums, model railways, radio controled cars etc, computer forums, etc - and i have to say this forum is one of my favorites, the people are nice, the admin staff are helpfull to those who are lost/stuck, and there are enought posts to keep the place ticking over nicely
daniel
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Well, we have a small honda petrol genny on board EA
- it lives on a stool over the propshaft, onder the wheelhouse foor, next to the alternator.
- and the petrol lives with the stove coal on the foredeck.
- and we have a electric fridge, which is ok, except it drains our batterys all the time, becuase the alternator has never worked (although, 12years down the line, i think its close to working)
daniel
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I have just had Liverpool Boats confirm they can build me a 'boatman's cabin' on the aft deck of the wide beam, so I'll probably go the whole hog and install hydraulic wheel steering.
So then you can learn how to steer all over agian!!
- We have a wheel on Emilyanne, and we can fit a tiller in emergencys
- Also, she is well know to handle badly, everyone who steers her says its much harder than a "normal" narrow boat, even when there using the tiller! - I dont find it to bad though, i guess its just what im used to having never used a tiller for more than 1/2 a day, i certainly am her most compitant helm (though i say so myself)
daniel
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lol- you guys are crazy!!
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Yeah, i think this thead has fallen apart a bit, So to recap
- Having two sockets, and pluging to boat into one or the other would work, but it is tacky way of doing it (as well as being bad practice)
- Having a Two way switch would be much better practice, would make more sence, and is unlikely to cost more that a plug and pair of sockets (£24 from farnell), the only problem anyone has come up with is that it might be hard to get hold of, but they must exsist some where, or else you could easyly use somthink like this, just add a short lenght of flex to it, and the use a junction boc to conect that in to the rest of the wiring
daniel
Boating Basics
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Well, i'll have ago at that list then
1. How to know wether to leave lock gates open or not (check the waterway!)
- close them, unless you KNOW theres going to be someone going though, ie there waiting, our one of there crew is there and has told you.
2. How to use a lock without your boat smashing from side to side
- Use the center warp around one of the bollards, as your going down (making sure it doesnt bind), and then when going up, simular trick, but you have to hold the rope tight.
3. How to put a 70ft boat through a 75ft lock
- not sure what the problem is there?
4. How to navigate a weir stream
- do you mean the weir stream around a lock? if so, just try and judge how much it will knock you off, and go towards it enough that it just knocks you back to were you need to be.
5. Where to get a mooring
- if your look for a mooring in a marina, just ask them - if your loking for a longterm canal side mooring, you have to get in touch with BW i think, but i never have, so best ask somone who knows.
6. What is a Boat Safety Certificate and why you should have one
- as far i know all boat need a BSC to get a BW lience, the man come and inspects you vesall, and if its hip shape, you get your BSC, which lasts 4years.
7. Horn signals
- we dont have a horn, but one blast on the steam whistal gets anythink out of the way, two blasts is if you need another crew member (ie to lower the funnel)
8. Blue sign (to indicate you are travelling on the other side of the river)
- not sure, sorry
9. Connecting to the Internet broadband mobile
- there are sevaral thread about this, best to look there, becaause a lot of questions have already been anserwed
10. Using a normal phone as a mobile
- again, best to have alook around, and maybe start a separte thread imo.
11. Heating Systems (lol)
- again, this is worthy of its own thread, but in bref, most people have radiators, powered eather of a stove back boiler, or a separte CH boiler.
12. What about the winter? (and why I've got my doors open and my windows and we're so SNUG as a land lover put it yesterday)
- urrm yeah?
13. What about TV - how to get a good signal
- we dont have a TV on the boat, but most people use unidriectional caravan systems, which are very good, although often expensive. - or, if you not going to be moving much, as stadard aerial, and booster will do.
14. Bilge Pumps what are they and why you should have one
- bilge pumps pump the water out of the bilges, they are small motor with a cetrifugal impelleron the bottom, and they are often wired to a automatic float switch. as for where to put them, it depends onth boat, how big it is, and how much water gets in. most narrowboats have one under the stear tube gland, and there rest shouldnt need a pump, (if you stick your hand down the inspection hatch and find water youve got a leaky hull)
hope this helps, daniel