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  1. Just thought I would update

     

    The tips were good,  I got the water consumption down to something reasonable so thanks for the advice.

     

    Then the muncher pump packed up.  I managed to fix it but I ended up taking the whole shooting match out and replacing it with a cassette,  no more anxiety about whether it is going to flush or not ?

  2. On 08/04/2018 at 11:04, Flyboy said:

    I have a Tecma and you adjust the knob on the control unit so it fills to about 1/2" above the outlet hole. This equates to about 2 litres of water /flush. It sounds like you have a faulty control unit or an excessively high output water pump. What level in the bowl have you got after it fills ? The control box is only a simple 2 stage timer and has 2 relays switching the inlet water valve and macerator motor. If you turn off the water and operate the Tecma you should be able to hear the relays click on/off  in sequence. I suggest you turn the knob fully towards the minus arrow and operate the bog, you should get little or no water in the bowl, then gradually increase setting until it fills just above the outlet hole. If this doesn't happen then it is probably a faulty control unit.

    thanks .  boat is in the yard at the moment ..... tank full :-(   i can try it as soon as i can get pumped out

  3. Having cut an access hatch to get at my bowthruster (it must have been fitted before the deck!)  I am a bit concerned at what is in there.  Having removed the motor, the flange it bolts to appears to be held on to the tube with plastic and not much else.  Is this normal?

    The view from the top shows the only bolts involved in the process

    I was expecting to find that the flange was welded to the pipe!

    On top of this there is no bulkhead behind the tube either.  One solution is to weld the tube closed  but I would like to keep the thruster since it is already there

     

    Advice welcome

     

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  4. On 19/03/2018 at 19:18, Kennyb123 said:

    I've just bought a hancock and lane 48ft narrowboat called gulliver11 .. Is there anywhere I could possibly find out Its history ..it is odd as it has a sliding roof 

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    With the sliding roof and slanty windows that looks more like a dartline to me  I used to have one and that was advertised as a H+L  I think quite often if people have a 70s narrowboat and they don't know what it is, the default answer is Hancock and Lane,  springers and harboroughs are easy to identify  but many of the other makes from that era can look very similar

  5. Ok

    Our new boat has a Tecma macerator bog.  We have always had cassette type before.

    On about two flushes a day it is emptying the fresh water tank into the black water tank and we have to pump it out then refill fresh water ever 6 days. It seems to use a collossal amount of water.

    Is there something wrong here, can you adjust the amount of water it uses?  Or is this just what they are like?

    The fresh water tank is a similar size to our old boat and a tankfull would normally last us 3 weeks of normal use.  

  6. Thumbs up for Bailey's coach enamel from me.  Me and mrs did the whole boat last summer on the shropshire underneath the M54. Great finish with just a Harris brush and some sandpaper.  It does dry fast though so you have to be well prepared before you start.  But that means you can paint a coat on, and by the time you have cleared up and had some breakfst  the paint is dry enough foy you to set off on your travels again!

     

  7. You do need to see the boat out of the water definitely! 

      if you know enough about steel you could satisfy yourself of the hull condition. If not get a survey.   Imho a fair few surveyors are certifiably insane  but most of them will let you know if the boat is going to sink or not in the near future, which is always handy to know.  And whilst it is out you can touch up your blacking and go back in safe in the knowledge that blacking is something to worry about waaaayyy off in the future

  8. Funny one really  I always epoxy everything under the waterline. I have just spent the morning rotoblasting and epoxying the baseplate of our new  second hand widebeam.  Given that it is 10 years old and doesn't appear to have ever been blacked "down there"  I am quite surprised at how shallow the pits are.  Most of the corrosion is galvanic (electricity corrosion) which isn't surprising as it seems to have been fitted with every type of gizmo available (still not sure if a full size freezer is actually necessary) my first narrowboat (a lovely old dartline) had no worse pitting despite being 25 at the time.  But the most sophisticated gizmo on that boat was a gas hob.

    I suppose the answer is  paint it unless you want to spend a Sunday in the year 2028 waving a grinder around near to your face whilst laying on your back in a puddle.

  9. My hull needs a bit of welding doing.  Back in the last century i used to be a welder, but never time served and never qualified.  whilst i can easily do the welding on the boat, the yard (quite rightly) won't let me unless i have insurance.    Does anyone know where i may be able to get said insurance to cover me carrying out "hot works" in the yard?   

  10. Documentation.   ours was built by a bloke called Dave in 2000.  i love Dave,  he documented where every cable, pipe and join are located in the boat and put it all in a big book which is known as "the book of Dave" in our boat.

    Over the years as i have added bits and changed things, the documentation has been invaluable.  If you don't have this and you need to find anything you can end up cutting holes all over the place just to find a pipe for instance.

    Oh .  and make sure you update the information as you go as well !

    You should be able to tell the quality of the workmanship by having a good long inspection before you buy

  11. I am trying to work out the weight of my boat as follows

     

    1 cubic meter of water is very close to a ton

    A boat displaces the volume of water equal to it's mass

    so 

    If i measure the depth of the boat from the baseplate to the water level as close to the front and the back of the boat as i can . then average them to give me depth in meters  (X)

    Then work out the foot print of the boat in meters (Y)

    then X x Y = metric tons

     

    Is this right or am i just an idiot?

    Sorry . i know the swim isnt full depth  but that is just a bit of contingency....

  12. Have got 3 Voda and GiffGaff .   Vodafone....don't get me started on that lot,  Giff Gaff sounds good but in practice speed is very very slow, which leaves 3 . which works pretty much everywhere (travelled the south, midlands and Llangollen this year), i work from the boat and i have managed to be up and at it online every day.  there are places 3 doesn't work so i tend to use the giff gaff in those instances.  We stream everything, TV included and manage to live a pretty normal digital life.

    I do tend to choose mooring spots on a combination of 4G, Pub and View,  but anywhere near a train line works.

  13. I there is one of those dozy types in front of us,  i just pull in and make a cup of tea,  by the time i catch them up it will probably be time for another one,  after all, what i the point in hurrying around the canals,  only hirers need to rush.  If you are the rushing type, get a different hobby because this one will ultimately drive you nuts  or turn you into the type of nutter who rammed me the other day as i was exiting the bridge at walking pace!

  14. Thats the kiddie!  9500 for the 55   that looks like a bargain  probably about the same that you would pay for a new boat today.

    Not sure i like the sound of melamine walls though   all a bit harbour tug

     

    Thanks for that,   now  has anyone got a trentcraft going cheap?

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