BargeeSpud
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I can't advise you on your specific question, but what I can warn you about is downsizing. However much downsizing you think you will be doing, you will be doing more, a lot more, in fact the process can best be described as exreme downsizing. It's tough & you have to be brutal unless you can deposit stuff amongst friends & family for safekeeping.
Having said that, when I did it, I didn't go to the lengths of paying for long term storage which, in hindsight, would've been a good idea. Something worth factoring in whilst making your plans
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2 minutes ago, Iain Johnston said:
Hi guys, this is a new adventure for us having spent the last decade invading all corners Europe in our motorhome(s). Our only boating knowledge stems from an annual Broads holiday for the past 25 years. (NB from Rugby back in '82 with mum & dad.)
We'll be looking for a 50ft new build within the next 12 months so any advice from you knowledgeable folk will be greatly appreciated, vertical foldover mattresses, diesel or multi fuel stoves, bow thruster yes/no etc etc.
I'm a fairly active participant on the motorhome forums so I'm looking forward to this...
Iain.
Welcome Iain, enjoy.
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16 hours ago, matty40s said:
As far as I know Jules Fuels now has Bletchley (formerly Alan Buckles boat on the Nene), Towcester and Bideford (Jules and richard) , Southern Cross and Cedar (Ryan Dimmock), and now Tadworth as work in progress.
Brilliant news matty, thanks.
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30 minutes ago, Ray T said:
Jules Cook is still very much involved with fuel boats. She has just expanded her fleet with part shares in Tadworth which "Will have to earn its living."
Brilliant little business run by Jules & Richard, 2 great waterways characters & I can't recommend their services highly enough.
Good luck to you both, long may you continue & I miss our little chats over tea & cake after our summer coal delivery, but hopefully there will be a chance to bump into you on a towpath somewhere in the not too distant.
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I wonder if the guy's house, if he has one, is earthed? Jesus H, you wouldn't want him working on your electrics would you, far quenelle.
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On 13/05/2019 at 17:50, catweasel said:
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There are generators and generators
We would have no power in winter without our genny, unless we run the big, smelly and noisy diesel of course. Our Hyundai genny is well quieter and stinks less than the diesel. Should be even better when I get around to the LPG conversion.Ignor him, it looks like he's hunting for negativity like a clickbaiting keyboard warrior.
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On 28/02/2017 at 12:50, bargemast said:
Just discovered that I wrote "Linnet" which I copied from the text you wrote above the photo, while her name is "Linnit", I didn't look at the name that's painted on her.
Peter.
Well, it's L innit.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Totally agree with all that's been said, bottom line is that it's your boat & you can do what you like - provided you realise that you will probably get a fair bit of interest as you cruise around!
I themed my last boat on Star Trek & got all the usual associated guff, but it was all in good fun & besides, most people that will comment to you about it will be genuinely interested in how you came up with it, so look on it as good ice breaker when meeting people.
Most of all, have fun!
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You could run a circular saw set to the depth you want down the groove, guided by a straight piece of wood clamped to the hatch for the side of the saw body to follow.
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As per Tony's rsponse, except to add that you should consider installing isolation valves as well so that the Webasto does not heat the engine & runs efficiently. I would guess that the engine heating the Webasto circuit would not be a problem, but then Tony can answer that one for you better than I can!
I would also check whether your engine coolant concentration is compatible with your Webasto seeing as it will be shared by both "circuits", it probably will be, but still worth checking.
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We've all got tales of ignorant boaters, and I'm sure that some of us have unwittingly fallen into that same category without realising it at the time or sometimes for very good reasons, such as speeding because its unsafe to go slower, as has already been highlighted on an earlier post.
My most recent example of being on the receiving end of such ignorance, or in this case, selfishness (is there a difference?) happened last summer. One morning I was helping to move a boat back to its home mooring when we arrived at a lock to find a pair of "liveaboards" tied up on the approach bollards leaving our steerer hanging in midstream whilst we turned the lock. A guy came out of the pair apologising as they'd only arrived late the night before. I bit back a retort as I was a guest on the boat we were moving, because I'd come across this same pair tied up on the approach bollards of another lock a few weeks earlier whilst cruising my own boat, the same guy came out & gave the exact excuse, word for word.
I'm no longer boating now, that experience I've just related was the last of a fairly long list of things that have changed our waterway life over the last few years which have made me realise that I've enjoyed some of the best years on our canals & the time was right to give it all up. It wasn't planned, many circumstances dictated that the end was nigh, so, as cruising was not really much fun anymore, we sold the boat. I won't bore you with all the reasons, but I suppose the saddest thing is that we don't miss it, but then there are still towpaths to walk and we can still get our waterways fix whenever we like.
Cheers all.
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Hiya,
Simple question.
Is a Gas Safety Certificate an Essential Requirement for RCD compliance?
Cheers.
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Alan, Wotever. Succint & to the point, love it!
Cal, you are so right, it kind of makes me think I've wasted everybody's time. Just goes to show what being stuck inside for a few days can do to your mind, mind you the Omnipotent One will probably suggest that I don't need to be stuck indoors on a crap day for my mind to get messed up!
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Hiya,
First off, Happy Eater to all, hope you've not seen too much snow or rain!
During my rather "damp" easter break, I've been scanning the mags including the for sales & it set me wondering whether there actually is a best time to buy or sell your boat. It used to be thought that the best deals for buying were had at the end of the cruising season when owners didn't necessarily want to incur mooring fees etc. when its not being used. Conversely, the thinking used to be that the best time to sell was just ahead of the start of the cruising season when buyers would be more eager to get their hands on a boat.
With today's less structured attitude towards cruising, with more continuous cruising, liveaborads etc., has this affected this "original thinking" when it comes to buying & selling boats? Does the type of boat have a bearing, widebeam, narrowbeam, liveaboard etc.?
What to you all think?
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No reason why not, all the socket does is reduce the voltage to that needed for phone charging etc., so I doubt there are any "sensitive" electronics involved.
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The 20% extra for Widebeam boats is easily raised to something more equitable once the principle is established.
Why?
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14 hours ago, WotEver said:
Did you want an 0-1-2 switch?
If that means I can get away with only having the one switch instead of the current 2, then yes. After all, it's highly unlikely that I'll want to operate the gennie & the engine at the same time, if I did, then the the link to the Blue Seas switch with O-1-2-1+2 might be the better one to have seeing as both gennie & engine share the same battery.
BTW, it turns out that my problem was actually the fuse! Beta fitted a blade type fuse which would seem to allow vibration to induce the possibility of a stress fracture & this is what has happened. The common blade fuses I've normally seen have the fuse & blades moulded within its plastic jacket, whereas the one supplied by Beta has the fuse mounted within a plastic case.
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1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:
These are mine. Proper bits of kit. My stuff is all Blue sea and BEP. Theres three of em.
Thanks for the pic they look a bit like the Durite ones from Midland Chandlers @ £70 a pop. I've also looked at the Blue Seas ones from Aquafax & seeing as I have the same starter battery for both my gennie & main engine, I'm wondering whether one of these might make more sense @ about £120ish. Or maybe, even one of these.
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Hiya,
I've having an issue with a cheapo battery isolation switch in that it seems to be failing. I haven't got round to taking the thing out & testing it yet, but I'm pretty sure it's the culprit to my generator having starting issues & cutting out after a short period. There's nothing wrong with the gennie's fuses, relays etc., so it would seem that battery power interruption is causing the stop solenoid to kick in as a result. Therefore, the isolation switch is the logical culprit.
Can anyone recommend a decent, reasonably priced alternativeswitch please. I say reasonably priced because I have 2 of these little boogers (main engine & gennie) & I'll be replacing both.
Cheers.
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Seems I can't edit on the mobile platform of the site, but never mind, I have managed to contact Julian since I posted.
Apologies once again for going off topic.
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Off Topic & apologies.
Does anyone reading this have the ability to contact Julian (Loddon) at Bourne End Moorings? The levels are about 2' down, his boat is well aground, leaning & his ropes are very tight. Unfortunately, I don't have any contact number for him or anyone else at his mooring & he appears to be offline. I've PM'ed him any way.
Stating the obvious, but if you do, please contact him to let him know &, of course, don't put any numbers on here, you can PM me with it if you like.
Thanks.
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4 minutes ago, dor said:
It's not the starter battery I'm bothered about, it is the service batteries, which can go completely flat if something gets left on. Which is not very good for the batteries. At least shutting them off at 10.6V would help.
Maybe I'll just get a led fridge light as it is usually that that flattens the battery. I've done it about three or four times in 25 years so I suppose it is no big deal.
If that's the point at which the device kicks in, I'd say it's a waste of money IMO. I'd be very wary of trusting something to save my batteries if the let them fall below 12V.
Better, as you say, to just fit an LED in the fridge & see how you get on.
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6 minutes ago, mross said:
Most boats have a separate battery for starting the engine so this device is not needed.
Checking out the Victron web site, the only info for this item that I've found, relates to saving the engine start battery, so as you say, not required. Unless the OP has either only the 1 battery or, for some reason, runs the fridge off the engine start battery.
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On 4/25/2017 at 15:24, Martin Megson said:
Sorry, I saw it first. What a view.
No you didn't, I did, 35 years ago.
It's mine, MINE I tell you!!!!
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Barrus/Yanmar Control Panel Issue
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I used to have a Barrus Shire with the full panel & I seem to remember the panel's lighting up & buzzing occured when you first switch on the ignition & before you turn the key to engage the starter and it also does it when you stop the engine & before you turn off the ignition. Could that be what your other half was experiencing?