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I’ve just had a look at their site, but like Tesco, almost every beer is out of stock.

Pubs are closed and supermarkets short of beer stocks, but remember many local breweries are still open. Why not enjoy some wonderful beers and support your local one. Bradfield Brewery near us would deliver free for an order of 48 bottles or more. Worked out at £1.45 each which is cheaper than most supermarkets. We ordered an extra dozen for our neighbours as there’s quantity discount. http://bradfieldbrewery.com/our-beers/

I don’t confuse the two but maybe should have added that Apple would value them as priceless.

Apple find it easy enough to put a value on it!! Ps I have owned iPhones since they were launched. I still reckon they are the best.

Do you foresee a corkage charge?

From the horses mouth: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/safety-on-our-waterways/coronavirus/coronavirus-faqs

I know that it’s the law but don’t know how old the ruling is. If you were say building a large affordable housing project, is it really reasonable to delay it for just one nest of a very common British bird.

Never ceases to amaze me when a really large building project is massively delayed because of just one blackbird’s nest. If it was a Golden Eagle or Osprey that’s fair enough. But one blackbird? I was a long time member of the RSPB but I don’t feel they live in the real world any more.

Maybe bridge hop then? Or self isolate by continually mooring?

But most birds make their nests in tree branches. They move in the wind, what’s the difference?

Hopefully it has. We cruised for 5 hours today with no issues. I will check the separator and tank again in the morning.

Pumped out 10 litres from the tank this morning. There was only maybe 250ml of sludge and emulsified fuel. Fuel separator is clear again this morning and then after running for 1 hour. I’ve learnt my lesson and will be keeping an eye on it more regularly in the future

I’ve checked the O-ring and it looks absolutely fine, but for the sake of £1 or so, I will get a new one when passing a chandlers. I fitted a new fuel filter and have another one spare. Let’s hope I don’t need it too soon.

I just have and there was a tiny amount of dirt but no water. We usually list slightly to port where the fuel filler is. The fuel pick up is on the starboard side, so the better side to be. We put some smokeless fuel in our starboard locker a week ago and had noticed we had a slight list to starboard now. I have shifted all the bags to the port side and will try the pump again in the morning. We have a five year old boat, always keep the tank full and have used fuel set for the last 3 years. Would it be usual to have gallons of water in there? My big mistake was not to check the fuel separator since the last service. With all the hassle of being stuck for over 8 weeks with the Trent in flood, I forgot. I won’t again.

Sorted. We cranked on and off for 20 mins then tightened up the injectors. It wanted to fire once two were tight. Now running fine. I will check the fuel separator every 10 or 20 mins to start with and learn if there’s any more to come. Will delay our departure until tomorrow.

I’ve loosened all four injectors and cranked it. Emulsified fuel is spurting out. I will continue to crank periodically while monitoring the starter battery. Advice please.

We came on the boat today and started the Beta 43 which stalled after a minute or so. It’s never done it before. I checked the fuel separator and there was some emulsified (white) diesel. We always keep the tank full and use Fuelset. I’ve drained diesel off from the tank via the separator. The diesel is a little cloudy, but I understand this can be the case with Fuelset. I’ve removed the fuel filter and hand pumped fuel through before fitting a new filter and bleeding. Will I need to do any thing else, like clean the injectors before it’s likely to start? Or will I need to call in the cavalry?

Have you thought about installing vents to permanently increase ventilation?

But does it have regenerative braking?

And naturists if the planet is getting warmer.

I have used Stokbord for a few jobs and would recommend it for your seats. It’s not cheap but will give you a better finished edge than your eco-ply. I’ve used it for battery boxes and lining the walls of our sun deck at home. https://www.solwayrecycling.co.uk/shop/farmers/stokbord

No, they’re not wearing face masks! My daughter has a good uni friend who lives in Wuhan and is having to stay inside. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected.

Blimey, it looks like they are really doing a proper job.

This cheap boat comes with a built in coffin. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F193308233742