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Proper Job

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    Little girl beats clown at noughts and crosses
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    i like a good test a bad test is just not cricket
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    Red rag to a bull with this lot
  4. that hasn't been unknown You get up knowing that you need to get water/empty 'the tank' ............. it's a lovely day . Shall I reverse the 1/2 mile to Thrupp wharf? Nah....... sod it. Off to Dukes to turn. It's only 7 miles and a 6 lock round trip (4 hours on a good day)
  5. Sound like your high pressure cut out is to high for the pump and the pump virtually stalls before it switches off. Running at such a high pressure has cause it to fail/leak? When you haven't used the water and the pump cuts in, how long does it pump for? You may have an accumulator problem as well.
  6. I think if I put my bird on top of the chimney, blow back would be the least of my problems
  7. Carinya has a tart button I'm almost looking forward to my first excursion to the pumpout ;o)
  8. Why is it muddled thinking? Boat out on the cut has a problem with gas supply/cooker etc. Boat catches fire - boat burns. Boat in dock has a problem with gas supply/cooker etc. Boat catches fire - boat burns - dock burns - occupants have increased difficuly getting out of boat/out of dock/out of premise. All increased risk that the insurers would probably not pay up for. Person working on boat with gas axe welding torch (call it what you will) and they will/should have a proper fire watch, extingishers etc (as per a fire risk assessment)
  9. My boats have always had a part of me in them. Mainly from my wallet
  10. Try lashing the till to the central position and steering from the front of the boat with a pole with the engine going just above tickover in reverse. Obviously if you have AN Other to be able to hold the tiller and operate the engine while you steer with the pole it makes life easier edit: David beat me to it. It's always good fun to see the expression on the approaching steerers face when they realise that 1. The boat's going backwards, 2. There no one at the helm
  11. Fair enough. I only suffer with a small 'puff' of no more than a second or two at most. Only a slight inconvenience
  12. Having people staying on the boat while it is in dock must increase the risk of fire to the premise. They'll be using gas for cooking(?), maybe have a fire lit for heating(?), using electric(?). All carries higher risk than a boat in dock, non occupied with the batteries isolated and the gas shut off.
  13. Or if you don't want the expense/storage problems of a taller chimney, you live with the odd puff off smoke on the odd windy condiions when it happens
  14. I doubt you'd get a shoreline connection >16 amps anyway. Unless you have it installed for your specific mooring. In most instances many marina connections, although installed with 16 amp supply connectors, will not supply 16 amps
  15. Same for me A bit annoying when you want to go back and update something
  16. What if you're not in a flash at the time? Would you still run up the bank? Most flashes are quite wide and shallow. You might not even get to the bank
  17. Forward to reverse is about 20" at the helm, with neutral at a random position inbetween
  18. Having started the topic, I thought I'd better post what we came up with and installed. So, the challenge was to make the push/pull gear change that was not excessive horizontal travel and still being able to apply the correct pressure/ease of operation. Photo 1 is the main horizontal bar coming through from the rear cabin. It also shows the vertical bars with the dog leg in it and the first fixed pivot point # Photo 2 is the top link and 'slide slot' from the horizontal bar to the vertical lever Photo 3 shows the series of intermediate levers to ensure correct direction of operation and transferring the 'distance of operational travel' The first pivot point is mounted on the white box section welded to the Eng' room side and the cabin/Eng room bulkhead The second fixed pivot point is a plate welded on the cabin/Eng room bulkhead You can just about make out the vertical actuator from the gearbox in the murky darkness Photo 4 shows reverse gear selected and gives you an idea of the distance of travel It's all working well at the moment
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