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  1. Bridgewater Gestapo Tactics

    in General Boating

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    So the person who told you that Sonny doesn't give a receipt, suggested that you ask (him?) for an invoice to be sent?

     

    That doesn't sound like great advice, frankly.

     

    If someone arrives unannounced, shows you a business card and demands money, the only sensible advice is; don't give him any.

     

    For even if Sonny, though unscrupulous, is actually employed by Peel and entitled to ask for payment, who is to say that the person handing out the business card, is in fact, Sonny?

     

    Ok

     

    1. "him" is Sonny

    2. Why not great advice?

    3. This is based on Sonny being the person asking for money

     

    And just to add, If I was asked for any payments by any official then I would only give an email address for the invoice to be sent. Even for the police on the spot fines you don't pay them, you effectivly get an invoice

  2. Bridgewater Gestapo Tactics

    in General Boating

    Posted

    13 long pages of reading this topic when I should be sleeping soundly in my bed.

     

    I met Mr SS as I came out of the lock after arriving in Castlefield Basin this year. The lock gate wasnt even shut before taking his picture, telling me the new rules and giving me his business card. Tried to tell him I was aware of all the changes but still went on till he had finished his speech.

     

    When stopping for water on the Bridgewater I was told that he had been in the water and on the end of someones fist on more than one occasion. The other thing I was told was that he allegedly doesnt give receipts for any monies taken and advised me that if I was in the situation that I was asked for any monies from Sony then ask for an invoice to be sent. apparently nothing ever arrives. Wonder why.

  3. Reverse gear problem

    in Others

    Posted

    Great answer, almost entirely likely to be totally wrong!

     

    Are you back in Cov, Pete?

     

    Richard

     

    icecream.gif Thats why I gave him the link as well Richard so he could take it or leave it.

     

    Just back in Cov for a few days as we are going up to Preston for a wedding, then back out till the end of the month. We will be in Cov then till April.

  4. Reverse gear problem

    in Others

    Posted · Edited by Pete & Helen

    Hello I have a norman 23 and it has a Enfield Z drive, I am sometimes having a problem where the reverse lever gets very stiff and hard to put in gear, then followed by a clump and engine cuts off.

     

    I don't go from forward to reverse in one movement I allow time for the prop to stop, so it's always forward - pause - reverse.

     

    The clump sound is very off putting followed by dead in the water.

     

    I have only had the boat since may this year, and I need to add sometimes it goes in reverse without any problem.

     

    Can anyone advise?

     

     

    The Engine is a thornycroft 108

     

    Not sure if this helps but found it on another site.

     

    "What you will probably find to be the problem is marine growth on your trim pin (the bit the reverse hook hooks over) this will hold the reverse hook up and not let the lock pin slide underneath thus not letting you select reverse have a look at my website www.shipshape.uk.net"

     

    http://www.voy.com/56304/2/996.html

  5. Leighton Buzzard moorings

    in General Boating

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    For balance, we regularly moor in the town centre, and I can't recall ever having had a problem.

     

    I'm surprised if there are only 2 or 3 moorings between the "shop and stop" and the bridge that allow 14 day mooring. It has always seemed more than that to me, but I've never counted, I admit.

     

    Alan, the VM's before the bridge used to be the service moorings for water, but that is under the bridge now. So thats why there is only a short length

  8. Fuel Boats On the K&A

    in General Boating

    Posted

    There is a fuel/coal etc boat started up around Burghfield to Newbury area. Don't know his contact details but might be worth asking any of the more local resident boaters . Sorry can't help anymore than that , just saw him as we left the k and a .Bunny

     

     

    Just a thought .... how about Tesco at Reading , if not the shop maybe the petrol station , if it's coal that your looking for . Further up the K and A there is abc at aldermaston Bunny

     

    Thanks for those. I'll pass that on. I was thinking that Somewhere like B&Q would be the answer in the short term

  12. Blacking up the gunwales

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    But "better finish" means "different finish". Why do you want the top part of you hull to look different from the rest?

     

    If I remember correctly (and if its the same story about the paint) the idea is that if you touch up with normal paint or blacking you get patches that show up. With this "special" paint it matt's down quickly and matches the original coating so it doesn't look all patchy. Don't think it has any other advantages.

  13. Replacing Door rope in Morso Stove

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    Yup, been there. Take the door off, take the rope out and attack the groove with a rotary wire brush on a power drill. You will find that though it looks like you have a manufactured curve at the bottom of the groove it will come out in huge lumps to reveal a much deeper groove.

     

     

    As above but Also some ropes benefit from removal of the inner core that runs through the middle of the rope.....

     

    Cheers

     

    Gareth

     

     

    This is what I had to do with one rope we bought.

     

    After removal it was still tight but I left the door shut for a couple of weeks we were not using the stove and it settled it nicely. After that it was a good seal but the door could shut with no problem.

     

     

    Thanks for that, Looks like a new piece of rope and then employing the above. Will try it without the glue first

  14. Replacing Door rope in Morso Stove

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    Has anyone had a problem with replacing the rope in the door of a morso 1410 stove.

     

    I removed the old and cleaned out the channel, applied the glue and fitted the rope. Then I couldn't close the door.

     

    The rope was 8mm which is as specified in the documentation and the size the chandlers gave me when I asked for door rope for a morso 1410

     

    The open end of the door was about an inch and a half and the rope didn't want to compress at all.

     

     

    Any sensible suggestions as to what was wrong

  16. What knots in common use on Narrowboats.

    in Boat Handling

    Posted

    Got no pictures, but when you need a quick way of doing an eye slice.

     

    This is for 3 stranded rope not braided.

     

     

    Make the loop the size you want but leave an extra 9 - 12 inches of loose end.

     

    Where the intersection of the loop is, twist the rope so you can open one strand on the main part of the rope and feed the loose end through to make the loop

     

    Move 3 inches along the main part away from the loop and do the same again

     

    Move 3 more inches and do the same again.

     

    This isnt the neatest of eye splices but is simple and surprisingly strong when tension is applied. The one big advantage is that it can be undone and a different size made quickly. I use it on my fenders and by using a large loop the loose end can be pulled through to adjust the length required each time you moor.

     

    Hope the description doesn't confuse you. Give it a try you may find it useful

  22. changing the prop

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    this is a picture of the prop during the boat survey, looks like it doesn't have those holes.

    good call tho smile.png

    I'm going to measure the prop radius this weekend and see if there is a way to read any numbers stamped on it

    oops sorry didn't attach the picture!

     

    You could try using something like this to read the numbers on the prop. Probably worth a couple of quid to save you messing about

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5M-Android-Phone-Endoscope-Borescope-Inspection-Probe-Camera-Support-OTG-ET-/141912994131?var=&hash=item210aac7153:m:mCPyrTiY1QeEZBDB7d6lQcg

  23. leicester

    in General Boating

    Posted

    it is a bit of a problem. If the pontoon is full where instead? or would anyone just breast up?

     

    You can moor on the opposite bank (which is technically the tow path) During the day I would see no issue but in the evening there is quite a lot of activity on that side. I'm not saying that there is lots of trouble as I was only there for 2 days and I have spoken to someone that has moor towpath side a few times and had no issue.

  24. leicester

    in General Boating

    Posted

    Has the ermm... "Broken Down" boat that was moored there last summer moved on yet?

     

    I hope so. Its so restricted there for room that I was tempted to move it to the end of the pontoon against the wall. If its the same boat, no name, Licence or registration number and looked like it had been there for months.

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