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7 hours ago, DandV said:
Forecast wind correct, Location spectacularly wrong.
20000 kilometres away, a very brief but very vicious squall about 60 knots dealt to two trucks on the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Truck one, a curtain sider was blown across two lanes into and almost over the centre concrete moveable barrier.
Truck two, a flat deck carrying a container was blown into a vertical tie of the structural arch. Bounced off and continued on.
The trouble was it snapped the structural tie off, so now 4 of the eight lanes are closed, could be for some weeks until a structural assessment and repair are made.
Made a miserable commute home on Friday evening with the traffic jams reaching far back into the city streets.
Oh joy
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5 hours ago, Nightwatch said:
I can vouch for the Bunny Hop. Definitely, hic!
’Dan the Man’ IS the man for the job. Lets not forget young Vikki, excuse the pun Vikki, is the work horse of the outfit. Smashing place. Nothing too much trouble. Just ask.
Agree, top people. We did have a spot of bother with a couple of young lads on the way up, one insisting on hanging off the lock gate when we wanted to open it...but no real bother. You will probably pass our old boat on the way up there.
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1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:
The World Awaits ?
Trump? Todger? Turnip? Tit?
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2 minutes ago, AndrewIC said:
Asterite went bust! Try Blanco Favos 6s, one-and-a-half bowl, 860 x 435, or there’s a Blanco Favum around the same size if you only want a single bowl. I’m currently refitting the galley and have bought a Favos, not plumbed it in yet though!
Nice, that might do the trick, thanks.
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2 minutes ago, dor said:
Try googling "Asterite".
We've got a dark green one in the house. Asterite is very resistant to scratching or marking and comes in a range of colours.
That’s exactly the sort of thing, but sadly too deep. Thanks for the link though.
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We had a very nice black composite sink (from Screwfix) on our last NB that was (IIRC) around 420cm deep. Sadly Screwfix don't seem to do them anymore and I can't find anything similar via Google so am looking for recommendations?
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19 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Melbourne is closer to London than Manchester is.
Depends how bad your eyesight it. A trip to your local castle should confirm either way
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19 hours ago, Rob-M said:
I've done a few training courses in those offices alongside there.
Not quite this day, 2008...
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23 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
I know that Derbyshire is the middle of nowhere, but, really - the other side of the world …………………………………….
Ah, I may have been a bit remiss in updating my location...and not worth changing now...
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Boats are definitely selling fast at the moment which is a right PITA when you are the other side of the world and trying to buy one...
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11 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
I'm not sure on the source - I know PBO ran a series of articles on anchor development.
I don't think there is really much (any) difference between the Rocna and the Mantus, and the Manson, all minute variations on a theme.
It is the earlier generation anchors (Fishermans, Danforth and CQR) that really struggle in comparison trials.
I know I keep 'banging on' but the Danforth is usually chosen for Inland waterways use, because it is cheap and it folds flat for storage, when the criteria should be "what will set 1st time and which offers good holding power once set"
Our Rivers ;bottoms' vary considerably from very hard clay, to loose 'ooze' to gravel so ideally you carry an anchor to suit your particular River, howeve it is more practical to find the best 'general ground' which is invariably one of the latest generation anchors.
Lloyds Register of Shipping have had to introduce a new 'Anchor Holding' rating called UHHP (Ultra High Holding Power) to categorise these new generation anchors.
Danforth fail miserably in the former, but well in the second, in virtually every test you can find.
Of course the other critical factor is how the anchor is deployed and the length of scope
Great info, thanks.
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52 minutes ago, DandV said:
My first introduction to English beers, was New Zealand brewed Bass, and Watneys Red on tap on the ship out to the UK in the mid 70's.
I was not impressed, mind you the NZ local staples of Lion Brown and DB Bitter were pretty ordinary also. They were delivered to pubs by 5000gallon road tanker! I kid you not.
The NZ and Aussi Lagers were the height of our sophistication especially served with lime cordial!
Once in England it took me a while, a CAMRA handbook, and many many practice pints, to appreciate the subtleties of good batch brewed craft beers. And Old Peculiar is not bad for a bottled beer either
Time have changed, some cracking NZ (and Oz) beers around now. Had a few bottles of Monteiths Phoenix IPA earlier, very nice
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51 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Very true - 'flat water' use can be very demanding, requiring the anchor to instantly set and to take the shock loading of 20+ tons of NB being pulled to an almost instant stop.
Lumpy water boaters do not use the anchor as a brake.
Lumpy water boaters generally plan to anchor, will choose a suitable place, lower the anchor and as it hits the bottom will slowly pay out more chain whilst engaging reverse to help to set the anchor properly.
If it doesn't set 1st time, you can haul it back in motor forward and repeat the operation.
Interesting. What is the source of this chart Alan? I have assumed That the Rocha was the mutts.
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4 hours ago, Scholar Gypsy said:
There's a nice mooring off to the right of the lock, you can tie up to a nice strong post that used to have a "no mooring" sign on it. It's not entirely obvious who the land belongs to, I would assume it's CRT as it is part of the lock structure.
Yes I believe CRT and was a great place to overnight. Sadly someone decided to long term moor there a few years back...don't know if they are still there.
4 hours ago, pete harrison said:Times must be harder for me than they are you as I thought 5p was being flippant, even though I knew I was right - but I am not a betting man so it is my loss on this occasion
I might have stretched to 15p
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23 minutes ago, pete harrison said:
If I were a betting man I would put 5p on this being Shipton Weir Lock, with the wide expanse at the top of the photograph being the river Cherwell and the photographer standing on the footbridge - the footbridge being a nuisance when going downhill with an empty grand Union motor as the cratch catches if the Cherwell is up a bit
I would bet 10p...
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On 18/04/2020 at 23:34, Matt&Jo said:
I love the detail of convo on here. Has me in stitches. You guys make this forum ?
FWIW id say in the well deck or up front even tho i have a cratch cover
Yes but is your well deck self drain or not?
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Hmm, so how do people refer to this space? E.g. where is the kindling? In the cratch? In the well deck? Up front? There isn't any, we have a diesel stove...
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I have always assumed that the term "well deck" was used to describe a deep, non-draining forward deck. Am I now right in thinking this is not the case and that essentially anything other than a tug deck is in fact a well deck, self draining or otherwise?
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Going to miss out on sailing in Greece this year....but on the plus side we are thinking about buying another NB on our return to the UK later this year. So something to look forward to!
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1 hour ago, DandV said:
Confession time.
The huge changes, in such an incredibly short time, caused by this virus are exposing some of my vulnerabilities. In this I am sure that I am not alone. Today alone, there have been unprecedented developments here in New Zealand severly restricting freedoms that have always been part of my life and freedoms that for the two generations before, fought so valiantly, in two world wars. Freedoms that I too have, have so vigorously supported throughout my life. We are now all, the whole country, or in the next few hours, to either enter full lock down or be in a state of effective emergency deployment for the next month at least.
Whilst I fully agree with the massive emergency measures adopted so quickly by our Government, but this agreement does not stop me grieving for what we had before.
It is a fantastic supportive community here on this forum, one that has generally been tolerant, and even supportive of divergent views, in spite of at times in my view, overly robust debate.
But in these now exceptionally challenging times, we must remind ourselves that the vast majority of us will survive ok, some wiil indeed flourish, but for most it will be rough in the meantime. For some incredibly rough. But basic humanity is incredibly robust and will prevail. There will be more great times and things. And there are some now. Please share here the good things happening , and those lovely sights.
And I hope after some self medication I do not sound too much like a pious Methodist Minister.
Yep, a surreal few days. Had our last takeaway tonight for a while...
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Great pics, just the tonic for sure.
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Bay of Islands over Christmas.
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100 Norton Canes Narrowboats
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That would be Tesla...
And what a fantastic job he did!